Medicine and heuristics: cognitive biases and medical decision-making

ConclusionIt remains unknown if heuristics are primarily positive or negative for clinical decision-making. Future efforts should assess heuristics in real-time and controlled trials should be applied to assess the potential impact of mitigating factors in reducing the negative impact of heuristics and optimizing their efficiency for positive outcomes.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research