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Penn Med CDH

@PennMedCDH

@PennMedicine's Center for Digital Health advances science by researching the implications of the advancement of digital health technology in health care.
Philadelphia, PA healthcareinnovation.upenn.edu/center-for-dig… Joined July 2013
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Penn Med CDH @PennMedCDH
"In emergency medicine.... We don’t have many formal processes for real-time, peer decision support. Providing it virtually is really smart. I could see this evolving to a state that connects clinicians at scale," says @agarwalEM. Read more from @PennLDI ⬇️
Penn LDI @PennLDI Jul 26, 2023
A new study from Damon Centola (@DamonCentola) found that physicians participating in an information-sharing network improved their diagnostic accuracy.

He and Anish Agarwal (@agarwalEM) discuss the study and its application in real-world practice here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…
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Well said. And understanding how people express loneliness can inform how we address it. Research by @sharathguntuku and colleagues has looked into such expressions on social media –
- on Twitter journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
- on Facebook penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-rese… #SocialMediome
journals.plos.org Understanding the expression of loneliness on Twitter across age groups and genders Some individuals seek support around loneliness on social media forums. In this work, we aim to determine differences in the use of language by users—in different age groups and genders (female,...
Adam Grant Verified account @AdamMGrant Jul 17, 2023
Loneliness doesn't only hurt mental health. It's also a risk factor for physical health.

90 studies, 2.2M people: loneliness and social isolation predict mortality from cancer and all causes, even after controlling for health conditions.

Human connection is vital to well-being.
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"If and when AI helps us free up time for clinicians, we should give that time back to clinicians,” says CDH deputy director @agarwalEM. “We should resist the urge to fill that time with more work."
More about #AI & clinician #burnout on @PennCHIBE
chibe.upenn.edu/chibeblog/coul…
chibe.upenn.edu Could AI Solve the Clinician Burnout Problem? - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral... There have been a lot of questions around the use of artificial intelligence (AI); will it lead to our extinction? Should we ban AI chatbots in classrooms? (Two CHIBE-affiliated faculty argue no.)...