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Dr. Kasey Boehmer- Healthcare is real work- for the patient

October 25, 2019 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

Providers tend to talk about adherence. What does it mean to stay healthy? It means life decisions every day for the patient.

Filed Under: Healthcare, behavioral economics, patient centered care, Patient Engagement, Podcasts Tagged With: compliance, healthcare, patient center care

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables. What Can We Learn From Sales?

January 6, 2019 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

“Sales” is something of a 5 letter word in healthcare, somehow beneath doctors and nurses. However, if we can’t sell our diagnoses and treatments to our patients, it’s not likely they’ll get better. Martyn Lewis, an expert in selling discusses the overlaps.

Filed Under: Healthcare, behavioral economics, patient centered care, Podcasts Tagged With: behavioral economics, healthcare, sales

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables- What Can We Learn from Drug Company Advertising?

December 17, 2018 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

While many of us object to pharma’s efforts to manipulate us, there is something to be learned. How messaging could improve compliance would ultimately allow better healthcare outcomes. Dr. Michael Mackert discusses the issue and opportunity.

Filed Under: Healthcare, behavioral economics, Healthcare Policy, Patient Engagement, Podcasts Tagged With: advertising, behavioral economics, healthcare

Behavioral Economics at the Bedside- Part II with Doug Hough

November 12, 2018 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

Behavioral economics offers a way to learn why we make what can seem to be irrational decisions, particularly when it comes to our health. This applies to choices about whether or not to procedure with surgery as well as the end of life.

Filed Under: behavioral economics, care teams, Healthcare, Patient Engagement, Podcasts Tagged With: art of medicine, behavioral economics, medicine

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables- A Primer on Behavioral Economics- Dr. Doug Hough

November 2, 2018 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

Traditional economics assumes we are rational. However, we aren’t. Behavioral Economics (BE) is a relatively new field of study looking at human decision making, how we are influenced by the framing of questions, our history, and aversion to loss. All of these factors play into how we make (what often seem like irrational) healthcare decisions.

Filed Under: Healthcare, behavioral economics, Podcasts Tagged With: behavioral economics, healthcare

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables? Behavioral Economics and Communication in Healthcare

October 10, 2018 by Alan Pitt 2 Comments

Rational irrationality, decisions that make no sense, are at the core of our healthcare communications- and frankly, our ability to move the needle towards better health. Behavioral economics offers a framework to study why we do what we do.

Filed Under: Healthcare, behavioral economics, patient centered care, Podcasts Tagged With: behavioral economics, healthcare

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