LDI Health Economist

An eMagazine of LDI People, Research and Resources

Rinad Beidas, Implementation Science class

Penn Implementation Science Institute Course Draws Widening Interest

Third Year of Intensive Three-Day Curriculum Sold Out in Advance

Penn SUMR Scholars Go Waterborne for Leadership Training

Kicking Off Program's 20th Anniversary in Schuylkill River Racing Shells

Quantifying the Health Risks of Being a Family Caregiver

Why More Research is Needed in the Area of 'Next Friend Risk'

Karen Lasater, PhD, RN, Penn School of Nursing

Penn's Karen Lasater Wins AcademyHealth IRGNI New Investigator Award

Cited for Research Related to Nursing Practice and Policy

Health Policy$ense Blog

Catch us at ASHEcon 2019!

How Do Non-profit Hospitals Give Back?

A breakdown of community benefit spending

A Voluntary Program to Encourage Generic Prescribing in Oncology

Study finds little impact on physician behavior, spending

LDI In The News

Salimah Meghani in Consumer Reports and AAAS EurekaAlert!

Both Media Outlets Highlight Her Studies of Opioid Prescribing Practices

Rinad Beidas' Philadelphia Inquirer Article on Childhood Trauma

Emphasizes Importance of Using Latest Evidence-Based Treatment Therapy

Virginia Newspaper Features David Mandell's Work

Article About Austim and Foster Care Recaps His Research and Commentary

LDI Research Summaries

Journal of Clinical Nursing

“You only have time for so much in 12 hours” Unmet Social Needs of Hospitalized Patients: A Qualitative Study of Acute Care Nurse

Research in Nursing and Health

Professional Networks and Support for Nursing Home Directors of Nursing

Academic Pediatrics

Routine Cholesterol Tests and Subsequent Change in BMI Among Overweight and Obese Children

Journal of Development Economics

Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Gavi's Impact on Vaccination Rates

Issue & Data Briefs

Contributors to Post-injury Mental Health in Urban Black Men with Serious Injuries

A life course view

Expanding Access to Naloxone: A Review of Distribution Strategies

An LDI/CHERISH Issue Brief

Five-Year Cost of Dementia: Medicare

Differences by survival, service use

LDI Event Report

Twelve Researchers Receive
2019 LDI Pilot Grants

News From Elsewhere

NBC News

U.S. Death Rates from Suicides, Alcohol and Drug Overdoses Reach All-Time High

Commonwealth Fund Report Based on 2017 Data Covers 50 States
Wall Street Journal

A $2 Million Drug Is About to Hit the Market

Insurers, Drugmakers Grapple with New Payment Models for One-Shot Gene Therapies
USA Today

Number of Americans Without Health Insurance Increases Again

1.1 Million Lost Coverage in 2018, Following Losses in 2017
STAT

Uwe Reinhardt’s ‘Priced Out’ Offers Lessons in Health Care Costs for All

New Book From Late Princeton Economist Explores Ethical Costs of U.S. Health Care