Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- John M. Eisenberg, M.D. Professor in Medicine
- Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
- Professor of Medicine in Medical Ethics and Health Policy
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Critical Care Medicine, 2009
- American Thoracic Society, National
- American Thoracic Society Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee, National
- National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness, National
- NIH Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) External Scientific Panel, National
- Society for Medical Decision Making, National
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, National
- Steering Committee of the NIA-funded IMPACT Collaboratory, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Halpern SD, Harhay MO, Saulsgiver KA, Brophy C, Troxel A, Volpp KG A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation , New England Journal of Medicine , 378(24): 2018,2302-2310
Courtright, KR, Cassell JB, Halpern, SD A Research Agenda for High-Value Palliative Care. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 168(7): 2018,71-72
Detsky ME, Harhay MO, Bayard DF, Delman AM, Buehler AE, Kent SA, Ciuffetelli IV, Cooney E, Gabler NB, Ratcliffe SJ, Mikkelsen ME, Halpern SD Discriminative accuracy of physician and nurse predictions of survival and functional outcomes 6 months after ICU admission , JAMA, 317(2): 2017,2187-2195
Rolnick, JA; Asch, DA; Halpern, SD Delegalizing Advance Directives - Facilitating Advance Care Planning , New England Journal of Medicine, 376(22): 2017,2105-2107
Rubin Emily B, Buehler Anna E, Halpern Scott D States Worse Than Death Among Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illnesses. , JAMA internal medicine, 176(10): 2016,1557-1559
Halpern Scott D Toward Evidence-Based End-of-Life Care. , The New England journal of medicine, 373(21): 2015,2001-3
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 Randomized trial of four financial-incentive programs for smoking cessation. , The New England Journal of Medicine, 372(22): 2015,2108-17
Hart Joanna L, Harhay Michael O, Gabler Nicole B, Ratcliffe Sarah J, Quill Caroline M, Halpern Scott D Variability Among US Intensive Care Units in Managing the Care of Patients Admitted With Preexisting Limits on Life-Sustaining Therapies. , JAMA Internal Medicine, 175(6): 2015,1019-26
Auriemma CL, Nguyen CA, Bronheim R, Kent S, Nadigu S, Pardo D, Halpern SD. Stability of end-of-life preferences: A systematic review of the evidence , JAMA Internal Medicine, 174(7): 2014 ,1085-1092
Wagner J, Gabler NB, Ratcliffe SJ, Brown SES, Strom BL, Halpern SD. Outcomes among patients discharged from busy intensive care units. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 159(7): 2013,447-455