NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

O’Leary KJ, Afsar-manesh N, Budnitz T, Dunn AS, Myers JS. Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Competencies: Development, Description, and Recommendations for Use. J Hosp Med 2011; In press
 
Hansen LO, Strater A, Smith L, Lee J, Press R, Ward N, Weigelt JA, Boling P, Williams MV. Hospital Discharge Documentation and Risk of Re-hospitalization. BMJ Qual Saf; in press.
 
Barsuk JH, Cohen ER, Feinglass J, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Unexpected Collateral Effects of Simulation-Based Medical Education. Acad Med; in press
 
Hinami K, Whelan CT, Wolosin RJ, Miller JA, Wetterneck TB. Worklife and Satisfaction of Hospitalists: Toward Flourishing Careers. J Gen Intern Med 2011; in press
 
McGaghie WC, WC, Issenberg SB, Cohen ER, Barsuk JH, Wayne DB. Medical Education Featuring Mastery Learning with Deliberate Practice Can Lead to better Health for Individuals and Populations. Acad Med; 2011, in press
 
Klein L, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Bonow RO, Hernandez AF, Williams MV, Bhatt DL, Fonarow GC. Quality of care and outcomes in women hospitalized for heart failure. Circulation: Heart Failure 2011 Sept; 4(5): 589-98
 
Hinami K, Whelan CT, Konetzka RT, Meltzer DO. Provider Expectations and Experiences of Comanagement. J Hosp Med 2011 Sept; 6(7):401-4
 
Edwards BJ, Koval K, Bunta AD, Genuario K, Hahr A, Andruszyn L, Williams MV. Addressing Secondary Prevention for Osteoporosis in Fracture Care: follow up to “Own the Bone.” J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Aug; 93(15):e871-7
 
Klein OL, Meltzer D, Carnethon M, Krishnan JA. Type II Diabetes Mellitus is Associated with Decreased Measures of Lung Function in a Clinical Setting. Respir Med. 2011 Jul; 105(7):1095-8
 
Wachsberg KN, Feinglass J, Williams MV, O’Leary KJ. Willingness for Weight Loss Intervention Among Overweight and Obese Inpatients. Southern Medical Journal. 2011 Jun; 104(6):397-400
 
Didwania A, McGaghie WC, Cohen ER, Butter J, Barsuk JH, Wade LD, Chester R, Wayne DB. Progress Toward Improving the Quality of Cardiac Arrest Medical Team Responses at an academic Teaching Hospital. JGME, 2011 Jun; 3(2):211-16
 
McGaghie WC, Issenberg SB, Cohen ER, Barsuk JH, Wayne DB. Does Simulation-Based Medical Education with Deliberate Practice Yield Better Results than Traditional Clinical Education: A Meta-Analytic Comparative Review of the Evidence. Acad Med. 2011 Jun;86(6):706-11
 
Speroff T, Ely EW, Greevy R, Weinger MB, Talbot TR, Wall RJ, Deshpande JK, France DJ, Nwosu S, Burgess H, Englebright J, Williams MV, Dittus RS. Quality Improvement Projects Targeting Healthcare-Associated Infections: Comparing Collaborative and Toolkit Approaches. J Hosp Med 2011 May; 6(5):271-8
 
Flansbaum B, Williams MV. Hospitalist Efforts and Improving Discharge Planning. JAMA. 2011 May; 305(17):1766
 
Barsuk JH, Brake H, Caprio T, Barnard C, Anderson DY, Williams MV. Process changes to increase compliance with the universal protocol for bedside procedures. Arch Intern Med. 2011 May 23;171(10):947-9
 
O'Leary KJ, Buck R, Fligiel HM, Haviley C, Slade ME, Landler MP, Kulkarni N, Hinami K, Lee J, Cohen SE, Williams MV, Wayne DB. Improving Patient Safety: Impact of Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds on a Medical Teaching Unit: Improving Patient Safety. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Apr 11;171(7):678-84
 
