How genetic fallacy can impact your practice and decision-making.

When decision-makers in healthcare are approached with sound advice, but it arrives at their front door from a source "outside" healthcare, why is it so quickly dismissed?

 

One might say, "I don't want anyone telling me how to practice medicine?"

 

The advice may have nothing to do with what happens inside the exam room, but it is about how your staff communicates with your patients in such a way that makes the Patient feel like an inconvenience.

 

Today, I want to unpack something you may have learned about in your undergraduate studies. It's called the genetic fallacy.

 

The genetic fallacy is a logical fallacy that occurs when someone dismisses an argument or idea based on its origins or history rather than evaluating the concept on its own merits, not the source. This fallacy assumes that something must be either true or false based on who and where it came from rather than being judged based on its qualities.

 

For example, a hospital administrator might reject an idea from a Physician simply because it was suggested by someone they don't like or someone with a history of making unpopular suggestions without carefully considering the proposal's strengths and weaknesses. Sound familiar?

 

Alternatively, a medical practice might continue to invest in a SaaS, EMR, or outdated process because it has always done so. However, whether it is still the best course of action today still needs to be examined.

 

 

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