A5043557691- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
University of Colorado Denver
2010-2024
University of Colorado Hospital
2018-2024
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2019-2024
Health Services Research & Development
2017
The transition between the inpatient and outpatient setting is a high-risk period for patients. presence role of primary care provider (PCP) critical during this transition. This study evaluated characteristics outcomes discharged patients lacking timely PCP follow-up, defined as within 4 weeks discharge.This prospective cohort enrolled 65 admitted to University Colorado Hospital, an urban 425-bed tertiary center. We collected patient demographics, diagnosis, payer source information....
T he number of hospitalists in academic medical centers has grown rapidly, producing a field with few senior members, potentially impeding the success and career sustainability hospitalists, not to mention contributing burnout. 1 However, little is known about promotion, job satisfaction, stress, rates burnout hospital medicine or how these factors affect scholarly productivity.Methods.We performed cross-sectional 61-question e-mail survey at 20 United States.Hospital faculty each site were...
Many high utilizers of the emergency department (ED) have public insurance, especially through Medicaid. We evaluated how participation in Bridges to Care (B2C)—an ED-initiated, multidisciplinary, community-based program—affected subsequent ED use, hospital admissions, and primary care use among publicly insured or Medicaid-eligible utilizers. During six months after B2C intervention was completed, participants had significantly fewer visits (a reduction 27.9 percent) more (an increase 114.0...
Abstract Although homelessness is associated with increased acute healthcare utilization and poorer health outcomes, the prevalence of housing insecurity in hospitalized patients poorly characterized. We conducted an in‐person survey to determine among at two hospitals metropolitan Denver conjunction Housing Urban Development point‐in‐time count on January 24, 2022. Of 271 surveyed patients, 79 (29.2%) reported experiencing either (17.3%) or (11.8%). those homelessness, 69.6% chronic...
BACKGROUND Acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) is prevalent, expensive, and deadly. Published data at our institution identified significant VTE care variation based on payer source. We developed a clinical pathway to standardize care, decrease hospital utilization, provide education, mitigate disparities. METHODS Target population for interdisciplinary was acute medical patients. The intervention included order sets, system‐wide follow‐up phone calls, coordinated posthospital care. Study (n...
Patients with little or no health insurance are frequently readmitted to the hospital, yet few previous studies have listened patients' explanations of why they returned hospital after discharge. Enhanced understanding patient perspectives may facilitate targeted services and improve care.We enrolled 18 patients Medicaid during a readmission within 30 days in major metropolitan area, conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews explore impact experiences around using grounded theory...
Studies have identified higher risk of readmission for patients with Medicaid compared to those private insurance. Postdischarge follow-up is utilized as an intervention reduce readmissions in the Medicare population, but it unclear whether reduces Medicaid.
The increasing use of physician associates/assistants (PAs) and NPs on clinical teams creates an opportunity for colleagues to provide feedback that can drive growth improvement in PA NP skills. Through a needs assessment, month-long pilot, buy-in from our academic hospital medicine group, we initiated peer platform sought highlight individual faculty strengths, facilitate thoughtful constructive feedback, create effective collaboration among colleagues. Three months after implementation,...
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