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Default order in EMR reduces unnecessary imaging for patients with advanced cancer Healio | June, 2019

One simple change cut unnecessary imaging for cancer patients in half Penn Medicine News | June, 2019

The Apple Watch is Now the Control Center for Your Health Wired | June, 2019

ideas42 Seminar Series: A Talk with Mitesh Patel ideas42 | June, 2019

Yes, counting steps might make you healthier Reuters Health | June, 2019

Cancer Screening Rates Decline When Patients See Doctors Later in Day Penn Medicine | May, 2019

Ordering Cancer Screening Falls Off as Day Grows Long MedPage Today | May, 2019

Here’s how Penn Medicine is addressing innovation MedCity News | April, 2019

Apple Watch app could detect life-threatening irregular heartbeat, study says CNN | March, 2019

Want to reduce opioid use? Nudge the doctors who prescribe them Los Angeles Times | January, 2019

Future Prognosis: Penn Medicine Innovators Aim to Redefine the Electronic Health Record Penn Medicine Magazine | January, 2019

Behavioral Economics: A New Approach to Healthcare Improvement Healthcare Financial Management Association | December, 2018

Small changes, big results: How five hospitals are drastically improving care Association of American Medical Colleges | November, 2018

Using behavioral nudges to treat diabetes Harvard Business Review | October, 2018

Report From The First National 'Nudge Units in Health Care' Symposium Penn LDI | October, 2018

What's in a Wearable? Tracking Health and Performance Psychology Today | October, 2018

Fitness trackers' accuracy varies widely for calories burned Reuters Health | October, 2018

Can a lottery help you lose weight? Knowledge at Wharton | September, 2018

Flu vaccination rates in clinics drop as day progresses, but computerized nudges help give them a boost, Penn study finds Penn Medicine News | September, 2018

Doctor didn’t offer a flu shot? It might depend on time of day The Philadelphia Inquirer | September, 2018