FEATURE STORIES

Penn Medicine CEO Calls For Passage of Nurse Staffing Legislation

Penn Medicine CEO Kevin B. Mahoney and Linda Aiken advocated for the Patient Safety Act, which would apply minimum staffing standards for nurses in hospitals in Pennsylvania.

Clarifying the Role of Law Enforcement in Emergency Departments

A new LDI research brief described challenges related to police presence in the emergency department and offers recommendations for hospital policy.

Integration of Doulas and Hospital Maternity Care

Research led by Elizabeth Howell and Sindhu Srinivas discussed closer integration of doulas and hospital maternity care as part of an effort to advance maternal health equity and improve outcomes.

Penn Grand Rounds Event Discusses Artificial Intelligence

The annual J. Sanford "Sandy" Schwartz Memorial Grand Rounds spotlighted the work of his former mentees on AI or machine learning methods.

LDI Fellows Win 2023 Article of the Year Award

Rachel M. Werner, Norma Coe, and their colleague Sungchul Park won the John M. Eisenberg Article of the Year award from the Health Services Research journal.

LDI AT ACADEMYHEALTH 2023

LDI Fellows, student scholars, and staff attended the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle, WA. Check out conference photos and Fellow poster presentations.

EVENTS

State Innovation in Controlling Health Care Costs in Consolidated Markets

Friday, September 8, 2023
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

Virtual conversation with Loren Adler, MS, January Angeles, MPP, Martin Gaynor, PhD, MA, and Natasha Murphy, MS. Moderated by Allison Hoffman, JD.

Supported by the Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture Fund.

Methods Matter: Understanding and Measuring Race and Racism in Health Research

Penn LDI Conference
Friday, September 29, 2023
9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. ET

Co-hosted with the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Informatics

IN THE MEDIA

“In Philly and Nationwide, Interest is Rising in Psychedelics To Treat Depression. The FDA Released New Research Guidelines.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. Philadelphia Inquirer

White House Announces Plan To Cut ‘Tranq Dope’ in Illicit Drug Supply.” Jeanmarie Perrone. NBC News

“Myopic SCOTUS Ruling on Race-Neutrality Threatens Our Collective Future.” Harald Schmidt. The Hill

“Why the Next Big Hope for Alzheimer’s Might Not Help Most Black Patients.” Jason Karlawish. Kaiser Health News

“Heat Waves Like the One That’s Killed 14 in the Southern U.S. Are Becoming More Frequent and Enduring.” Sameed Khatana. Philadelphia Inquirer

PUBLICATIONS

“The Supreme Court's Rulings on Race Neutrality Threaten Progress in Medicine and Health.” Harald Schmidt, Lawrence O. Gostin, Michelle A. Williams. JAMA

“Who is Responsible for Promoting Equity in Rare Disease Research?” Matthew S. McCoy. American Journal of Bioethics

“Physician and Nurse Well-Being and Preferred Interventions to Address Burnout in Hospital Practice: Factors Associated With Turnover, Outcomes, and Patient Safety.” Linda H. Aiken, Karen B. Lasater, Douglas M. Sloane, Colleen A. Pogue, Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum et al. JAMA Health Forum

“Growth of Medicare Advantage After Plan Payment Reductions.” Aaron L. Schwartz, Seyoun Kim, Amol S. Navathe, Atul Gupta. JAMA Health Forum

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