A Taiwanese doctor has been told to spend a little longer on his patients after an investigation showed he needed just 84 seconds on average to reach a diagnosis. The unidentified orthopaedist diagnosed 61,366 patients last year, according to an investigation by the Control Yuan, a watchdog which monitors the other branches of government. He diagnosed up to 339 outpatients a day, for an average of 84 seconds, the investigation showed, triggering a request to the health ministry to make sure he spends more time on his patients in the future. Local media identified him as Wu Ming-feng of the private Minsheng hospital in south Taiwan's Kaohsiung city, with TV stations showing footage of him defending his work style.
