http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/ Management Improvement focused on Deming, lean thinking, innovation, customer focus, six sigma, etc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/comment-page-1/#comment-31564 CuriousCat » The Risks of Scanning Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:44:43 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/#comment-31564 "The impressive level of detail that CT provides can also cause confusion. In CTs of healthy adults, more than 90 percent of findings are 'false positives.'..." “The impressive level of detail that CT provides can also cause confusion. In CTs of healthy adults, more than 90 percent of findings are ‘false positives.’…”

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/comment-page-1/#comment-28427 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Overrelience on Perscription Drugs to Aid Children's Sleep? Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:23:17 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/#comment-28427 "They found that 81 percent of these cases resulted in the prescribing of a drug to treat the problem. Only 7 percent of patients received dietary counseling, and only 22 percent were given behavioral therapies such as psychotherapy or stress management counseling..." “They found that 81 percent of these cases resulted in the prescribing of a drug to treat the problem. Only 7 percent of patients received dietary counseling, and only 22 percent were given behavioral therapies such as psychotherapy or stress management counseling…”

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/comment-page-1/#comment-26256 Errors in Thinking Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:39:16 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/03/epidemic-of-diagnoses/#comment-26256 An understanding of theory of knowledge is helpful to counteract errors in thinking.... An understanding of theory of knowledge is helpful to counteract errors in thinking….

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