The Economist Speaks on Consumer Created Health

It looks like the argument that consumer created health is "Unsafe" isn't holding water with patients, or less stodgy doctors. Indeed, according to the Economist, mistakes posted online are typically corrected within two hours as a result of the number of people reviewing them. Loyal readers will recognize this principle as Linus' Law named after the man behind the Linux open source movement. The economist also notes that patients today frequently know more about their conditions than their doctor. I would argue that this evidence is quite damning for medical schools, such as Stanford, that STILL teach young med students that fully informing their patients of risks and alternatives is unnecessary and a waste of their time. Indeed, one has to wonder how long before consumer created health care brings the unsoundness of many clinical practices into full public consciousness. The Economist article can be found here.