Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim president since January, has agreed to serve as president through the 2026-27 academic year. A full-scale search for his successor is expected to begin in the late spring or summer of 2026. hrvd.me/Garber24t

Is #Barbie influencing more than just fashion? 🤔 New podcast with Harvard Medical School's Chris Worsham explores how #popculture shapes patient behavior. Tune in to learn how physicians can leverage data to understand this trend. #healthcare #dataanalytics physiciansweekly.com/podcast/

🚨Study in JAMA Internal Medicine shows people who got help managing their inhaler costs & used the right technique had a 55% increase in adherence. This could lead to better health & lower costs overall. #MedicareAdvantage #lunghealth 🫁

Disparities persist in post-discharge care for heart attack & heart failure patients. Annals of Int Med study shows that while follow-up has improved, gaps remain for minority, low-income, & rural patients. 🫀 @Laura_tastic Bruce Landon hcp.hms.harvard.edu/news/dispariti…

🚨New article by Michael McWilliams in current NEJM: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… Competition is essential for Medicare Advantage’s success, but it’s currently limited. With MA’s rapid growth, a revamped traditional Medicare could provide a much-needed competitive alternative.

🚨New study by Jason D Buxbaum, David Grabowski, Michael Chernew, and Laura A. Hatfield, PhD finds hospital-SNF integration has uneven impact on APM participation. #BPCI #APM #Healthcare #HealthcarePolicy JAMA Network Open Brown University School of Public Health hcp.hms.harvard.edu/news/hospital-…

🚨In today's The New York Times: "How to Find the Right Oncologist for You" nytimes.com/2024/08/22/wel… HCP Professor Nancy Keating points out that there's currently no public data to help patients easily choose the best facility for cancer treatment🏥🗞️ #cancercare Harvard Medical School

The shift to value-based care is reshaping the healthcare landscape. A new JAMA viewpoint by Hayden Rooke-Ley, Zirui Song, and Jane Zhu examines how this transition is driving physicians toward corporate employment. #healthcare #valuebasedcare 🩺🏥 jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

I’ve got a new piece in JAMA w/ Zirui Song and Jane Zhu. We argue that the shift to value-based payment (VBP) is an under-appreciated driver of corporate consolidation & the decline of small independent physician practices. 🧵

Wishing all the best to Timothy Layton as he embarks on a new chapter!

In this weekend's The Wall Street Journal: the optimal time to get your flu shot! 💉 Research by Anupam Jena and Chris Worsham from The BMJ shows children born in October had lower flu diagnosis rates compared to those vaccinated in August or December. Read it here: wsj.com/health/yes-the…

Heart attack hospitalizations dropped 20% during #COVID19. JAMA Cardiology study by Andrew Wilcock, José Zubizarreta & colleagues finds patients avoided hospitals early on, but a pre-existing downward trend continued later. Harvard Medical School hcp.hms.harvard.edu/news/what-led-…

In my interview with behavioral scientist Dr. Alison Fragale, we discuss biases that impact women & others whose value too often gets overlooked, and steps to take to be regarded as a "Likeable Badass"--the title of her new book from Doubleday! randomactsofmedicine.com/p/what-makes-a…

Don’t miss Chris Worsham’s interview with Dr. Alison Fragale! They discuss biases affecting women and how to become a “Likeable Badass.” Check out her new book from Doubleday! #womensleadership #bias #equality

🎉Exciting news at HCP! On November 1st, Nicole Maestas will be the new chair of the Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy! Congratulations, Nicole Maestas!!

Recent @BMJ_latest study by research team featuring HCP's Sharon-Lise Normand shows a clinical decision support system (CDSS) can improve hypertension treatment and control in China, helping doctors and leading to lower blood pressure for patients. hcp.hms.harvard.edu/news/addressin…

Interested in getting a PhD in health policy at Harvard? Register via the link for a virtual information session on Sept 19th, noon-1pm ET. A recording will also be posted on the program website. harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🚨New interview with @HarvardMed professor Anupam Jena shares with Bridget Balch of AAMC how random events can influence our health. ⚕️

Join us on Tuesday, September 17 for our research seminar with Boris Vabson of @harvard and HMS HCP! "Privatizing Government-Sponsored Health Insurance: Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare" This event is open to Penn affiliates. See more here: ldi.upenn.edu/events/researc…

Rethinking nursing home payment models! 🏥💰 I-SNPs could be the key to improving care quality & reducing costs. NEJM Perspective by Amanda Chen, Scott Sarran & David Grabowski explores potential of value-based payment models. Harvard Medical School hcp.hms.harvard.edu/news/rethinkin…