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> If doctors later in the diagnostic process fail to take the differing base rate into account, that is not the fault of the preventative test, that is an error
by Calavar 3y ago
> If doctors later in the diagnostic process fail to take the differing base rate into account, that is not the fault of the preventative test, that is an error in determining what the correct follow up care is.
In today's medical malpractice climate, many physicians intentionally ignore the differing base rate.
- drcode 3y ago100% correct But now we're no longer having a conversation about medicine we're having a conversation about our broken legal system and our broken regulatory frameworks
- tptacek 3y agoSounds like it does in fact have a bunch to do with the base rate fallacy.
- drcode 3y agoI suppose that's fair way to look at it, but people are being left with the impression that the problem is inherent in the tests, when the problem is entirely separate from the tests themselves.
- tptacek 3y agoI suppose it's a fair way to look at it, too! It's good when we can reach a shared understanding of what's happening; so often, the dynamics of message boards work against that.
- lozenge 3y agoMost people aren't going to be happy with "the scan shows something unusual that would normally be concerning, but you say you feel fine so I'll trust you instead of the scan".