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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Jun 27, 2012 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Katherine Baicker on the misguided focus on the creation of health care jobs.
Katherine Baicker is a professor of health economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Baicker and A. Chandra. The Health Care Jobs Fallacy. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2433-5.
Jun 20, 2012 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Aaron Kesselheim on a recent Supreme Court ruling on patents for diagnostic tests.
Dr. Aaron Kesselheim is an assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Kesselheim and J. Karlawish. Biomarkers Unbound - The Supreme Court's Ruling on Diagnostic-Test Patents. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2338-40.
Jun 13, 2012 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Julie Cantor on court-ordered care for pregnant women in the United States.
Dr. Julie Cantor is an attorney and adjunct professor of law at the UCLA School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.D. Cantor. Court-Ordered Care - A Complication of Pregnancy to Avoid. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2237-40.
Jun 6, 2012 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Arthur Kellermann on the increasing use of emergency departments and access to primary care.
Dr. Arthur Kellermann is vice president of the RAND Corporation and director of RAND Health, Santa Monica, CA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Kellermann and R.M. Weinick. Emergency Departments, Medicaid Costs, and Access to Primary Care - Understanding the Link. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2141-3.
May 30, 2012 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Francesca Gany on undocumented immigrants and the U.S. health care system.
Dr. Francesca Gany is the chief of the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and director of the Center for Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, New York, NY. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.O. Breen. Lost in Translation - Como se dice, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"? N Engl J Med 2012;366:2045-7.
May 23, 2012 • 25min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Howard Brody on the ethics of rationing and waste avoidance in health care.
Dr. Howard Brody is a professor of family medicine and the director of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H. Brody. From an Ethics of Rationing to an Ethics of Waste Avoidance. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1949-51.
May 16, 2012 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Susan Okie on the ongoing evolution of the primary care physician.
Dr. Susan Okie is a medical journalist and clinical assistant professor of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Okie. The Evolving Primary Care Physician. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1849-53.
May 9, 2012 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Allison Goldfine on statins, the associated risk of diabetes, and the FDA's response.
Dr. Allison Goldfine is the head of the Section of Clinical Research at Joslin Diabetes Center and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.B. Goldfine. Statins: Is It Really Time to Reassess Benefits and Risks? N Engl J Med 2012;366:1752-5.
May 2, 2012 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Timothy Quill on balancing evidence-based medicine and patient-centered care.
Dr. Timothy Quill is a professor of medicine, psychiatry, and medical humanities and the director of the Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.E. Quill and R.G. Holloway. Evidence, Preferences, Recommendations - Finding the Right Balance in Patient Care. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1653-5.
Apr 25, 2012 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jan Blustein on the effects of pay-for-performance approaches for hospitals.
Dr. Jan Blustein is a professor of health policy and medicine at the Wagner Graduate School and the School of Medicine at New York University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Ryan and J. Blustein. Making the Best of Hospital Pay for Performance. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1557-9.
