How ‘Random Acts of Medicine’ Shape Our Health Care

<p>Just like the rest of us, when clinicians are short on time and overwhelmed by complex decisions, their brains look for corners to cut, numbers to round, patterns to repeat. This week, Dan talks with Harvard physician and economist Bapu Jena about the surprising impact these mental shortcuts, known as cognitive biases, can have on our health care.</p><br><p>Guest:</p><p><a href="https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/anupam-b-jena" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bapu Jena</a>, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/04/27/bapu-jena-heuristics-cognitive-bias" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>