We reimagine health care delivery for dramatically better outcomes, value, experience, and equity. Learn more Leveraging design thinking, technology, and data science to solve complex problems in health care Learn more Designing and implementing scalable nudges to improve medical decision-making and patient outcomes Learn more Providing technology infrastructure for sustainable behavior change interventions Learn more Evaluating and implementing evidence-based interventions to improve health outcomes at scale Learn more Enabling health through racial, economic, and environmental justice Learn more Impact Learn more $108M in grants and awards 75+ solutions implemented 550+ publications An hour of work and one simple nudge resulted in $32 million in savings for Penn Medicine COVID Watch saved lives weekly during the first surge of the pandemic Heart Safe Motherhood reduced readmission rates and eliminated racial disparities in postpartum hypertension care Opt-out FIT kits paired with serial text messaging increased CRC screening tenfold Introducing defaults in the electronic health record increased referrals to cardiac rehab by 70 percent CARe eliminated three of four in-office visits for post-surgical patients Fast Track to Fertility increased annualized new patient access by 24 percent Featured News See all news AI chatbot offers answers, bridges care for new moms Contemporary OBGYN Kirstin Leitner, a physician lead on the Healing at Home program, explains how a text messaging bot that uses natural language processing is helping patients in the postnatal period. She also shares strategies used to make the bot more effective, like educating patients on how to interact with it and incorporating algorithmic approaches with symptom reporting. Read more Uncovering predictors of lower opioid use after surgery Penn Medicine News Patients who report lower pain scores, are younger, and have not taken opioids before are less likely to need opioids after common surgical procedures, a new study shows. The findings could be applied to tailor prescribing and reduce prolonged exposure to opioids and unused pills. The research was led by members of the Center for Insights to Outcomes and the Nudge Unit and leveraged Way to Health for data collection. Read more The innovation center transforms Changes are afoot at the Center for Health Care Transformation and Innovation. Learn how CHTI is evolving to tackle crucial areas in health care delivery. Read more Innovator Spotlight See all spotlights Nicholas Mollanazar, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology Director of Patient Access, Dermatology Nicholas Mollanazar, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology Director of Patient Access, Dermatology Meet Nicholas Mollanazar, whose solutions are helping more dermatology patients get the care they need and enabling providers to work more efficiently. Read more Rebecca Trotta, PhD, RN Director, Nursing Research & Innovation Director, Geriatric Programming Rebecca Trotta, PhD, RN Director, Nursing Research & Innovation Director, Geriatric Programming Meet Rebecca Trotta, a nurse-scientist driving efforts to transform geriatric care. Read more Charlie Chambers, MCIT Senior Developer, Center for Practice Transformation Charlie Chambers, MCIT Senior Developer, Center for Practice Transformation Meet Charlie Chambers, a database whisperer with a penchant for tinkering. Read more