In this study, a feedback intervention increased opioid guideline adherence from 57% to 72% without compromising patients’ ability to manage pain. @jama.com @kitdelgado.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Dilip Soman 🇨🇦@dilipsoman.bsky.social · last yr.

Adapted this illustration illustrating electricity for behaviour change!

With a simple click, doctors can potentially save lives and reduce heart attack and stroke risks for thousands of patients by helping them have their statins on hand. Read more about this impressive Penn project. @acfanaroff.bsky.social @kitdelgado.bsky.social www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re...

Nudge boosts statin-prescribing, means fewer pharmacy trips

Statins are lifesaving to those with high cholesterol, but patients don’t always take them. A nudge that increased long-term prescriptions could be key.

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The easy intervention of 90 day vs 30 day prescriptions foundationally changed patterns and addressed some disparities. We can do this in neurology too! #AAN2025

M. Kit Delgado@kitdelgado.bsky.social · last yr.

If you have to take a daily pill to reduce your risk of heart disease, wouldn't it be easier get your meds at the pharmacy 4 days/yr instead of 12? We made a simple tweak in the default order that made things easier for patients and reduced disparities... 🧵👇#nudge jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

If you have to take a daily pill to reduce your risk of heart disease, wouldn't it be easier get your meds at the pharmacy 4 days/yr instead of 12? We made a simple tweak in the default order that made things easier for patients and reduced disparities... 🧵👇#nudge jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Change in Default Prescription Length and Statin Prescribing Behavior

This quality improvement study examines the association of changing the default supply for statin prescriptions to 90 days with clinician prescribing behavior.

jamanetwork.com

Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas. #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...

Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article)

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

nytimes.com

Throwback to our Penn Medicine Nudge Unit days! We evaluated the effect of a non-EHR nudge to administer CA++ during trauma resuscitations. Great team led by Daniela Schmulevich, Jeremy Cannon, and with @kitdelgado.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The simplest solution may be good, but is it good enough? Evaluating the effect of a nudge to administer calcium during blood product resuscitation for traumatic injuries

Background Hypocalcemia following severe injury is common. Current institution-specific guidelines recommend calcium (Ca++) supplementation during blood product resuscitation. We hypothesize that a ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

A study from @agarwalEM @kitdelgado.bsky.social (@UPennEM) Daniel Lee (@pennsurgery.bsky.social) & Zarina Ali (@PennNSG) found that patients who receive an opioid disposal kit after surgery were more likely to dispose of leftover pills than those who did not @pennldi.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3tnne39z

Terminating grants — the Thanos approach. apple.news/AMuwpa1jfRmS...

Proud to share our latest work led by Jeff Ebert in partnership with General Motors now out in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social! RCT w/ 1,100 divers from 49 states A modest incentive tied to maintaining streaks of seatbelt use led to sustained increase use! ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

Exciting new paper out today shows that a behavioral intervention with modest financial incentives led to a sustained increase in seat belt use! 🚗 @kitdelgado.bsky.social ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....

AJPH

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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Opioid disposal kits may offer an inexpensive and effective way to impact public safety by reducing excess opioids in the community, a new study by LDI Fellows Zarina Ali, Daniel Lee, @kitdelgado.bsky.social, and Anish Agarwal finds. Read more at our new Q&A here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

Opioid Disposal Kits May Help Patients Dispose Pills

Prescribing the right amount of opioid tablets to help ease severe pain after surgery can be a challenge. Opioid disposal kits may help address this issue.

ldi.upenn.edu

Medicaid enrollment & post-acute care use after traumatic injury ft. @dianehaddadmd, @jhatchmd, @ella_eisinger, @angela_t_chen, @KChreiman, @ramadan_o_rama, @AnnaUma, @kitdelgado.bsky.social, @nielsmd, @MarkSeamonMD, @LisaMKnowlton & Elinore Kaufman @UPennTrauma journals.lww.com/jtrauma/full...

Grateful for this honor, my mentors, my collaborators, mentees, and the great teams I get to work with at Penn and beyond 🙏

PennLDI@pennldi.bsky.social · 2y ago

@kitdelgado.bsky.social, LDI Senior Fellow, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)! His groundbreaking work in public health and emergency medicine is making a global impact. Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

🏆 We here in @pennmedicine.bsky.social's Nudge Unit are happy to announce a new request for proposals to receive support from our team to design, test, and implement behavior change interventions in health care. Apply by *Feb 28*! chti.upenn.edu/2025-nudge-r...

2025 Nudge Request for Proposals

Submit an idea to improve care delivery and outcomes for the chance to get behavioral change support and expertise!

chti.upenn.edu

The overdose crisis is ever evolving, especially in Philly. You may have recently heard about #xylazine ("tranq") and the associated horrific wounds. Now we're seeing a shift to #medetomidine which causes a severe withdrawal syndrome often needing ICU care. Read this: hip.phila.gov/document/487...

🏆 @kitdelgado.bsky.social, faculty director of the Nudge Unit (behavioral design team) was honored with an Impact Award from @cityandstatepa.bsky.social! Congrats to Dr. Delgado & all the changemakers highlighted this year! Read more from City & State PA: www.cityandstatepa.com/power-lists/...

Proud of Sunny Jackson and the Penn Medicine Trauma and Nudge Unit team efforts funded by the PA Dept of Health to distribute firearm storage devices in @pennmedicine.bsky.social and our community! Great story in @whyy.org whyy.org/articles/acc...

Here is what to do to keep families safe from accidental shootings

Experts at Penn Medicine say firearm injuries and deaths occur due to improper gun storage in homes with children.

whyy.org

How do great research collaborations happen? CHIBE Associate Director @kitdelgado.bsky.social describes his partnership with Progressive Insurance and TrueMotion (now called Cambridge Mobile Telematics) in this Q&A. chibe.upenn.edu/blog/how-to-...

How to build a good research partnership: A Q&A with Dr. Kit Delgado on his work with Progressive - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)

See how Dr. M. Kit Delgado cultivated a successful partnership with Progressive Insurance to reduce handheld phone use while driving.

chibe.upenn.edu

Getting excited for tomorrow's Nudges in Health Care Symposium! Took a sneak peek at the brochure and can't wait for the poster session. Registration is fully booked, but we will post some of the sessions online on our website after the symposium symposium-2024-webpage.my.canva.site

Last call for external registrants for the 2024 Nudges in Health Care Symposium (Sept 26-27) #NudgeSymp24. Looking forward to hearing for a great group of speakers and poster presenters: symposium-2024-webpage.my.canva.site

First post in this place - looking forward to engaging. thanks to @abfriedman.com for the intro. Still post occasionally on twitter, nice to see academic colleagues on here x.com/kit_delgadoMD