Uncertainty of Physicians and Patients in Medical Decision Making

Medical Decision Making and the Counting of Uncertainty Running title : Ye ; Medical decision making and uncertainty

Medical Decision Making and the Counting of Uncertainty Running title :

Medical decision making and the counting of uncertainty.

In economic theory, homo economicus is a concept used to explain decision-making as a rational exercise.1 The “economic man”, to use the term often associated with the work of the utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mills, is someone who makes decisions by carefully weighing the benefits and costs of his options, then deciding on a course of action that maximizes his utility. Although now consi...

Engaging patients in medical decision making.

Decision making under uncertainty