How easy is it for physicians to choose wisely and reject low value care? Who decides what's wise and what's unwise? In this episode Saurabh Jha (aka @RogueRad) speaks with William Sullivan MD JD. Dr. Sullivan is an emergency physician and an a
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in their landmark report - To Err is Human - estimated that the number of deaths from medical errors is 44 ,000 to 98, 000. The report ushered the Quality and Safety Movement, which became a dominant for
Can we reduce over diagnosis by re-naming disease to less anxiety-provoking makes? For example, if we call a 4.1 cm ascending aorta “ecstasia” instead of “aneurysm” will there be less over-treatment? Saurabh Jha (aka @RogueRad) discusses over d
What role can radiologists play in shared decision making? C. Matthew Hawkins, MD discusses this important topic with patient advocate Andrea Borondy Kitts.
Saurabh Jha (@RogueRad) speaks with Professor Jeffrey Flier who was the 21st Dean of Harvard Medical School, on wide ranging topics including growing up in the Bronx, reproducibility crisis, research fraud, health policy, and intellectual diver
What does it take to create a decision rule? In this podcast Saurabh Jha (@RogueRad) has a discussion with Robert W. Yeh MD MBA about the deep though and complex statistics involved in creating a decision rules ti guide therapy which have narro
Saurabh Jha (aka @RogueRad) speaks with Bishal Gyawali MD PhD. Dr. Gyawali obtained his medical degree from Kathmandu. He received a scholarship to pursue a PhD in Japan. Dr. Gyawali's work focuses on getting cheap and effective treatment to un
What are the challenges of bringing advanced imaging services to India? What motivates an entrepreneur to start build an MRI service? How does the entrepreneur go about building the service? In this episode Saurabh Jha (aka @RogueRad) discusses
It is easy for armchair activists to bash randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with clever methodological critiques. However, it takes a lot of effort and coordination to pull off an RCT successfully. Saurabh Jha (aka @RogueRad) speaks to Dr. Ma
What are the challenges of getting imaging to Africa? Saurabh Jha (@RogueRad) convenes a panel of experts in Africa. They discuss the challenges of bringing new technology to Africa, the new need for imaging driven by public health gains and in
Norm A. Padrón, PhD, MA, MPH, is Senior Director of Applied Research and Data Analytics at the Center for Health Innovation of the American Hospital Association (AHA). She was the founder and Associate Director at the Main Line Health Center fo
Chadi Nabhan, MD MBA FACP, is a preeminent oncologist, speaker and the Chief Medical Officer of Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions. At the great heights of his career, and a secure American citizen, Chadi recalls the struggle and effort it too
What is the effect of expanding Medicaid on overall healthcare costs and use of the emergency room? This type of question can't easily be answered by observational studies and requires a randomized controlled trial (RCT). But an RCT isn't easy
Danny Huges and Saurabh Jha discuss a JAMA paper: A comparison of diagnostic imaging ordering patterns between advanced practice clinicians and primary care physicians following office-based evaluation and management visits.
A conversation with Brian Nosek, a meta-researcher, co-founder and director of the Center for Open Science. They discuss a study which showed there’s variation in analytical methods research teams use to interrogate the same data set.
How will artificial intelligence and changing technology affect residents and medical students?
Dr Jha assembles a panel of tech savvy radiology residents: Ajay Kohli, MD, Howard Chen, MD, Blake Jones, MD, and Judy Gichoya MD.
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Host Saurabh Jha discusses the book "An American Sicness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back" with author and editor in chief of Kaiser Health News Elizabeth Rosenthal
What's the Issue with Random controlled trails?
Radiologist Saurbh Jha, MD, MBBS has a conversation with Cardiologist, and frequent blogger Anish Koka MD, about RCTs.
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