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Penn Med CDH

@PennMedCDH

@PennMedicine's Center for Digital Health advances science by researching the implications of the advancement of digital health technology in health care.

 Philadelphia, PA
healthcareinnovation.upenn.edu/center-for-digital-health
Joined July 2013
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We're joining Twitter forces with the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation! Please follow @PM_Innovation for CDH updates going forward or check out our LinkedIn page linkedin.com/company/7652018…
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"In emergency medicine.... We don’t have many formal processes for real-time, peer decision support. Providing it virtually is really smart. I could see this evolving to a state that connects clinicians at scale," says @agarwalEM. Read more from @PennLDI ⬇️
Penn LDI (@PennLDI) profile picturePenn LDI@PennLDI26 Jul 2023
A new study from Damon Centola (@DamonCentola) found that physicians participating in an information-sharing network improved their diagnostic accuracy. He and Anish Agarwal (@agarwalEM) discuss the study and its application in real-world practice here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…
Making Doctors Better with the Wisdom of the Crowd

Making Doctors Better with the Wisdom of the Crowd

In an experiment, information sharing networks allowed doctors who initially made incorrect diagnoses became more accurate after seeing how peers decided.

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Well said. And understanding how people express loneliness can inform how we address it. Research by @sharathguntuku and colleagues has looked into such expressions on social media – - on Twitter journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… - on Facebook penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Pen… #SocialMediome
Understanding the expression of loneliness on Twitter across age groups and genders

Understanding the expression of loneliness on Twitter across age groups and genders

Some individuals seek support around loneliness on social media forums. In this work, we aim to determine differences in the use of language by users—in different age groups and genders (female,...

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Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) profile pictureAdam Grant
@AdamMGrant17 Jul 2023
Loneliness doesn't only hurt mental health. It's also a risk factor for physical health. 90 studies, 2.2M people: loneliness and social isolation predict mortality from cancer and all causes, even after controlling for health conditions. Human connection is vital to well-being.
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Anish Agarwal@agarwalEM26 Jun 2023
Today @theNASEM I shared a bit of what we’ve discovered related to opioid disposal. Make it: 1) easy 2) simple 3) available 4) no (or low) cost jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Effect of Mailing an At-home Disposal Kit on Unused Opioid Disposal After Surgery

This randomized clinical trial tests the effect of a mailed, at-home disposal kit on disposal rates of unused opioids after surgery.

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"If and when AI helps us free up time for clinicians, we should give that time back to clinicians,” says CDH deputy director @agarwalEM. “We should resist the urge to fill that time with more work." More about #AI & clinician #burnout on @PennCHIBE chibe.upenn.edu/chibeblog/co…
Could AI Solve the Clinician Burnout Problem? - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral...

Could AI Solve the Clinician Burnout Problem? - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral...

There have been a lot of questions around the use of artificial intelligence (AI); will it lead to our extinction? Should we ban AI chatbots in classrooms? (Two CHIBE-affiliated faculty argue no.)...

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We're hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator B to support multiple studies at the nexus of digital tech and health. Learn more & apply: wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/… #HIRINGNOW
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Congratulations 👏 to the six winning teams of the 2023 Well City Challenge pitch competition, who will receive support for their ventures to improve health & wellness in #Philadelphia. @EconomyLeague @IBX #AccelerateHealthEquity news.ibx.com/well-city-chall…
Economy League, Independence Blue Cross, Accelerate Health Equity announce winners of Well City...

Economy League, Independence Blue Cross, Accelerate Health Equity announce winners of Well City...

Winners will receive funding for their community solutions to rising mind and heart health challenges The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia (ELGP)

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ICYMI: Analyzing tweets by emergency med docs, @agarwalEM, @sharathguntuku et al. detected negative shifts in their well-being during the pandemic. The study suggests social media could be useful as a monitoring tool in efforts to fight #burnout. pennmedicine.org/news/news-r…
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New RCT out in Nature @SciReports finds that #RemotePatientMonitoring data improved 30-day hospital readmission prediction when using #MachineLearning Wearables & Smartphones had similar results. nature.com/articles/s41598-0… @kevin_volpp @healthecon_dan @ProfGenKanter @ChalandaEvans
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.@sharathguntuku's team has been doing fascinating work building translational #AI that measure and predict aspects of health (incl. #MentalHealth, hospital visits, COVID symptom identification) based on social media interactions. #DataScience @UPennIBI
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Sharath Guntuku is a @CIS_Penn faculty member and research scientist at @PennMedCDH. He directs the Computational Social Listening Lab - visit the lab website to learn more! csl-lab-upenn.github.io/

