JAMA Internal Medicine Author Interviews
Episodes
Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Prescribing in the Medicare Part D Population
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with W. David Bradford, PhD, author of Association Between US State Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Prescribing in the Medicare Part D Pop...
Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Moisturizer vs Placebo for Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, author of Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Vaginal Moisturizer vs Placebo for Treating Postmenopausal Vulv...
Outcomes Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS, author of Long-term Outcomes Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Adults With Chronic Kidn...
Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Nicola Montano, MD, PhD, author of Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis Among Undocumented Immigrants With ESRD
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lilia Cervantes, MD, author of Association of Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis With Mortality and Health Care Use Among Undocum...
Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes of Patients Cared For By Hospitalists vs PCPs vs Generalists
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Jennifer P. Stevens, MD, MS, author of Comparison of Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes Among Hospitalists, Primary Care Physicians, a...
Wealth-Associated Disparities in Death and Disability in the United States and England
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lena K. Makaroun, MD, author of Wealth-Associated Disparities in Death and Disability in the United States and England
Patients' Experiences With Institutional Responses to Medical Injury
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, author of Patients' Experiences With Communication-and-Resolution Programs After Medical Injury
Cost of Developing a Single Cancer Drug
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Sham Mailankody, MB BS, and Vinay Prasad, MD, authors of Research and Development Spending to Bring a Single Cancer Drug to Market and...
Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected ACS
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Jeffrey Trost, author of Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Value-Based Qua...
Medical Assistance in Dying
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, author of Medical Assistance in Dying: Our Lessons Learned
Medication Reminders to Improve Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, and David A Asch, MD MBA, authors of Effect of Electronic Reminders, Financial Incentives, and Social Support...
Glucose Self-monitoring in Non–Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
10 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Laura Young, MD PhD, and Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH, authors of Glucose Self-monitoring in Non–Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2...
Mother's Day for Women in Medicine—Better Than Roses
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lara Goitein, MD, and Marcia Angell, MD, authors of Mother's Day for Women in Medicine—Better Than Roses, and Eleni Linos, MD, autho...
Cost-Effectiveness of Diagnostic Approaches for Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Joshua Halpern, MD, author of Cost-Effectiveness of Common Diagnostic Approaches for Evaluation of Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria,...
Evaluation of a Large Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lauren Daskivich, MD, MSHS, author of Implementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Progra...
Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, author of Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Carrie H. Colla, PhD, ...
Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the VHA
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Linda S. Kinsinger, MD, MPH, author of Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration
Outcomes of Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Treated by Male vs Female Physicians
19 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Fema...
Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012
21 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD, author of A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012
Testing the Immunity of the Firearm Industry to Tort Litigation and the Impact of Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Self-defense Law on Firearm Violence
14 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with David K. Humphreys, BSc, MPhil, PhD, author of Evaluating the Impact of Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Self-defense Law on Homicide and...
Quality of Outpatient Care Delivered to US Adults, 2002-2013
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with David M. Levine, MD, MA, author of The Quality of Outpatient Care Delivered to Adults in the United States, 2002 to 2013 and Eve A. Ke...
Food Industry Funding of Nutrition Research
12 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Stanton A. Glantz, PhD FACC, author of Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research and Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, author of Food...
Intensive Care Unit Utilization During Hospitalization
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Dong Wook Chang, MD, author of Association Between Intensive Care Unit Utilization During Hospitalization and Costs, Use of Invasive P...
Asthma Exacerbations and Unconventional Natural Gas Development
18 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Brian S. Schwartz, MD, MS, author of Asthma Exacerbations and Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale
Postoperative Chronic Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Patients
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Eric C. Sun, MD, PhD, author of Incidence of and Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Patients in the Postoperative ...
Effect of Findings From ALLHAT on Conduction System Disease
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS, author of Effect of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHA...
Standardized Best Practices and Individual Craft-Based Medicine
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lara Goitein, MD, MDT and Brent James, MD, authors of Standardized Best Practices and Individual Craft-Based Medicine: A Conversation ...
