LDI Executive Director Rachel Werner argues that the new CMSGov rule changes will dramatically raise fees for access to the data which researchers use, making it far more difficult for young researchers & institutions to afford it. See more in STAT: statnews.com/2024/02/20/cms…

New in nursing home workforce: states that removed scope of practice restrictions for NPs experienced growth in NP visits to nursing homes but only in counties that already had nursing home NPs academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…

Limiting access to CMS data is not just an academic concern. It will affect anyone enrolled in Medicare/Medicaid as well as the taxpayers who fund these programs. Read more in my STAT piece below and please retweet to spread the word. We have work to do!

Falling behind: The growth of frail, high-need beneficiaries receiving home based primary care in traditional Medicare 2014–2021. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

🌟Real-time peer observation in #AcademicMedicine, focusing on education📚 + operations🏥, is feasible w/high satisfaction AND can support hospitalists' growth in 2️⃣ core domains. 🔗:bit.ly/3IkwIYr Penn Medicine Division of Hospital Medicine #FacultyDevelopment

Any honor to testify! ICYMI — link is live so listen in on a bipartisan hearing with lots of great ideas! Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly AAFP PrimaryCareCollab

Scary? Depressing? Mind-boggling? Not sure of the best descriptor. Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

NEW study by Ashvin Gandhi & Andrew Olenski find nursing homes hide profits through related party transactions. Brittany Trang covers the study in STAT. Here is a short thread on why this matters for nursing home policy. statnews.com/2024/03/07/nur…

Have you ever finished a project and wondered what was the special sauce that made it work? If yes, then check out our #implementation strategy #postmortem method, published in PLOS One (open-access!). Survey tools and interview guides included so you can get started today :)

Check out NEW research by LDI Fellows Shazia Siddique MD MS, Jaya, Michael Harhay, Harald Schmidt, and Gary Weissman.⤵️

Big news from Mass General Brigham today Official announcement from CEO Anne Klibanski, MD: Brigham and Women's Hospital MassGeneral Medicine are joining all clinical departments and academic programs into one. Major step towards becoming officially 1 institution…

Huge congratulations for a well deserved Excellence in Research award for Robert Burke at #SHMConverge24 Penn Medicine Division of Hospital Medicine

So grateful to teach about QI publishing with this all-star team in San Diego at #shmconverge24 Penn Medicine Division of Hospital Medicine CHIPS@Upenn Charlie M. Wray, DO, MS Suchita Shah Sata, MD Mike Tchou

"It’s time to end the Medicare-Medicaid merry-go-round" (TheHillOpinion) trib.al/3lwoN6m

We lack comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered care for dually eligible individuals. In today's TheHillOpinion I argue that we can and must do better. And there is no better time--w/ remarkable consensus across the country and the aisle that we should. Read more below

Such an important measure to advance age-friendly hospital care. And your letter, whether from an organization or as an individual, makes a difference! We would love to see CMS add recognition for hospitals providing this care for older adults.

So incredibly proud of this team! The review is so needed and there's also so much more to do! #impsci

1:45PM Today AcademyHealth a paper by Population Aging Research Center at Penn Associates Rachel Werner & Robert Burke et al. will be presented in Room 307 "Comprehensive Analysis of Post-Acute Care Utilization in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare: A National Cohort Study" academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/…

Despite widespread implementation of brief, often 1-call, hospital discharge follow-up contacts, our systematic review demonstrates scant evidence supporting their impact on 30-day acute care utilization. annals.org/aim/article/do…

We were just notified all NIH nickCTEP_ClinRes @NCI meetings are now CANCELLED. Investigators PLS continue your hard work and dedication to make a difference. #Cancer is indifferent to politics and impacts everyone. @asco #ASCOGI25 #CancerResearch science.org/content/articl…