Research by Rachel M. Werner,Norma Coe et al found that Black Medicare Advantage enrollees had higher rates of avoidable hospitalizations compared to white enrollees.
Margo Brooks Carthon discussed the expansion of THRIVE, the program she leads that provides clinician-managed home care for low-income patients following their discharge from the hospital.
A study led by Atheendar Venkataramani indicated that reparations could close racial gaps in lifespan because wealth has important consequences for health outcomes.
Research by Linda Aiken revealed that high rates of nurse burnout during the pandemic appear to be a consequence of high burnout prior to it, and returning to pre-pandemic hospital conditions would pose a risk to patient safety.
Charles Leonard,Sean Hennessy et al discovered that people with diabetes experienced higher rates of hypoglycemia and sudden cardiac arrest during extreme temperatures than during moderate weather.
Conversation with James A. Donahue, III, JD, Christine Minhee, JD, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD, and Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD. Moderated by Shoshana Aronowitz.
Conversation with Atul Gupta, PhD, Sabrina T. Howell, PhD, Anaeze C. Offodile II, MD, MPH, and Brian Powers, MD, MBA. Moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD.
IN THE MEDIA
“Alzheimer’s Patients’ Access to New Drug Hangs on Medicare.” Holly Fernandez Lynch.Bloomberg Law
“As COVID-19 Continues To Spread, So Does Misinformation About It.” Anish Agarwal.New York Times
“Op-Ed: Another Threat to Abortion Privacy? Health Websites Tracking and Sharing Your Data.” Ari Friedman, Matthew McCoy.Los Angeles Times
“How America Is Grappling With Homelessness.” Dennis Culhane.NPR
PUBLICATIONS
“Overcoming Barriers to the Recruitment of Immigrant Hispanic People in Perinatal Research.”Alicia Laguna-Torres, Leo Velosa, Alejandra Barreto, Scott A. Lorch, Senbagam Virudachalam, Diana Montoya-Williams. Health Services Research
“Performance of Physician Groups and Hospitals Participating in Bundled Payments Among Medicare Beneficiaries.” Joshua M. Liao, Qian Huang, Erkuan Wang, Kristin Linn, Torrey Shirk, et al. JAMA Health Forum
“Ethically Managing Social Needs Data in an Era of Enhanced Electronic Health Information Sharing.” Zoe Bouchelle, Megan Bowers, Aditi Vasan. Pediatrics
“Years of Life Lost to Drug Overdose Among Black Female Individuals in the U.S., 2015–2021.” Rebecca Arden Harris, David S. Mandell. JAMA Psychiatry
“The End? Or a New Beginning? Perspectives on Lessons Learned From the Future of Nursing Scholars Program and the Preparation of PhD Nurse Scholars.” Antonia M. Villarruel.Nursing Outlook
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