In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, Rachel M. Werner and Norma B. Coe wrote that new nursing home staffing rules will save 13,000 lives a year, yet the industry now wants to eliminate these rules before they take effect.
Daniel Herman and Gary Weissman argued that the system that oversees lab testing, known as the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), could create the local accountability that AI desperately needs.
Kevin Johnson and Andy Tan found that modest monetary incentives—like a $25 gift card—can significantly boost enrollment among historically marginalized groups in pediatric clinical trials, outperforming culturally tailored video messages.
Alon Bergman, Guy David, Ashwin Nathan, Jay Giri,and colleagues created the Procedure Access Inequality (PAI) index and found wide variation in access for 40 common hospital procedures.
Research by Nadir Yehya, Anireddy Reddy, Charlotte Woods-Hill, and Garrett Keim revealed a steep rise in pediatric firearm-related hospitalizations, uncovering stark racial disparities and immense health care costs while proposing targeted policy solutions.
A panel of experts discussed the lack of health care cost growth relative to GDP since at least 1965, what the drivers of the cost slowdown were, and what the most effective cost reduction policies might be going forward.
A Conversation with Elizabeth Ananat, PhD, Bradley Hardy, PhD, MPP, and Aparna Mathur, PhD. Moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD.
Virtual event open to the public
IN THE MEDIA
“Men Die Younger Than Women. Is it Time for a Focus on Men's Health?” Derek Griffith. NPR
“Do Food Warning Labels Actually Work? Answering Your Questions.” Christina Roberto.The Washington Post
“For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes A Village— And A Lot Of Luck.” Dennis Culhane.KFF
“Here's Why Researchers Think Most People Stop Taking Weight Loss Drugs Within a Year.” Ezekiel Emanuel. USA Today
“Risky Pregnancies, Driven by CVD Risk Factors, Remain Common for Native Women.” Lauren Eberly. Healio
PUBLICATIONS
“Measuring Representativeness in Clinical Trials.” Allen Sanyi, Samuel Byiringiro, Sanaz Dabiri, Mireille Jacobson, Amanda Boyd, Modele O. Ogunniyi, Alanna A. Morris, Rachel Kohn, Neal W. Dickert, Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Eldrin F. Lewis, Scott D. Halpern, Alexander C. Fanaroff.Circulation
“Shareholder Payouts Among Large Publicly Traded Health Care Companies.” Victor Roy, Victor Amana, Joseph S. Ross, Cary P. Gross. JAMA Internal Medicine
“What Explains the Growth in Hospital Assets from 2000 Through 2019? A Decomposition Analysis.” Stephanie Teeple, Caroline Andy, William L. Schpero, Paula Chatterjee. Health Affairs Scholar
“Knowledge and Attitudes of School Nurses in Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: A National Survey.” April J. Ancheta, Catherine C. McDonald, Dalmacio Dennis Flores, Kaja Darien, Nadia L. Dowshen. Nursing Outlook
“Co-Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence and Suicide Mortality Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States.” Laurie M. Graham, Julie M. Kafka, Millan A. AbiNader. Journal of Adolescent Health
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