Research by Atul Gupta and Zachary Templeton revealed that hospital privatization increases hospital profits, but privatized hospitals serve fewer patients, particularly those on Medicaid.
A paper by Alison Buttenheim and the Dear Pandemic team won the 2022 Editor in Chief Award by the American Journal of Health Promotion for its insights into combating COVID-19 disinformation.
Diana Montoya-Williams, Carmen Guerra, and Samuel Takvorian offered evidence-based strategies, such as using community institutions to recruit subjects, to increase diversity in trials.
A recent randomized control trial by Ravi Parikh et al showed that AI-generated nudges to physicians increased the number of serious illness conversations they had with cancer patients.
Meredith Doherty and colleagues described barriers that cancer patients face when accessing financial assistance, and provided pointed suggestions on how to improve access.
In the annual Samuel P. Martin, III, MD Memorial Lecture, Emily Wang spoke about high levels of chronic diseases among incarcerated people, racial disparities, restrictive access to health care, and more.
A panel of experts discussed trends in private equity transactions in health care, and examined the impact they have on health equity, delivery, and outcomes.
A Conversation with Sue Ann Bell, PhD, FNP-BC, Elizabeth Fussell, PhD, Michael Mann, PhD, and Sacoby Wilson, PhD, MS. Moderated by Courtney Boen, PhD, MPH.
Co-sponsored with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and part of Energy Week at Penn.
Co-sponsored with Arnold Ventures, the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) and the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy (Penn MEHP).
IN THE MEDIA
“‘We Are Struggling’: Doctors Faced With Vacuum of Information on Long COVID.” Ezekiel Emanuel.The Guardian
“Tranq, the New ‘Zombie’ Drug That Causes Skin Rotting, Is Fueling Overdoses Across the U.S.” Jeanmarie Perrone.Fortune
“More Seniors Are Becoming Homeless, and Experts Say the Trend Is Likely To Worsen.” Dennis Culhane. PBS
“Struggling to Survive, the First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline.”Paula Chatterjee. Kaiser Health News
“‘What We Need’: Families Gets Life-saving CHOP Training as Violence Continues Across Philly.” Tyra Bryant-Stephens. Fox 29
PUBLICATIONS
“Trends in Supply of Nursing Home Beds, 2011-2019.” Katherine E. M. Miller, Paula Chatterjee, Rachel M. Werner.JAMA Network Open
“Social Media-Based Parenting Program for Women With Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: An RCT.” James P. Guevara, Knashawn Morales, David Mandell, Marjie Mogul, Talia Charidah, et al.Pediatrics
“Avoidable Discharge Delays: Children Waiting in Hospitals Deserve More Attention.” Emma J. B. Hackel, Zoe Bouchelle, Michele Hillman, Evan Fieldston, Chén C. Kenyon.Hospital Pediatrics
“Changes in Dental Outcomes After Implementation of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax.” Joshua Petimar, Laura A. Gibson, Mark S. Wolff, Nandita Mitra, Patricia Corby, et al.American Journal of Preventive Medicine
“Exposure to U.S. Cancer Drugs With Lack of Confirmed Benefit After U.S. Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval.” Ravi B. Parikh, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Erkuan Wang, Trevor J. Royce, Aaron B. Cohen, et al. JAMA Oncology
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