Nichani S, Cinti S, Barsuk JH. “Making a List and Checking it Twice”. J Hosp Med. 2011 Apr;6(4):233-7
 
Hansen LO, Williams MV, Singer SJ. Perceptions of Hospital Safety Climate and Incidence of Readmission. Health Serv Res. 2011 Apr; 46(2)596-616
 
Klein OL, Smith L, Tipping M, Peng J, Williams MV. Reduced Diffusion Lung Capacity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Predicts Hospitalization for Pneumonia. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Apr;92(1):e12-5
 
Axon RN, Williams MV. Hospital Readmission as an Accountability Measure. JAMA. 2011 Feb; 305(5):504-5
 
O'Leary KJ, Haviley C, Slade ME, Shah HM, Lee J, Williams MV. Improving teamwork: Impact of Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds on a Hospitalist Unit. J Hosp Med. 2011 Feb;6(2):88-93.
 
Khanna RR, Wachsberg K, Marouni A, Feinglass J, Willams MV, Wayne DB. The Association between Night or Weekend Admission and Hospitalization-Relevant Patient Outcomes. J Hosp Med 2011 Jan;6(1):10-4
 
Hinami K, Whelan CT, Konetzka RT, Edelson DP, Casalino LP, Meltzer DO. Effects of Provider Characteristics on Care Coordination Under Comanagement. J Hosp Med. 2010 Nov/Dec;5(9):508-13
 
Ferranti DE, Makoul G, Forth VE, Rauworth J, Lee Jungwha, Williams MV. Assessing patient Perceptions of Hospitalist Communication Skills Using the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT). J Hosp Med. 2010 Nov/Dec;5(9)521-7
 
Greenwald JL, Halasyamani LK, Greene J, LaCivita C, Stucky E, Benjamin B, Reid W, Griffiin FA, Vaida AJ, Williams MV. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010 Nov;36(11):504-13, 481
 
Fink AM, Eckhardt AL, Fennessy MM, Jones J, Kruse D, VanderZwan KJ, Ryan CJ, Zerwic JJ. Psychometric Properties of Three Instruments to Measure Fatigue with Myocardial Infarction. West J Nurs Res. 2010 Nov;32(7):967-83
 
Neely D, Szmuilowicz E, Neely K. Postcards From Our Students – Reflections on Professionalism and Ethics. J Hosp Med. 2010 Oct;5(8):496-9
 
Greenwald JL, Halasyamani L, Greene J, LaCivita C, Stucky E, Benjamin B, Reid W, Griffin FA, Vaida AJ, Williams MV. J Hosp Med 2010 Oct;5(8):477-85
 
Barsuk JH, Cohen ER, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Long-Term Retention of Central Venous Catheter Insertion Skills After Simulation-Based Mastery Learning. Acad Med. 2010 Oct;85(10 suppl):S9-12
 
Klein OL, Krishnan JA, Glick S, Smith LJ. Systematic Review of the Association Between Lung Function and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabet. Med. 2010 Sept; 27(9): 977-87
 
Balaban RB, Williams MV. Improving Care Transitions: Hospitalists Partnering with Primary Care. J Hosp Med. 2010 Sep;5(7)375-7
 
Yeow ME, Szmuilowicz E. Practical Aspects of Using Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation at the End of Life #231. J Palliat Med. 2010 Sept;13(9):1150-1
 
Yeow ME, Mehta RS, White DB, Szmuilowicz E. Using Noninvasive Ventilation at the End of Life #230. J Palliat Med. 2010 Sept;13(9):1149-50
 
Barsuk JH , Williams MV, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Procedures Performed by the Hospitalist and Non-hospitalist. J Gen Int Med. 2010 Sept;25(9):896; author reply 897
 
Hansen LO, Herrin J, Nembhard IM, Busch S, Yuan CT, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. National Quality Campaigns: Who Benefits? Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Aug;19(4):275-8
 