Potential Savings Through Therapeutic Substitution
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Michael E. Johansen, MD, MS, author of Estimation of Potential Savings Through Therapeutic Substitution
Why Asymptomatic Patients Receive Carotid Imaging
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH, author of Common Reasons That Asymptomatic Patients Who Are 65 Years and Older Receive Carotid Imaging, and ...
Smartphones and Questions About Mental Health, Interpersonal Violence, and Physical Health
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Adam S. Miner, PsyD, author of Smartphone-Based Conversational Agents and Responses to Questions About Mental Health, Interpersonal Vi...
Flibanserin for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Ellen T. M. Laan, PhD, author of Efficacy and Safety of Flibanserin for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women: A...
Caregivers Who Assist Older Adults With Health Care Activities
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD, author of A National Profile of Family and Unpaid Caregivers Who Assist Older Adults With Health Care Activiti...
Timing of Dialysis Initiation
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Peter P. Reese, MD, MSCE and Vishnu S. Potluri, MD, MPH, authors of Honoring Patient Preferences in Initiation of Dialysis: Problems, ...
A New Era for Residency Training in Internal Medicine
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Alwin F. Steinmann, MD, author of A New Era for Residency Training in Internal Medicine, and Patrick G. O'Malley, MD, MPH, author of ...
Role of Government in Health Care Reform in United States and England
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Martin Marshall, MD, and Andrew B. Bindman, MD, author of The Role of Government in Health Care Reform in the United States and England...
Health Care Personnel Contamination During Protective Equipment Removal
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Curtis J. Donskey, MD, author of Contamination of Health Care Personnel During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment, and Michelle D...
Reference Payment for Colonoscopy
08 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with James C. Robinson, PhD, author of Association of Reference Payment for Colonoscopy With Consumer Choices, Insurer Spending, and Proced...
The End-of-Life Clinic for Physician-Assisted Dying in the Netherlands
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Marianne C. Snijdewind, MA;, author of A Study of the First Year of the End-of-Life Clinic for Physician-Assisted Dying in the Netherla...
Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties
06 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Charles Harding, AB, author of Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties, and Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH, auth...
Cardiac Transplantation
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, author of Crisis Awaiting Heart Transplantation: Sinking the Lifeboat
Nondisclosure Agreements in Medical Malpractice Settlements
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with William M. Sage, MD, JD, author of Use of Nondisclosure Agreements in Medical Malpractice Settlements by a Large Academic Health Care S...
Mediterranean Diet and Cognitive Decline
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Emilio Ros, MD, PhD, author of Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Revascularization in Nursing Home Residents
06 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, author of Functional Outcomes After Lower Extremity Revascularization in Nursing Home Residents: A National Co...
ESCAPE in Veterans
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS, author of Evaluation of Stepped Care for Chronic Pain (ESCAPE) in Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflic...
Research Misconduct Identified by the FDA
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Charles Seife, MS, author of Research Misconduct Identified by the US Food and Drug Administration: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of t...
Medicare's Hospital-Acquired Conditions Policy
05 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Teresa M. Waters, PhD, author of Effect of Medicare's Nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Lessons for Future Policy, and Patri...
Tramadol and Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia
08 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Laurent Azoulay, PhD, author of Tramadol Use and the Risk of Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia in Patients With Noncancer Pain, and Lewi...
US Cigarette Smoking-Attributable Morbidity
13 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Brian L. Rostron, PhD, MPH, author of Estimation of Cigarette Smoking–Attributable Morbidity in the United States, and Steven A. Schr...
Lack of Publicly Available Scientific Evidence on the Safety and Effectiveness of Implanted Medical Devices, and Joshua Sharfstein, MD, author of Improving Medical Device Regulation: A Work in Progress
29 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Diana M. Zuckerman, PhD, author of Lack of Publicly Available Scientific Evidence on the Safety and Effectiveness of Implanted Medical ...
