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May 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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Readmission prediction improves with remote monitoring data

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Incorporating remote monitoring data, such as physical activity and sleep data, from discharged patients can enhance predictions of 30-day hospital readmissions, especially when paired with machine learning regression.

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Twitter posts reflect shifts in emergency physician well-being during COVID-19

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Twitter posts by emergency medicine physicians reflected significantly more anxiety, anger, depression, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it.

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Nudges to influence patients and providers are prevalent at health care organizations

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A survey of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council indicates that health care organizations are using nudges to influence patients and/or clinicians to improve health and operations. CHCI's Kit Delgado and CHIBE's Kevin Volpp provide expert analysis.

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ChatGPT shows benefits in clinical setting but still carries risks

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CHCI's David Do and Yevgeniy Gitelman have been exploring how AI models like ChatGPT could be useful in health care. In this Q&A, they discuss opportunities and challenges with using this technology.