Unconscious biased-reasoning afflicts everyone, but when it comes to physicians and the decisions they make around care and treatment it can be disastrous for both patients and the system.
Cognitive biases lead doctors to make the same type of errors as the rest of us but at greater cost.
It's tempting to believe that physicians are logical, meticulous thinkers who perfectly weigh the pros and cons of treatment options, acting as unbiased surrogates for their patients.
In reality, this is often far from the case. Bias, which takes many forms, affects how doctors think and the treatment decisions they make.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/companies/healthcare-and-fitness/doctors-biases-are-creating-costly-diagnostic-errors-20200221-p5437d
