Effects of multitasking on doctors' ability to diagnose
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Physicians may be able to complete simple tasks concurrently while diagnosing a patient without affecting the accuracy or speed of diagnoses, human factors researchers have suggested. Complex tasks, however, that require tapping into memory appear to slow the decision-making process, resulting in measurable delays in completing the diagnoses.