Physicians learn to write a history that supports their clinical conclusion. A med student history is complex and confounding because it’s real, a practitioner history makes the conclusion obvious. (Because it assumes the conclusion.)

In retirement managing my own health issues and those of family I write my own history and hand it to my caregiver. It guides the process to my diagnosis and plan and speeds up the visit so much that we actually have time to talk and plan.

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