Health equity efforts must pay particular attention to the socially disadvantaged. Their needs come into sharper focus during hospital stays. How do we ensure that these often complex patients are well treated? As providers who spend the most time with patients, nurses can offer key insight into treating this vulnerable population. In a new qualitative […]| Penn LDI
AI-powered system from Penn researchers boosts HIV prevention by creating real-time, evidence-based social media messages for hard-to-reach groups.| Penn LDI
LDI Senior Fellow Aditi Vasan and colleagues quantified the impact of Medicaid continuous eligibility policies on children’s health care use.| Penn LDI
Incarcerated patients often miss vital pre- and post-op care. Experts call for systemic reform to improve surgical outcomes for this vulnerable group.| Penn LDI
Eric T. Roberts found that D-SNPS, Medicare Advantage plans with integrated care for dual-eligible individuals, had lower disenrollment rates than other MA plans.| Penn LDI
A Penn Medicine program to train an inaugural cohort of teens to green their neighborhoods completed a month-long curriculum in late July.| Penn LDI
Aditi Vasan (she/her), MD, MSHP is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Hospital.| Penn LDI
Hoag Levins is a journalist, photographer, and digital content producer who joined Penn LDI in 2011.| Penn LDI