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Spotlight on: Rebecca Trotta
Meet Rebecca Trotta, a nurse-scientist driving efforts to transform geriatric care.
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Specialty prescription intervention improves efficiency, reduces burden
Refill Express, an automated system for processing specialty prescription orders, has greatly reduced administrative burden and has increased fill rates at Penn Medicine.
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March 2023 Month in Review
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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Nudge request for proposals: Share your ideas to improve care delivery and clinical outcomes
Selected projects will receive support from the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit to design, test, and evaluate proposed nudges. Applications are due May 5.
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Colorectal cancer and the quest to raise rates of lifesaving screenings
March is colorectal cancer (CRC) awareness month. In this Q&A, Shivan Mehta and Cathy Reitz discuss their behavior change-based approach to increase CRC screening rates and share some key findings.