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Will Artificial Intelligence Disrupt the Productivity Slump? 

By: Heather Kitchens Edited by: Caled Al-Adsani and Alejandro Ramos Graphic by: Arsh Naseer Introduction The commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) has catapulted a world connected by the cloud into what some are calling an “AI Revolution.”1  According to Bloomberg Intelligence, generative AI has the potential to become a $1.3 trillion market by 2032.2  While… Read more »

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Policy Recommendation: Promotion of Plant-based Foods among Federal Agencies

By Martin Liu Edited By Courtney Schneider   Introduction   With a projected global population of 10 billion by 2050,1 countries face the difficult task of providing enough food to meet growing nutritional needs. Protein–a macronutrient vital to human health and development–is a key component of nutrition, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the… Read more »

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Psychiatric Boarding: Understanding Incentives between Payers, Providers, and Patients

The mental health system in the United States has historically lacked appropriate care for patients experiencing severe mental illness. During the 1960s, mental healthcare shifted from institutional settings to community-based services [1]. Although this shift gave patients with severe mental illness more autonomy over their care, it led to market forces driving a reduction in psychiatric beds without a parallel increase in support for community services [2]. As such, patients seeking preventative care for severe mental illness face long waitlists for community-based services; instead, these patients divert to ill-equipped emergency departments (EDs) for treatment of acute episodes but likewise wait long periods in hallways or other emergency room areas for an inpatient bed, also known as “boarding.”