2010
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-009-9168-0
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Defining the correctness of a diagnosis: differential judgments and expert knowledge

Abstract: Approaches that use a simulated patient case to study and assess diagnostic reasoning usually use the correct diagnosis of the case as a measure of success and as an anchor for other measures. Commonly, the correctness of a diagnosis is determined by the judgment of one or more experts. In this study, the consistency of experts' judgments of the correctness of a diagnosis, and the structure of knowledge supporting their judgments, were explored using a card sorting task. Seven expert pediatricians were asked t… Show more

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“…Within the medical profession (and probably within most other professions as well), experts will agree upon the criteria that define what is correct and what is incorrect diagnostic reasoning even if they arrive at different diagnoses for the same case (cf. Kanter et al 2010).…”
Section: Correspondence and Coherence Competencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Within the medical profession (and probably within most other professions as well), experts will agree upon the criteria that define what is correct and what is incorrect diagnostic reasoning even if they arrive at different diagnoses for the same case (cf. Kanter et al 2010).…”
Section: Correspondence and Coherence Competencementioning
confidence: 99%