Thinking About Thinking - A Prescription for Healthcare Improvement

Why do some clinicians make better decisions than others?Do all clinicians become better decision-makers over time?Is decision-making in healthcare an independent and trainable skill?This book is about the practice of medicine and the decision-making of the people we entrust with our care. While treatments, technologies and professional roles have evolved over the years, the essential act of decision-making has remained constant.Through personal experience, research and feedback from colleagues across healthcare, the authors examine how metacognition - or thinking about thinking - can provide a toolkit with which to improve the decision-making of all healthcare professionals.The rise of digital tools and AI-based clinical support systems makes this a critical time to grasp how human decision-makers operate and how to best harness the increasing volume of healthcare data available.This is a thought-provoking read for professionals and curious minds alike, packed with ideas and practical advice about how to improve decision-making in healthcare and deliver better outcomes for patients.

Product details

• Authors: Yang Chen, Yang Nagendran Chen, Myura Nagendran
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2024
• EAN: 9780367340896
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34089-6
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; MEDICAL / General, MEDICAL / Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, Health systems & services, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Public ownership / nationalization, Health systems and services, Medical study & revision guides & reference material, Medical study and revision guides and reference material