Val Health
Principal
University of Pennsylvania
Director, Center For Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, School of Medicine and Wharton
Education:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1990 - 1998
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, Medicine
Harvard University 1985 - 1989
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts
Youtube
Kevin Volpp Overview of Health Economics
This is a 5-minute excerpt from of a presentation by Kevn Volpp, one o...
Duration:
5m 19s
Kevin Volpp
Kevin Volpp, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine Perelman School of Medi...
Duration:
35m 32s
Behavioral Economics for Altering Physician B...
Lunchtime plenary at the 2014 American Society of Health Economists co...
Duration:
11m 55s
Behavioral Insights for Whealth Kevin Volpp,...
Launched nationwide June 1, 2015 Kevin Volpp. MD, PhD not for reproduc...
Duration:
14m 38s
BizTalks 2012: Kevin Volpp on "Behavioral Eco...
Wharton Professor of Medicine and Health Care Management Kevin Volpp o...
Duration:
10m 11s
Behavioral Economics and Decision Making with...
In this sample video from his course on Behavioral Economics, Kevin Vo...
But theory is different from practice. It was completely unprecedented for 24 states, more or less at the same time, to roll out these incentive programs, says Kevin Volpp, the founding director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. In effe
"There is often a presumption that the size of the reward is all that matters," said Dr. Kevin Volpp, director of the Penn Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics. "In reality, incentive systems vary in effectiveness according to how well they are designed," he explained in a universit
"As we continue to see smoking as the number one cause of preventable death in the US, it is important for employers to consider different options to help their workers quit," said senior author Kevin Volpp from the University of Pennsylvania.
Date: May 18, 2015
Source: Google
People quit Smoking when their Own Money is at Stake
ccording to a previous research, money is persuasive. Dr. Kevin Volpp and other researchers tried to find out what difference it made if a person makes a decision to stand not only to win money for quitting, but also to lose money. Approximately 1,000 smokers were offered the opportunity to win about $800.
Date: May 14, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google
Smokers Have Better Luck Quitting When Own Money Wagered
As employers try to hold down health care costs, growing numbers of them have been using financial incentives to encourage workers to quit smoking or get healthier in other ways. But there's been relatively little research on what works best, said senior author Dr. Kevin Volpp.
Date: May 13, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google
Chef's Input Helps Make School Meals Healthier, Study Finds
obesity is a national concern. Despite numerous efforts to improve the food consumption of America's youth, rates of obesity among school-aged children have not changed over the past decade," Dr. Mitesh Patel and Dr. Kevin Volpp, of the University of Pennsylvania, wrote in an accompanying editorial.
Date: Mar 23, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google
Fitness Trackers Only Help Rich People Get Thinner
The authors, Mitesh Patel, David Asch, and Kevin Volpp of the University of Pennsylvania, point to a survey showing that only about one or two percent of Americans use wearables. (Depending on the definition of "wearable," other surveys have found a much higher numberabout 20 percent.)
To our knowledge, our study is the only randomized trial to compare the effects of group competition-based and individual incentives for weight loss, says Kevin Volpp, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and lead author of the study published in the Annals of Medicine.