Newspaper/Magazine Article What's the trouble? How doctors think. Citation Text: Groopman J. New Yorker. January 29, 2007. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 7, 2007 Groopman J. New Yorker. January 29, 2007. View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses how heuristics can lead to errors in physician judgement and decision making. Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Groopman J. New Yorker. January 29, 2007. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) How Doctors Think. March 28, 2007 Do some surgical implants do more harm than good? April 29, 2020 The checklist. December 12, 2007 The plague year. The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy. January 13, 2021 Cause of death: sloppy doctors. 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Deficiencies in Emergency Department Care for a Patient Who Died by Suicide at the John Cochran Division of the VA St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri. August 2, 2023
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2007. November 21, 2007
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Crowdsourcing diagnosis for patients with undiagnosed illnesses: an evaluation of CrowdMed. February 3, 2016