Insights: Healthonomics and How Behavior Drives Our Medical Decisions

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 [email protected] 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. Allied Medical Waste is the premier medical waste and document shredding company for medical groups all over the United States. On average, Allied helps medical groups save up to 50% on their monthly costs. Allied is known for their great service and impeccable response times. Reach out today for a free quote! Allied has a special offer for all MGMA members: the first 2 months FREE of charge!Connect with us at [email protected] or call (801) 328-8581.