Why “Clinicians” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Axo | Lead Founding Engineer | Sugar Land / Houston, TX (HYBRID) | Full-time | $120k–$160k + Founding Equity Want to help out healthcare providers? Clinicians using our sof…
by ljoshua · Sep 1, 2026
Discussed in a 2017 National Geographic article[0], archived here[1]. Notice the article text's description of the honey being sold on the black market. Seems that now everyone…
by kjellsbells · Sep 1, 2026
I work in nonprofit mental health and am a Kaiser patient, and I know multiple clinicians who left our org to work at Kaiser. KP has never really cracked the nut of appropriate…
by SoleilAbsolu · Aug 31, 2026
This is still ER - clinicians using AI tools. The MH triage flow is patient interacts with an AI by typing or speaking. It could work - maybe the systems in the article are just…
by harvey9 · Aug 31, 2026
Well, yes. Not a huge breadth of research, but all conclusions support my statements above. Two such relevant and recent studies: Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence and On…
by piltdownman · Aug 31, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "clinicians" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "clinicians" over time.
A clinician is a health care professional typically employed at a skilled nursing facility or clinic. Clinicians work directly with patients rather than in a laboratory, community health setting or in research. A clinician may diagnose, treat and care for patients as a psychologist, clinical pharmacist, clinical scientist, nurse, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, physiotherapist, dentist, optometrist, physician assistant, clinical officer, physician, paramedic, or chaplain. Clinicians undergo and take comprehensive training and exams to be licensed and some complete graduate degrees in their field of expertise. Read more on Wikipedia