NEJM Interviews
NEJM Group
Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
Episodes
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Nov 13, 2013 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Robert Huckman on publicly reported data and the shift towards consumerism in health care.
Prof. Robert Huckman is a Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.S. Huckman and M.A. Kelley. Public Reporting, Consumerism, and Patient Empowerment. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1875-7.
Oct 30, 2013 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on the health care safety net, Medicaid expansion, and access to care.
Prof. Sara Rosenbaum is Professor of Health Law and Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Neuhausen, M. Spivey, and A.L. Kellermann. State Politics and the Fate of the Safety Net. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1675-7.
Oct 16, 2013 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Peter Ubel on a new focus on informing patients about the likely out-of-pocket costs of care.
Dr. Peter Ubel is Professor of Business Administration and Medicine and of Public Policy at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.A Ubel, A.P. Abernethy, and S.Y. Zafar. Full Disclosure - Out-of-Pocket Costs as Side Effects. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1484-6.
Oct 9, 2013 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ingrid Katz on the transition from PEPFAR-funded to government-funded HIV care in South Africa.
Dr. Ingrid Katz is from the Division of Women's Health, Infectious Diseases, and Medical Communications at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. I.T. Katz, I.V. Bassett, A.A. Wright. PEPFAR in Transition - Implications for HIV Care in South Africa. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1385-7.
Sep 25, 2013 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gerard O'Donoghue on the past and future development of cochlear implants.
Dr. Gerard O'Donoghue is Honorary Professor of Otology and Neurotology at the University of Nottingham and Consultant Neurotologist at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, England. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. O'Donoghue. Cochlear Implants - Science, Serendipity, and Success. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1190-3.
Sep 18, 2013 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on the pros and cons of three-year medical school programs.
Dr. Richard Schwartzstein is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Harvard Medical School, Director of the HMS Academy for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, and Associate Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.B. Abramson and Others. A 3-Year M.D. - Accelerating Careers, Diminishing Debt. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1085-7. S. Goldfarb and G. Morrison. The 3-Year Medical School - Change or Shortchange? N Engl J Med 2013;369:1087-9.
Sep 11, 2013 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Troyen Brennan on one chain pharmacy's initiative to curb abuse of controlled substances.
Dr. Troyen Brennan is the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of CVS Caremark. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Betses and T. Brennan. Abusive Prescribing of Controlled Substances - A Pharmacy View. N Engl J Med 2013;369:989-91.
Aug 28, 2013 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Katherine Baicker on the balance between coordination and competition in U.S. health care after the Affordable Care Act.
Dr. Katherine Baicker is a Professor of Health Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Baicker and H. Levy. Coordination versus Competition in Health Care Reform. N Engl J Med 2013;369:789-91.
Aug 21, 2013 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Mark Pauly on the consequences of postponing the ACA's employer mandate.
Prof. Mark Pauly is a Professor of Health Care Management, Business Economics, and Public Policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.V. Pauly and A.A. Leive. The Unanticipated Consequences of Postponing the Employer Mandate. N Engl J Med 2013;369:691-3.
Aug 21, 2013 • 19min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum on nonadherence and ways to improve patients' adherence to medication regimens.
Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum is a Cardiologist at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Rosenbaum and W.H. Shrank. Taking Our Medicine - Improving Adherence in the Accountability Era. N Engl J Med 2013;369:694-5.
