Insights: Healthonomics and How Behavior Drives Our Medical Decisions
Download MP3In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Tom McDougal, CEO of Merit Health Biloxi hospital. McDougal is a serial healthcare entrepreneur, author, speaker, professor and thought-leader in healthcare economics.
To learn more about this topic and earn ACMPE, CME and CEU credit, access McDougal’s on-demand webinar, “Using Economic Theory to Understand Patient Decisions,” at mgma.com/economic-theory.
Here are some links and references related to this week’s show:
* How Behavioral Economics Can Produce Better Health Care (nyti.ms/2VZ9Gxe)
* Using Behavioral Economics to Advance Population Health and Improve the Quality of Health Care Services (bit.ly/33TCGJt)
* Is Behavioral Economics in Healthcare The Key to Future Patient Compliance? (bit.ly/2P6rOnG)
* The inconvenient truth about behavioral economics in healthcare (bit.ly/2P4v42H)
* Analyzing behavioral economics and psychology are key to engaging patients to make meaningful changes (bit.ly/2o59aS1)
If you like the show, please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. We love hearing from listeners about the show. If you have topics you’d like us to cover or experts you’d like us to interview, email us at podcasts@mgma.com or reach out to MGMA Sr. Editor and podcast host Daniel Williams on Twitter at @MGMADaniel.
MGMA Insights is presented by Craig Wiberg, Rob Ketcham, Decklan McGee and Daniel Williams.
To further guide your healthcare career, be sure to check out MGMA’s October Book of the Month, “Navigating to Value-Based Outcomes,” by Thom Walsh. To purchase or preview the book, visit mgma.com/navigating.
In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Tom McDougal, CEO of Merit Health Biloxi hospital. McDougal is a serial healthcare entrepreneur, author, speaker, professor and thought-leader in healthcare economics.
To learn more about this topic and earn ACMPE, CME and CEU credit, access McDougal’s on-demand webinar, “Using Economic Theory to Understand Patient Decisions,” at mgma.com/economic-theory.
Here are some links and references related to this week’s show:
* How Behavioral Economics Can Produce Better Health Care (nyti.ms/2VZ9Gxe)
* Using Behavioral Economics to Advance Population Health and Improve the Quality of Health Care Services (bit.ly/33TCGJt)
* Is Behavioral Economics in Healthcare The Key to Future Patient Compliance? (bit.ly/2P6rOnG)
* The inconvenient truth about behavioral economics in healthcare (bit.ly/2P4v42H)
* Analyzing behavioral economics and psychology are key to engaging patients to make meaningful changes (bit.ly/2o59aS1)
If you like the show, please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. We love hearing from listeners about the show. If you have topics you’d like us to cover or experts you’d like us to interview, email us at podcasts@mgma.com or reach out to MGMA Sr. Editor and podcast host Daniel Williams on Twitter at @MGMADaniel.
MGMA Insights is presented by Craig Wiberg, Rob Ketcham, Decklan McGee and Daniel Williams.
To further guide your healthcare career, be sure to check out MGMA’s October Book of the Month, “Navigating to Value-Based Outcomes,” by Thom Walsh. To purchase or preview the book, visit mgma.com/navigating.
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Cash flow challenges like delayed insurance payments, unpaid patient bills, and rising administrative costs can weigh heavily on medical practices. U.S. Bank understands. That’s why their Business Card Consultants work with practices to improve payment strategies and maximize rewards.
Stop by booth #222 at the MGMA Leaders Conference to learn more, or visit usbank.com/bankerconnect to schedule an on-site meeting with a consultant.
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Are your decisions driven by gut instinct—or by real data? With MGMA Analytics, you’ll have the benchmarking and business intelligence tools to guide smarter strategies. From provider compensation to operational costs, MGMA Analytics delivers the industry’s most trusted data. So whether you’re adjusting staffing, setting salaries, or planning for growth, you can make your next move with confidence. Learn more at mgma.com/analytics.
