This isn't going to happen because it turns doctors into technicians: You have this illness? Click click click - OK it says this drug is best.
Doctors like the thought that they are evaluating each case based on first principles.
Right now there is: Dr. -> Urgent Care -> Emergency Room
We need something below Dr., for the really routine stuff. In some countries certain drugs are not over the counter, but are prescribed by pharmacists.
(Obviously there is a very important place for proper diagnosis. I'm talking about the really obvious stuff.)
In the UK its quite common to see a nurse for routine things that you're talking about here, personally I've not seen a doctor in years because of this.
Doctors like the thought that they are evaluating each case based on first principles.
Right now there is: Dr. -> Urgent Care -> Emergency Room
We need something below Dr., for the really routine stuff. In some countries certain drugs are not over the counter, but are prescribed by pharmacists.
(Obviously there is a very important place for proper diagnosis. I'm talking about the really obvious stuff.)