Penn LDI at AcademyHealth 2026
Research by Penn LDI Fellows will be represented at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting from May 30–June 2 in Seattle, Washington. Browse a day-by-day Fellow presentation list below, and stop by our booth #611 in the exhibitor hall.
Join the conversation and see conference highlights on Bluesky and LinkedIn, and be sure to use the hashtag #LDIatARM26.
Saturday, May 30
- 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation
Benefit Design, Coding Practices, and Federal Spending: Policy Challenges in Medicare Advantage
Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD (Discussant and Chair) - Podium Presentation | Room 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Building Bridges In Perinatal Care: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Creating Inter-Institutional Consortium
Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH (Author), and Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Author)
- Podium Presentation
- 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation | Room 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Implementing the Rural Health Transformation Program: Federal and State Perspectives
David Grande, MD, MPA (Panelist) - Podium Presentation | Room 612 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Post-Dobbs Aftershocks: Abortion Access, Medication Markets, and Contraceptive Choice
Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP (Chair)
- Podium Presentation | Room 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
- 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation | 4C-1 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Doubling Home Health Referrals for Medicaid and Dual-Eligible Patients: Results from the Thrive Trial
Heather Brom, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH (Author), Daniela Golinelli, PhD (Author), Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Author), J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN (Author) - Podium Presentation | Room 619-620 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Trajectories of Evidence-Based Treatment Use In 8-to-29-Year-Old Autistic Medicaid Enrollees with Depression
David Mandell, ScD (Author) - Podium Presentation | 609-610 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
End-User Engagement and Implementation Sustainability
Amanda Bettencourt, PhD (Discussant and Chair)
- Podium Presentation | 4C-1 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Sunday, May 31
- 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. PDT
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-16 – Medicaid Managed Care Priorities and Practices Around Youth Mental Health In Medicaid
Courtney Benjamin Wolk, PhD (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-41 – Neonatology Physician Management Group and Hospital Ownership In the United States
Elizabeth Salazar, MD, MSHP (Presenting Author), Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-42 – Perinatal Market Competition and Neonatal Outcomes and Costs In Michigan
Elizabeth Salazar, MD, MSHP (Presenting Author), Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-43 – Association Between Hospital Financial Health and NICU Care Processes and Quality
Elizabeth Salazar, MD, MSHP (Presenting Author), Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-63 – Association of the Work Environment to the Scottish Staffing Act’s Provisions at Baseline: A Cross-Sectional Study
Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Daniela Golinelli, PhD (Author), Domenique Villani, MPH, RN (Author), Sherif Olanrewaju, PhD, MPS (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-64 – Workplace Realities of the Caribbean Nursing Workforce: Findings from Country Chief Nurses
Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Domenique Villani, MPH, RN (Author), Lynne Moronski, PhD, RN (Author), Sherif Olanrewaju, PhD, MPS (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-111 – Will Travel to be Treated as Human: Community Member Perceptions of Maternity Care Access and Recommendations for Change
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-145 – The Association of Hospital Ownership Type and Region with Change In Hospital Ownership
Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE (Author), Elizabeth Salazar, MD, MSHP (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-195 – GLP-1 Therapy Improves Glycemic Control with No Difference In Medical Spending: A Real-World Effectiveness Study
Ernesto Ulloa-Pérez, PhD (Author), Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD (Author), Kristin Linn, PhD (Author), Aidan Crowley, (Author), Amol Navathe, MD, PhD (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-252 – Measuring Financial Conflicts of Interest for Contractors Setting Medicare Coverage Policies
Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD (Presenting Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
A-253 – Prior Authorization for Physician-Administered Drugs: Utilization Changes in Excess of Authorization Denials
Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD (Presenting Author)
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
- 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation | Room 607 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
“Do More With Less, Even Faster”: Public Health Nurses’ Perspectives on Recruitment and Retention of the Workforce
Domenique Villani, MPH, RN (Presenting Author), Celsea Tibbitt, PhD, RN (Author), Eleanor Turi, PhD, RN (Author), Michelle Heredia, RN (Author), Alexandra Maye, MSN, RN (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author) - Podium Presentation | Ballroom 6C (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Impact of Medicare Markets, Networks and Coverage Rules on Use and Quality of Skilled Nursing Facilities and Home Health
