Behavioral Economics Interventions to Improve Medical Decision-Making.


Journal

Deutsches Arzteblatt international
ISSN: 1866-0452
Titre abrégé: Dtsch Arztebl Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101475967

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
23 09 2022
Historique:
received: 30 09 2021
revised: 30 09 2021
accepted: 07 04 2022
pubmed: 2 8 2022
medline: 17 12 2022
entrez: 1 8 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

In medicine, a wide gap exists between the medical care that ought to be possible in the light of the current state of medical research and the care that is actually provided. Behavioral biases and noise are two major reasons for this. We present the findings of a selective literature review and illustrate how interventions based on behavioral economics can help physicians make better decisions and thereby improve treatment outcomes. A number of behavioral economics interventions, making use of, for example, default settings, active decision rules, social norms, and self-commitments, may improve physicians' clinical decision-making. Evidence on long-term effects is, however, mostly lacking. Despite their apparent potential, the application of behavioral economic interventions to improve medical decisionmaking is still in its infancy, particularly in Germany.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
In medicine, a wide gap exists between the medical care that ought to be possible in the light of the current state of medical research and the care that is actually provided. Behavioral biases and noise are two major reasons for this.
METHODS
We present the findings of a selective literature review and illustrate how interventions based on behavioral economics can help physicians make better decisions and thereby improve treatment outcomes.
RESULTS
A number of behavioral economics interventions, making use of, for example, default settings, active decision rules, social norms, and self-commitments, may improve physicians' clinical decision-making. Evidence on long-term effects is, however, mostly lacking.
CONCLUSION
Despite their apparent potential, the application of behavioral economic interventions to improve medical decisionmaking is still in its infancy, particularly in Germany.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35912421
pii: arztebl.m2022.0275
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0275
pmc: PMC9764346
doi:
pii:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

633-639

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Auteurs

Michael Hallek (M)

University Hospital of Cologne, Internal Medicine Clinic I and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf (CIO); Cologne University, Department of Economics, Center for Social and Economic Behavior (C-SEB) and Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute; Cologne University, Seminar for General Business Administration and Management in Healthcare and Center for Social and Economic Behavior (C-SEB).

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