Journal article
The Etiology of Diagnostic Errors
Abstract
PURPOSE: Diagnostic errors are thought to arise from cognitive biases associated with System 1 reasoning, which is rapid and unconscious. The primary hypothesis of this study was that the instruction to be slow and thorough will have no advantage in diagnostic accuracy over the instruction to proceed rapidly.
METHOD: Participants were second-year residents who volunteered after they had taken the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) Qualifying …
Authors
Norman G; Sherbino J; Dore K; Wood T; Young M; Gaissmaier W; Kreuger S; Monteiro S
Journal
Academic Medicine, Vol. 89, No. 2, pp. 277–284
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
2 2014
DOI
10.1097/acm.0000000000000105
ISSN
1040-2446