Cognitive Bias in Healthcare (S7 Ep. 49)

This episode is the first installment on a new mini series on cognitive bias in pediatric healthcare.  We begin by discussing what cognitive bias is, how it becomes diagnostic error, and the impact on healthcare in America.  Begin to think about how you think and explore the interesting ways our brains use mental shortcuts to arrive at an answer. References: Balogh, E. P., Miller, B. T., Ball, J. R., Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine, & The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Eds.). (2015). Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. National Academies Press (US). Berkwitt, A., & Grossman, M. (2014). Cognitive bias in inpatient pediatrics. Hospital pediatrics, 4(3), 190–193. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2014-0002 Bordini, B. J., Stephany, A., & Kliegman, R. (2017). Overcoming Diagnostic Errors in Medical Practice. The Journal of pediatrics, 185, 19–25.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.065 Carberry, A. R., Hanson, K., Flannery, A., Fischer, M., Gehlbach, J., Diamond, C., & Wald, E. R. (2018). Diagnostic Error in Pediatric Cancer. Clinical pediatrics, 57(1), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922816687325 CRICO. (2014). Malpractice risks in the diagnostic process. Retrieved from https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Malpractice-Data/Annual-Benchmark-Reports/Risks-in-the-Diagnostic-Process Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. (2001). Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. National Academies Press (US). Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J. M., & Donaldson, M. S. (Eds.). (2000). To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. National Academies Press (US). National Geographic Kids. (No date). 10 facts about great white sharks! Retrieved from https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/sea-life/great-white-sharks/ Royce, C.S., Hayes, M.M., & Schwartzstein, R.M. (2019). Teaching critical thinking: A case for instruction in cogntitive biases to reduce diagnostic errors and improve patient safety.