NoChameleonHereJul 30, 2023
Eric Topol
How decisions by physicians are affected by left-digit bias (like retail pricing of $7.99 instead of $8.00)
—ED diagnosis of heart attacks age <40
—Decision to do heart surgery age >80
—Opioid prescription for age <18
From Random Acts of Medicine by Jena and Worsham
Jul 30, 2023 at 4:09pmWeb
Show threadBruce HamiltonJul 30, 2023
@erictopol Another lesson in Don’t bin a continuous variable to make it categorical.
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@bahome @erictopol
Show threadMichael KatzJul 30, 2023
@erictopol dichotomous variable's dominate in publish guidelines… but just facts of life. Big difference in what we do with someone, depending on if their ejection fraction is 34% versus 37%. The best imaging experts know this and will overread "37%"'s.
Show threadWillem JanssenJul 30, 2023
@erictopol
@ionica
Show threadJohn PickeringJul 31, 2023
@erictopol Indeed... I've started to call 65 "the age of inequity" given how pervasive it is in scores.