O'Leary KJ, Wayne DB, Haviley C, Slade ME, Lee J, Williams MV. Improving Teamwork: Impact of Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds on a Medical Teaching Unit. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Aug;25(8):826-32
 
O’Leary KJ, Thompson JA, Landler MP, Kulkarni N, Haviley C, Hahn K, Jeon J, Wayne DB, Baker DW, Williams MV. Patterns of Nurse—Physician Communication and Agreement on the Plan of Care. Qual Saf Health Care.2010 June; 19(3):195-9
 
Neely D, Szmuilowicz E, Neely K. Postcards from our Students – Reflections on Professionalism and Ethics. J Hosp Med. 2010 May/Jun;5(5):E10-3
 
Gheorghiade M; Follath F; Ponikowski P; Barsuk JH; et al. Assessing and Grading Congestion in Acute Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology and Endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Eur J Heart Fail. 2010 May; 12(5):423-33
 
Cohen ER, Feinglass J, Barsuk JH, Barnard C, O’Donnell A, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Cost Savings from Reduced Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection After Simulation-Based Education for Residents in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. Simul Healthc. 2010 April; 5(2):98-102
 
O’Leary KJ, Ritter CD, Wheeler H, Szekendi MK, Williams MV. Teamwork on Inpatient Medicine Units: Assessing Attitudes and Barriers. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 April; 19(2):117-21
 
Mathew G, Elmalem V, Williams MV. The Finger Points to the Diagnosis. J Hosp Med. 2010 Apr;5(4):E25-7
 
Lindquist LA, Tschoe M, Neely D, Feinglass J, Martin GJ, Baker DW. Medical Student Patient Experiences Before and After Duty Hour Regulation and Hospitalist Support. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Mar;25(3):207-10
 
O’Leary KJ, Kulkarni N, Landler MP, Jiyeon J, Hahn K, Englert KM, Williams MV. Hospitalized Patients’ Understanding of their Plan of Care. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Jan; 85(1):47-52
 
Hinami K, Farnan JM, Meltzer DO, Arora VM. Understanding Communication During Hospitalist Service Changes: A Mixed Methods Study. J Hosp Med. 2009 Nov;4(9):535-40
 
O’Leary KJ, Wayne DB, Landler MP, Kulkarni N, Haviley C, Hahn K, Jiyeon J, Englert KM, Williams MV. Impact of Localizing Physicians to Hospital Units on Nurse—Physician Communication and Areement on the Plan of Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Nov;24(11):1223-7
 
Barsuk JH; McGaghie WC; Cohen ER; O'Leary KJ; Wayne DB. Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Reduces Complications During Central Venous Catheter Insertion in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct;37(10):2697-701
 
Barsuk JH, McGaghie WC, Cohen EC, Balachandran JS, Wayne DB. Use of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning to Improve the Quality of Central Venous Catheter Placement in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. J Hosp Med. 2009 Sept;4(7):397-403
 
Tschoe M, Kim HS, Brotman DJ, Streiff MB. Retrievable Vena Cava Filters: A clinical review. 2009 Sept; 4(7):441-8
 
Barsuk JH; Cohen ER; Feinglass J; McGaghie WC; Wayne DB. Use of Simulation-Based Education to Reduce Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Aug;169(15):1420-3
 
Snow V; Beck D; Budnitz T; Miller DC; Potter J; Wears RL; Weiss KB; Williams MV. Transitions of care consensus policy statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Aug;24(8):971-6
 
Tipping MD, Forth VE, Magill DV, Englert K, Williams MV. Systematic Review of Time Studies Evaluating Physicians in the Hospital Setting. J Hosp Med. 2010 Jul/Aug;5(6)353-9
 
