EM1809F "Natural Experiments in Health Care" (IM GR-092118)
This talk will describe how natural experiments – a methodological tool commonly used by economists – can be used to better understand phenomena observed in health care. The talk will discuss how creative thinking, large data, and quasi-experimental study designs, can be combined to provide new insights about the productivity of health care.
Target Audience
UT Southwestern faculty, fellows, residents and medical students, community physicians, nurse clinicians, physician assistants and nurses.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Understand how natural experiments can be used in observational health care research
- Be able to apply natural experiment study designs to clinical and policy research questions
- Understand limitations of natural experiment methodology
Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D.
Ruth L. Newhouse Associate Professor of Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
Visiting Professor hosted by the Division of General Internal Medicine
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA
Price
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