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Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Heart Failure Care and Outcomes.

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Chang, LL; DeVore, AD; Granger, BB; Eapen, ZJ; Ariely, D; Hernandez, AF
Published in: Circulation
August 22, 2017

Behavioral challenges are often present in human illness, so behavioral economics is increasingly being applied in healthcare settings to better understand why patients choose healthy or unhealthy behaviors. The application of behavioral economics to healthcare settings parallels recent shifts in policy and reimbursement structures that hold providers accountable for outcomes that are dependent on patient behaviors. Numerous studies have examined the application of behavioral economics principles to policy making and health behaviors, but there are limited data on applying these concepts to the management of chronic conditions, such as heart failure (HF). Given its increasing prevalence and high associated cost of care, HF is a paradigm case for studying novel approaches to improve health care; therefore, if we can better understand why patients with HF make the choices they do, then we may be more poised to help them manage their medications, influence daily behaviors, and encourage healthy decision making. In this article, we will give a brief explanation of the core behavioral economics concepts that apply to patients with HF. We will also examine how to craft these concepts into tools such as financial incentives and social networks that may improve the management of patients with HF. We believe that behavioral economics can help us understand barriers to change, encourage positive behaviors, and offer additional approaches to improving the outcomes of patients with HF.

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Published In

Circulation

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EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

August 22, 2017

Volume

136

Issue

8

Start / End Page

765 / 772

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Health Behavior
  • Economics, Behavioral
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Chang, L. L., DeVore, A. D., Granger, B. B., Eapen, Z. J., Ariely, D., & Hernandez, A. F. (2017). Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Heart Failure Care and Outcomes. Circulation, 136(8), 765–772. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028380
Chang, Leslie L., Adam D. DeVore, Bradi B. Granger, Zubin J. Eapen, Dan Ariely, and Adrian F. Hernandez. “Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Heart Failure Care and Outcomes.Circulation 136, no. 8 (August 22, 2017): 765–72. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028380.
Chang LL, DeVore AD, Granger BB, Eapen ZJ, Ariely D, Hernandez AF. Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Heart Failure Care and Outcomes. Circulation. 2017 Aug 22;136(8):765–72.
Chang, Leslie L., et al. “Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Heart Failure Care and Outcomes.Circulation, vol. 136, no. 8, Aug. 2017, pp. 765–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028380.
Chang LL, DeVore AD, Granger BB, Eapen ZJ, Ariely D, Hernandez AF. Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Heart Failure Care and Outcomes. Circulation. 2017 Aug 22;136(8):765–772.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

August 22, 2017

Volume

136

Issue

8

Start / End Page

765 / 772

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Health Behavior
  • Economics, Behavioral
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology