Physician Bias in Clinic practice

DefinitionBiasness is loosely defined as the systematic error experienced in decision-making.In most cases, one may become biased as one tries to make sense of the available information.It is argued that biases help people make decisions quickly by listening to their guts.Moreover, some people are oblivious of their bias.This is referred to as unconscious bias, and it has prevailed despite the fast-changing environment.In the current complex world, human beings are exposed to much information they cannot process at once.Therefore, they are naturally inclined to take mental shortcuts when making decisions.It amplifies the role of unconscious bias in the process.Although it may sound ideal, it gets in the way of deliberate reasoning and results in misguided decision-making.Health care providers' attitudes of marginalized groups can be key factors that contribute to health care access and outcome disparities because of their influence on patient encounters as well as clinical decision-making.Despite a growing body of knowledge linking disparate health outcomes to providers' clinical decision making, less research has focused on providers' attitudes about disability.The aim of this study was to examine providers' explicit and implicit disability attitudes, interactions between their attitudes, and correlates of explicit and implicit bias.