Trust, Professional Vision and Diagnostic Work

TL;DR

This paper explores how trust influences diagnostic work in healthcare, examining the roles of trust in people, technology, processes, and data through empirical research.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the relationship between trust and diagnostic practices in healthcare settings based on empirical data.

Findings

Trust significantly impacts diagnostic accuracy and decision-making.

Trust in technology and data affects healthcare professionals' diagnostic confidence.

Empirical evidence links trust levels to diagnostic outcomes.

Abstract

In this paper we consider some empirical materials from our ongoing research into forms of everyday detection and diagnosis work in healthcare settings, and how these relate to issues of trust; trust in people, in technology, processes and in data.