Our Cognitive Bias Is Ruining Patient Outcomes Data
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12 min readJul 22, 2020
7 common biases all clinicians need to be aware of
How do we know if we are providing high-quality care? The answer to this question is sought by a multitude of parties: patients, clinicians, educators, legislators, and insurance companies. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to determine. There is no single score or report that provides a definitive benchmark of quality, but various measures can help paint the picture. One of the measures garnering a lot of attention is outcome tools.
The Value and Benefits of Outcomes Data
Outcome tools provide value in many areas. We can use them to:
- track information and then disseminate it to employees;
- integrate quality data into the culture of our organizations;
- develop continuing education courses and seminars;
- facilitate conference participation and research projects;
- guide mentorship, residency, and fellowship programs;
- support marketing efforts; and
- develop quality improvement initiatives to improve recruitment and employee retention.
Outcome tools have practice-wide benefits as well. At PT Solutions, for example, we use our outcomes data to:
