In our latest Healthcare Matters interview, we speak with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD and primary author of the study, Physician spending and subsequent risk of malpractice claims: observational study, which was published in the November 2015 edition of The BMJ. A medical doctor and economist, Dr. Jena is Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy and Medicine […]

In the final part of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, we discuss how the move from the current fee-for-service model to an outcome-based reimbursement model will affect the cost of healthcare in the United States. Dr. Jena explains that he does not think that this change will have as great an effect […]

In part six of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, we discuss with Dr. Jena whether or not it is possible to differentiate between defensive medicine and “good” medicine. He explains that this is difficult to do and was not addressed in the research for the study Physician spending and subsequent risk of […]

In part five of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD on the study, Physician spending and subsequent risk of malpractice claims: observational study, Dr. Jena explains some of the limitations of the research he conducted. First, the study was not set up to determine if the relationship between physician spending and a lower […]

Part four of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, Dr. Jena addresses the impact of the doctor-patient relationship on medical malpractice suits. Though he states that the idea that patients are less likely to sue a physician with whom they have a good relationship seems to be valid, he goes on to say […]

In part three of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, we discuss additional findings in his study, Physician spending and subsequent risk of malpractice claims: observational study, including the potential link between physicians spending more and getting sued less often. Dr. Jena speculates on reasons for the link, such as patients who get […]

In the second part of our Healthcare Matters interview with Dr. Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, we discuss the difference between defensive medicine and greater use of resources. Dr. Jena clarifies that, even if a physician is motivated by liability concerns to order more tests or procedures, it does not necessarily mean that the physician is […]

Defensive medicine is a difficult problem to pin down. Though the majority of physicians report practicing defensive medicine when surveyed, it is difficult to determine the true scale of the issue and its influence on the healthcare system. Join us on Healthcare Matters as we sit down with Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD to discuss […]

Leveraging Big Data to Mitigate Medical Liability Risks, Improve Practice Economics The era of big data in medicine is here, and it promises to improve the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare, increase profitability, reduce waste, predict epidemics, cure diseases and help avoid adverse medical outcomes. Of course, its success is reliant upon collecting the […]