Tipping, MD, Forth VE, O’Leary KJ, Malkenson DM, Englert K, Williams MV. Where Did the Day Go? – A Time-Motion Study of Hospitalists. J Hosp Med 2010 Jul/Aug;5(6):323-8
 
Barsuk JH; Ahya SN; Cohen ER; McGaghie WC; Wayne DB. Mastery Learning of Temporary Hemodialysis Ccatheter Insertion by Nephrology Fellows Using Simulation Technology and Deliberate Practice. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jul;54(1):70-6
 
Snow V; Beck D; Budnitz T; Miller DC; Potter J; Wears RL; Weiss KB; Williams MV. Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement: American College Of Physicians, Society of General Internal Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine, American Geriatrics Society, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2009 Jul;4(6):364-70.
 
Agulnek AN; O'Leary KJ; Edwards BJ. Acute Vertebral Fracture. J Hosp Med. 2009 Jun 8;4(7):E20-4
 
O'Leary KJ; Liebovitz DM; Feinglass J; Liss DT; Evans DB; Kulkarni N; Landler MP; Baker DW. Creating a better discharge summary: Improvement in Quality and Timeliness Using an Electronic Discharge Summary. J Hosp Med. 2009 Apr; 4(4):219-25
 
Williams MV; Coleman E. BOOSTing the Hospital Discharge. J Hosp Med. 2009 April;4(4):209-210
 
Jencks SF; Williams MV; Coleman EA. Rehospitalizations Among Patients in the Medicare Fee-For-Service Program. N Engl J Med. 2009 Apr;360(14):1418-28
 
Chugh A; Williams MV; Grigsby J; Coleman EA. Better Transitions: Improving Comprehension of Discharge Instructions. Front Health Serv Manage. 2009 Spring;25(3):11-32
 
Green A, Barsuk JH, Casey Jr DE, et al. The Observation Unit: An Operational Overview for the Hospitalist. 2009 Mar. Published online at http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=White_Papers&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21890.
 
Di Francesco L; Mora L; Leeper K; Doss M; Little J; Sheline M; Williams MV; Franco-Paredes C. Short of Breath, Not Short of Diagnoses. J Hosp Med. 2009 Jan;4(1):60-7
 
O’Leary KJ; Williams MV. The Evolution and Future of Hospital Medicine. Mt. Sinai J Med. 2008 Oct; 75(5):418-23
 
Williams MV. Hospitalist and the Hospital Medicine System of Care are Good for Patient Care. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jun 23;168(12)1254-6; discussion 1259-60
 
O’Leary KJ, Chadha V, Fleming VM, Margin GJ, Baker DW. Medical Subinternship: Student Experience on a Resident Uncovered Hospitalist Service. Teach Lean Med. 2008 Jan-Mar;20(1):18-21
 
O’Leary KJ; Lidquist LA; Colone MA; Haviley C; Thompson JA; Baker DW. Effect of a Hospitalist-Care Coordinator Team on a Nonteaching Hospitalist Service. J Hosp Med. 2008 Mar;3(2):103-9
 
Wayne DB; Barsuk JH; O’Leary KJ; Fudala MJ; MGaghie WC. Mastery learning of Thoracentesis Skills by Internal Medicine Residents Using Simulation Technology and Deliberate Practice. J Hosp Med. 2008 Jan;3(1)48-54

 

 

September 2011

Jeffrey Barsuk was named a top hospitalist for 2011 by the American College of Physicians

 

Congratulations to all hospitalists who were promoted this year:

Jeffrey Barsuk, MD, MS, Associate Professor

Luke Hansen, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor

Keiki Hinami, MD, MS, Assistant Professor

Kevin O'Leary, MD, MS, Associate Professor

 

May 2011

Congratulations to Luke Hansen and Keiki Hinami who were both awarded Young Researchers Awards by The Society of Hospital Medicine. The SHM Young Researchers Award is a mentored research award intended to support junior hospitalist faculty as they apply for a research career development award. Each will receive $50,000 for their work.

