Saving a Limb - How Health Economics can Shape Medical Treatment

<p>This week on EJBTalks, <a href="https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/shapiro">Stuart Shapiro</a> welcomes a new professor from the school&#39;s undergraduate public health program, <a href="https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/delia">Derek DeLia</a>. Professor DeLia explains how he became interested in the field of health economics and talks about his 25-year career in health policy and health services research. He also shares details about his recent research regarding limb salvage versus limb amputation and the clinical solutions which vary along racial, ethnic, and economic lines. Stuart and Derek conclude with a discussion on how access to better medical care, better patient care, and better treatment options is possible through medical treatment incentives. </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ejbtalks/message