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View the August 2025 table of contents: nej.md/40NYm9S

New NEJM Catalyst: Physician incentives + coaching + feedback ⏫referrals to some lower-cost services (e.g. imaging) by 19%, associated w/ large savings (~19% radiology, 23% #ortho). "Kitchen-sink" but simple nudges can 🔽costs, maintain quality catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

In our August 2025 issue: stroke management, high-value referrals, population health program financial viability, academic neurosurgery productivity, end-of life care decision support, sustainable AI use, and unpaid caregivers: nej.md/4nSW1Ve

A survey of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council finds strong support for caregivers who voluntarily care for family, friends, and neighbors: nej.md/46FWmEo

Thanks for having us GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast ! We had a great time sharing our approaches to improving goals of care documentation. For more info our full article is here via NEJM Catalyst - catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Some common medical services vary greatly in cost depending on the facility or specialist. This study examines ways to incentivize physicians to refer to sites that offer lower cost and equivalent or higher quality: nej.md/3Ilb0ae

Stroke management efforts over 5 years led to improvements in clinical outcomes and process measures, as well as a reassessment of protocols for MRI and ultrasound utilization, resulting in overall reduction in median investigation costs per patient: nej.md/4eL3SzU

An initiative to improve goals-of-care discussion efforts included enhanced mortality risk prediction using machine learning, efficient clinical workflows involving person-to-person messages and increased palliative care staff, and clinician training: nej.md/3Gr7HxE

A novel group metric productivity model implemented in 2018 through a bottom-up effort by physicians at the Brown University Health Department of Neurosurgery has been associated with increased clinical volume and academic productivity: nej.md/4kHWS8q

Stroke management efforts over 5 years have led to improvements in certain clinical outcomes and process measures, as well as a reassessment of protocols for MRI and ultrasound utilization, resulting in an overall reduction in median investigation costs per patient. Learn more

An economic model for a population health initiative focused on reducing cardiovascular disease risk, in order to examine the cost and revenue factors that influence financial sustainability: nej.md/4kDV9B2

Engaging Complex Health System Boards in Quality and Safety Governance - Q&A with Erik Mikaitis, Cook County Health: nej.md/45tle16