Commission bias is the tendency towards action rather than inaction. The likely happens with doctors whose egos are overinflated. In these cases, these doctors decide on a course of action even if they are not sure of the diagnosis.
Personally, I have seen this take place in my shadowing and personal experiences with physicians. Luckily, the people I have met shadowing did not do that as much as other physicians I have encountered.
I think the doctor I have liked the best so far clearly gave reasoning for a certain diagnosis with his patients. If they were low income or had a low health literacy, he really broke it down to their level of understanding. He did a great job of trying to relate with his patients. I really enjoyed his honesty when he did not know why a certain thing caused something he stated it. He also cited medical literature to his patients so they could know what he was basing is medical decision on. Loved it.
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