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.
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Jan 16, 2013 • 20min
NEJM Interview: Susan Edgman-Levitan on patient-experience measures and their relationship to health outcomes.
Susan Edgman-Levitan is the executive director of the John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.P. Manary, W. Boulding, R. Staelin, and S.W. Glickman. The Patient Experience and Health Outcomes. N Engl J Med 2013;368:201-3.
Jan 9, 2013 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Harlan Krumholz on a condition of generalized risk after patients are discharged from the hospital.
Dr. Harlan Krumholz is a professor of medicine and public health at Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H.M. Krumholz. Post-Hospital Syndrome - An Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk. N Engl J Med 2013;368:100-2.
Jan 2, 2013 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Arnold Milstein on learning health systems and reducing health care spending.
Dr. Arnold Milstein is a professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine and director of the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Milstein. Code Red and Blue - Safely Limiting Health Care's GDP Footprint. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1-3.
Dec 26, 2012 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Bruce Chabner on shortages of generic drugs and possible solutions.
Dr. Bruce Chabner is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of clinical research at the MGH Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.L. Metzger, A. Billett, and M.P. Link. The Impact of Drug Shortages on Children with Cancer - The Example of Mechlorethamine. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2461-3.
Dec 19, 2012 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Hunter on genomewide association studies and their potential clinical utility in common diseases.
Dr. David Hunter is a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Fugger, G. McVean, and J.I. Bell. Genomewide Association Studies and Common Disease - Realizing Clinical Utility. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2370-1.
Dec 12, 2012 • 21min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Irwin Redlener on the effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York health care and the lessons learned.
Dr. Irwin Redlener is the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Redlener and M.J. Reilly. Lessons from Sandy - Preparing Health Systems for Future Disasters. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2269-71.
Dec 5, 2012 • 20min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on the political future of health care in the United States.
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. The Future of Obamacare. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2165-7.
Nov 28, 2012 • 22min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on the legal and policy issues related to the proposed graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging.
Dr. Ronald Bayer is a professor of sociomedical sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. R. Bayer, L. Gostin, and D. Marcus-Toll. Repackaging Cigarettes - Will the Courts Thwart the FDA? N Engl J Med 2012;367:2065-7.
Nov 21, 2012 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kevin Outterson on the recent fungal meningitis outbreak and the regulation of compounding pharmacies in the United States.
Kevin Outterson is an associate professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Outterson. Regulating Compounding Pharmacies after NECC. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1969-72.
Nov 14, 2012 • 26min
NEJM Interview: Robert Mechanic on the challenges and potential benefits of Medicare's new bundled-payment program.
Robert Mechanic is a senior fellow at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Mechanic and C. Tompkins. Lessons Learned Preparing for Medicare Bundled Payments. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1873-5.
