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Clinical decision-making is a collaborative process, not solely individual. Current accountability frameworks fail to recognize this distributed nature, necessitating a broader concept of responsibility in healthcare.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Healthcare Studies
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • Traditional views frame clinical decision-making as individual and cognitive.
  • Social science research increasingly views decision-making as distributed across individuals and systems.
  • This shift challenges the exclusive focus on medical practitioners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the disparity between distributed clinical decision-making and current accountability frameworks.
  • To propose a revised understanding of accountability in healthcare.
  • To explore the implications of distributed cognition for professional codes of practice.

Main Methods:

  • Ethnographic observation of clinical practice.
  • Analysis of professional codes of practice from regulatory bodies (General Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council).
  • Theoretical analysis of decision-making and accountability.

Main Results:

  • Clinical decision-making is shown to be a diffuse process, involving multiple actors and non-human elements (e.g., policies, technology).
  • Accountability frameworks emphasize individual autonomy, failing to capture the reality of collaborative healthcare.
  • A gap exists between ethnographic accounts of practice and professional expectations.

Conclusions:

  • A 'thicker' concept of accountability is required to encompass the distributed and collaborative nature of clinical decision-making.
  • Healthcare accountability must evolve to recognize interdependencies and shared responsibilities.
  • Rethinking accountability is crucial for effective and ethical healthcare practice.