Penn LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, Fellow Mary Ersek, and colleagues on the NASEM Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes released a report calling for the reorganization of the U.S. nursing home industry.
Research by Ari Friedman et al found that among patients in emergency rooms with psychiatric complaints, Black patients were 63% more likely to receive chemical sedation than white patients.
Ravi Parikh and colleagues discover that oncologists believe prognostic algorithms have utility, but they have reservations about applying them in their practices.
A study led by Mary Naylor discusses leveraging the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model to provide more equitable health care for Black and Latino older adults within their communities.
Margo Carthon and Adriana Perez co-edited a special edition of Research in Nursing and Health, focused on how spirituality, language, and culture can influence the social determinants of health.
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IN THE MEDIA
“To Families’ Dismay, Biden Nursing Home Reform Doesn’t View Them as Essential.” Rachel M. Werner. US News
“How To Fix the Two-Tier U.S. Health Payment System.” Joshua Liao, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey,and Amol S. Navathe.STAT
“America’s Flu-Shot Problem Is Also Its Next COVID-Shot Problem.” Alison M. Buttenheim.The Atlantic
“ALS Drug Fails To Win Key Recommendation From FDA Panel.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. NBC News
“Social Media Offers a Trove of Information for Medical Researchers.” Ashish Thakrar.Wall Street Journal
PUBLICATIONS
“Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Enrollment in High-Quality Medicare Advantage Plans.” Sungchul Park, Rachel M. Werner, Norma B. Coe. Health Services Research
“Association Between Statewide Financial Incentive Programs and COVID-19 Vaccination Rates.” Harsha Thirumurthy, Katherine L. Milkman, Kevin G. Volpp, Alison M. Buttenheim, et al. PLoS One
“Changes in Economic Outcomes Before and After Rural Hospital Closures in the United States: A Difference-in-Differences Study.” Paula Chatterjee, Yuqing Lin, Atheendar S. Venkataramani. Health Services Research
“The Unintended Consequences of Medicare's Wage Index Adjustment on Device-Intensive Hospital Procedures.” Guy David, Candace Gunnarsson, Liisa Laine et al. American Journal of Managed Care
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