Mortality Rates Rise Among Opioid-Driven Hospitalizations December 7, 2017 Death rates raised among opioid-driven hospitalizations in the US from 2000-2014
Medicare Value-based Payment Modifier Does Not Improve Performance November 28, 2017 Medicare’s Value-based Payment Modifier (VM) may contribute to health care disparities without improving performance on average
Hatfield and Landon Compare Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes November 15, 2017 Patients cared for by hospitalists more likely to be discharged directly to home instead of a nursing home
Sharon-Lise Normand Named 2018 Mosteller Statistician of the Year November 15, 2017 Sharon-Lise Normand, PhD, named ASA's 2018 Mosteller Statistician of the Year
Savannah Bergquist and Christoph Kurz Receive ICHPS Paper Awards November 14, 2017 HCP graduate students win awards to attend the 12th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics
Frank Comments on Trump Opioid Plan November 8, 2017 It will cost around $10 billion a year to treat those suffering from opioid addiction that are not currently seeking treatment
Chernew Speaks at NIHCM Foundation Capitol Hill Briefing November 1, 2017 Leonard D. Schaffer professor of health care policy Michael Chernew, PhD, was a keynote speaker at the NIHCM Foundation Capitol Hill Briefing: Transforming Health Care to Drive Value.
Treatment Costs Higher in Preeclampsia Patients November 1, 2017 For mothers suffering from preeclampsia, treatment costs are higher when babies are born at a low gestational age
Frank Featured on National Board of Economic Research October 27, 2017 “Access to Long-Term Care After a Wealth Shock: Evidence From the Housing Bubble and Burst” featured by NBER
McNeil awarded Walsh McDermott Medal by National Academy of Medicine October 25, 2017 Ridley Watts Professor of Health Care Policy Barbara J McNeil, MD, PhD, awarded NAM Walsh McDermott Medal
Rose and Hatfield Speak on Data Science and Medicine at HMS Talks@12 October 23, 2017 Health care policy associate professors Sherri Rose, PhD, and Laura Hatfield, PhD, present at Harvard Medical School’s Talks@12 series
Zubizarreta Presents at FDA’s MDEpiNet PPP Annual Meeting October 23, 2017 Assistant Professor Jose Zubizarreta, PhD, presented a methodology workshop at FDA 2017 MDEpiNet PPP Annual Meeting.