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Author Talk: ‘Random Acts of Medicine’
In this talk based on his book, Dr. CHRISTOPHER WORSHAM unpacks the hidden forces that motivate doctors and patients to behave the way they do – and shares how we can use that knowledge to make healthcare better. Dr. Worsham’s work sits at the intersection of behavioral economics and medicine, and he shares valuable insights and fascinating stories hiding in our health data in this entertaining and approachable talk.
Dr. Christopher Worsham explores the intersection of behavioral economics and medicine in ‘Random Acts of Medicine’
Critical care physician and health policy researcher Dr. CHRISTOPHER WORSHAM is co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health. A health policy researcher at Harvard, Dr. Worsham’s work sits at the intersection of behavioral economics and medicine – using big data in clever ways to study what motivates doctors and patients to behave the way they do – and how we can use that knowledge to make healthcare better. Co-authored with Dr. Anupam B. Jena, Random Acts of Medicine a starred review, calling it: “Ingenious. . . [Full of] intriguing and surprising facts and trends. . . A well-documented, unnerving, fascinating study for anyone adrift in the American health care system.” Dr. Worsham draws from his own research and others to glean valuable insights from the fascinating stories hiding in our health data in a way that is entertaining and approachable.
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Dr. Worsham is a critical care physician, health policy researcher at Harvard, and co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health. His research and writing sit at the intersection of behavioral economics and medicine, using big data in clever ways to study what motivates doctors and patients to behave the way they do—and how we can use that knowledge to make health care better. From his vantage point caring for the hospital’s sickest patients as a practicing critical care specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Worsham draws from his own research and others to glean valuable insights from the fascinating stories hiding in our health data in a way that is entertaining and approachable.
Dr. Worsham’s work, which focuses on finding creative ways to improve public health, have been published in top medical journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
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