Penn Med Transformation & Innovation

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[Neil Sehgal @sehgal_neil]

🚨 New study!
We tested whether AI-generated messages – single static messages vs. conversations – can boost intent to screen for colorectal cancer.

Turns out: short, tailored AI messages outperform expert-written materials & match conversations, at a fraction of the time! 🧵👇

[M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS @kit_delgadoMD]

Interested in harnessing behavioral science and digital solutions for changing patient and clinician behavior?

Submit an abstract to our 2025 Nudges in Health Care Symposium!

Thrilled to hear from our keynotes, @katy_milkman and @AdamRodmanMD!

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https://t.co/AoSedD21FY

[Penn Medicine @PennMedicine]

Deeply Rooted, a powerful community-academic partnership, advances health justice in West and Southwest Philadelphia by planting over 1000 trees and greening 1000 lots with 25+ local organizations, Penn, @ChildrensPhila, PHS, and the @PHLschools. https://t.co/qMmNoPyC9H

[Penn Medicine @PennMedicine]

A new algorithm is taking the guesswork out of OR scheduling. Developed by @PM_Innovation, the tool minimizes wait time for both patients and surgeons and reduces the number of cancelled or rescheduled procedures. https://t.co/mNfi3EBEAw

[Penn Medicine @PennMedicine]

Penn Medicine is rethinking care delivery through two key initiatives: the Penn Acute Care at Home program, along with leveraging ambient AI documentation tools. Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP, discussed how the initiatives are improving care in @BeckersHR. https://t.co/pFWENho1SQ

[Penn Medicine @PennMedicine]

Developed at the start of COVID, the Switchboard app supported roughly 30,000 virtual medical visits per week at its peak. Since then, the app has expanded to increase points of communication to make care more accessible to patients. https://t.co/hCUf9kgFTK

[Penn Medicine @PennMedicine]

The Penn HOPES program, founded by Noor Shaik, MD, PhD, & Rogan Magee, MD, PhD, was highlighted in @Forbes as an initiative that encourages acts of kindness in healthcare, relating several stories of how it’s benefited both patients and providers. https://t.co/T9ZzgRd7Za

[Penn Med Transformation & Innovation @PM_Innovation]

CBS News featured @RainaMerchant – CHTI's executive director, @PennMedicine's chief transformation officer, and an emergency medicine physician – for women's history month.

"I get to work on 'how do we think about designing the health system of the future?'" she said. More ⬇️

[CBS Philadelphia @CBSPhiladelphia]

Meet Dr. Raina Merchant, an inspirational leader at Penn Medicine who is ensuring that Philadelphians get the care they need. https://t.co/LnLg5jlSc7

[Kevin B. Mahoney @kevinbmahoney]

Through research, education and action, @PennMedicine physician-scientist Eugenia South, MD, drives change for healthier communities in Philadelphia and beyond. Her recognition by City & State PA is well-deserved. Read about Dr. South’s trailblazing work: https://t.co/cgO2viGjWu.

[Penn LDI @PennLDI]

Can bulk ordering and text messaging make lipid screening outreach more effective? A randomized controlled trial finds that bulk ordering increased participation in lipid screening after 3 months, but supplemental text messaging did not.

Read more:
https://t.co/3cCbu9OOYP

[Penn Med Transformation & Innovation @PM_Innovation]

@PennNudgeUnit Thanks to @PennMedicine CEO @kevinbmahoney for kicking us off! We're getting an intro from @PennNudgeUnit director @kit_delgadoMD and will get started with our first keynote!

[Penn Med Nudge Unit @PennNudgeUnit]

Only a few spots left for the Nudges in Health Care Symposium, 9/26-27, in Philly! We are so excited to convene a fantastic group of researchers & leaders to advance the use of behavioral science in health care delivery.
See the agenda and snag a seat: https://t.co/VtpwFhSYFI

[Penn Medicine CSO @PennMedCSO]

The incremental design of a machine learning framework for medical records processing ft. @ChrisStreiffer, @divyassaini (@PennMedicine), Gideon Whitehead, Jency Daniel, Carolina Garzon-Mrad, Laura Kavanaugh & @EmekaAnyanwu (@PM_Innovation) https://t.co/vNh1dczebc

[Kevin B. Mahoney @kevinbmahoney]

Chief transformation officers inspire, model and drive lasting change within organizations. @BeckersHR named @RainaMerchant among the top leaders in the field. Her work at @PennMedicine cultivates innovation and fuels progress. https://t.co/PLpve50ED0

[Penn Medicine @PennMedicine]

HUP's PennHOPES program, that allows providers to buy small gifts to brighten patients’ stays in the hospital, has now spread to Penn Presbyterian and Pennsylvania Hospital. PennHOPES founder Dr. Noor Shaik discussed the program’s “heartwarming” impact. https://t.co/uMZ1wik2eG

[Chris Streiffer, MD @ChrisStreiffer]

Excited to announce that our work on implementing a machine learning framework for medical records processing has been accepted for publication! It was great working with @EmekaAnyanwu and the entire coordn8 @PM_Innovation team.

Yes, faxes are still a thing. Adding OCR+ML and some innovation helps with that.

Paper: https://t.co/rcQnGXbPKz

@PennIMResidents @JAMIA_Journal

[Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ @PennCHIBE]

PHL has touched nearly 200,000 patient lives – and counting – in the studies they’ve conducted. Their growing portfolio spans efforts to prevent or manage several types of cancer, hepatitis C, influenza, and hypertension. @PM_Innovation https://t.co/sQTXiXL1FN

[Penn Med Transformation & Innovation @PM_Innovation]

Designers bring huge value to health care improvement efforts. A report from the Equitable Health Lab (@illinoistech) explores the contributions of designers in health care delivery & profiles design teams from 27 US health systems, including CHTI's I2O. https://t.co/zNb1GrJ4N4

[Penn Medicine Cancer @PennCancer]

ICYMI: A @PennMedicine team used text messages & default orders to bring more patients back to receiving routine #mammograms after a COVID-19 pandemic pause. The team included @Shivan_Mehta, MD, Susan Weinstein, MD, & Corinne Rhodes, MD, MPH. #BreastCancer https://t.co/3axpZuHcHA

[Emeka C. Anyanwu, MD @EmekaAnyanwu]

Congrats to @PM_Innovation mentee Chris Streiffer for presenting our applied machine learning and informatics work at DoM Research Day.

Our work improves the processing and interfacing of incoming clinical data for Penn clinicians and patients every day. 💪🏾🙌🏾