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Why Docs Get Diagnosis Wrong 15% Of The Time
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Approximately 15% of the time a doctor's diagnosis is wrong. (And, we haven't even gotten to errors in treatment yet.)
The Changing Nature Of Authority: Doctors
Medical doctors have long been considered paragons of authority and expertise in our society. Their authority derives from long, rigorous academic training and is refined through continual clinical practice. We should listen to doctors because they are the best chance we have to get a reliable diagnosis based on the best science available. Or are they?In What's Wrong With Doctors, Richard Horton reviews How Doctors Think, a book by Jerome Groopman. The review points out that on average 15 percent of doctors diagnoses are inaccurate....
So, what causes this high error rate? See if you can spot your doctor in this list:
Doctors go wrong in many ways: they misapply evidence-based medicine; their training doesn't teach them how to learn from mistakes (actually they cant even admit when they make a mistake); they are susceptible to bribes and misinformation from big pharma; they are prone to a host of cognitive errors that they are unaware of-attribution error, availability error, search satisfying error, confirmation bias, diagnostic momentum, commission bias; they work in a system that rewards hurrying as many patients through as possible; and finally the classic-they don't listen to patients.
Let me repeat the last two items on the list. They work in a system that rewards hurrying as many patients through as possible; and finally the classic-they don't listen to patients.
If your doctor shows any of these signs and symptoms it may not be long before you or your surviving relatives need a lawyer. Do yourself a favor and find another doctor.
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