Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
The Executive Board of Unitaid, the Geneva-based UN agency promoting innovations to end global pandemics, has approved a new grant to the Aurum Institute of South Africa, Johns Hopkins University and other partners to improve the uptake of treatment to prevent tuberculosis (TB), the world’s leading infectious disease killer. The $59 million grant, called IMPAACT4TB,(...)
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine cordially invites you to attend the Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture entitled “Data Sharing in the Context of Clinical Trials” with speaker Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD, editor-in-chief of New England Journal of Medicine and Distinguished Parker B Francis Professor of Medicine of Harvard Medical School on Tuesday, September 26 at 4 p.m. in the Welch Medical(...)
The epidemic of overdose deaths has given rise to the concept of opioid stewardship: appropriately managing patients' pain while preventing new cases of addiction. But what does stewardship mean in the context of a hospital or health system? Given the infancy of stewardship programs, we need to better identify and spread best practices. Learn more(...)
The Society of Bedside Medicine (SBM) is a global community of physician educators dedicated to bedside teaching and improving physical examination and diagnostic skills. The purpose of the society is to foster a culture of bedside medicine through deliberate practice and teaching, and by encouraging innovation in education and research on the role of the(...)
Over the next few days, our Epic environment will be upgraded to the most current version of the Epic software. This newest version of the product reflects many of the enhancements we have recently requested, and we are grateful for the contributions of our physicians, nurses and all healthcare professionals in defining these emerging requirements.(...)
This past month the BCU continued our engagement with the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) by sending two of our providers to a pediatric training session at Texas Children’s Hospital. Riley and Grace participated in live action simulation with providers from across the country and their lessons learned will help us to continue to(...)
"There is no question that the people of Johns Hopkins Medicine deliver the best patient care day in and day out. We see this firsthand in the extraordinary actions of our faculty and staff, and we hear it so often from our grateful patients and their families." -Paul Rothman and Ronald Peterson Congratulations to the(...)
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that Internal Medicine at Bayview has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care,(...)
On June 27-28, over a dozen members of the BCU team traveled to Emory University to participate in the second annual National Ebola Training and Education Center Summit. As the HHS Region 3 Ebola and Special Pathogens Treatment Center, the BCU team shared our experiences over the last year with a particular focus on the strides we(...)
How the state, payors and patients view the quality of care provided by the DOM depends on it. Moreover, this assessment increasingly determines reimbursement. Consider Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions (MHACs): 46 potentially preventable conditions monitored by the state. At current pace, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, including the DOM, may face a $7-10 million penalty for(...)