Rachel M. Werner, Mark Pauly, and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William Frist discussed sweeping new recommendations in a report from the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending.
In a new research brief, Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler et al found that in older U.S. adults, higher education resulted in better performance on cognitive performance tests.
A new study led by Rachel Feldman Hamm found that disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth implementation.
Connie Ulrich and colleagues explored the common risks and burdens of cancer clinical trials identified by patients, and provided strategies for researchers to better support and communicate with patients.
Our virtual seminar explored how hospital mergers and a recent acceleration of physician practice consolidation have changed the U.S. health care system, and what these changes mean for providers and their patients.
A panel of experts discussed how settlement funding from legal battles could be used by the state and local governments to address the opioid epidemic.
“Childbirth is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds.” Atheendar Venkataramani.New York Times
“Investigation Spotlights Rise of For-Profit Ethics Boards in Research.” Holly Fernandez Lynch.Washington Post
“More Than Half of U.S. Nursing Homes Are Unprofitable—and It’s About To Get a Lot Worse.” Rachel M. Werner.Quartz
“FDA: Base Blood Donation Policy on Science, Not Stigma.” Scott Jelinek.STAT
“‘Part of the Job’: UPenn Med School Teaches Future Physicians How to Advocate for Their Patients in Public Health Arena.” Elinore Kaufman, Mario DeMarco. WHYY
PUBLICATIONS
“Access to What for Whom? How Care Delivery Innovations Impact Health Equity.” Julia E. Szymczak, Alexander G. Fiks, Sansanee Craig, Dara D. Mendez, Kristin N. Ray.Journal of General Internal Medicine
“Prevalence of Behavioral Flags in the Electronic Health Record Among Black and White Patients Visiting the Emergency Department.” Anish K. Agarwal, Emily Seeburger, Gerald O’Neill, Chidinma C. Nwakanma, Lillian E. Marsh, Kevin Alexander Soltany, Eugenia C. South, Ari B. Friedman.JAMA Network Open
“Close But Not Close Enough: How Distance Caregiving is Associated with Hospice Family Caregiver Hospice Communication Experiences.” Lauren T. Starr, Karla Washington, Kyle Pitzer, Debra Parker Oliver, George Demiris.Health Communication
“Boarding in U.S. Academic Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Austin S. Kilaru, James J. Scheulen, Cathi A. Harbertson, Rachel Gonzales, Angira Mondal, Anish K. Agarwal.Annals of Emergency Medicine
“Association Between Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Type and Quality of Care in Moderate and Late Preterm Infants.” Elizabeth G. Salazar, Sara C. Handley, Lucy T. Greenberg, Erika M. Edwards, Scott A. Lorch. JAMA Pediatrics
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