Behavioral economics examines our decision-making processes and questions whether we’re as rational as we like to think we are. How can this emerging field help providers understand your patients better and, as a result, improve your practice to reflect how people act in real life rather than in theory?
Author Archives: Morgan Hensley
Will Texas attorneys general overturn the Affordable Care Act? Why is $9-billion blood-testing startup Theranos dissolving? Is coconut oil healthy? How is Big Tobacco targeting young smokers? Find the answers to these questions and more in The Rundown, our weekly digest of healthcare’s biggest issues!
How much alcohol is considered safe? What’s in the Senate health bill? Can air pollution affect intelligence? Find the answers to these questions and more in The Rundown, our weekly digest of healthcare’s most important issues!
Millennial patients pose unique challenges for physicians. How can you appeal to this demographic of 75.4 million Americans who, by 2020, will make the majority of healthcare decisions?
Who is the latest addition to Amazon’s healthcare venture? What Nobel Prize-winning pharmaceutical will hit the market and what’s the price tag? Why has NYU decided to pay for med school students’ tuition? All this and more in The Rundown, your weekly digest of healthcare’s most important issues!
Now that 40% of consumers use social media to find their doctor, you need to stand out from the crowd and establish yourself as a thought leader. That may sound daunting, but by following these simple tips, your patients and your practice will benefit immensely.
What’s the link between after-hours work emails and anxiety? What’s the verdict on the $289 million Monsanto case? How is Amazon adopting primary care practices? All this and more in The Rundown, your weekly digest of healthcare’s most important issues!
Health centers are on the frontier of population health strategies and addressing the social determinants of health. What benefits are patients and providers seeing from these initiatives? And what can independent providers learn from health centers’ model?
In this edition of The Rundown, our weekly digest of healthcare’s most important issues, we explore the cultural factors behind women’s rising risk of lung cancer, the measles outbreak in Brazil, CMS’ Part B drug pricing, and more!
Maryland is a trailblazer when it comes to healthcare. Since the 1970s, Maryland has eschewed the other 49 states’ approach by adopting an all-payer system for hospital services. This unorthodox move effectively eliminated cost-shifting between hospitals. Then, in 2014, the state pivoted once again to a model that emphasized quality-care delivery, population health strategies, and …