Use of Medical Consultants for Hospitalized Surgical Patients: An Observational Cohort Study, and Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, author of Medical Consultation for Surgical Cases in the Era of Value-Based Care
04 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lena M. Chen, MD, MS, author of Use of Medical Consultants for Hospitalized Surgical Patients: An Observational Cohort Study, and Gulsh...
Litigation Seeking Access to Data From Ongoing Clinical Trials: A Threat to Clinical Research, and I. Glenn Cohen, JD, author of Clinical Trials and the Right to Remain Silent
21 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Walter N. Kernan, MD, author of Litigation Seeking Access to Data From Ongoing Clinical Trials: A Threat to Clinical Research, and I. G...
Physicians and Politics, and David J. Rothman, PhD, author of The Political Polarization of Physicians in the United States: An Analysis of Campaign Contributions to Federal Elections, 1991 Through 2012
02 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Arnold S. Relman, MD, author of Physicians and Politics, and David J. Rothman, PhD, author of The Political Polarization of Physicians ...
Choosing a Screening Method for Cervical Cancer: Papanicolaou Testing Alone or With Human Papillomavirus Testing, and Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH, author of Can the New Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Be Simplified?
05 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Karen Smith-McCune, MD, PhD, author of Choosing a Screening Method for Cervical Cancer: Papanicolaou Testing Alone or With Human Papill...
Effect of Hospitalist Workload on the Quality and Efficiency of Care, and Robert M. Wachter, MD, author of Hospitalist Workload: The Search for the Magic Number
31 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Daniel J. Elliott, MD, MSCE, author of Effect of Hospitalist Workload on the Quality and Efficiency of Care, and Robert M. Wachter, MD,...
High-Risk Use by Patients Prescribed Opioids for Pain and Its Role in Overdose Deaths, and Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH, author of Sources of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers by Frequency of Past-Year Nonmedical Use: United States, 2008-2011
03 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Timothy F. Jones, MD, author of High-Risk Use by Patients Prescribed Opioids for Pain and Its Role in Overdose Deaths, and Christopher ...
Cognitive Function and Brain Structure in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels: A Randomized Clinical Trial
03 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS, author of Cognitive Function and Brain Structure in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Intensive ...
Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
06 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Madhav Goyal, MD, MPH, author of Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Features and Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Cardiac Device Deactivation, and Sunita Puri, MD, MS, author of Deathbed Shock: Causes and Cures
25 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lillian C. Buchhalter, author of Features and Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Cardiac Device Deactivation, and Sunita Puri, MD, MS, ...
Obesity and Late-Age Survival Without Major Disease or Disability in Older Women
11 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Eileen Rillamas-Sun, PhD, MPH, author of Obesity and Late-Age Survival Without Major Disease or Disability in Older Women
The Institute of Medicine Report Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence: Summary of Primary Findings and Implications for Clinicians
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, author of The Institute of Medicine Report Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence:...
Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comparison of 1998 Through 1999 and 2008, and Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Going After the Money: Curbing the Rapid Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Medical Services
23 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Donald S. Likosky, PhD, author of Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comparison of 1998 T...
Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care: Minding the Gap, and Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, author of Using Science to Shape Medicare Physician Payment: Comment on "Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care"
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Christine A. Sinsky, MD, author of Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care: Minding the Gap, and Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, autho...
Fat Intake After Diagnosis and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer and All-Cause Mortality, and Stephen J. Freedland, MD, author of Dietary Fat and Reduced Prostate Cancer Mortality: Does the Type of Fat Matter?
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Erin L. Richman, ScD, author of Fat Intake After Diagnosis and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer and All-Cause Mortality, and Stephen J. F...
