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Jun 05 2023
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Dr. Carmen Guerra Wins ASCO Excellence in Equity Award

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Congratulations to Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP, a CHIBE-affiliated faculty member, who won the 2023 Excellence in Equity Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in June 2023 at the ASCO annual meeting. According to ASCO’s website, the Excellence in Equity Award is bestowed upon a member who has “made significant and measurable contributions towards increasing equity, diversity and inclusion within the field of oncology, or increasing access to equitable care for cancer patients. Recipients of this award have demonstrated their dedication to activities that foster and promote equitable treatment and care for historically under-represented groups through efforts…

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May 22 2023
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Dr. Paula Chatterjee Wins SGIM’s Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award

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Congratulations to Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, a CHIBE-affiliated faculty member, for winning the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)’s 2023 Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award for “Variation and Changes in the Targeting of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments.” The other authors on the Health Affairs paper were Soham Sinha, Olivia Reszczynski, Anita Amin, and William L. Schpero. Please join us in congratulating Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, recipient of this year’s Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award! Congratulations, Paula! #SGIM23 @ChatterjeePaula pic.twitter.com/yxJlQX5R7E — SGIM (@SocietyGIM) May 13, 2023

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May 09 2023
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A Q&A with Dr. Alison Buttenheim on NASEM Report on Policy Impact and Future Directions for Behavioral Economics

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How has behavioral economics contributed to public policy, and what are the guiding principles for future work in this area? This was a question that a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee recently discussed, researched, and crafted a report on. The report delves into how behavioral economics has been used in health, retirement benefits, social safety net benefits, climate change, education, and criminal justice, and it considers five core behavioral principles that affect people’s decision-making in these areas: 1) limited attention and cognition, 2) inaccurate beliefs, 3) present bias, 4) reference dependence and framing, and 5) social preferences…

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May 04 2023
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CHIBE and the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy Volunteer at Cradles to Crayons

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Members of Penn’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) volunteered at Cradles to Crayons this May by cleaning and sorting books and sorting clothing. This organization provides essentials to children who are experiencing homelessness or poverty so that they can thrive at home, at school, and at play. Cradles to Crayons collects everything from clothing, to diapers, books, school supplies, shoes, and more. The Philadelphia branch serves over 200,000 children in the region annually. This volunteer day was organized by the Department’s Community Service Committee. Thanks to all those…

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Apr 26 2023
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Q&A with Dr. George Loewenstein on I-Frame, S-Frame, and the Direction of Behavioral Public Policy

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If you work in the field of behavioral economics, you have probably heard someone in the last year talk about “i-frame and s-frame.” The terms were coined by Drs. George Loewenstein (a CHIBE-affiliated faculty member) and Nick Chater, who authored the paper “The i-frame and the s-frame: How focusing on individual-level solutions has led behavioral public policy astray,” which was published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. The paper argues that behavioral scientists have focused too much of their efforts on trying to solve some of society’s biggest problems by focusing on changing individual behavior — the i-frame — instead of…

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Apr 03 2023
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Opportunities and Pitfalls of ChatGPT in Health Care

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How will chatbots like ChatGPT or Bing alter the health care space, and what are the potential benefits and concerns associated with clinicians and patients using artificial intelligence language models? Penn’s Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) spoke with several of its affiliates and partners about the opportunities and pitfalls of ChatGPT, the chatbot from OpenAI that is capable of everything from writing poetry and news articles, to translating, to analyzing language patterns for researchers. Specific to health care, ChatGPT said it could be used in the following ways: Patient education and support, by providing patients with information…

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Mar 29 2023
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Dr. Ravi Parikh Launches the Human Algorithm Collaboration Laboratory (HACLab)

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Ravi Parikh, MD, MPP, FACP, Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a CHIBE-affiliated faculty member, just launched the Human Algorithm Collaboration Laboratory (HACLab). CHIBE spoke with Dr. Parikh and his team for a Q&A about this new lab, which implements and scales artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. What is the mission of the HACLab? Our mission is to train, validate, implement, and evaluate interventions based on AI, machine learning, and predictive algorithms to improve patient health and reduce health inequities. We work with clinicians, data scientists, behavioral economists, human…

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Mar 08 2023
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Q&A with Dr. Jonah Berger on New Book “Magic Words”

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Jonah Berger, PhD, an associate professor at Wharton and CHIBE-affiliated faculty member, has a new book out called “Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way.” The book, which was released on March 7, 2023, explains how language can be used to change people’s minds, engage audiences, and make you more influential in life. CHIBE spoke with Dr. Berger for a Q&A on his new book. What made you want to write this book? Almost everything we do involves words. From emails and PowerPoints to phone calls and pitch meetings, words are how we persuade, communicate, and connect. Yet…

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Mar 06 2023
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Dr. Justin Bekelman Named to National Cancer Policy Forum 

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Justin Bekelman, MD, has been named a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s National Cancer Policy Forum (NCPF). The NCPF serves as a trusted venue in which experts and leaders can work collaboratively to identify and examine high-priority policy issues in cancer care and research. According to the National Academies, the Forum “provides a continual focus within the National Academies on cancer, addressing policy issues relevant to the goal of reducing the cancer burden, through basic and translational research, prevention, and by improving the care and outcomes for those diagnosed with cancer.” Dr. Bekelman is Director…

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