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Editorial - Decision-making in acute medicine.
1Associate Editor, Consultant in Acute Medicine, University College London Hospitals.
Acute Medicine
|January 9, 2020
Summary
Acute physicians make patient-centered decisions throughout a hospital stay. This collection explores factors influencing these crucial medical judgments made by doctors and multidisciplinary teams.
Area of Science:
- Medical Decision-Making
- Acute Care Medicine
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Patient-centered decisions are crucial at the start of hospital care.
- Numerous decisions are made by multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and patients during hospitalization.
- Decision-making occurs at all seniority levels and impacts patient care significantly.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore phenomena influencing acute physician decision-making.
- To understand the factors affecting patient-centered care in acute settings.
- To analyze the scope and impact of decisions made in acute medicine.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of original articles focusing on decision-making phenomena.
- Review of factors influencing acute physicians' judgments.
- Examination of multidisciplinary team (MDT) and patient involvement in decisions.
Main Results:
- Identified key phenomena that inform and influence acute physician decisions.
- Highlighted the broad range of decisions made by various healthcare professionals.
- Emphasized the patient's role in their own healthcare journey.
Conclusions:
- Understanding the influences on acute physician decisions is vital for improving patient care.
- Multifaceted factors impact medical judgments in acute settings.
- Patient-centeredness requires consideration of all decision-making influences.
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