Dr. David Rubin discusses a new project that examines if prescription guidelines that involve a narrative component will impact prescribing behaviors with regard to antipsychotic medications.

Funded by a recent $2.1 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), PolicyLab's Dr. James Guevara will conduct a study that will inform ongoing efforts to further involve families’ preferences and goals…

PolicyLab researcher Dr. Chén Kenyon, MSHP describes three key reasons why Quality Improvement projects are likely to continue in hospitals, rehab centers, and clinics - not just in theory.

PolicyLab's Dr. David Rubin and Meredith Matone are quoted in this article about the research findings of a new PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid.

Dr. Kristen Feemster was the keynote speaker at the 2015 West Virginia Immunization Summit. Better communicating vaccine safety and effectiveness is key to addressing the growing public concern over immunizing children, she said.   …

This article discusses a new PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid - and includes a quote from Meredith Matone and an interview clip with Kathleen Noonan.

PolicyLab's Dr. Kate Yun discusses a new report that finds the children of undocumented immigrants frequently go without medical care because they lack insurance, and it calls for lifting the ban on insuring them through CHIP.

Dr. Kristen Feemster delivered the closing remarks at West Virginia’s sixth annual Immunization Summit on Wednesday. Dr. Feemster said a number of factors, including the rapid dissemination of information and “misinformation” on the…

This article discusses a new PolicyLab report - Psychotropic Medication Use by Pennsylvania Children in Foster Care and Enrolled in Medicaid - which found that almost half of Pennsylvania foster youth are prescribed psychotropic drugs…

PolicyLab's Dr. Kristen Feemster discusses her recent editorial in JAMA Pediatrics, which reviews vaccines’ successes while also pointing out that exemption laws and increasing vaccine hesitancy means their success is fragile.