A scoping review of distributed cognition in acute care clinical decision-making.

Eric Wilson; Michelle Daniel; Aditi Rao; Dario Torre; Steven J. Durning; Clare Anderson; Nicole H Goldhaber; Whitney Townsend; Colleen M Seifert

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A scoping review of distributed cognition in acute care clinical decision-making.

June 7, 2023

Wilson E, Daniel M, Rao A, et al. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023;10(2):68-88.

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Clinical decision-making is a complex process often involving interactions with multiple team members, processes, and systems. Using distributed cognition theory and qualitative synthesis, this scoping review including 37 articles identified seven themes addressing how distribution of tasks influences clinical decision-making in acute care settings The themes included information flow, task coordination, team communication, situational awareness, electronic health record (EHR) design, systems-level error, and distributed decision-making.

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