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The Wharton Health Care Management
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A study by Meera Harhay, Michael Harhay, and colleagues found that expanding Medicaid helped low-income and minority patients with chronic kidney disease gain access to the kidney transplant waiting list. Blog
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In The Journal of Pediatrics, Catherine McDonald and colleagues surveyed more than 700 parents with young children, and found that parents report high levels of distracted driving with their child in the car. This includes behaviors that take their eyes off the road, such as texting or using social media.
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In Health Affairs, Jeffrey Colvin, Evan Fieldston, and colleagues examine the effects of hypothetical network adequacy standards on children's access to pediatric specialty care. Under one scenario, nearly half of specialty hospitalizations would potentially be out-of-network.
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Mitesh Patel was recognized for his pioneering work combining behavioral economics insights with scalable technologies to improve health. While accepting the award, he emphasized the importance of his mentors in shaping his career trajectory. Listen
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The former Secretary of Veterans Affairs brings diverse experiences from the private and public sector to the Penn community. He will engage with faculty and trainees, guest lecture in health policy courses, and give public seminars.
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In a New England Journal of Medicine Perspective, Linda Aiken and colleagues present a compelling rationale for changing the way Medicare pays for nurse education.
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In the American Journal of Public Health, Matthew McCoy argues for extension of federal law to require reporting of industry payments to patient advocacy groups. In a companion editorial, Genevieve Kanter notes that achieving transparency may be more complicated than McCoy suggests.
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A new research project led by Daniel Polsky, in collaboration with the Shatterproof Foundation, will explore how insurers cover and pay for evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. This work is supported by a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. News
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Penn LDI was well-represented at this gathering of the foremost experts in health services research, with more than 90 Fellows sharing their work in poster presentations and research panels. This year's cohort of the Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Program had a front-row seat to cutting-edge research and what a career in health services research has to offer. While catching up with old friends and colleagues, we celebrated achievements of our Senior Fellows, including Mitesh Patel as New Investigator of the Year and Amol Navathe's 'Best Abstract' in the Payment and Delivery Systems Innovations category. And we can't forget our always popular party.
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Redesigning Provider Payment: Opportunities and Challenges from the Hawaii Experience, Healthcare, July 2018, Kevin G. Volpp, Amol Navathe, Emily Oshima Lee, Mark Mugishii, Andrea B. Troxel, Kristen Caldarella, Amanda Hodlofski, Susannah Bernheim, Elizabeth Drye, Justin Yoshimot, Kim Takata, Michael B. Stollar, Ezekiel Emanuel
Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatric Primary Care Practices, Qualitative Health Research, June 2018, Salini Mohanty, Amy Carroll-Scott, Marissa Wheeler, Cecilia Davis-Hayes, Renee Turchi, Kristen Feemster, Michael Yudell, Alison M. Buttenheim
Why Effective Interventions Do Not Work for All Patients: Exploring Variation in Response to a Chronic Disease Management Intervention, Medical Care, August 2018, Merritt Edlind, Nandita Mitra, David Grande, Frances K. Barg, Tamala Carter, Lindsey Turr, Karen Glanz, Judith A. Long, Shreya Kangovi
Physician Perspectives In Year 1 Of MACRA And Its Merit-Based Payment System: A National Survey, Health Affairs, July 2018, Joshua M. Liao, Judy A. Shea, Arlene Weissman, Amol S. Navathe
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Opt-in Versus Opt-Out Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, June 2018, Shivan J. Mehta, Tanya Khan, Carmen Guerra, Catherine Reitz, Timothy McAuliffe, Kevin G. Volpp, David A. Asch, Chyke A. Doubeni
Informed Consent and the Role of the Treating Physician, New England Journal of Medicine, June 2018, Holly Fernandez Lynch, Steven Joffe, and Eric A. Feldman
How Home Health Nurses Plan Their Work Schedules: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Journal of Clinical Nursing, June 2018, Elliane Irani, Karen B. Hirschman, Pamela Z. Cacchione, Kathryn H. Bowles
Health Warning Labels Correct Parents' Misperceptions About Sugary Drink Options, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, June 2018, Alyssa J. Moran and Christina A. Roberto
Physician Practice Variation Under Orthopedic Bundled Payment, American Journal of Managed Care, June 2018, Joshua M. Liao, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Gary L. Whittington, Dylan S. Small, Andrea B. Troxel, Jingsan Zhu, Wenjun Zhong, and Amol S. Navathe
Differences in Primary Care Appointment Availability and Wait Times by Neighborhood Characteristics: a Mystery Shopper Study, Journal of General Internal Medicine, June 2018, David Grande, Jessica X. Zuo, Rathnam Venkat, Xinwei Chen, Katelyn R. Ward, Jane W. Seymour, Nandita Mitra
Measuring Emergency Care Survival: The Implications of Risk-Adjusting for Race and Poverty, Academic Emergency Medicine, May 2018, Kimon L.H. Ioannides, Avi Baehr, David N. Karp, Douglas J. Wiebe, Brendan G. Carr, Daniel N. Holena, M. Kit Delgado
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WHO WE ARE
As Penn's hub for health services research, health policy, and health economics, Penn LDI catalyzes and facilitates research collaborations and educational programs to expand knowledge and shape policy for a more effective health system.
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