David Asch
Behavioral economics, clinician and patient decision making; health policy; medical ethics
Research Synopsis
Behavioral economics; medical ethics; technology assessment; health care management; physician executives
Appointments
Psychology Graduate Group
AB, Harvard University; MD, Cornell University;
MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Volpp KG, Asch DA, Galvin R, Loewenstein G. Redesigning employee health incentives — lessons from behavioral economics. N Engl J Med. 2011;365:388-90. PMID: 21812669 Full Text
Grande D, Gollust SE, Asch DA. Polling analysis shows that public support for health reform was broader than reported and depended on how proposals were framed. Health Affairs. 2011;30:1242-9.
Halpern SD, Asch DA, Volpp KG. Commitment contracts: The way to health? BMJ. 2012;344:1-4.
Handorf EA, McElligott S, Vachani A, Langer CJ, Demeter MB, Armstrong K, Asch DA. Cost-effectiveness of personalized therapy for first-line treatment of stage IV and recurrent, incurable adenocarcinoma of the lung. J Oncol Practice. In press.
Loewenstein G, Volpp KG, Asch DA. Incentives in health: Different prescriptions for physicians and patients. JAMA. 2012;307:1375-6.
Volpp KG, Lowenstein G, Asch DA. Assessing value in health care programs. JAMA. 2012; 307;2153-4.
Loewenstein G, Asch DA, Friedman JY, Melichar LA, Volpp KG. Can behavioural economics make us healthier? BMJ. 2012;344;e3482.
Asch DA, Muller RW, Volpp KG. Automated hovering in health care: watching over the 5,000 hours. N Engl J Med. 2012;367:1-3.
Asch DA, Volpp KG. What business are we in? The emergency of health as the business of health care. N Engl J Med. In press.
Volpp KG, Loewenstein G, Asch DA. Choosing Wisely: low value services, utilization, and patient cost sharing. JAMA. In press.