Our brief examined a study by Norma B. Coe and colleagues, which found that Medicare Advantage special needs plan beneficiaries are significantly more likely to use lower-quality hospices than beneficiaries of other Medicare plans.
Research by Jaya Aysola found that patients with disabilities were more likely to report not receiving culturally responsive care, highlighting the need to increase accessibility and communication to advance health equity.
Nine LDI Fellows provided insights on Medicaid and its vital role in health care, highlighting findings from peer-reviewed research and examining the potential impact of changes to Medicaid funding.
New research led by Derek Griffith used a unique implementation premortem approach to unpack the critical factors that influence Black barbershop health interventions.
Experts at our recent virtual seminar discussed the rise of private equity, the impact on patient care, and what policymakers can do to address financialization in medicine.
A Conversation with Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH, Joseph Benitez, PhD, Adrianna McIntyre, PhD, MPH, and Mark Zandi, PhD. Moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD.
Virtual event open to the public.
IN THE MEDIA
“Blood Test For Ovarian Cancer Misses Some Black, Native American Patients.” Anna Jo Smith. ABC News
“Paying Kids For Asthma Inhaler Adherence Helps, Temporarily.” Chén C. Kenyon.MedPage Today
“U.S. Births Rose Last Year, But Experts Don’t See it As a Trend.” Hans Peter-Kohler.Washington Times
“Why America Has Not Passed A Law To Treat Addiction Better.”Ashish P. Thrakrar.The Economist
“People With Disabilities Often Feel Disrespected By Healthcare Workers.” Jaya Aysola.Physician’s Weekly
PUBLICATIONS
“Nudging Clinicians to Promote Serious Illness Communication for Critically Ill Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial.” Katherine R. Courtright, Jaspal Singh, Erich M. Dress, Brian Bayes, Michael O. Harhay, Marzana Chowdhury, Yingying Lu, Kenneth M. Lee, Dylan S. Small, Casey Whitman, Jenny Tian, Vanessa Madden, Timothy Hetherington, Lindsay Placket, D. Matthew Sullivan, Henry L. Burke, Michael B. Green, Scott D. Halpern.JAMA Internal Medicine
“Worse Nursing-Sensitive Indicators in Black-Serving Hospitals.” Eileen T. Lake, Celsea C. Tibbitt, John F. Rizzo, Christin Iroegbu, Jessica G. Smith, Douglas Staiger, Jeannette A. Rogowski.Nursing Research
“Tailored Adherence Incentives for Childhood Asthma Medications: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Chén C. Kenyon, William O. Quarshie, Rui Xiao, Mishaal Yazdani, Carina M. Flaherty, G. Chandler Floyd, Victoria A. Miller, Tyra C. Bryant-Stephens, Joseph J. Zorc, Chris Feudtner.JAMA Pediatrics
“Behavioral Interventions for Increasing Seat Belt Use and Decreasing Distracted Driving Using Telematics: A National Randomized Trial.” Jeffrey P. Ebert, Ruiqi Yan, Sadie Friday, Dylan Small, Catherine C. McDonald, Kelsey Bartolozzi, M. Kit Delgado. American Journal of Public Health
“Clinician Experiences With Ambient Scribe Technology to Assist With Documentation Burden and Efficiency.” Matthew J. Duggan, Julietta Gervase, Anna Schoenbaum, William Hanson, John T. Howell III, Michael Sheinberg, Kevin B. Johnson. JAMA Network Open
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