Computational Social Listening Lab | UPenn

Computational Social Listening Lab at UPenn

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How can AI-based methods inform social listening applications during #PublicHealth crises? @sharathguntuku (@CIS_Penn+@PennMedCDH) will address using #BigData for social good in this week's #Biomedical Data Science Seminar (5/10, 4PM) hosted by @UPennIBI. bit.ly/3nApwkq
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New qualitative study sheds light on emergency nurses' perspectives on the use of #EHR behavioral flags to promote workplace safety🚩 ft. @EmilySeeburger Rachel Gonzales @Eugenia_South @AriBFriedman & @agarwalEM @UPennEM @PM_Innovation @PennCECPR @PennUHL_ rb.gy/mafx4
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Ravi Gupta & @davegrande discuss digital health privacy protections for consumers and their findings from a recent paper (coauthored by @RainaMerchant) in this Q&A from @PennLDI. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…
Consumers’ Consent and Sharing Health Information

Consumers’ Consent and Sharing Health Information

In the age of WhatsApp’s text messages, Apple Watches, Google searches, and TikTok videos, consumer digital health information is widely circulated. Data is collected by digital startups and large…

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Behavioral flags in the EHR are meant to promote workplace safety. A study by @agarwalEM & colleagues finds that emergency dept. nurses hold varying opinions on their utility and importance. //Learn more in Anish's 🧵 & read the paper in @JAMANetworkOpen: pennmed1.org/3Hdg10U
Electronic Health Record Behavioral Flags to Promote Workplace Safety

Electronic Health Record Behavioral Flags to Promote Workplace Safety

This qualitative study examines perspectives of emergency nurses on behavioral flags in electronic health records in relation to workplace safety and patient care.

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Anish Agarwal (@agarwalEM) profile pictureAnish Agarwal@agarwalEM25 Apr 2023
There is an underexplored intersection of workplace violence in health care, patient equity, and how we respond. Learning with intentional focus on ways to keep our teams safe by listening is important. We sat down with ER nurses to talk patient flags jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Electronic Health Record Behavioral Flags to Promote Workplace Safety

Electronic Health Record Behavioral Flags to Promote Workplace Safety

This qualitative study examines perspectives of emergency nurses on behavioral flags in electronic health records in relation to workplace safety and patient care.

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Neat webinar alert: May 3 is @Pennalumni's "Data Science to the Rescue: Faculty Tackle Real-World Problems" featuring @Penn experts @RainaMerchant, @DrDesmondPatton, @GKRidgeway & @ebradlow. Register ->> pennmed1.org/3LcIuqh
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Excellent to hear @ChalandaEvans & Kehinde Oyekanmi share the latest about Lift Every Voice (LEV) at @UPenn_OID's latest DEI Cafe! LEV is a digital platform for capturing & intervening on experiences of racism in health care, developed w/@PennUHL_. healthcareinnovation.upenn.e…
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Penn Med Chief Transformation Officer @RainaMerchant weighs in on activities essential to innovation and gives advice on team composition, stakeholder identification, progress evaluation, and more. ⬇️
Penn LDI (@PennLDI) profile picturePenn LDI@PennLDI17 Mar 2023
What spurs #innovation at academic medical centers? Ingrid Nembhard discusses her research on successful innovation models & @RainaMerchant offers insights as @PennMedicine Chief Transformation Officer. Read more on our blog: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

What Makes an Innovative Academic Medical Center?

An interview with Ingrid Nembhard, Elana Meer and Raina Merchant describes factors that drive innovation at academic medical centers.

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Join @UPennDBEI on Wednesday, 3/29 for their 5th Annual Research Day, "Leading the Way in Health Data Science," in the BRB Gaulton Auditorium!🎉 Learn more & register➡️ bit.ly/3JESOoO
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Gamification has become a popular engagement tactic in health initiatives, but @Nichol_Bradford makes the point: "[Most people] think that gamification is leaderboards and high scores and medals. But a real game is play and community and narrative." youtu.be/_7e6cBtJdIU?t=1110
Digital Mental Health Panel | Mental Healthcare Innovations Summit at...

Digital Mental Health Panel | Mental Healthcare Innovations Summit at...

The digital mental health panel, facilitated by Antoun Nabhan, JD, ...

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Something to consider when designing effective interventions. From the #MHIS2022 Digital Mental Health Panel @StanfordHIL
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