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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.

Algorithm-Based Palliative Care in Patients With Cancer: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Network Open
February 21, 2025
Ravi B. Parikh, William J. Ferrell, Yang Li, Jinbo Chen, Larry Bilbrey, Nicole Johnson, Jenna White, Ramy Sedhom, Natalie R. Dickson, Stephen Schleicher, Justin E. Bekelman, Sandhya Mudumbi

Rideshare services for transportation assistance in gynecologic oncology: a quality improvement study

BMC Health Services Research
February 14, 2025
Anna Jo Smith, Sam Pancoe, Mary Pat Lynch, Megan Wachlin, Kristina Powell, Stefanie N. Hinkle, Nathanael C. Koelper, Meredith Doherty, Justin E. Bekelman, Fiona Simpkins & Emily M. Ko

Association of Participation in Medicare’s Oncology Care Model With Spending, Utilization, and Quality Outcomes Among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Members

Journal of Clinical Oncology
October 2, 2024
Samyukta Mullangi, Benjamin Ukert, Andrea Devries, David Debono, Jason Santos, Michael J Fisch, Stephen M Schleicher, Amol S Navathe, Justin E Bekelman, Aaron L Schwartz, Ravi B Parikh

Electronic Medical Record-Based Nudge Intervention to Increase Comprehensive Molecular Genotyping in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From a Prospective Clinical Trial

ASCO
July 3, 2024
Melina E. Marmarelis, Dylan G. Scholes, Tara L. McWilliams, Wei-Ting Hwang, John Kosteva, Michael R. Costello, Lova Sun, Aditi P. Singh, Kelsey S. Lau-Min, Abigail Doucette, Peter E. Gabriel, Anthony O. Martella, Megan A. Roy, Jeffrey C. Thompson, Roger B. Cohen, David W. Dougherty, Lawrence N. Shulman, Corey J. Langer, Justin E. Bekelman, Erica L. Carpenter, Charu Aggarwal

Clinician- and Patient-Directed Communication Strategies for Patients With Cancer at High Mortality Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial

JAMA Network
July 1, 2024
Samuel U. Takvorian, Peter Gabriel, E. Paul Wileyto, Daniel Blumenthal, Sharon Tejada, Alicia B. W. Clifton, David A. Asch, Alison M. Buttenheim, Katharine A. Rendle, Rachel C. Shelton, Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Susan Ware, Lynn M. Schuchter, Pallavi Kumar, Tasnim Salam, Adina Lieberman, Daniel Ragusano, Anna-Marika Bauer, Callie A. Scott, Lawrence N. Shulman, Robert Schnoll, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman, Ravi B. Parikh

Clinician- and Patient-Directed Communication Strategies for Patients With Cancer at High Mortality Risk

JAMA Network Open
July 1, 2024
Samuel U. Takvorian, MD, MSHP; Peter Gabriel, MD, MSE; E. Paul Wileyto, PhD; Daniel Blumenthal, BA; Sharon Tejada, MS; Alicia B. W. Clifton, MDP; David A. Asch, MD, MBA; Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA; Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH; Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH; Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP; Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS; Susan Ware, BS; Lynn M. Schuchter, MD; Pallavi Kumar, MD, MPH; Tasnim Salam, MBE, MPH; Adina Lieberman, MPH; Daniel Ragusano, MPH; Anna-Marika Bauer, MRA; Callie A. Scott, MSc; Lawrence N. Shulman, MD; Robert Schnoll, PhD; Rinad S. Beidas, PhD; Justin E. Bekelman, MD; Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP

University of Pennsylvania Telehealth Research Center of Excellence

JNCI Monographs
June 26, 2024
Jocelyn V Wainwright, Charu Aggarwal, Sarah Beucker, David W Dougherty, Peter E Gabriel, Linda A Jacobs, Jillian Kalman, Kristin A Linn, Anthony O Martella, Shivan J Mehta, Corinne M Rhodes, Megan Roy, Marilyn M Schapira, Lawrence N Shulman, Jennifer Steltz, Alisa J Stephens Shields, Andy S L Tan, Jeffrey C Thompson, Hannah Toneff, Richard C Wender, Sana Zeb, Katharine A Rendle, Anil Vachani, Justin E Bekelman; Penn TRACE

Trends in low-value cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

The American Journal of Managed Care
April 5, 2024
Ravi B Parikh, Yasin Civelek, Pelin Ozluk, David Debono, Michael J Fisch, Gosia Sylwestrzak, Justin E Bekelman, Aaron L Schwartz

Detection of Medication Taking Using a Wrist-Worn Commercially Available Wearable Device

JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
December 21, 2023
Amy I. Laughlin, Quy Cao, Richard Bryson, Virginia Haughey, Rashad Abdul-Salaam, Virgilio Gonzenbach, Mridini Rudraraju, Igor Eydman, Christopher M Tweed, Glenn J. Fala, Kash Patel, Kevin R. Fox, C. William Hanson, Justin E. Bekelman, Haochang Shou

