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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/final_spotlight_case_mistaken_capacity.pdf
January 01, 2022 - On interview, it was determined that the
patient did not have capacity to make complex medical decisions … to comprehend the information presented, understand the risks,
benefits, and consequences of their decisions … Where a patient lacks capacity, any decisions taken on their behalf must
be in their best interests … • Healthcare team members may incorrectly assume that these
patients are unable to make decisions … patient did not
have full understanding of his situation and could not offer a rationale
for his decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/qualitative-study-systemic-influences-paramedic-decision-making-care-transitions-and-patient
January 08, 2014 - qualitative study explored decision-making by prehospital emergency providers and the effect these decisions … The study identified both system-level and individual factors that influence critical decisions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47301/psn-pdf
September 02, 2018 - psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-biases-associated-medical-decisions-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-biases-associated-medical-decisions-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72618/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral
Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care … psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-
medical-decisions … Decisions and behaviors are
heavily influenced by the environment in which they occur. … /psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-medical-decisions … Nudge projects
can make it easier and more seamless for individuals to make evidence-based decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2019-12/spotlight_code_status_dec_2019_powerpoint.pdf
January 01, 2019 - discussion of risks, benefits and alternatives
so that the patient (or surrogate) can make informed decisions … – There should be a named surrogate who can make decisions if the patient is
unable
– Care preferences … the
patient’s preference
• Clinicians should not allow concerns about metrics to color clinical
decisions … • Statistics and metrics should not create inappropriate treatment decisions
that go against a patient … Advance Care Planning Decisions. Accessed Nov 2019 via the Web https://acpdecisions.org/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/judging-whether-patient-actually-improving-more-pitfalls-science-human-perception
September 04, 2019 - September 21, 2022
Cognitive biases associated with medical decisions: a systematic review … July 9, 2014
Twelve tips on engaging learners in checking health care decisions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/narrowing-mindware-gap-medicine
July 31, 2013 - In dual process thinking, Type 1 decisions are made rapidly, but can result in diagnostic error. … January 11, 2023
Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/finding-and-fixing-mistakes-do-checklists-work-clinicians-different-levels-experience
February 06, 2014 - Resources From the Same Author(s)
Twelve tips on engaging learners in checking health care decisions … February 6, 2014
Checklists improve experts' diagnostic decisions. … August 7, 2013
Checklists improve experts' diagnostic decisions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improved-diagnostic-accuracy-through-probability-based-diagnosis
October 05, 2022 - October 23, 2019
Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions. … and Quality
April 26, 2023
Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-shared-decision-making-lung-cancer-screening
May 25, 2016 - broadly applicable to most clinician–patient encounters, but they may be particularly important in making decisions … understanding of SDM may be exposing patients to harm through limited understanding of diagnostic testing decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865570/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - practitioner allowed clinicians to better consider the
complexity of a case, which led to improved clinical decisions … designed to align with three principles that support the use of a second clinician to improve
clinical decisions … The dual process model of reasoning involves clinician recognition of decisions using both
intuitive … (fast-thinking) and analytical (slow-thinking) processes to make better decisions.1 Many experts
believe … that cognitive biases involved in clinical decisions can lead to errors and patient harms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47238/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - applicable to most clinician–patient encounters,
but they may be particularly important in making decisions … understanding of SDM may be exposing
patients to harm through limited understanding of diagnostic testing decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49576/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Understand the rules and regulations behind triage and hospital choice decisions by emergency
medical … The Commentary
This case raises a key question: Did the decisions by EMS to take the patient to Hospital … EMS Destination Decisions
EMS considered acute myocardial infarction as a potential cause for the AICD … transfers between hospitals for unstable patients.(6) Since EMTALA was passed
(1986), several court decisions … Federal EMTALA laws can play into EMS decisions when contact is made between EMS and online
medical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-collective-intelligence-emergency-medicine
June 12, 2024 - The Potential of Collective Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: Pooling Medical Students' Independent Decisions … The Potential of Collective Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: Pooling Medical Students' Independent Decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/clinical-decision-support-systems
December 15, 2024 - support systems that support individual patients, caregivers, and health care teams in health-related decisions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-contested-term
December 08, 2021 - June 10, 2020
Regret among primary care physicians: a survey of diagnostic decisions. … April 15, 2020
Decisions and repercussions of second victim experiences for mothers in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-cancer-experts-see-overdiagnosis-question-emphasis-early-detection
June 19, 2019 - RIS
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Decisions … June 19, 2019
Assessing biases in medical decisions via clinician and AI chatbot responses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perception-usability-and-implementation-metacognitive-mnemonic-check-cognitive-errors
September 02, 2020 - February 22, 2017
Twelve tips on engaging learners in checking health care decisions. … February 27, 2014
Checklists improve experts' diagnostic decisions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/risk-mitigation-using-anesthesia-risk-alert-program-applying-proactive-approach-data
February 26, 2025 - practitioner allowed clinicians to better consider the complexity of a case, which led to improved clinical decisions … designed to align with three principles that support the use of a second clinician to improve clinical decisions … The dual process model of reasoning involves clinician recognition of decisions using both intuitive … (fast-thinking) and analytical (slow-thinking) processes to make better decisions. 1 Many experts believe … that cognitive biases involved in clinical decisions can lead to errors and patient harms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.203_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2009 - Nursing resource management: analyzing the relationship between costs and quality in staffing decisions … In the case presented, it appears that nursing staff members were not supported to make difficult decisions … illness
Empowering Staff Nurses
It is vital that staff nurses on units have a voice in staffing decisions … and unit work flow
This is true both in developing the unit staffing plans and in hour-by-hour decisions … Involve staff nurses in staffing decisions made for budgetary purposes
Benchmark staffing ratios annually