EP103: Dr. Mitesh Patel on the intersection of healthcare and behavioral economics

Dr. Mitesh Patel is a physician and behavioral scientist! He helped found the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, a first for healthcare. We talk about behavioral nudges, both for healthcare and home life, and the small things that we can each do to nudge behavior. Dr. Mitesh Patel MD MBA is a physician executive and behavioral scientist. He is currently Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Ascension , the largest non-profit healthcare system in the US. He works on strategic vision and implementation of programs to transform clinical care using behavior nudges, EHR Apps, machine learning, artificial intelligence, remote patient monitoring, and virtual care. Previously, he was the Founding Director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, the world’s first behavioral design team embedded within health system.