Nick Daley
@nickdaley.bsky.social
Health Services Research Assistant at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Health care contact days outside of the home, while often necessary, can place burdens on older adults and caregivers. In a new JAMA IM study, @ishaniganguli.bsky.social, John Orav, and I look at the relationship between contact days and other measures of patient experience. Key findings ⬇️
Contact Days, Care Experience, and Out-of-Pocket Spending
This cross-sectional study examines the level of satisfaction in care, ease of managing care, and out-of-pocket expenses among patients enrolled in traditional Medicare.
jamanetwork.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Health care contact days outside of the home, while often necessary, can place burdens on older adults and caregivers. In a new JAMA IM study, @ishaniganguli.bsky.social, John Orav, and I look at the relationship between contact days and other measures of patient experience. Key findings ⬇️
Docs & patients know the pain of chasing borderline/incidental findings w/ a string of visits, tests and treatments. Yet after that initial test, these cascades can feel unavoidable. In a new @journalgim.bsky.social, @ishaniganguli.bsky.social and I explore reasons why & potential solutions:
Safe, Then Sorry? — The Psychological Biases that Drive Care Cascades - Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine -
link.springer.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Docs & patients know the pain of chasing borderline/incidental findings w/ a string of visits, tests and treatments. Yet after that initial test, these cascades can feel unavoidable. In a new @journalgim.bsky.social, @ishaniganguli.bsky.social and I explore reasons why & potential solutions: