1986 Feb 15; 21(2):40L, 40N, 40P. Both demand that we turbocharge the process of getting a large chunk of the population at least partly protected. Development and implementation of a balanced scorecard in an academic hospitalist group. Taylor SL, Dy S, Foy R, Hempel S, McDonald KM, Ovretveit J, Pronovost PJ, Rubenstein LV. 2016 Jan 05; 315(1):21-2. 2013 Mar; (211):1-945. On the eve of 2021, CLINICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING. 2019 Jun 27. Dis Mon. Ann Intern Med. Medicare's decision to withhold payment for hospital errors: the devil is in the det. 2018. J Hosp Med. - According to most vaccine experts, delaying shot #2 by a few months is unlikely to materially diminish the ultimate effectiveness of two shots (critical point; we should be testing to be sure). 2015 Aug; 175(8):1288-98. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean Marie (Debold), his son Robb, his daughter, Deborah Jean, and his brother William J. Wachter. 2006 Jul; 1(4):248-52. 2002 Jul-Aug; 2(4):327-30. 2004. 2016 09; 123(9 Suppl):S46-9. BMJ Qual Saf. Cross-sectional analysis of hospitalist prevalence and quality of care in California. - 2nd shot adds some efficacy (up to 95% protective), and maybe (tho not yet proven) some durability. Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 2015 May; 24(5):33-5. ROBERT JAMES WACHTER of Alexandria VA passed on Aug 16th felled by the coronavirus. 2017 Jun; 26(6):475-483. Int Orthop. Critical care of patients with AIDS. An Exclusive Q&A with Robert Wachter, Author of Digital Doctor (Part 1 of 2) Robert Wachter, M.D., author of Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age, talks with Healthcare Informatics' Senior Editor Gabriel Perna at length about how the … Cost Qual. West J Med. (3/7), - Variant is ~55% more infectious than old one. Ann Intern Med. and many new sources, readers and Twitter followers. Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with Joint Commission accreditation. Hosp Pract (1995). 1999 Feb 16; 130(4 Pt 2):338-42. 1991 Feb; 143(2):251-6. 1992 Nov; 152(11):2229-37. 2012 Jan; 7(1):60-5. National hospital ratings systems share few common scores and may generate confusion instead of clarity. Healthc Financ Manage. Quality of primary care and hospital admissions for diabetes mellitus in England. Identification of inpatient DNR status: a safety hazard begging for standardization. J Neurosurg. N Engl J Med. Researchers can. I have heard a vaccinologist say it is a bad idea, but I agree that it has merits in an emergency. 2006 Feb 16; 354(7):662-3. Crit Care Clin. Vaccination is going slowly because nobody is in charge Am J Med. “I wouldn’t be surprised if there are minor side effects like that there certainly were in the trials. Future Hosp J. 2014 Mar; 10(1):64-71. High-profile investigations into hospital safety problems in England did not prompt patients to switch providers. 2010 Apr; 5(4):200-7. She was the wife of the late Harold Levi Lenhart, Sr., who predeceased her in 2005. 2001 Jul-Aug; 44(4):34-6, 1. Ann Intern Med. JAMA Intern Med. 2010 Apr; 5(4):197-9. Brothers, sisters, mother, father, wife, husband and exes for Robert Wachter. Intensive care for patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and respiratory failure. Qual Saf Health Care. 1988 Nov 30; 23(11A):25-6, 28-9. Hospitalists in the United States--mission accomplished or work in progress? Robert George Way was born in Pearland Texas on April 10, 1926. 2002 Apr; 48(4):267-72. 2006 Oct 03; 145(7):547-9. Pediatrics. 2002 Apr; 48(4):189-90. The hospitalist movement 5 years later. JAMA Intern Med. Age 97. Ann Intern Med. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. (7/7). An assessment of evidence from studies of five patient safety practices and proposals for research. Advance directives for patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. WARNING: Last 2020 thread: not all fun & games. Healthc (Amst). Austin JM, Jha AK, Romano PS, Singer SJ, Vogus TJ. The future of general surgery. Effect of the inpatient general medicine rotation on student pursuit of a generalist career. 2004 Sep 27; 164(17):1866-71. A Conversation with Bob Wachter, Professor. Associations between Internet-based patient ratings and conventional surveys of patient experience in the English NHS: an observational study. Clinical problem-solving. 1995 Jan; 88(1):25-32. 