Angela Shen and Tuhina Srivastava offer tips for how providers should engage with unvaccinated patients, including using invitational rhetoric instead of fear-based messaging.
George Maliha and Matthew McCoy discuss a recent Supreme Court decision that could threaten access to dialysis for patients living in under-resourced areas.
Gabriela Khazanov and James McKay find that patients who received financial incentives were more likely to attend their mental health treatment appointments, adhere to their medications, and meet their treatment goals.
Research by Jalpa Doshi and colleagues reveals that while the total number of 340B pharmacies increased, the percentage of pharmacies in disadvantaged neighborhoods shrank and the percentage in wealthier areas increased.
Elinore Kaufman and Jeremy Cannon find that longer predicted transport time to a trauma center after a firearm injury is associated with higher rates of death.
In partnership with the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, LDI invites applications for the 2022–2023 Emerging Scholars Exchange Program, designed to provide professional development opportunities for early career faculty.
In our recent seminar, a panel of leading experts explored the current state of abortion bans across the nation, consequences for abortion access and reproductive care as a whole, and potential next steps in research, policy, and advocacy.
A Conversation with Stephen Friedhoff, MD, Veronica Gillispie, MD, Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, Pooja Mehta, MD, MSHP, and Karen Scott, MD, MPH. Moderated by Sindhu Srinivas, MD, MSCE
Virtual event open to the public.
IN THE MEDIA
“Long COVID Experts and Advocates Say the Government Is Ignoring 'The Greatest Mass-Disabling Event in Human History.'” Ezekiel Emanuel. TIME
“New Uses for Old Drugs? Every Cure Offers Hope for People With Rare Diseases.” David Fajgenbaum.USA Today
“FDA Seems Poised To Approve a New Drug for ALS, But Does It Work?” Holly Fernandez Lynch. NPR
“Want To Regain Parents’ Trust, Public Health Institutions? Be Humble.” David Rubin. New York Times
“COVID-19 Showed the Benefits of At-Home Testing. A New Partnership Is Expanding Access to HIV Testing Kits.” Harsha Thirumurthy.Philadelphia Inquirer
PUBLICATIONS
“Medicare's Bundled Payment Models.” Amol S. Navathe, Joshua M. Liao. JAMA
“Importance of Asking Older Adults Whether They Are Having Difficulty Managing Finances.“ Jason Karlawish. JAMA Network Open
“Who Calls the Shots? A Legal and Historical Perspective on Vaccine Mandates.” Eric M. Fraser, Michael J. Neuss. Chest
“Changes in Unemployment Among Health Care Workers Following the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Sasmira Matta, Lauren H. Nicholas. JAMA
“Work Environment and Operational Failures Associated With Nurse Outcomes, Patient Safety, and Patient Satisfaction.” Kathryn A. Riman, Jordan M. Harrison, Douglas M. Sloane, Matthew D. McHugh. Nursing Research
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