FEATURE STORIES

LDI Fellows Contribute to Critical New NASEM Report

Rachel M. Werner, 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.

Shreya Kangovi Honored as "Top Innovator"

Modern Healthcare named Shreya Kangovi a "Top Innovator" for developing the Penn Center for Community Health Workers.

Machine Learning and Cancer Care

Ravi Parikh and colleagues found that oncologists believe prognostic algorithms have utility, but they have reservations about applying them in their practices.

Insurance Enrollment and Disenrollment Trends

Research from Hangming Fang and colleagues in JAMA Network Open shows that over time, customers tend to return to their original health insurance after disenrolling.  

COVID Vaccine Tweets From Political Parties

A study by Alison Buttenheim, Zachary Meisel, and colleagues highlights marked differences in Twitter language used by Republicans and Democrats about the COVID vaccine.

EVENTS

Addressing Structural Racism in Medicaid to Promote Health Equity

Friday, April 15
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

Conversation with Cara James, PhD, Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH, and Emma Sandoe, PhD, MPH. Moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD.

Virtual event open to the public.

LDI Health Policy Retreat

Wednesday, April 20
3:00–6:00 p.m. ET

Keynote conversation with Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH and Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD.

In-person event open to LDI Fellows.

Samuel P. Martin, III, MD Memorial Lecture with Alicia Fernández, MD

Health Disparities, Race, and Language in the Age of COVID

Friday, April 22
12:00–1:20 p.m. ET

Hybrid event open to Penn affiliates. Co-hosted with the Division of General Internal Medicine and the National Clinician Scholars Program.

Research Seminar with Hannah Neprash, PhD

Ransomware Attacks in Health Care: Implications for Hospitals and Patients

Thursday, April 28
12:00–1:20 p.m. ET

Hybrid event open to the public. Co-hosted with the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE).

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, 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

“Biden Announces Long COVID Strategy as Experts Push for More.” Ezekiel Emanuel. The Washington Post

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

“Effect of Gamification With Social Incentives on Daily Steps After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Kimberly J. Waddell, Mitesh S. Patel, Kayla Clark, Tory O. Harrington, S. Ryan Greysen. JAMA Neurology

“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

“Severity of Acute COVID-19 in Children <18 Years Old March 2020 to December 2021.” Christopher B. Forrest et al. Pediatrics

“Measuring Quality of Care in Moderate and Late Preterm Infants.”
Elizabeth G. Salazar, Sara C. Handley et al. Journal of Perinatology

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