Relationship Between the Prognostic Expectations of Seriously Ill Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and Their Nephrologists, and Mack Lipkin, MD, author of Shared Decision Making
27 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Melissa W. Wachterman, MD, MPH, MSc, author of Relationship Between the Prognostic Expectations of Seriously Ill Patients Undergoing He...
Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry, and Richard S. Lehman, MA, BM, BCh, MRCGP, author of Nullius In Verba: Don't Take Anyone's Word for It
22 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, author of Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry, and Richard S. Lehman, MA,...
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Levels and Secondary Events in Outpatients With Coronary Heart Disease From the Heart and Soul Study, and Patrick G. O'Malley, MD, MPH, author of Is There a Role for Further Risk Stratification of Patients With Stable
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Alexis L. Beatty, MD, author of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Levels and Secondary Events in Outpatients With Coronary Heart Dise...
Medicaid Drug Selection Committees and Inadequate Management of Conflicts of Interest
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lisa Bero, PhD, author of Medicaid Drug Selection Committees and Inadequate Management of Conflicts of Interest
Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study, and Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, author of Palliative Care: An Approach for All Internists Comment on "Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study"
28 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Jaclyn Yoong, MBBS, FRACP and Jennifer S. Temel, MD, authors of Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study, and...
A Comparison of Care at E-visits and Physician Office Visits for Sinusitis and Urinary Tract Infection
19 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Ateev Mehrotra, MD, author of A Comparison of Care at E-visits and Physician Office Visits for Sinusitis and Urinary Tract Infection
The Influence of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Death Rates Among Adults, 1993-2007 and William Cunningham, MD, MPH, author of HIV Racial Disparities: Time to Close the Gaps
08 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Edgar P. Simard, PhD, MPH, author of The Influence of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus D...
Midlife Fitness and the Development of Chronic Conditions in Later Life, and Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH, author of Thriving of the Fittest
27 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Jarett D. Berry, MD, MS, author of Midlife Fitness and the Development of Chronic Conditions in Later Life, and Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH,...
Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations, and Mitchell H. Katz, MD, author of Time to Stop Screening for Prostate Cancer
23 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with David H. Howard, PhD, author of Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations, and Mitchell H. Katz,...
Loneliness in Older Persons: A Predictor of Functional Decline and Death; Living Alone and Cardiovascular Risk in Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis; Loneliness and Living Alone: What Are We Really Measuring?
18 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Carla M. Perissinotto, MD, MHS, author of Loneliness in Older Persons: A Predictor of Functional Decline and Death, Jacob A. Udell, MD,...
Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer and Radiation From Medical Imaging: Findings From the Institute of Medicine Report.
11 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, author of Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer and Radiation From Medical Imaging: Findings From the Instit...
Nature and Impact of Grief Over Patient Loss on Oncologists' Personal and Professional Lives and Timothy E. Quill, MD author of Oncologists Responding to Grief.
21 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Leeat Granek, PhD author of Nature and Impact of Grief Over Patient Loss on Oncologists' Personal and Professional Lives and Timothy E....
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality and Kenneth D. Burman, MD, author of What Is the Clinical Importance of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism?
23 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Nicolas Rodondi, MD, MAS, author of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality and Kenneth D. Bur...
The Cost of Satisfaction: A National Study of Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization, Expenditures, and Mortality and Brenda E. Sirovich, MD, MS, author of How to Feed and Grow Your Health Care System
12 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Joshua J. Fenton, MD, MPH, author of The Cost of Satisfaction: A National Study of Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization, Expen...
Assessing Gait Speed in Acutely Ill Older Patients Admitted to an Acute Care for Elders Hospital Unit
27 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Glenn V. Ostir, PhD, author of Assessing Gait Speed in Acutely Ill Older Patients Admitted to an Acute Care for Elders Hospital Unit
Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009
23 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Michael L. Barnett, MD, author of Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009
Opioids for Chronic Pain
12 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Mitchell H. Katz, MD, author of Opioids for Chronic Pain