A Reflective Verbalization Strategy to Trigger Alternative Diagnostic Hypotheses
The tool also aids physicians in considering possible differential diagnoses for one or more of these elements. This guiding tool may aid physicians in overcoming biases, including confirmation and anchoring biases, thus improving diagnostic accuracy. This tool is useful for healthcare professionals who wish to improve their clinical reasoning and decision-making abilities, particularly when they encounter inexplicable contradictions in their diagnostic hypotheses.
Authors
- Taro Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3788-487X)
- Miwa Misawa
- Tadayuki Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-3550)
- Fumio Shimada
- Sho Isoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2163-4841)
- Tomio Suzuki
Institutions
- Ritsumeikan University (JP)
- Harvard University (US)
- Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (United States) (US)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70267
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00