How does the halo effect in medicine harm patients?
I have spent decades in health care. I know how much physicians rely on clinical judgment, pattern recognition, and experience. Those skills matter, and they also carry a risk: The human brain is constantly filling in gaps, and sometimes the story we create about a patient can become more powerful than the information the patient is trying to give us.
I experienced this recently during a telehealth visit with a physician …
How does the halo effect in medicine harm patients?
