Freakonomics, M.D.

7. What Happens to Patients When Thousands of Cardiologists Leave Town?

Sep 17, 2021

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What Does the Empirical Research Say About the Effectiveness of Interventions for Heart Disease?

01:45

The Less Is More Dictum in Medicine

01:42

Are the American College of Cardiology or the American Heart Association Indicted?

01:49

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Data Collection in Health Care

2min

Do You Have Worse Outcomes When You're Out of Town?

2min

Cardiology Data

3min

Cardiology Conferences - What Did Jana and His Colleagues Find?

2min

Heart Disease - Is There a Difference Between Stenting and Bata Blockers?

3min

What Does the Empirical Research Say About the Effectiveness of Interventions for Heart Disease?

2min

The Less Is More Dictum in Medicine

2min

Are the American College of Cardiology or the American Heart Association Indicted?

2min

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Cardiology Meetings During Holidays

2min

11.

Are Cardiology Conferences Usually Held at the Same Time of Year?

4min

12.

The Economoust Part of Your Brain Is Intruding on the Medical Part of the Brain

5min

13.

Freeconomics M D - Doctor Baphoopod

3min

This week, Bapu Jena presents some hot-off-the-presses research exploring the relationship between how many patients a doctor sees, and how well those patients do. Plus, the surprising impact of annual cardiology conferences that prompted Bapu’s first conversation with Stephen Dubner on Freakonomics Radio.