In the article about diagnostic error, I was surprised by the premise that error is related to physician training.

I truly believe that given the appropriate amount of time for an office visit and interpretation of tests, most physicians in any specialty would have a very low diagnostic error rate. But you can't pay a professional $80 or $90 and expect to get a S1,000-$2,000 worth of advice.

In other words, patients come in with symptoms that often require complex specialty care as well as advanced diagnostic imaging and laboratory testing. This testing requires hours of work to fully assimilate and interpret. Given the current reimbursement structure, this is ...