We analyze the medical decision-making process, first from the perspective of a patient and then from the perspective of a health care provider. Using a decision-tree, we describe the different actions a mother can take to treat her daughter, who she suspects has otitis media — an ear...

This study proposes a systematic review of findings related to rational agents' decisions; and how they are affected by bounded rationality, cognitive bias, and cognitive dissonances. Particularly, we observe how, under uncertainty in a health care context, "natural" constraints may contribute...