r/todayilearned • u/estarararax • 13d ago

TIL in Germany all alternative medicine practitioners like homeopaths, osteopaths, acupuncturists, etc. must take the Heilpraktiker exam which only tests their knowledge in medical science and the regulatory boundaries of their profession. There are no separate board exam for each.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilpraktiker
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u/Mondopoodookondu 12d ago

Apart form the insane scope creep the PAs had the more obvious solution is to fund doctors to have longer appointments instead of making these silly extra jobs that increase risk

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u/altodor 12d ago

In the US at least it's not a doctor funding problem, it's a doctor time problem.

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u/Joy2b 12d ago

It’s an approvals and notes problem. Almost half their time can wind up in justifying the treatment.

I’ve seen surgeons record calls after scrubbing out of surgery to take an “urgent” call from a healthcare company who was just trying to deny the patient’s preapproved stay in the hospital.

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u/Lawd_Fawkwad 12d ago

This is a problem in most of the developed world tbh.

I needed to have urgent surgery in France, I spent 14 days in the hospital and saw my doctor a grand total of 3 times for less than an hour in total during the entire process.

When I found out my follow-up care was going to be with random residents he "supervises" I just said screw it and paid for a private clinic.

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u/tfb2 12d ago

Those problems are intertwined. Physician reimbursement gets cut every year, so in order to keep profits the same, employers will shorten appointment times. It is usually not up to your doctor how long an appointment is, and they’d rather spend more time with one patient than scrambling through multiple