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68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dilemma

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Why Are Doctors Missing These High Risk Patients?

In 2021, Dr. Ziat Obermeyer and economist Sendil Muhlenatun will evaluate the way emergency medicine physicians make decisions when they encounter a patient with heart attack symptoms. After the break, why are doctors missing these high risk patients? We were able to use the artificial intelligence algorithm to try to get inside the head of the physician.

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