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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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Market Reform in New Jersey and the Effect on Mortality from Acute Myocardial Infarction by Volpp, Kevin G. M., Williams, Sankey V., Waldfogel, Joel, Silber, Jeffrey H., Schwartz, J. Sanford, Pauly, Mark V.

“…Objective. To determine whether mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) changed in New Jersey after implementation of the Health…”
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The Effects of Price Competition and Reduced Subsidies for Uncompensated Care on Hospital Mortality by Volpp, Kevin G. M., Ketcham, Jonathan D., Epstein, Andrew J., Williams, Sankey V.

“…Objective. To determine whether hospital mortality rates changed in New Jersey after implementation of a law that changed hospital payment from a regulated…”
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Comparing the Standard Rating Scale and the Magnifier Scale for Assessing Risk Perceptions by Gurmankin, Andrea D., Helweg-Larsen, Marie, Armstrong, Katrina, Kimmel, Stephen E., Volpp, Kevin G. M.

“…Objective. A new risk perception rating scale (“magnifier scale”) was recently developed to reduce elevated perceptions of low-probability health events, but…”
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Hospital percutaneous coronary intervention volume and patient mortality, 1998 to 2000 by Epstein, Andrew J., Rathore, Saif S., Volpp, Kevin G.M., Krumholz, Harlan M.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hospital percutaneous coronary intervention…”
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Residents' Suggestions for Reducing Errors in Teaching Hospitals by Volpp, Kevin G.M, Grande, David

“…The authors propose several simple and inexpensive ways to reduce errors in teaching hospitals. Their suggestions include computerized procedures to sign out…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Gamification to Increase Physical Activity Among Black and Hispanic Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors: Rationale and Design of the ALLSTAR Clinical Trial by Fanaroff, Alexander C., Orr, Jennifer A., Anucha, Chinyere, Kim, Emily, Rareshide, Charles, Echevarria, Meagan, Rodarte, Stephanie, Kassabian, Mareen, Balasian, Elina, Ky, Bonnie, Volpp, Kevin G.M., Armenian, Saro

“…Survivors of breast and prostate cancer, especially those that are Black and/or Hispanic, are at high risk for cardiovascular events. Physical activity can…”
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Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events: The BE ACTIVE Randomized Controlled Trial by Fanaroff, Alexander C, Patel, Mitesh S, Chokshi, Neel, Coratti, Samantha, Farraday, David, Norton, Laurie, Rareshide, Charles, Zhu, Jingsan, Klaiman, Tamar, Szymczak, Julia E, Russell, Louise B, Small, Dylan S, Volpp, Kevin G M

“…Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, but few individuals achieve guideline recommended levels of physical…”
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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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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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Hospital coronary artery bypass graft surgery volume and patient mortality, 1998-2000 by RATHORE, Saif S, EPSTEIN, Andrew J, VOLPP, Kevin G. M, KRUMHOLZ, Harlan M

“…To evaluate the association between annual hospital coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery volume and in-hospital mortality. The Leapfrog Group recommends…”
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Hospital percutaneous coronary intervention volume and patient mortality, 1998 to 2000: does the evidence support current procedure volume minimums? by Epstein, Andrew J, Rathore, Saif S, Volpp, Kevin G M, Krumholz, Harlan M

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hospital percutaneous coronary intervention…”
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Regionalization of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes: More Evidence Is Needed by Rathore, Saif S, Epstein, Andrew J, Volpp, Kevin G. M, Krumholz, Harlan M

“…There is a growing movement advocating the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes at regional centers with dedicated facilities. In this article,…”
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The effect of increases in HMO penetration and changes in payer mix on in-hospital mortality and treatment patterns for acute myocardial infarction by Volpp, Kevin G M, Buckley, Edward

“…To determine whether changes in health maintenance organization (HMO) penetration or payer mix affected in-hospital mortality and treatment patterns of…”
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Regionalization of Acute Coronary Syndrome Care: More Evidence is Needed by Rathore, Saif S., Epstein, Andrew J., Volpp, Kevin G.M., Krumholz, Harlan M.

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Volume-based referral for cardiovascular procedures in the United States: a cross-sectional regression analysis by Epstein, Andrew J, Rathore, Saif S, Krumholz, Harlan M, Volpp, Kevin G M

“…We sought to estimate the numbers of patients affected and deaths avoided by adopting the Leapfrog Group's recommended hospital procedure volume minimums for…”
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The Effect of Market Reform on Racial Differences in Hospital Mortality by Volpp, Kevin G.M., Epstein, Andrew J., Williams, Sankey V.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether racial differences in hospital mortality worsened after implementation of a New Jersey law in 1993 that reduced subsidies for…”
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846-1 Volume-based referral for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention: Is the volume juice worth the squeeze? by Epstein, Andrew J, Rathore, Saif S, Krumholz, Harlan M, Volpp, Kevin G.M

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Market reform in New Jersey and quality of care: a cautionary tale by Volpp, Kevin G M, Williams, Sankey V, Pauly, Mark V

“…As more that 40 states face present and projected deficits in their health care budgets, some legislatures are considering market-based reforms to control…”
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