2004 Jul 06; 141(1):28-38. 2007 Nov; 205(5):704-11. 2014 Sep; 23(9):773-80. Primary care physician attitudes regarding communication with hospitalists. The evolution of the hospitalist model in the United States. 2008 Oct; 32(5):611-7. In the safety and quality arenas, he has written two books on the subject, including Understanding Patient Safety, the world’s top selling safety primer. Acad Med. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. JAMA. Renaissance of hospital generalists. JAMA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. BMJ Qual Saf. Ann Intern Med. J Hosp Med. Reimagining Electronic Clinical Communication in the Post-Pager, Smartphone Era. Making health care safer II: an updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices. Robert E. Wachter Obituary. 1994 Nov; 106(5):1313-5. N Engl J Med. Bob, … Born February 14, 1932, in Cumberland, MD, Mr. Wachter was the son of the late George Carl Wachter, Sr., and Edith Irene (Dawson) Wachter. ... My three must-takes would be my wife, my golf clubs and the non-electronic version of the New York Times. "I was comfortable flying to visit my 90-year-old father in August, I would not be comfortable today," said Dr. Bob Wachter. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Chest. BMJ Qual Saf. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 15. Arch Intern Med. Training future hospitalists. Austin JM, D'Andrea G, Birkmeyer JD, Leape LL, Milstein A, Pronovost PJ, Romano PS, Singer SJ, Vogus TJ. Lee JH, Vidyarthi AR, Sehgal NL, Auerbach AD. A multidisciplinary teamwork training program: the Triad for Optimal Patient Safety (TOPS) experience. 2004 Aug 17; 141(4):326-7. In 2015, Modern Healthcaremagazine named him the most influential physician-executive in the United States. Postgrad Med J. Medical and surgical comanagement after elective hip and knee arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled trial. A pneumonia practice guideline and a hospitalist-based reorganization lead to equivalent efficiency gains. 2016 Feb; 3(1):62-64. He completed a residency in internal medicine, serving as chief resident, at UCSF. Health Aff (Millwood). BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 02; 26(2):164-168. In April, 2015, it reached the Times science bestseller list. This site is running Profiles RNS version v2.12.0-792-gbe55c6ce on PROFILES-PWEB01. He died on October 16, 2020 at the age of 94, peacefully in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas. Intensivist consultation and outcomes in critically ill patients. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992) and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993). 2008 Feb; 34(2):116-23. The unintended consequences of measuring quality on the quality of medical care. An introduction to the hospitalist model. This graph shows the number and percent of publications by field. 1989 Feb 15; 24(2):163-4. 2007 Feb; 22(2):205-9. Last wk, I thought that was a bad idea – the trials that found 95% efficacy were 2 shots; why add extra complexity & a new curveball. Sehgal NL, Fox M, Vidyarthi AR, Sharpe BA, Gearhart S, Bookwalter T, Barker J, Alldredge BK, Blegen MA. 2014 Jan 01; 1(1):19-21. 2007 Nov; 92(11):8-17. Screening women of childbearing age for human immunodeficiency virus. Ann Intern Med. Learning from our mistakes: quality grand rounds, a new case-based series on medical errors and patient safety. 1999 Sep; 14(9):531-6. JAMA. Rethinking medical ward quality. (4/7), - As has been widely reported, the roll-out is going far slower than we hoped. This year has been momentous, with a new virus, a new job writing about that virus (114 articles!) 2012 Sep 26; 308(12):1211-2. 2014 Mar-Apr; 29(2):165-9. J Hosp Med. Sarkar U, McDonald K, Motala A, Smith P, Zipperer L. Automatic detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with ischaemic stroke: better than routine diagnostic workup? 1998 Nov; 13(11):783-5. Potential unintended consequences due to Medicare's "no pay for errors" rule? 2015. 2015 Mar; 34(3):423-30. He is survived by his daughter, Wanda Valarie Wachter and her husband David Ray Sullivan. OR Manager. Am J Manag Care. J Gen Intern Med. Symptomatic hypotension induced by nifedipine in the acute treatment of severe hypertension. 