Clinicians pitch EHR improvements at Penn Medicine hackathon
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.
Text messaging study solicits race-focused patient experiences with emergency care
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.
January 2023 Month in Review
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How machine learning and nudges can alter end-of-life care
An intervention leveraging nudges and machine learning increased serious illness conversations between cancer patients and their providers.
Making life easier for clinicians: the Nudge Unit’s continued mission
With a new director at the helm, the Nudge Unit is continuing to work on projects designed to make life easier for providers, improve clinical outcomes, and reduce gaps in care equity.