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Want to stay in the know? We share news stories and publications about work happening at the Center for Insights to Outcomes, the Nudge Unit, Way to Health, the Population Health Lab, the Center for Health Justice, and the Center for Precision Resource Utilization each month. Subscribe to receive the CHTI Month in Review newsletter and add us to your contact list to ensure that messages make it to your inbox.

 

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Clinicians pitch EHR improvements at Penn Medicine hackathon

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Participants of a January “hackathon” hosted by the Department of Medicine identified care delivery issues and proposed concrete ways to overcome them with changes to Penn Medicine’s electronic health record.

 

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Text messaging study solicits race-focused patient experiences with emergency care

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Ten percent of Black patients said their race negatively impacted their care at the emergency department. A Q&A with Anish Agarwal outlines the motivations, key findings, and implications of the research.

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January 2023 Month in Review

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Each month, we round up news stories and publications about work happening across CHCI. Read the latest issue and subscribe to have the Month in Review sent directly to your inbox.

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How machine learning and nudges can alter end-of-life care

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An intervention leveraging nudges and machine learning increased serious illness conversations between cancer patients and their providers.

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The Acceleration Lab: key initiatives in patient-centered care

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CHCI leaders Roy Rosin and Shivan Mehta introduce what the Acceleration Lab does, discuss innovation methods, and share project stories on this episode of Medical Breakthroughs from Penn Medicine.