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Status Quo Bias

In the context of patient care, healthcare providers may prefer treatments they are familiar with over more effective alternatives due to:

Status quo bias is when people stick with what they know, even when trying something new could lead to better outcomes.

See the full study here :

Samuelson, W., Zeckhauser, R. Status quo bias in decision making. J Risk Uncertainty 1, 7–59 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00055564