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Lauren Eberly

Intervention Increased Uptake of Heart Failure Drugs in Navajo Nation

Research by Lauren Eberly found that a simple intervention increased the uptake of guideline-directed heart failure therapy drugs by 53% at a Navajo Nation hospital in New Mexico.

Farouk Dako

Health Care Worker Migration to the U.S. and U.K. Raises Issues

A study by Farouk Dako drew attention to the dynamics of health care worker migration to the U.S. and U.K., and revealed how migrant health care workers find themselves underused or in lower-level positions.

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Caregiver Preferences for Clinic-Based Food Assistance Programs

Research by LDI Fellows revealed that caregivers prefer food programs that provide delivery options and support from community health or social workers rather than doctors or nurses.

Shazia Siddique

Health Care Algorithms Can Improve or Worsen Disparities

Research led by Shazia Mehmood Siddique highlighted evidence that health care algorithms can both improve and worsen racial and ethnic disparities for patients regardless of their inclusion of race or ethnicity as a variable.

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Bundled Payment Models Need to Engage Physician Group Practices

An analysis of bundled payments in Health Affairs by Austin Kilaru, Amol Navathe, and Aidan P. Crowley found that physician groups are better at managing cost and quality for surgical episodes than hospitals.

EVENT RECAPS

Rural Hospitals at a Crossroad: Access, Quality, and Financing

Exploring the Policies that are Closing Rural Hospitals

A panel of experts said a major problem for rural hospitals is a lack of coherent and adequate national funding policies, exacerbated by private insurers' unwillingness to reimburse for the full cost of procedures.

Evidence-Driven Approaches to Preventing Firearm Deaths

Lack of Scientific Evidence Slows Effort to Curb Firearm Violence

Our seminar discussed how the lack of scientific evidence about the effectiveness of both current laws and proposed policies are slowing efforts to curb firearm violence.

 UPCOMING EVENT

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Penn LDI Conference: Forging a Path Toward Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Individuals

Co-hosted with Health Affairs

 

Monday, July 22, 2024
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET

Support for this project is provided by The Scan Foundation and Arnold Ventures.

IN THE MEDIA

“What Prompted CMS to Change Course With its Data Restrictions?” Rachel M. Werner. Forbes

 

“What Nurses Really Want: Sufficient Staffing for Patient Care.” Karen Lasater, K. Jane Muir. STAT News 

 

“Former Lawmakers Have Ideas on Fixing Congress. Will Anyone Listen?” Ezekiel Emanuel. Washington Post

 

“A Drug Company Will Stop Selling Lucrative Medicine to Keep a Promise to ALS Patients.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. NPR

 

“It's Time to End the Medicare-Medicaid Merry-Go-Round.” Rachel M. Werner. The Hill 

PUBLICATIONS

“Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Approach for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Research Participation.” Sarah L. Mayer, Michelle R. Brajcich, Lionola Juste, Jesse Y. Hsu, Nadir Yehya. JAMA Network Open.

 

“Philadelphia Latine Immigrant Birthing People's Perspectives on Mitigating the Chilling Effect on Prenatal Care Utilization.” Diana Montoya-Williams, Alejandra Barreto, Alicia Laguna-Torres, Diana Worsley, Kate Wallis, Michelle-Marie Peña, Lauren Palladino, Nicole Salva, Lisa Levine, Angelique Rivera, Rosalinda Hernandez, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Katherine Yun, Scott Lorch, Senbagam Virudachalam. Medical Care

 

“Comparison of Sales From Vending Machines With 4 Different Food and Beverage Messages: A Randomized Trial.” Lauren A. Gibson, Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, Sophia V. Hua, Jennifer A. Orr, Hannah G. Lawman, Sara N. Bleich, Kevin G. Volpp, Amy Bleakley, Anne N. Thorndike, Christina A. Roberto. JAMA Network Open

 

“Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Nudges to Encourage Referrals to Centralized Pharmacy Services for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation in High-Risk Patients: Rationale and Design of the SUPER LIPID Program.” Alexander C. Fanaroff, Qian Huang, Kayla Clark, Laurie A. Norton, Wendell E. Kellum, Dwight Eichelberger, John C. Wood, Zachary Bricker, Andrea G. Dooley Wood, Greta Kemmer, Jennifer I. Smith, Srinath Adusumalli, Mary Putt, Kevin G.M. Volpp. American Heart Journal

 

“Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment in Comprehensive Primary Care Plus.” Tatiane Santos, Alon Bergman, Aaron Smith-McLallen. JAMA Network Open

 

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