 

June 2011

Jeffrey Barsuk was awarded the Excellence Award for clinical innovation. The award is given to a physician who has improved the quality of care by developing innovative clinical practices, techniques, or new technology. 

 

January 2011

Northwestern receives two International Simmy Awards from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare:

 

 Best Patient Safety Article

Cohen ER, Feinglass J, Barsuk JH, Barnard C, O’Donnell A, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Cost savings from reduced catheter-related bloodstream infection after simulation-based education for residents in a medical intensive care unit. Simul Healthc 2010; 5(2):98-102.

 

 Best Cost Effectiveness Article

Barsuk JH, Cohen ER, Feinglass J, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Use of Simulation-based Education to Reduce Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections. Arch Intern Med 2009; 169(15):1420-1423.

 

September 2010

Kevin O'Leary has agreed to assume the newly created NMFF position of Medical Director of Quality and Safety. While this is part-time role, it will be critically important to advancing NMFF’s desire to expand patient access to our services and to assure that we remain a leader in providing high “value” services to all our patients.

 

Congratulations to all hospitalists who were promoted this year:

 

Anjali Desai, MD, Assistant Professor

Swapan Gaddam, MD, Assistant Professor

Nita Kulkarni, MD, Assistant Professor

Joseph Munsayac, MD, Assistant Professor

Cory Ritter, MD, Assistant Professor

Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD, Assistant Professor

 

June 2010

Mark Williams was quoted in a New York Times article regarding a study about patient compliance with hospital discharge instructions. Read the article here.

 

Congratulations to Eytan Szmuilowicz on being a recipient of the Department of Medicine's teaching award.

 

Congratulations to Kevin O'Leary on receiving this year's NMFF Excellence Award for Clinical Innovation. Dr. O’Leary serves as Associate Chief in the Division of Hospital Medicine and is an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. He also co-chairs the Department of Medicine Quality Management Committee and is the competency leader for Systems Awareness and Team-Based Care for the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Curriculum Renewal Project. His clinical and research interests are focused on using enhancements in interdisciplinary teamwork to reduce adverse events in the hospital. Dr. O’Leary led efforts to implement unit based co-leadership and Structured Inter-Disciplinary Rounds (SIDR) which has resulted in improved teamwork ratings among hospital professionals and reduced the rate of preventable adverse events on medical units.

 

May 2010

Jeffrey Barsuk was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune about central line training and the reduction in infection rates. Read article here.

 

February 2010

Kevin O'Leary becomes the only known hospitalist with a Master's degree in quality and safety.   Learn more in The Hospitalist.

 

January 2010

Eytan Szmuilowicz is named as one of four recipients of the first Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards. Read more here.

 

September 2009

Jeffrey Barsuk was interviewed by The Hospitalist about simulation-based mastery learning. Read the article here.

 

July 2009

Congratulations to all hospitalists who were promoted this year:

 

Abby Agulnek, DO, Assistant Professor

Michael Kornfeld, MD, Assistant Professor

Matthew Landler, MD, Assistant Professor

Stevie Mazyck, MD, Assistant Professor

Salma Mohsin, DO, Assistant Professor

Adeboye Ogunseitan, MD, Assistant Professor

 

April 2009

Mark Williams was quoted in the Chicago Tribune about Medicare patient readmissions. See story here.

 

 

Welcome to Evolution - Hospital Medicine's quarterly newsletter.
Current Issue: Spring 2010
In this issue:
  •  Service Updates
  • Hospitalist Teaching Academy
  • Unit Leader Initiative
  • ACP Council of Young Physicians
  • Hospitalists' Involvement in Teaching Medical Students
  • Morbidity and Mortality
  • Renowned Palliative Care Expert, Dr. Susan Block
  • Delirium Project
  • Utilizing PT Optimally
  • Intro to Palliative APNs and Education Coordinator
  • Welcome New Faculty
 
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