2014 May; 174(5):794-5. The surgical hospitalist: a new model for emergency surgical care. 1993 Jan; 9(1):125-36. Physician attitudes toward and prevalence of the hospitalist model of care: results of a national survey. Dorothy S Wachter, Jessica M Robinson, John J Wachter, Kenji N Roberts, Robert E Wachter. Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (four volume series). Cowling TE, Cecil EV, Soljak MA, Lee JT, Millett C, Majeed A. Understanding Patient Safety, 3rd Edition. The 100,000 Lives Campaign: A scientific and policy review. (1/7), The two main changes are the slower-than-expected vaccine rollout and the new variant virus being found in the U.S. 2006 Jul; 1(4):257-66. The hazards of drawing conclusions from before-and-after studies of system-level interventions: knowing may not be enough. BMJ Qual Saf. Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices. Health Aff (Millwood). Ann Intern Med. The "continuity visit" and the hospitalist model of care. A country test positivity rate of 13%. N Engl J Med. Armstrong K, Anderson ME, Carethers JM, Loscalzo J, Parmacek MS. Development of a high-value care culture survey: a modified Delphi process and psychometric evaluation. Dis Mon. Hosp Pract (Off Ed). UCSF Profiles is managed by the UCSF Ann Intern Med. 2018 Jul 03; 320(1):25-26. 2009 Nov; 4(9):528-34. J Hosp Med. 2011 Oct; 6(8):454-61. 2012 Sep 12; 308(10):977-8. One VERY long year ago... Hopefully this is nothing out of the ordinary. Personal accountability in healthcare: searching for the right balance. 2010. Wachter received his medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Coronini-Cronberg S, Bixby H, Laverty AA. N Engl J Med. Vidyarthi AR, Arora V, Schnipper JL, Wall SD. It risks trust. Health Aff (Millwood). Assessing hospital quality: a review for clinicians. JAMA. 2009 Dec; 84(12):1651-6. 1999 Feb; 103(2):473-7. 2010 Sep; 29(9):1605-10. Ruth C. Cappelli (nee O’Donnell), on July 16, 2019, of Glassboro. Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges. Drug withdrawals in the United States: a systematic review of the evidence and analysis of trends. 2009 Jul; 35(7):377-83, 341. Hospitalist workload: the search for the magic number. Introduction. 2001 Jun; 21-2. Improved survival with highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Why diagnostic errors don't get any respect--and what can be done about them. 2008 Dec; 23(12):2053-7. Uphaus T, Grings A, Gröschel S, Müller A, Weber-Krüger M. International Exchange and American Medicine. Safe but sound: patient safety meets evidence-based medicine. The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age. BMJ Qual Saf. He was a member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. What will board certification be-and mean-for hospitalists? Is ambulatory patient safety just like hospital safety, only without the "stat"? 2016 Feb; 25(2):66-70. Devoted grandmother of Jackie Jernegan (Jason), Wendy Wachter Schutz, Robin Morrison, Rick Wachter … Beloved wife of the late Richard Wachter and Tim Cappelli. Penny Renae Wachter September 1, 1966 - April 13, 2014 GILMER– Penny Renae (Taylor) Wachter, 47, of Gilmer, Texas passed from this life after a lengthy illness at East Texas Medical Center, Gilmer, Texas on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Are we prepared for our new success? Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Hospitalists and Digital Medicine-Overcoming the Productivity Paradox. Am Rev Respir Dis. A model hospitalist training program. Eur J Intern Med. Am J Med. JAMA Intern Med. Here is Robert E. Wachter’s obituary. Ethical dilemmas about intensive care for patients with AIDS. Manag Care. 2006 Feb 16; 354(7):661-5. 2006 Aug 04; 8(3):30. A year of infamy for not protecting its people. J Hosp Med. N Engl J Med. Trends in market demand for internal medicine 1999 to 2004: an analysis of physician job advertisements. BMJ Qual Saf. Ethics in Conflict: Moral Distress as a Root Cause of Burnout. 2015 Jun; 3(2):114-5. 2012 Jul; 21(7):600-5. 2004 Jul-Dec; Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-534-45. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006 Oct; 21(10):1079-85. With data that has emerged in the last week, I'm now 80-90% convinced that infections by the UK variant virus (Pangolin lineage B.1.1.7, Following up on general thoughts on antigenic drift of, How to spoil phenomenal results of the most important clinical trials of our generation N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep; 35(9):439-48. BMJ Qual Saf. Chest. The hospitalist movement 10 years later: life as a Swiss army knife. Possible Associates Current and old roommates, friends, and extended family for Robert Wachter. 