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD (Discussant and Chair)
- Podium Presentation | Room 607 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
- 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation | 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Nurse Staffing Variation and Outcomes to Inform Patient Safety Legislation In Pennsylvania
Karen Lasater, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Jane Muir, PhD, RN (Author), Linda H Aiken, PhD, RN (Author), Heather Brom, PhD, RN, (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author) - Podium Presentation | 619-620 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Reproductive Care Reimagined: New Models, New Workforce, New Access Points
Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS (Chair) - Podium Presentation | Ballroom 6C (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center
Evaluation of a Social Needs Response Intervention for Patients with Multiple Potentially Avoidable Admissions
Jaya Aysola, MD, MPH (Author)
- Podium Presentation | 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
- 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. PDT
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
B-19 – Using Clinical Decision Support and a Clinical Pathway to Identify, Diagnose, and Treat Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 In Primary Care
Jaya Aysola, MD, MPH (Presenting Author), Renee Betancourt, MD (Author), Maryanne Peifer, MD, MSIS (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
B-91 – Policy Levers to Improve Maternity Care Access: Recommendations from Health Professionals and Community Members
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
B-154 – Impact of Nurse Staffing on AMA Discharges Among Patients with and without Limited English Proficiency
Jane Muir, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Domenique Villani, MPH, RN (Author), Daniela Golinelli, PhD, MS (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author), Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
B-250 – Oregon Hospital Nurses’ Expectations of a Statewide Nurse Staffing Law: A Large-Scale Qualitative Study Using Human and AI-Assisted Analysis
Hyunmin Yu, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Kathryn Connell, PhD, RN (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author)
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Monday, June 1
- 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. PDT
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-18 – Bridging Access and Impact: Primary Care Parenting Intervention Reduces Early Behavior Problems in Both Virtual and In-Person Delivery Modes
Joanne Wood, MD, MSHP (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-106 – Associations Between Moral Distress, Missed Nursing Care, and Nursing Resources Among Inpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Registered Nurses
Justinna Dixon, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Sherif Olanrewaju, PhD, MPS (Author), Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD,RN - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-217 – Reflections and Recommendations for Postpartum Discharge Teaching Among First-Time Mothers: A Qualitative Analysis Using Video Reflexive Ethnography
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Celsea Tibbitt, PhD, RN (Author), Rebecca Hamm, MD MSCE (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-281 – A Precision Science Approach to Work Design: Linking EHR Metadata, Workload, and Clinician Well-Being Across 12 Hospitals
Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-288 – Unionization of Medical Trainees: Effects on Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes
Aidan Crowley (Presenting Author), Amol Navathe, MD, PhD (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-290 – The Implementation Gap: Nurse-Preferred Burnout Interventions in High and Low Burnout Hospitals
Justinna Dixon, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Heather Brom, PhD, RN (Author), Daniela Golinelli, PhD (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author), Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-303 – Nurses Are More Likely to Perform Workarounds in Hospitals With Poor Work Environments
Michelle Heredia, RN (Presenting Author), Heather Brom, PhD, RN (Author), Karen Lasater, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-305 – “No One to Support Us”: Primary Care Nurses’ Perspectives on Not Recommending Their Place of Employment as a Good Place to Work
Eleanor Turi, PhD, RN (Author), Heather Brom, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-316 – Predicting Patient Fall Rate from Objective and Subjective Nurse Staffing Metrics
Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Presenting Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-317 – Organizational Factors to Reattract Nurses Into Hospital Employment: A Cross-Sectional Study
Karen Lasater, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Jane Muir, PhD, RN (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
C-318 – Hospital Nursing Has Not Returned to Pre-Covid Conditions: Time for a Different Approach
Karen Lasater, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author), Linda Aiken, PhD, RN
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
- 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. PDT
- Podium Session | 4C-3 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Projected Impact of 2025 House Reconciliation Bill 1 on Acute Care Hospital Financial Health Overall and In Neonatal-Perinatal Serving Hospitals
