Using Behavioral Economics to Decrease Operating Room Costs and Promote Better Surgeon Accountability.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3187
Abstract: This Viewpoint discusses different health care systems that reduced costs in operating rooms and proposes how other health care systems can make significant improvements nationally. read more here.
Keywords: economics; operating room; decrease operating; economics decrease ... See more keywords
Schumpeter and Schumpeterians on economic policy issues: re-reading Schumpeter through the lens of institutional and behavioral economics. An introduction to the special issue
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-015-0442-4
Abstract: We develop a critical interpretation of Schumpeter’s thinking that allows two alternative ‘operationalizations’ of his theoretical approach to economic development and institutions. We show that they are compatible with the two dominant neo-Schumpeterian economic dynamics… read more here.
Keywords: economic policy; behavioral economics; schumpeter; economics ... See more keywords
Behavioral economics and the Virginia school of political economy: overlaps and complementarities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-019-00679-3
Abstract: A variety of complementarities and overlaps exist between the psychological strand of behavioral economics and the subjectivist strand of Virginia Political Economy. This paper provides an overview of those commonalities and places them in a… read more here.
Keywords: economics virginia; virginia school; political economy; behavioral economics ... See more keywords
So Many Nudges, So Little Time: Can Cost-effectiveness Tell Us When It Is Worthwhile to Try to Change Provider Behavior?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04871-5
Abstract: I nterest in behavioral economics has grown steadily within health care. Policy makers, payers, and providers now recognize that the decisions of patients and of their doctors frequently deviate from the strictly Brational^ choices that… read more here.
Keywords: provider; time; behavioral economics; practice ... See more keywords
A Nudge Towards Cardiovascular Health: Applications of Behavioral Economics for Primary and Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention
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DOI: 10.1007/s11936-020-00824-y
Abstract: Purpose of Review Despite robust development of effective behavioral and medical therapies in cardiovascular medicine, in many cases, patient and provider implementation of those therapies has been suboptimal. Ultimately, the implementation of those therapies relies… read more here.
Keywords: secondary cardiovascular; behavioral economics; cardiovascular prevention; primary secondary ... See more keywords
Applied behavioral economics and public health policies: Historical precedence and translational promise
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104640
Abstract: Behavioral economics is an approach to understanding behavior though integrating behavioral psychology and microeconomic principles. Advances in behavioral economics have resulted in quick-to-administer tasks to assess discounting (i.e., decrements in the subjective value of a… read more here.
Keywords: applied behavioral; economics; behavioral economics; public health ... See more keywords
MACRAeconomics: Physician incentives and behavioral economics in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2016.05.009
Abstract: On April 16, 2015, the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was signed into law. Motivated by a vision to move physician payment towards a more value-based system, this bipartisan legislation aims to establish… read more here.
Keywords: chip reauthorization; payment; medicare access; behavioral economics ... See more keywords
Harnessing Behavioral Economics Principles to Promote Better Surgeon Accountability for Operating Room Cost: A Prospective Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.12.013
Abstract: BACKGROUND Operating room (OR) costs account for a significant portion of inpatient spending, but most surgeons are unaware of the costs of OR implants and supplies. We leveraged behavioral economics principles and a cost transparency… read more here.
Keywords: economics principles; behavioral economics; operating room; prospective study ... See more keywords
New Ecological Paradigm meets behavioral economics: On the relationship between environmental values and economic preferences
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2021.102516
Abstract: Abstract This paper empirically examines whether environmental values are correlated with economic preferences from behavioral economics and considers possible consequences when independence is assumed. The data for this analysis stem from a large-scale computer-based survey… read more here.
Keywords: ecological paradigm; economic preferences; economics; environmental values ... See more keywords
Integrating Behavioral Economics into Nutrition Education Research and Practice.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.09.006
Abstract: Nutrition education has a long history of being informed by economic thinking, with the earliest nutrition education guides incorporating household food budgeting into nutrition advice. Behavioral economics research goes beyond that traditional role to provide… read more here.
Keywords: education; research; nutrition education; behavioral economics ... See more keywords
Behavioral Economics Interventions in Clinical Decision Support Systems
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1641221
Abstract: Summary Background: Clinical decision support (CDS) systems can improve safety and facilitate evidence-based practice. However, clinical decisions are often affected by the cognitive biases and heuristics of clinicians, which is increasing the interest in behavioral… read more here.
Keywords: clinical decision; economics; decision support; behavioral economics ... See more keywords