1996 Aug 15; 335(7):514-7. Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. 2011 Apr; 6(4):E1-4. 2015 Feb; 24(2):162-6. J Hosp Med. 2017 12; 43(12):661-670. J Hosp Med. PLoS One. Effects of Interdisciplinary Team Care Interventions on General Medical Wards: A Systematic Review. BMJ Qual Saf. Intensive care of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: time for a reassessment? The impact of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome on medical residency training. Lethargy and confusion after total nephrectomy. Responding to clinicians who fail to follow patient safety practices: perceptions of physicians, nurses, trainees, and patients. A framework for classifying patient safety practices: results from an expert consensus process. Lyndon A, Sexton JB, Simpson KR, Rosenstein A, Lee KA. JAMA. BMJ Qual Saf. Perspectives on medical outsourcing and telemedicine--rough edges in a flat world? J Intern Med. 2008 Apr 10; 358(15):1622-7. 2006 Jan; 81(1):76-81. The department leads the nation in NIH grants and is generally ranked as one of the nation’s best. Huddleston JM, Long KH, Naessens JM, Vanness D, Larson D, Trousdale R, Plevak M, Cabanela M, Ilstrup D. The end of the beginning: patient safety five years after 'to err is human'. Impact of universal health insurance coverage on hypertension management: a cross-national study in the United States and England. Reverse epidemiology in different stages of heart failure. "July effect": impact of the academic year-end changeover on patient outcomes: a systematic review. An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: Bob Wachter, the chairman of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, has had a front-row seat to the coronavirus pandemic.Dr. Dr. Bob Wachter with UCSF says side effects muscle aches, fever, and fatigues. We are sad to announce that on September 11, 2018 we had to say goodbye to Robert E. Wachter (Janesville, Minnesota), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Ray JM, Ratwani RM, Sinsky CA, Frankel RM, Friedberg MW, Powsner SM, Rosenthal DI. 2011 Apr; 26(4):354-5. A UK gov't committee says the 2nd dose isn't needed until 12 weeks (only data is 3 wks), No bandaid, no vaccine, no appointment, yet. Robert M. Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, where he is the Holly Smith Distinguished Professor in Science and Medicine and the Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine. Foy R, Ovretveit J, Shekelle PG, Pronovost PJ, Taylor SL, Dy S, Hempel S, McDonald KM, Rubenstein LV. 2020 08 01; 180(8):1118-1119. Specialty hospitalists: analyzing an emerging phenomenon. Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Feb; 14(1):65-70. 2000 Feb 28; 160(4):541-7. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. Robert M. (Bob) Wachter March 6, 1925 - December 28, 2020 Liberty, Missouri - Robert M. "Bob" Wachter was born on 3/6/1925 in St Joseph, Missouri, and died after a brief illness on 12/28/20. 1987 Nov-Dec; 9(6):1163-7. 2010 Dec; 86(1022):729-33. 2020 02; 35(2):409-411. Eff Clin Pract. 2019 Jun 18; 321(23):2281-2282. Implications of the hospitalist model for medical students' education. PLoS One. 1999 Mar; 53(3):48-51. J Gen Intern Med. We celebrate his long meaningful life, his … Pragmatic Insights on Patient Safety Priorities and Intervention Strategies in Ambulatory Settings. Am J Med Qual. What is your place in the family hierarchy and what kind of kid were you? 2014 Jul; 29(7):983-5. Bringing diagnosis into the quality and safety equations. The surgical hospitalist: a new solution for emergency surgical care? 2013 Mar 05; 158(5 Pt 2):433-40. Transforming concepts in patient safety: a progress report. — Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) September 13, 2020 "I want to hold out enough so I can vote," said Murray. 2006 Jun; 15(3):152-3. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean Marie (Debold), his son Robb, his daughter, Deborah Jean, and his brother William J. Wachter. Effects of a multicentre teamwork and communication programme on patient outcomes: results from the Triad for Optimal Patient Safety (TOPS) project. 1988 Jun; 137(6):1261-3. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Oct; 4(8):476-80. 2010 Oct; 25(10):1097-101. J Am Coll Surg. (2/7), Here's my back-of-the-envelope math: Growth in care provided by hospitalists. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jul; 20(7):611-7. 2007 Oct 17; 298(15):1800-2. 2013 Jan 23; 309(4):341. Prior to becoming UCSF's ninth chair of medicine, he served as chief of UCSF's Division o… ⁦. The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications". JAMA. 2014 Dec; 25(10):874-87. 1998 May 20; 279(19):1560-5. 2016 09 01; 176(9):1402-3. Quality grand rounds: the case for patient safety. Predictors of likelihood of speaking up about safety concerns in labour and delivery. Intensive care for patients with AIDS: clinical and ethical issues. Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BK, Gearhart S, Auerbach AA. N Engl J Med. AIDS. Acad Med. 1988 Jan; 148(1):149-52. Comanagement of surgical patients between neurosurgeons and hospitalists. Grading residents' clinical performance: unique opportunities and challenges. Sehgal NL, Fox M, Sharpe BA, Vidyarthi AR, Blegen M. Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions. 2008 Jul 01; 149(1):29-32. 2014 Oct; 9(10):671-7. 2010 Aug; 19(4):346-50. Attitudes of medical residents regarding intensive care for patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Assessment of prognosis in patients with community-acquired pneumonia who require mechanical ventilation. Reimagining Specialty Consultation in the Digital Age: The Potential Role of Targeted Automatic Electronic Consultations. Am Rev Respir Dis. Patient whiteboards as a communication tool in the hospital setting: a survey of practices and recommendations. Expected and unanticipated consequences of the quality and information technology revolutions. I was born in Brooklyn, New York before it was trendy. Computerised provider order entry combined with clinical decision support systems to improve medication safety: a narrative review. 1987 Mar; 147(3):556-8. Zero to 50,000 - The 20th Anniversary of the Hospitalist. He is past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine and past chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Copyright © The Regents of the University of California. J Hosp Med. 1. The GAAP in quality measurement and reporting. Hospitals and hospitalists can reach across the "quality chasm" by restructuring inpatient care. N Engl J Med. Sharing Health Care Data With Digital Giants: Overcoming Obstacles and Reaping Benefits While Protecting Patients. Wachter is author of 300 articles and 6 books. You? J Hosp Med. JAMA. JAMA. JAMA. J Hosp Med. 1995 Jan 18; 273(3):230-5. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. Horst Wachter in his castle, where he spoke with Phillippe Sands for the new book by the writer and lawyer. 2009 Feb; 35(2):115-9, 61. 2006 Jun 21; 295(23):2780-3. JAMA. 2008 May 14; 299(18):2197-9. J Hosp Med. Alto Reed, the longtime saxophone player for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, died Wednesday of complications from colon cancer. Reality Bytes: Medicine's Bumpy Ride Into the Digital Age. J Hosp Med. 2016 Oct 18; 355:i5417. while reading it, and that is a measure of Wachter's accomplishment in telling the tale." Hospitalists' perceptions of their residency training needs: results of a national survey. The department leads the nation in NIH grants and is … The ethical appropriateness of using prognostic scoring systems in clinical management. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. J Hosp Med. Am J Med. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. Health Forum J. Entering the third era. Am J Med. But neither was 2020. JAMA. Assessing the Evidence for Context-Sensitive Effectiveness and Safety of Patient Safety Practices: Developing Criteria. 2021 we have the opportunity to begin a painfully slow build back. Arch Intern Med. 1989 Sep 15; 111(6):525-32. Dis Mon. 1999 Jul 14; 282(2):171-4. That was a misread of the data. Chair, UCSF Dept of Medicine. 2014 Feb; 9(2):129-34. Understanding the new vocabulary of healthcare reform. Entering the second decade of the patient safety movement: the field matures: comment on "disclosure of hospital adverse events and its association with patients' ratings of the quality of care". 2008 Feb; 63(2):135-40. 2012 Feb; 21(2):118-26. Eff Clin Pract. 