Cathy Reitz

Cathy Reitz

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Cathy Reitz

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Research Project Manager, Population Health Lab

Cathy Reitz is a research project manager at the Population Health Lab. In this role, Cathy manages a portfolio of research studies that leverage technology and principles from behavioral economics to drive innovation in care delivery and improve population health outcomes at Penn Medicine.
 
Her current efforts focus on preventive screenings, medication adherence, and hypertension management. Cathy is also working to scale remote patient hovering programs for colonoscopy navigation and recovery from lower joint replacement surgery from the research setting to Penn Medicine's general population.
 
Cathy holds a master's degree in public health from Emory University and a bachelor's in biological anthropology from James Madison University.

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Reducing health inequities, preventive care, and improving health literacy
Whatever the mechanism - quality, affordable health care for everyone
That it becomes equitable and affordable for all
"What is now proved was once only imagined." - William Blake
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Publications

Effect of text messaging and behavioral interventions on COVID-19 vaccination uptake JAMA Network Open | June, 2022
Clinician decisions after notification of elevated blood pressure measurements from patients in a remote monitoring program JAMA Network Open | January, 2022
Behavioral interventions to improve population health outreach for hepatitis C screening: randomized clinical trial The BMJ | May, 2021
Text messaging and opt-out mailed outreach in colorectal cancer screening: a randomized clinical trial Journal of General Internal Medicine | January, 2021
Effect of text messaging on bowel preparation and appointment attendance for outpatient colonoscopy JAMA Network Open | January, 2021
Effect of remote monitoring on discharge to home, return to activity, and rehospitalization after hip and knee arthroplasty JAMA Network Open | December, 2020
Effect of behavioral economic incentives for colorectal cancer screening in a randomized trial Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | July, 2020
Text messaging and lottery incentive to improve colorectal cancer screening outreach at a community health center: a randomized controlled trial Preventive Medicine Reports | May, 2020
Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Patients who Receive Medical and Dental Care at an Urban Community Health Center Journal of Community Health | December, 2019
Effect of sequential or active choice for colorectal cancer screening outreach JAMA Network Open | August, 2019
An automated text message navigation program improves the show rate for outpatient colonoscopy Health Education & Behavior | August, 2019
Effect of financial incentives on patient use of mailed colorectal cancer screening tests JAMA Network Open | March, 2019
A randomized controlled trial of opt‐in versus opt‐out colorectal cancer screening outreach American Journal of Gastroenterology | December, 2018
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