Many implications for planetary health from our study: -Practicing clinicians could consider their prescribing practices, -Payors could consider a review of their formularies, and -All health systems could consider conducting their own practice assessments to identify mitigation opportunities

JAMA@jama.com · 10mo ago

Inhaler-related #greenhouse gas emissions in the VA health system dropped 68% from 2008 to 2023, primarily due to policy and formulary changes favoring lower-emission inhaler options. ja.ma/4nYMM54

Our latest example of federal government-supported work to improve safety in health care is in @jamainternalmed.com We show how to measure the quality of cancer diagnosis electronically so we can start to reduce preventable delays in cancer diagnosis #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Frequent Missed Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis of Advanced-Stage Colorectal or Lung Cancer

This cohort study developed and implemented a digital quality measure of the proportion of advanced-stage cancer diagnoses in the US to assess the rate of missed diagnostic opportunities.

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Planetary health stewardship should be a key responsibility of physicians and is well-aligned with healthcare quality, efficiency, waste reduction, and cost reduction. Our new @journalgim.bsky.social paper on how to accelerate activities in a challenging sociopolitical environment rdcu.be/exT8x

Our new @annalsofim.bsky.social paper “Pragmatic Approach to Streamlining Single-Use Plastics (PASS-UP),” to help address the planetary and human health impacts of increasing dependency on disposable single-use plastics in healthcare www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Our latest example of federal government-supported work to improve safety in health care - this time focusing on the use of electronic health records and AI in clinical practice #MedSky #patientsafety academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...

Revisions to the Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience (SAFER) Guides to update national recommendations for safe use of electronic health records

Abstract . The Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Resilience (SAFER) Guides provide recommendations to healthcare organizations fo

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Dean Sittig@deansittig.bsky.social · last yr.

Our article describes how SAFER Guide recommendations were updated to align with current evidence and clinical practice. @histalk.bsky.social @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @jaynehistalkmd.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social @emlitofnote.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...

When did you ever see an issue of the NIH Guide have zero new funding opportunities? Is there no biomedical science that needs further research?

Translation for the general public - A large hole was just punched through that NIH/AHRQ "Swiss Cheese" slice to dismantle science that protects our health and healthcare

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · last yr.

Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government. DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox. with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

So happy to share my advocacy Op-Ed on the importance of federal funding for health research! 💥 #NIH #AHRQ #VA #AHRQ #CDMRP #Diabetes #Latinos #Equity #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #WokeScience

Houston Chronicle@houstonchronicle.com · last yr.

Opinion: Hispanic/Latino people face significantly higher rates of type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic white people — especially here in Texas. trib.al/2SXegFB

From the CDC to the EPA to CMS, @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social explains how DOGE cuts across multiple federal agencies will have a ripple effect on science and the public:

There’s the human cost of treating people like garbage, and then there’s the loss of talent, knowledge, and expertise,” … “I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated” @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/deep-st...

“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”

Across the country, the Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.

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Join us @americanprogress.bsky.social discussion on April 7 Monday! So much at stake with dismantling of science and programs to improve health, health care and patient safety. cc @altnih4science.bsky.social @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altcdc.altgov.info

Ben Verdi@benverdi.bsky.social · last yr.

We are looking forward to @andreaducas.bsky.social moderating this discussion, and hearing from @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @cdmenefee.bsky.social @thehowie.bsky.social @michaelzlin.bsky.social on what these cuts mean for their communities.

Tune in on Monday 04/07 as @americanprogress.bsky.social hosts an urgent, timely discussion on what DOGE's cuts to NIH and HHS will mean for the future of American health care. www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the second in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus ...

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My thoughts @kffhealthnews.org on the proposed dismantling of AHRQ We need safety research to protect our patients from harms in health care. No organization in the world does more for that than AHRQ. Let the general public know. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation's Health Care Safer - KFF Health News

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality helped improve health care safety in a country where thousands die of medical errors each year. It was effectively dissolved Tuesday.

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Join me (virtually) next Monday at 1pm ET to discuss Trump's reckless cuts to NIH and where we go from here. I'll be chatting with: @thehowie.bsky.social, @michaelzlin.bsky.social, @cdmenefee.bsky.social, + @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social Reg link: www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the second in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus ...

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We're hosting @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social and his fellow panelists on Monday, April 7th for a discussion on the harms of DOGE's cuts to the NIH. Don't miss this event: www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the second in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus ...

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Center for American Progress@americanprogress.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr. Hardeep Singh, a professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, relies on several ongoing grants from an institute under the NIH to fund his research on reducing misdiagnoses. Now, cuts to NIH grants could jeopardize his research and ability to improve patient safety.

Proud to be on the National Academy of Medicine Podcast series "NAM Scholar in Dx Ex". @histalk.bsky.social @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social @patientsafetylearning.org @health.nationalacademies.org @ucsfcodex.bsky.social dxexscholars.nam.edu/podcasts/ @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @laurazwaan.bsky.social

Podcasts - NAM Scholars in Dx Ex

Expert Introduction Podcast As part of the program, scholars get to connect with and learn from leaders and experts in the field during the monthly educational sessions. Scholars also get to serve as ...