2013 Feb; 22(2):176-80. J Legal Stud. 2010 Jul; 138(1):171-8. Effects of hospitalist attending physicians on trainee satisfaction with teaching and with internal medicine rotations. This issue is, appropriately, contentious. Health Aff (Millwood). Robert M. Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, where he is the Holly Smith Distinguished Professor in Science and Medicine and the Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine. Effective physician-nurse communication: a patient safety essential for labor and delivery. Respiratory failure from severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. 2001 Apr; 76(4):324-30. 2001. JAMA. The relationship between hospitalists and primary care physicians. 2011 Apr; 6(4):225-30. The attending physician on the wards: finding a new homeostasis. As a result, the publication counts in this graph might add up to more than the number of publications the person has written. His 2015 book, The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age, was a New York Times science bestseller. J Gen Intern Med. (5/7), Taken together, if we have vaccine doses to distribute in Jan-Apr, it seems increasingly evident that a strategy of getting as many people (particularly high-risk) their first shot ASAP will save far more lives than sticking with the two shot plan. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at Stanford University, and he studied patient safety in England in 2011 as a Fulbright Scholar. English National Health Service's savings plan may have helped reduce the use of three 'low-value' procedures. Mookherjee S, Vidyarthi AR, Ranji SR, Maselli J. 2000 Jun 01; 108(8):672-3. BMJ Qual Saf. 1989; 15(8):481-2. 1999 Feb 16; 130(4 Pt 2):343-9. A Breakthrough Diagnosis. “Flying is an accumulation of a bunch of things that in general imply higher risk,” says Dr. Bob Wachter, ... “I’m 75 and my wife’s 71, and we’re at high risk,” he says. He was 72. Patient safety at ten: unmistakable progress, troubling gaps. 2000 Feb 17; 342(7):520. Note that an individual publication can be assigned to more than one field. People in Profiles who have published with this person. Ann Intern Med. Am Rev Respir Dis. 2007 Mar; 2(2):102-4. Ann Intern Med. Atrial fibrillation is frequent but does not affect risk stratification in pulmonary embolism. Does continuity of care matter? Hard to envision in 2020 that the US would wind up w/ >20 million confirmed covid cases, loss of nearly 350,000 lives. 2006 May; 21(5):471-5. - New variant is here, and undoubtedly far more widespread than we know. Risk factors for early hospital readmission in patients with AIDS and pneumonia. 2003 Feb 26; 289(8):986; author reply 986-7. Hospitalists: the new model of inpatient medical care in the United States. Ann Intern Med. Ann Intern Med. J Gen Intern Med. The hospitalist movement and its implications for the care of hospitalized children. >125,000 hospitalized patients; > 23,000 in the ICU. 2016 Sep 15; 375(11):1009-11. Outcomes of intensive care for patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Outcome and changing patterns of utilization. JAMA. 2004 May 06; 350(19):1935-6. 2001 Dec 21; 111(9B):15S-20S. Complications and patient satisfaction after periacetabular pelvic osteotomy. 2001 Mar-Apr; 4(2):82-90. The Fragile Coalition: Scientists, Activists and AIDS. Improving safety culture on adult medical units through multidisciplinary teamwork and communication interventions: the TOPS Project. (The Ratline) It facilitated the family photos, love letters between her parents and her mother's diary , where Sands searched for the date Frank informed Wächter about the "final solution" : the entrance of the August 1, 1942 he only recorded that Lotte had played chess with his guest. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 10; 45(10):647-648. BMJ. 2009 Jul 15; 302(3):258; author reply 259-60. Diagnostic errors and patient safety. N Engl J Med. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Apr 07; 352(14):1474-9. Investing in the future: building an academic hospitalist faculty development program. 2012 Sep; 21(9):791-9. Am J Med. 2010 Dec 13; 170(22):2004-10. Am J Med. 1/, Far better to have 100M people who are 80% protected than 50M people who are 95% protected, particularly as we are facing a foe that is getting smarter and nastier. 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