Harnessing the Power of Default Options to Improve Health Care
- 27 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 357 (13), 1340-1344
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsb071595
Abstract
Decision makers sometimes face a default choice — the option that will be implemented if an alternative is not actively chosen. Health care quality can be improved by default options such as administering vaccinations to eligible hospitalized patients who do not decline them. The authors argue that these options should be set strategically and used to improve public health.Keywords
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