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HOME Trial Team wins 2019 Birnbaum AwardInterdisciplinary group shows that home-based HPV tests can boost cervical cancer screening for women at high risk.
Birnbaum Award, cervical cancer screening, HPV home test, pap screening
2019-11-06
Mailing home HPV tests may provide alternative to Pap screeningDr. Diana Buist and team reflect on HOME trial showing 50 percent screening boost in underscreened women.
cervical cancer screening, HPV home test, pap screening
2019-11-06
FDA commits up to $220 million for next phase of drug-safety monitoring systemThe funding for the Sentinel Initiative includes establishing an innovation center, to be led by Harvard Pilgrim in partnership with KPWHRI and others.
electronic health records, drug safety, adverse events, Food and Drug Administration, EHR, FDA
2019-10-28
NIH grant funds research to identify high-risk suicide patients using AIKPWRHI’s Dr. Gregory Simon will work with scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine to test a novel algorithm to assess risk of self-harm.
mental health, suicide, electronic health records, artificial intelligence, data analytics
2019-10-18
Clinical fellows launch 6 projects to reduce medical overuseA new program aims to reduce unnecessary care for vulnerable patients such as back pain imaging, opioid use, and more.
MacColl Center, low-value care, medical overuse, value champions
2019-10-15
What drives Karen Wernli to study breast cancer?This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Karen Wernli reflects on her cancer research, centered on patients and access.
breast cancer, Karen Wernli, patient centeredness
2019-10-14
Primary care improvement expert to lead MacColl CenterNew director brings deep expertise from innovative work with community health centers and national delivery systems and networks.
MacColl Center, primary care improvement, practice improvement
2019-10-08
