Leora Horwitz: Toward a Continuously Learning Healthcare System

Howie and Harlan are joined by Leora Horwitz, director of the Rapid Randomized Controlled Trial Lab at NYU Langone Health, to discuss her work using experimentation to improve the delivery of care, and her experience as a clinician and researcher in the chaotic first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. Harlan reports on his new study examining the impact on patients of early-morning blood draws in hospitals; Howie reflects on new business models for delivering discounted generic drugs. Links: Harlan Krumholz: “Timing of Blood Draws Among Patients Hospitalized in a Large Academic Medical Center” Leora Horwitz: “Constant, rapid testing is key to creating the ‘learning health system’ of the future” NYY Langone Health: Rapid Randomized Controlled Trial Lab Leora Horwitz: “‘I Am Not the Same as I Was Before’: A Qualitative Analysis of COVID-19 Survivors” Leora Horwitz and Harlan Krumholz: “Comprehensive quality of discharge summaries at an academic medical center” Leora Horwitz: “Tweeting Into the Void: Effective Use of Social Media for Healthcare Professionals” Leora Horwitz on Twitter Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs "Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan" “Introducing RxPass from Amazon Pharmacy, a $5 prescription subscription that helps Prime members who take multiple medications save time and money” Amazon: RxPass