NEJM Interviews

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NEJM Interview: Drs. Pamela Hartzband and Jerome Groopman on how the possibility of regret can affect patients’ decision making. Oct 18, 2017

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Dr. Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist, and Dr. Jerome Groopman, an oncologist, both practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and are professors of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Groopman and P. Hartzband. The Power of Regret. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1507-9.

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on why requiring informed consent for trials that pose minimal risk to participants can do more harm than good. Oct 11, 2017

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Dr. David Asch is executive director of the Center for Health Care Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Asch, T.A. Ziolek, and S.J. Mehta. Misdirections in Informed Consent - Impediments to Health Care Innovation. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1412-4.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Neil Wagle on how measuring patient-reported outcomes can benefit both patients and doctors. Oct 04, 2017

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Dr. Neil Wagle is Associate Chief Quality Officer at Partners HealthCare and a primary care physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Rotenstein, R.S. Huckman, and N.W. Wagle. Making Patients and Doctors Happier - The Potential of Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1309-12.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ziad Obermeyer on how collaboration between doctors and computers will help improve medical care. Sep 27, 2017

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Dr. Ziad Obermeyer is an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. Z. Obermeyer and T.H. Lee. Lost in Thought - The Limits of the Human Mind and the Future of Medicine. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1209-11.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on barriers to eradicating tuberculosis in the United States. Sep 20, 2017

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Dr. Ronald Bayer is codirector of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Bayer and K.G. Castro. Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States - The Need for Renewed Action. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1109-11.

NEJM Interview: Prof. Nicholas Bagley on why partial Medicaid expansions could be harmful for patients and the federal budget. Sep 13, 2017

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Prof. Nicholas Bagley is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A. McIntyre, A.M. Joseph, and N. Bagley. Small Change, Big Consequences - Partial Medicaid Expansions under the ACA. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1004-6.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Schneider on the challenges that the U.S. health care system must confront in order to become one of the best in the world. Sep 06, 2017

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Dr. Eric Schneider is Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at the Commonwealth Fund. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.C. Schneider and D. Squires. From Last to First - Could the U.S. Health Care System Become the Best in the World? N Engl J Med 2017;377:901-4.

NEJM Interview: Brigg Reilley on why the Indian Health Service has lagged when it comes to treating patients with hepatitis C. Aug 30, 2017

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Brigg Reilley is HIV/HCV National Programs Epidemiologist at the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Reilley and J. Leston. A Tale of Two Epidemics - HCV Treatment among Native Americans and Veterans. N Engl J Med 2017;377:801-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Alison Rapoport on how physicians in all specialties can help address opioid use disorder in their patients. Aug 23, 2017

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Dr. Alison Rapoport is a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cambridge Health Alliance. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.B. Rapoport and C.F. Rowley. Stretching the Scope - Becoming Frontline Addiction-Medicine Providers. N Engl J Med 2017;377:705-7.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on alternatives to traditional lecture-based courses in medical school. Aug 16, 2017

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Dr. Richard Schwartzstein is a professor of medicine and medical education at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.M. Schwartzstein and D.H. Roberts. Saying Goodbye to Lectures in Medical School - Paradigm Shift or Passing Fad? N Engl J Med 2017;377:605-7.

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