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In addition to HHS, research at the VA also under threat "It is ironic that a purported effort to improve government efficiency is targeting the 0.3% of the VA budget dedicated to discovering how to help veterans live longer and healthier lives..." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Veterans Affairs Research Under Threat

This Viewpoint discusses the critical importance of continued funding for the intramural research program in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · last yr.

As a candidate last year, Trump promised “to unleash the power of American innovation” to super-charge U.S. scientific research.
 He’s instead unleashed cuts and chaos, researchers and scientists warn. Our look at the abrupt changes — and the consequences. With @dtkeating.bsky.social

Always great to see an aggregate list of work. As they say we make less progress than we expect in the short term and way more than we expect in the long term congratulations to the entire Singh research team! @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @histalk.bsky.social www.hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/diag...

I created this visual to communicate to the general public what is at stake here. Patient safety should be a household word, and friends of AHRQ should let everyone know what AHRQ does to protect healthcare safety #MedSky

Adrianna McIntyre@adrianna.bsky.social · last yr.

Missed this story last night portending something bad for AHRQ AHRQ fills a hugely important void in the medical and health care research space: it funds work that doesn't map cleanly to a disease, body part, or special population (e.g., older Americans) www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Given more recent news, I created a new visual for what’s at stake for patient safety Time to make patient safety a household word and let the general public know how AHRQ prevents harm from medical errors Why I care about AHRQ: www.jointcommissionjournal.com/article/S155...

For safeguarding health science, no better time to raise the general public's awareness on how research improves health and healthcare. Show everyone how research is improving patient care, clinical practice, and policies and impacting everyone's lives www.hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/diag...

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

But our work is far from done—science is still under attack. We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together? Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...

I created this visual to help the general public understand what’s at stake for health and safety. Robust science and a strong federal infrastructure are foundational to prevent adverse impacts on our health. #MedSky

Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪@altnih4science.bsky.social · last yr.

Important: Most people in America do not know that Musk is shredding the government, stopping cancer cures for a generation, killing people, ending consumer protections, and enriching himself at our expense. Our job now is to get the word out to all Americans. Because they don’t support this.

I created this visual to help people understand what’s at stake. Key message for the general public - robust science and a strong federal infrastructure are foundational to prevent adverse impacts on our health. Appreciate constructive feedback on Version 1. #MedSky @altnih4science.bsky.social

Viewpoint: To safely integrate #AI into health care, health care organizations and clinicians must proactively mitigate risks through pre-implementation quality checks, ongoing monitoring, and patient/clinician engagement. ja.ma/3QjdO8q #MedSky

As a healthcare researcher, I’m constantly fundraising to keep my team going, but the NIH cuts to my institutional support will inevitably reduce the ability of our team to improve patient safety My comments to @jessicapriest.bsky.social @ @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2025/02/10/t...

Texas universities could face funding cuts for health care research under new Trump administration policy

A federal judge blocked a new National Institutes of Health policy from going into effect in 22 states that sued the agency, but Texas wasn’t part of the suit.

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ASTP/ONC releases the 2025 revised SAFER Guides www.healthit.gov/topic/safety... @histalk.bsky.social @jaynehistalkmd.bsky.social @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @moorejh.bsky.social @jasonadelman.bsky.social

Regulation of artificial intelligence in healthcare: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) as a model academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc... @dukeinnovation.bsky.social @histalk.bsky.social @vclic.bsky.social @dcibidmc.org @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @emlitofnote.bsky.social

A global plastics crisis linked to climate change, fossil fuels and harm to human health calls for healthcare to transition away from single-use plastics. We outline a sociotechnical system transformation approach across the plastics life cycle #Medsky #plastics jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Health Care Actions for Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution

This Viewpoint proposes a comprehensive sociotechnical approach spanning the entire plastics life cycle to reduce plastic use and pollution in health care.

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JAMA@jama.com · 2y ago

Viewpoint: Hilary Ong, Cassandra Thiel, and Hardeep Singh discuss an approach for reducing plastic use and waste in health care. https://ja.ma/4gCHmZZ

More patient safety research with @deansittig.bsky.social focusing on the Emergency Department – demonstrating the use of "e-Triggers" to maximize the yield of retrospective evaluations for recurrent classes of "missed opportunities for diagnosis". #medsky #patientsafety www.emlitofnote.com?p=4740

Getting Triggered By Errors in the Emergency Department

The emergency department is a place of risk and errors. Those who work in the ED are acutely aware of this, and it conjures up tremendous cognitive pressures on staff every shift. Every ED clinicia…

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Mildly entertained by this demonstration – particularly the simulated case review in which cases with uneventful outcomes were rated as appropriate care 100% of the time, but cases with poor outcomes were rated as appropriate only 15% of the time. Almost too human! ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

Cognitive Biases and Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models are increasingly utilized for medical applications. We tested whether such models are prone to human-like cognitive biases when offering medical recom...

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