Protocol for a Pragmatic Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial Testing Behavioral Economic Implementation Strategies To Increase Supplemental Breast MRI Screening Among Patients With Extremely Dense Breasts

Implementation Science
November 24, 2023
Anne Marie McCarthy, Claudia Fernandez Perez, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman, Daniel Blumenthal, Elizabeth Mack, Anna-Marika Bauer, Sarah Ehsan, Emily F. Conant, Bernadette C. Wheeler, Carmen E. Guerra, Linda W. Nunes, Peter Gabriel, Abigail Doucette, E. Paul Wileyto, Alison M. Buttenheim, David A. Asch, Katharine A. Rendle, Rachel C. Shelton, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Sue Ware, Martina Plag, Steven Hyland, Tracy Gionta, Lawrence N. Shulman, Robert Schnoll

Protocol To Evaluate Sequential Electronic Health Record-Based Strategies To Increase Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Across Diverse Patient Populations in Gynecology Practices

Implementation Science
November 6, 2023
Heather Symecko, Robert Schnoll, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman, Daniel Blumenthal, Anna-Marika Bauer, Peter Gabriel, Leland Boisseau, Abigail Doucette, Jacquelyn Powers, Jacqueline Cappadocia, Danielle B. McKenna, Robert Richardville, Lauren Cuff, Ryan Offer, Elizabeth G. Clement, Alison M. Buttenheim, David A. Asch, Katharine A. Rendle, Rachel C. Shelton, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, E. Paul Wileyto, Martina Plag, Sue Ware, Lawrence N. Shulman, Katherine L. Nathanson & Susan M. Domchek

Estimating Pack-Year Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening Using 2 Yes or No Questions

JAMA Network Open
August 7, 2023
Katharine A. Rendle, Jennifer P. Steltz, Sarah Cohen, Marilyn M. Schapira, Richard C. Wender, Justin E. Bekelman, Anil Vachani

Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Clinical Trial Testing Behavioral Economic Implementation Strategies to Improve Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer Who Smoke

Journal of Clinical Oncology
July 20, 2023
Brian P. Jenssen, MD, MSHP; Robert Schnoll, PhD; Rinad S. Beidas, PhD; Justin Bekelman , MD; Anna-Marika Bauer, MRA; Sarah Evers-Casey, MPH, CTTS-M; Tierney Fisher, DNP, CRNP; Callie Scott, MSc; Jody Nicoloso, BA, CTTS-M; Peter Gabriel, MD; David A. Asch, MD, MBA; Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA; Jessica Chen, MBA, CPHIMS, SHIMSS; Julissa Melo, MHI; Dwayne Grant, MS; Michael Horst, PhD, MPHS, MS; Randall Oyer, MD9; Lawrence N. Shulman, MD; Alicia B.W. Clifton, MDP; Adina Lieberman, MPH; Tasnim Salam, MBE, MPH; Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH,11; Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP; Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH; Oluwadamilola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS; E. Paul Wileyto, PhD; Sue Ware, BS; Daniel Blumenthal, BA; Daniel Ragusano, BS; and Frank T. Leone, MD, MS

Behavioural Economic Interventions To Embed Palliative Care in Community Oncology (BE-EPIC): Study Protocol for the BE-EPIC Randomised Controlled Trial

BMJ Open
March 24, 2023
Ravi B. Parikh, Ramy Sedhom, William J. Ferrell, Katherine Villarin, Kara Berwanger, Bethann Scarborough, Randall Oyer, Pallavi Kumar, Niharika Ganta, Shanthi Sivendran, Jinbo Chen, Kevin G. Volpp, Justin E. Bekelman

Long-Term Effect of Machine Learning–Triggered Behavioral Nudges on Serious Illness Conversations and End-of-Life Outcomes Among Patients With Cancer

JAMA Oncology
January 12, 2023
Christopher R. Manz, MD; Yichen Zhang, PhD; Kan Chen, MA; Qi Long, PhD; Dylan S. Small, PhD; Chalanda N. Evans, BS; Corey Chivers, PhD; Susan H. Regli, PhD; C. William Hanson, MD; Justin E. Bekelman, MD; Jennifer Braun, MHA, RN, BSN; Charles A. L. Rareshide, MS; Nina O’Connor, MD; Pallavi Kumar, MD, MPH; Lynn M. Schuchter, MD; Lawrence N. Shulman, MD; Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA; Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP

Development of Machine Learning Algorithms Incorporating Electronic Health Record Data, Patient-Reported Outcomes, or Both to Predict Mortality for Outpatients With Cancer

JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
December 8, 2022
Ravi B. Parikh, Jill S. Hasler, Yichen Zhang, Manqing Liu, Corey Chivers, William Ferrell, Peter E. Gabriel, Caryn Lerman, Justin E. Bekelman, Jinbo Chen