Elizabeth Salazar, MD, MSHP (Presenting Author), Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE (Author) - Podium Session | 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Unionization of Medical Trainees: Effects on Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes
Aidan Crowley (Presenting Author) - Podium Session | 602-603 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Using Disadvantage Indices for Promoting Health Equity: Emerging Insights, Open Questions
Harald Schmidt, PhD (Chair), Aidan Crowley (Panelist), Aditi Doiphode (Panelist)
- Podium Session | 4C-3 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
- 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. PDT
- Podium Session | 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Learning Health Systems to Improve Quality of Care and Health Outcomes
Robert Burke, MD, MS (Chair)
- Podium Session | 604 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
- 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. PDT
- Podium Session | 4C-1 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Improving Nurse-Patient Communication: A Video Reflexive Ethnographic Study of Postpartum Discharge Teaching
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Celsea Tibbitt, PhD, RN (Author), Rebecca Hamm, MD, MSCE (Author) - Podium Session | 602-603 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Training the Learning Health System Scientist Workforce: Powering Healthcare Improvement
Jennifer Myers, MD (Chair)
- Podium Session | 4C-1 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
- 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. PDT
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-83 – Association Between Serious Mental Illness and Readmission Rates In Post-Stroke Older Adults
Sherif Olanrewaju, PhD, MPS (Presenting Author), Justinna Dixon, PhD, RN (Author), Daniela Golinelli, PhD (Author), Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-107 – Post-Discharge Ambulatory Visit Mode and 30-Day Readmissions Among Older Adults With Dementia: Effectiveness of Telehealth
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-191 – Getting Smarter: Calibrating Electronic Health Record Definitions to Identify Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy
Chen Kenyon, MD, MSHP (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-283 – Association Between Restrictive Abortion Legislation and Participation In the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) In Texas
Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP (Presenting Author), Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-296 – Characteristics of United States Emergency Departments With and Without Hospital-Based Obstetric Services
Diana Bongiorno, MD, MPH (Presenting Author), Austin Kilaru, MD, MSHP (Author), Ari Friedman, MD, PhD (Author), Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP (Author), Anish Agarwal, MD, MPH (Author), Sara Handley, MD, MSCE (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-301 – Reflections on Maternity Discharge Teaching Among First Time Mothers: A Qualitative Analysis Using Video Reflexive Ethnography
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Celsea Tibbitt, PhD, RN (Author), Rebecca Hamm, MD, MSCE (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-302 – Adherence to AWHONN Staffing Standards In a 10-State Sample of Labor and Delivery Nurses
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Katie Trainum, PhD, RN (Author), Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Author) - Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
D-334 – Better Nurse Work Environments Are Associated With Lower Odds of Peripartum Infection Among Black Patients
Eileen Lake, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Daniela Golinelli, PhD (Author), Karen Lasater, PhD, RN (Author), Sindhu Srinivas, MD, MSCE (Author)
- Poster Presentation | Hall 4AB (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Tuesday, June 2
- 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation | 609-610 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Variation In Coverage and Prior Authorization Requirements for Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Weight Loss Medications across U.S. Insurance Types
Matthew Klebanoff, MD, MSHP (Presenting Author), Jalpa Doshi, PhD (Author) - Podium Presentation | 4C-2 (Level 4, Seattle Convention Center)
Great Debates: Quality Measurement and Prior Authorization
Amol Navathe, MD, PhD (Presenting Author)
- Podium Presentation | 609-610 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
- 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
- Podium Presentation | 602-603 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
The Impact of Formulary Exclusions on Medication Use and Health Outcomes In Medicare Beneficiaries Using Diabetes Medications
Michael Anne Kyle, PhD, RN (Author) - Podium Presentation | 605-606 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
Informing Hospital Physician Wellbeing Interventions in Europe and the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study
Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN (Presenting Author), Karen Lasater, PhD, RN (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author) - Podium Presentation | 605-606 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)
The Role of Nursing Surveillance in the Association Between the Nurse Work Environment and Patient Safety Culture
Domenique Villani, MPH, RN (Presenting Author), Kathryn Connell, PhD, RN (Author), Hyunmin Yu, PhD, RN (Author), Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN (Author)
- Podium Presentation | 602-603 (Level 6, Seattle Convention Center)