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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)
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Publications

Take a look at CHIBE’s publications, which are helping advance the science of using behavioral economics to improve health and leading to discoveries around how our minds work.

A pilot randomized clinical trial of gamification to increase medication adherence

American Heart Journal
March 7, 2026
Alexander C Fanaroff, Kayla Clark, Leslie Reid-Bey, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Laurie Norton, Kevin G Volpp

Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association
December 3, 2025
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Michael G. Levin, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay S. Giri, Neel P. Chokshi, Benjamin M. Jackson, and Mitesh S. Patel

Cost-Effectiveness of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

AHA Journals
June 17, 2025
Louise B. Russell, Kevin G. M. Volpp, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel P. Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Tamar Klaiman, Julia E. Szymczak, Dylan S. Small, Alexander C. Fanaroff

What motivates participants: a qualitative analysis of gamification and financial incentives to increase physical activity

BMC Public Health
May 16, 2025
Eric Ryu, David Farraday, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, Neel P. Chokshi, Jingsan Zhu, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Laurie Norton, Dylan Small, Kevin G. Volpp & Tamar Klaiman

Encouraging Pharmacist Referrals for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation

JAMA Cardiology
March 26, 2025
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Qian Huang, Kayla Clark, Laurie A. Norton, Wendell E. Kellum, Dwight Eichelberger, John C. Wood, Zachary Bricker, Andrea G. Dooley Wood, Greta Kemmer, Jennifer I. Smith, Srinath Adusumalli, Mary E. Putt, Kevin G. Volpp

Leveraging principles of behavioural economics to encourage patient engagement with population health screening programmes

BMJ Open Quality
March 21, 2025
Eric Bressman, Alexander Fanaroff, Katy Mahraj, Laurie Norton, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Carolina Garzon Mrad, Mikael Avery, Ayisha Arshad, Aileen John, David A Asch, Kevin G Volpp

Default Bulk Ordering and Text Messaging to Enhance Outreach for Lipid Screening

JAMA Cardiology
January 29, 2025
Catherine Pollak, Andrew Parambath, Samantha Coratti, Laurie Norton, Anthony Girard, Catherine Reitz, Christopher K. Snider, Lin Xu, Zakiya Walker, Aileen John, Mary E. Putt, Kevin G. Volpp, Shivan J. Mehta

Automated Text Message-Based Program to Improve Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Primary Care Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine
December 4, 2024
Eric Bressman, Klea Profka, Laurie Norton, Kayla Clark, Katy Mahraj, Zakiya Walker, Leslie Reid-Bey, Anthony Girard, Charles Rareshide, Lin Xu, Jingsan Zhu, Mary Putt, Kevin G Volpp, Anna U Morgan

A qualitative study of perceptions of the care pathway for familial hypercholesterolemia: screening, diagnosis, treatment, and family cascade screening

Implementation Science Communications
December 2, 2024
Amy R. Pettit, Tamar Klaiman, Rebecca Connelly Kersting, Christina Johnson, Nkiru Ogbuefi, Maeve Moran, Krystin Sinclair, Jenna Steckel, Laurie Norton, Jennifer A. Orr, Adina Lieberman, Mary P. McGowan, Eric Tricou, Jinbo Chen, Daniel J. Rader, Kevin G. Volpp & Rinad S. Beidas

Design and Rationale of Penn Medicine Healthy Heart, a Randomized Trial of Effectiveness of a Centrally Organized Approach to Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Improvement Among Patients at Elevated Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

American Heart Journal
September 27, 2024
Kevin G Volpp, K Mahraj, LA Norton, DA Asch, K Glanz, SJ Mehta, M Balasta, W Kellum, J Wood, LB Russell, AC Fanaroff, S Bakshi, D Jacoby, JB Cohen, MJ Press, K Clark, J Zhu, C Rareside, LE Ashcraft, C Snider, ME Putt

Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Nudges to Encourage Referrals to Centralized Pharmacy Services for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation in High-Risk Patients: Rationale and Design of the SUPER LIPID Program

ScienceDirect
April 26, 2024
Alexander C Fanaroff, Qian Huang, Kayla Clark, Laurie A Norton, Wendell E Kellum, Dwight Eichelberger, John C Wood, Zachary Bricker, Andrea G Dooley Wood, Greta Kemmer, Jennifer I Smith, Srinath Adusumalli, Mary Putt, Kevin G M Volpp

Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events: The BE ACTIVE Randomized Controlled Trial

Circulation
April 7, 2024
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Tamar Klaiman, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Dylan S. Small and Kevin G.M. Volpp

Qualitative Analysis of a Remote Monitoring Intervention for Managing Heart Failure

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
September 7, 2023
Tamar Klaiman, L. G. Iannotte, Michael Josephs, Louise B. Russell, Laurie Norton, Shivan Mehta, Andrea Troxel, Jingsan Zhu, Kevin Volpp, David A. Asch

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients with Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Rationale and Design of the BE ACTIVE Study

American Heart Journal
March 2, 2023
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Dylan S. Small, Kevin G. M. Volpp

Qualitative Analysis of a Remote Monitoring Intervention for Managing Heart Failure

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
January 20, 2023
Tamar Klaiman, L. G. Ianotte, Michael Josephs, Louise B. Russell, Laurie Norton, Shivan Mehta, Andrea Troxel, Jingsan Zhu, Kevin Volpp, David Asch

Remote Monitoring and Behavioral Economics in Managing Heart Failure in Patients Discharged From the Hospital: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Internal Medicine
May 9, 2022
David A. Asch, Andrea B. Troxel, Lee R. Goldberg, Monique S. Tanna, Shivan J. Mehta, Laurie A. Norton, Jingsan Zhu, Lauren G. Iannotte, Tamar Klaiman, Yuqing Lin, Louise B. Russell, Kevin G. Volpp