Yes, that Marx thing caught my attension also. Where is Weed coming from? And going to? Is he building an argument for medical chip implants so data can be plugged into a computer program?
S(ubjective): Patient complains of loss of hearing and of having a banana in his ear.
O(objective): Patient cannot hear well and has a banana in his left ear.
A(ssesment): Patient has a banana in his left ear.
P(lan): Remove banana from left ear.
It doesn't seem like much but it actually became common practice and was a bit of an advance.
However if you think about it what was good about the SOAP notes and the problem based medical record is noticeably absent from the current proposal i.e. simplicity and common sense.
And for my part, I instantly distrust anyone who brings up Karl Marx in regards to anything unless it is to disparage him.