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Atul Gupta

Hospital System Acquisitions Increase Prices, Reduce Staffing, and May Affect Quality

In our latest research brief, Atul Gupta and his colleagues examine the effects on pricing and costs when a large multihospital system acquires an independent hospital.

Katie Auriemma

People With Dementia Prefer Aging In Place

A study by Katie Auriemma and colleagues found that people with dementia prefer aging in place, despite missing supports like home care, due to a strong desire for familiarity and autonomy.

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Four Steps to Ethical Hospital Settings as a Form of Treatment

A recent article by Emily Largent, Jason Karlawish, and Anna Wexler provides digital health innovators with essential strategies to prioritize ethics, navigate regulations, and champion sustainability in their development journey.

Aditi Vasan

Neighborhood Violence Linked to Using More Acute Care

Research by Aditi Vasan and Eugenia South shows a link between neighborhood violence and health care access, with innovative pandemic measures potentially overcoming cost-related challenges.

Karen Lasater

How Nurse Staffing Variations Were Associated with Patient Deaths

A study co-authored by Karen Lasater, Matthew McHugh, and Linda Aiken, reveals the urgent need for better nurse staffing.

 UPCOMING EVENTS

Penn LDI AI conference

(Re)Writing the Future of Health Care with Generative AI

Thursday, October 10, 2024
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. ET

In-person conference open to the public.

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What Does the Fall of 'Chevron' Deference Mean for Health Policy?

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET

In-person seminar open to Penn affiliates.

IN THE MEDIA

“What Patients Should Know About Henry Ford, Ascension Hospitals "Joint Venture." Rachel M. Werner. Michigan Public

 

“Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid Century.” Sameed Khatana. US News

 

“Why You Should Change Your Exercise Routine - and How to Do It.” Katherine Milkman. Time

 

“Kids Who Get Lost in That Shuffle - How Philly's Underfunded Schools Struggle to Support Students With Autism.” David Mandell. WHYY

 

PUBLICATIONS

“Buprenorphine-Precipitated Withdrawal Among Hospitalized Patients Using Fentanyl.” Ashish P. Thakrar, Paul J. Christine, Andrew Siaw-Asamoah, Anthony Spadaro, Sophia Faude, Christopher K. Snider, M. Kit Delgado, Margaret Lowenstein, Kyle Kampman, Jeanmarie Perrone, Lewis S. Nelson, Austin S. Kilaru. JAMA Network Open

“Real-world comparison of health care costs of venetoclox-obinutuzumab vs Bruton's tyrosine kinose inhibitor use among US Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the frontline setting.” Scott F. Huntington, Beenish S. Manzoar, Dureshahwar Jawaid, MPH, Justin T. Puckett, Nnadozie Emechebe, Arliene Ravelo, Sachin Kamal-Bahl, Jalpa A. Doshi. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy

 

“Patient-Portal Compared with Supplemental In-Office Tablet Screening for Health-Related Social Needs in Primary Care.” Kerry Meltzer, Max Yang, Alice Rossmann, Eliza W. Kinsey, Peter F. Cronholm, Anna U. Morgan. Journal of General Internal Medicine

 

“The "Other" race category on birth certificates and its impact on analyses of preterm birth inequity.” Kayla R. Holloway, Joshua Radack, Alejandra Barreto, Barbara H. Chaiyachati, Diana Montoya-Williams, Angela M. Ellison, Heather H. Burris. Journal of Perinatology

 

“Geography of the Underserved: The Contribution of Rural Non-Trauma Hospitals to Trauma Care.” Elinore J. Kaufman, Carter Prentice, Devin Williams, Jamie Song, Diane N. Haddad, Joshua B. Brown, Xinwei Chen, Kristin Colling, Paula Chatterjee. Annals of Surgery

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