Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS) | Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA

Using Nudges to Improve the Delivery of Health Care 

Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA
Ralph Muller Presidential Professor, Perelman School of Medicine

Register in advance via Zoom: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErduqqpz0sE9Nsv-HXslBElXuZ9eqM95HF

Nudges are subtle changes to the choice environment that can have an outsized impact on our decisions and behaviors.  Electronic health records have been rapidly adopted by health systems and clinicians, however there exist hidden nudges which are often misaligned with clinician and patient goals. The Penn Medicine Nudge Unit is the world’s first behavioral design team embedded within the operations of a health system and focuses on working with health system leadership and frontline clinicians and staff to design, test, and implement nudges to improve the delivery of health care. This presentation will provide a background on the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit and provide examples of past project and their ethical implications.

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