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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Dec 14, 2016 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Christopher Robertson on whether the First Amendment should protect sales pitches by pharmaceutical representatives.
Prof. Christopher Robertson is a professor and associate dean at the University of Arizona College of Law and a visiting professor at the New York University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Robertson and A.S. Kesselheim. Regulating Off-Label Promotion - A Critical Test. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2313-5.
Dec 7, 2016 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. J. Michael McWilliams on the merits of care coordination - and why it’s unlikely to reduce health care spending.
Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is an associate professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. McWilliams. Cost Containment and the Tale of Care Coordination. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2218-20.
Nov 30, 2016 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Stefan Kertesz on the success and evaluation of programs providing permanent supportive housing to homeless people.
Dr. Stefan Kertesz is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and a physician at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.G. Kertesz and Others. Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless People - Reframing the Debate. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2115-7.
Nov 23, 2016 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on ways in which health care providers could undermine efforts to steer consumers toward high-value care.
Dr. Leemore Dafny is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Dafny, C.J. Ody, and M.A. Schmitt. Undermining Value-Based Purchasing - Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2013-5.
Nov 16, 2016 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Rachel Fabi on recent legislative measures to extend insurance coverage for undocumented immigrants in California.
Rachel Fabi is a Ph.D. candidate in bioethics and health policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Fabi and B. Saloner. Covering Undocumented Immigrants - State Innovation in California. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1913-5.
Nov 9, 2016 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Rosenthal on the effect of the electronic era on physician satisfaction.
Dr. David Rosenthal is an assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.I. Rosenthal and A. Verghese. Meaning and the Nature of Physicians’ Work. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1813-5.
Nov 2, 2016 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Kevin Schulman on intensive home health care as an alternative to hospitalization.
Dr. Kevin Schulman is a professor of medicine at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Ticona and K.A. Schulman. Extreme Home Makeover - The Role of Intensive Home Health Care. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1707-9.
Oct 26, 2016 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on measures of health care quality that are most important to patients.
Dr. Thomas Lee is a professor at Harvard Medical School and chief medical officer at Press Ganey. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.C. Groff, C.H. Colla, and T.H. Lee. Days Spent at Home - A Patient-Centered Goal and Outcome. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1610-2.
Oct 19, 2016 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. C. William Keck on an agreement between the United States and Cuba to cooperate on efforts to improve health.
Dr. C. William Keck is a professor emeritus of family and community medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.W. Keck. The United States and Cuba - Turning Enemies into Partners for Health. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1507-9.
Oct 12, 2016 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Christine Montross on treatment and confinement of people with serious mental illness.
Dr. Christine Montross is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Montross. Hard Time or Hospital Treatment? Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1407-9. L. Rosenbaum. Liberty versus Need - Our Struggle to Care for People with Serious Mental Illness. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1490-5.
