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.
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.
Elinore Kaufman and Diane Haddad investigated why trauma patients in Philadelphia were waiting a long time to be discharged, even though they had enrolled in insurance through a special Medicaid program meant to get them covered quickly.
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.
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 kill these rules before they take effect.
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IN THE MEDIA
“Men Die Younger Than Women. Is it Time for a Focus on Men's Health?” Derek Griffith. NPR
“'A Scary Time to be a Scientist': How Medical Research Cuts will Hurt the Maternal Mortality Crisis.” Meghan Lane-Fall. The Guardian
“This Japanese Ritual May Be the Secret to Reaching a Goal. Here's Why You Should Try it.” Katherine Milkman.HuffPost
“Penn Stands to Lose $250 Million From Threatened Cuts to Scientific Research Funds Under Trump.” Ari B. Friedman.Philadelphia Inquirer
“Risky Pregnancies, Driven by CVD Risk Factors, Remain Common for Native Women.” Lauren Eberly. Healio
PUBLICATIONS
“Shareholder Payouts Among Large Publicly Traded Health Care Companies.” Victor Roy, Victor Amana, Joseph S. Ross, Cary P. Ross. 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
“Postdischarge Mental Health Care and Emergency General Surgery Readmission for Patients with Serious Mental Illness.” Danielle E. Brown, Claire B. Rosen, Sanford E. Roberts, Adora Moneme, Chris Wirtalla, Rachel R. Kelz. Annals of Surgery
“Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Uterus Transplantation Versus Gestational Carrier for Treatment of Absolute Uterine Factor Infertility in the United States.” Jessica R. Walter, Elliott G. Richards, Liza Johannesson, Tommaso Falcone, Emily Jungheim, Giuliano Testa, Kathleen E. O'Neill, Heidi S. Harvie. Fertility and Sterility
“Pursuing Equity with Artificial Intelligence in Health Care.” Kevin B. Johnson, Ivor B. Horn, Eric Horvitz. JAMA Health Forum
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