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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · 1d

Many implications for planetary health from our study:
-Practicing clinicians could consider their prescribing practices,
-Payors could consider a review of their formularies, and
-All health systems could consider conducting their own practice assessments to identify mitigation opportunities

JAMA @jama.com · 2d

Inhaler-related #greenhouse gas emissions in the VA health system dropped 68% from 2008 to 2023, primarily due to policy and formulary changes favoring lower-emission inhaler options.

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Greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled medications, 2008-2023. Emissions from SAMA & SABA-SAMA decreased, ICS-LABA increased, SABA stable. Key events: CFC inhaler phase-out, VA formulary changes favoring DPI over MDI.

Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our latest example of federal government-supported work to improve safety in health care is in @jamainternalmed.com
We show how to measure the quality of cancer diagnosis electronically so we can start to reduce preventable delays in cancer diagnosis #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Frequent Missed Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis of Advanced-Stage Colorectal or Lung Cancer

This cohort study developed and implemented a digital quality measure of the proportion of advanced-stage cancer diagnoses in the US to assess the rate of missed diagnostic opportunities.

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Jul 28

Planetary health stewardship should be a key responsibility of physicians and is well-aligned with healthcare quality, efficiency, waste reduction, and cost reduction. Our new @journalgim.bsky.social paper on how to accelerate activities in a challenging sociopolitical environment
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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our new @annalsofim.bsky.social paper “Pragmatic Approach to Streamlining Single-Use Plastics (PASS-UP),” to help address the planetary and human health impacts of increasing dependency on disposable single-use plastics in healthcare www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · May 14

Seems like there are multiple hearings today - budget at 930 appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...

Budget Hearing - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Apr 13

Our latest example of federal government-supported work to improve safety in health care - this time focusing on the use of electronic health records and AI in clinical practice #MedSky #patientsafety academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · Apr 12

When did you ever see an issue of the NIH Guide have zero new funding opportunities? Is there no biomedical science that needs further research?

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Apr 12

Translation for the general public -
A large hole was just punched through that NIH/AHRQ "Swiss Cheese" slice to dismantle science that protects our health and healthcare

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Kathryn E Kanzler, PsyD, ABPP @drkatiek.bsky.social · Apr 11

So happy to share my advocacy Op-Ed on the importance of federal funding for health research! 💥
#NIH #AHRQ #VA #AHRQ #CDMRP
#Diabetes #Latinos #Equity
#PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky
#WokeScience

Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · Apr 11

Opinion: Hispanic/Latino people face significantly higher rates of type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic white people — especially here in Texas.
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My research to prevent diabetes in Latinos isn't woke. It's efficient.

Hispanic/Latino people face significantly higher rates of type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic white people — especially here in Texas.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Apr 10

From the CDC to the EPA to CMS, @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social explains how DOGE cuts across multiple federal agencies will have a ripple effect on science and the public:

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Apr 11

Here is the Swiss Cheese visual I mentioned that shows how science and the feds are interconnected and work together to protect the public.
Thank you @americanprogress.bsky.social for inviting me to discuss www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

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Joseph Ross @jsross119.bsky.social · Apr 9

There’s the human cost of treating people like garbage, and then there’s the loss of talent, knowledge, and expertise,” … “I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated” @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/deep-st...

“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”

Across the country, the Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.

www.newyorker.com

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Apr 5

Join us @americanprogress.bsky.social discussion on April 7 Monday! So much at stake with dismantling of science and programs to improve health, health care and patient safety.

cc @altnih4science.bsky.social @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altcdc.altgov.info

Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · Apr 5

We are looking forward to @andreaducas.bsky.social moderating this discussion, and hearing from @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social
@cdmenefee.bsky.social
@thehowie.bsky.social
@michaelzlin.bsky.social on what these cuts mean for their communities.

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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · Apr 5

Tune in on Monday 04/07 as @americanprogress.bsky.social hosts an urgent, timely discussion on what DOGE's cuts to NIH and HHS will mean for the future of American health care.

www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the second in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus ...

www.americanprogress.org

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Apr 3

My thoughts @kffhealthnews.org on the proposed dismantling of AHRQ

We need safety research to protect our patients from harms in health care. No organization in the world does more for that than AHRQ.

Let the general public know.

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation's Health Care Safer - KFF Health News

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality helped improve health care safety in a country where thousands die of medical errors each year. It was effectively dissolved Tuesday.

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Andrea Ducas @andreaducas.bsky.social · Apr 2

Join me (virtually) next Monday at 1pm ET to discuss Trump's reckless cuts to NIH and where we go from here. I'll be chatting with:

@thehowie.bsky.social,
@michaelzlin.bsky.social,
@cdmenefee.bsky.social, +
@hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social

Reg link: www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the second in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus ...

www.americanprogress.org

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Apr 3

We're hosting @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social and his fellow panelists on Monday, April 7th for a discussion on the harms of DOGE's cuts to the NIH. Don't miss this event: www.americanprogress.org/events/resea...

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Dean Sittig @deansittig.bsky.social · Mar 26

Proud to be on the National Academy of Medicine Podcast series "NAM Scholar in Dx Ex". @histalk.bsky.social @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social @patientsafetylearning.org @health.nationalacademies.org @ucsfcodex.bsky.social dxexscholars.nam.edu/podcasts/ @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @laurazwaan.bsky.social

Podcasts - NAM Scholars in Dx Ex

Expert Introduction Podcast As part of the program, scholars get to connect with and learn from leaders and experts in the field during the monthly educational sessions. Scholars also get to serve as ...

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Mar 28

In addition to HHS, research at the VA also under threat

"It is ironic that a purported effort to improve government efficiency is targeting the 0.3% of the VA budget dedicated to discovering how to help veterans live longer and healthier lives..."
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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Mar 27

Nothing "fantastic" or "exciting" about the number of patients who might be harmed. I bet he hasn't heard of AHRQ or its role at HHS...

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Dean Sittig @deansittig.bsky.social · Mar 17

Always great to see an aggregate list of work. As they say we make less progress than we expect in the short term and way more than we expect in the long term congratulations to the entire Singh research team! @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @histalk.bsky.social www.hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/diag...

Impact of Health Systems Research on Diagnostic Errors and Patient Safety

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Mar 15

I created this visual to communicate to the general public what is at stake here.

Patient safety should be a household word, and friends of AHRQ should let everyone know what AHRQ does to protect healthcare safety #MedSky

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Mar 14

Given more recent news, I created a new visual for what’s at stake for patient safety

Time to make patient safety a household word and let the general public know how AHRQ prevents harm from medical errors

Why I care about AHRQ: www.jointcommissionjournal.com/article/S155...

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Mar 9

For safeguarding health science, no better time to raise the general public's awareness on how research improves health and healthcare. Show everyone how research is improving patient care, clinical practice, and policies and impacting everyone's lives www.hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/diag...

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 9

But our work is far from done—science is still under attack.

We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?

Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...

How do we keep Standing Up for Science?

A heartfelt thank you for everyone that Stood Up for Science with us on March 7th—whether it be volunteering, donating, sharing, or attending in event, we're forever indebted to people like you who ca...

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Hardeep Singh MD MPH @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social · Mar 9

In healthcare, we need to raise the general public's awareness of how research improves people's health and healthcare. This is how VA Research showcased our research impact on clinical practice, policy, and patient care www.hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/diag...
#standupforscience #Medsky

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