Countering cognitive biases in minimising low value care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 206, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 407-411

  Scott, Ian A ^a,b   Soon, Jason ^c   Elshaug, Adam G ^d   Lindner, Robyn ^e  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e NPS MedicineWise   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AUTOPSY; BACTEREMIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE BIAS; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHARED DECISION MAKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THORAX PAIN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85019219943     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00999     Document Type: Article

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