Using Default Options and Other Nudges to Improve Critical Care

1Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. 2Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 3Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. 4Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. 5Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Halpern's institution received funding from Otto Haas Charitable Trust; he received funding from American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation Choosing Wisely Campaign; and he received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health and the Donaghue Foundation. For information regarding this article, E-mail: [email protected]