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Using Behavioral Science to Improve Cardiovascular Health by Volpp, Kevin G

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Holding the Hunger Games Hostage at the Gym: An Evaluation of Temptation Bundling by Milkman, Katherine L., Minson, Julia A., Volpp, Kevin G. M.

“…We introduce and evaluate the effectiveness of temptation bundling-a method for simultaneously tackling two types of self-control problems by harnessing…”
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Nudge Units to Improve the Delivery of Health Care by Patel, Mitesh S, Volpp, Kevin G, Asch, David A

“…Key information and important choices are constantly being presented in health care. Yet often the frames or default options used are selected without…”
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Behaviorally Informed Strategies for a National COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion Program by Volpp, Kevin G, Loewenstein, George, Buttenheim, Alison M

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Wearable Devices as Facilitators, Not Drivers, of Health Behavior Change by Patel, Mitesh S, Asch, David A, Volpp, Kevin G

“…Several large technology companies including Apple, Google, and Samsung are entering the expanding market of population health with the introduction of…”
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Incentives for Immunity — Strategies for Increasing Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake by Volpp, Kevin G, Cannuscio, Carolyn C

“…Some state governments and businesses in the United States are starting to pay people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. But even if incentives can produce a…”
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Accuracy of Smartphone Applications and Wearable Devices for Tracking Physical Activity Data by Case, Meredith A, Burwick, Holland A, Volpp, Kevin G, Patel, Mitesh S

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Evaluating the Efficacy of Connected Healthcare: An Empirical Examination of Patient Engagement Approaches and Their Impact on Readmission by Lekwijit, Suparerk, Terwiesch, Christian, Asch, David A., Volpp, Kevin G.

“…Connected healthcare is a form of health delivery that connects patients and providers through connected health devices, allowing providers to monitor patient…”
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Association between statewide financial incentive programs and COVID-19 vaccination rates by Thirumurthy, Harsha, Milkman, Katherine L, Volpp, Kevin G, Buttenheim, Alison M, Pope, Devin G

“…To promote COVID-19 vaccination, many states in the US introduced financial incentives ranging from small, guaranteed rewards to lotteries that give vaccinated…”
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Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior by Rogers, Todd, Milkman, Katherine L, Volpp, Kevin G

“…Unhealthy behaviors are responsible for a large proportion of health care costs and poor health outcomes. Surveys of large employers regularly identify…”
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The Uncertain Effect of Financial Incentives to Improve Health Behaviors by Thirumurthy, Harsha, Asch, David A, Volpp, Kevin G

“…Given considerable empirical support for using financial incentives to motivate desired behaviors, this Viewpoint reviews behavioral economics principles and…”
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A randomized controlled trial of gamification, financial incentives, or both to increase physical activity among patients with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease: rationale and design of the be active study by Fanaroff, Alexander C., Patel, Mitesh S., Chokshi, Neel, Coratti, Samantha, Farraday, David, Norton, Laurie, Rareshide, Charles, Zhu, Jingsan, Szymczak, Julia E., Russell, Louise B., Small, Dylan S., Volpp, Kevin G.M.

“…Higher levels of physical activity are associated with improvements in cardiovascular health, and consensus guidelines recommend that individuals with or at…”
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A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation by Halpern, Scott D, Harhay, Michael O, Saulsgiver, Kathryn, Brophy, Christine, Troxel, Andrea B, Volpp, Kevin G

“…In a pragmatic trial involving smokers, financial incentives were more effective than free cessation aids; free cessation aids or e-cigarettes were no more…”
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Asymmetric Paternalism to Improve Health Behaviors by Loewenstein, George, Brennan, Troyen, Volpp, Kevin G

“…Behavioral economists have identified a number of decision biases and pitfalls in decision making that can help explain when and why individuals engage in…”
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Behavioral economics holds potential to deliver better results for patients, insurers, and employers by Loewenstein, George, Asch, David A, Volpp, Kevin G

“…Many programs being implemented by US employers, insurers, and health care providers use incentives to encourage patients to take better care of themselves. We…”
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Randomized Trial of Four Financial-Incentive Programs for Smoking Cessation by Halpern, Scott D, French, Benjamin, Small, Dylan S, Saulsgiver, Kathryn, Harhay, Michael O, Audrain-McGovern, Janet, Loewenstein, George, Brennan, Troyen A, Asch, David A, Volpp, Kevin G

“…In this randomized trial of financial incentives in smokers, both reward-based and deposit-based incentive programs were more effective than usual care in…”
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Redesigning Employee Health Incentives — Lessons from Behavioral Economics by Volpp, Kevin G, Asch, David A, Galvin, Robert, Loewenstein, George

“…Redesigning Employee Health Incentives Starting in 2014, employers will be able to use a portion of employees' health insurance premiums to provide…”
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Investigating racial and gender disparities in virtual randomized clinical trial enrollment: Insights from the BE ACTIVE study by Fortunato, Michael P., Girard, Anthony, Coratti, Samantha, Farraday, David, Norton, Laurie, Rareshide, Charles, Zhu, Jingsan, Chokshi, Neel, Szymczak, Julia E., Klaiman, Tamar, Russell, Louise B., Small, Dylan S., Patel, Mitesh S., Volpp, Kevin G.M., Fanaroff, Alexander C.

“…Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) often suffer from a lack of representation from historically marginalized populations, and it is uncertain whether virtual…”
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Two randomized controlled trials of nudges to encourage referrals to centralized pharmacy services for evidence-based statin initiation in high-risk patients: Rationale and design of the SUPER LIPID program by Fanaroff, Alexander C., Huang, Qian, Clark, Kayla, Norton, Laurie A., Kellum, Wendell E., Eichelberger, Dwight, Wood, John C., Bricker, Zachary, Wood, Andrea G. Dooley, Kemmer, Greta, Smith, Jennifer I., Adusumalli, Srinath, Putt, Mary, Volpp, Kevin G.M.

“…In patients with or at risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease, statins reduce the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events, but the majority of US…”
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Price Transparency: Not a Panacea for High Health Care Costs by Volpp, Kevin G

“…It has become conventional wisdom that providing patients information about prices of services will allow health care markets to work more effectively by…”
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