People use mental shortcuts to make difficult decisions – even highly trained doctors delivering babies
- Written by Manasvini Singh, Assistant Professor of Health Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The situation in the delivery room can change suddenly, and doctors need to react fast.naphtalina/E+ via Getty ImagesBeing a physician is a difficult job. They must make complex, high-stakes decisions under severe pressure, with limited information about the patient, the disease and the treatment, while juggling personal and hospital priorities...