Amita Gupta, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and international health and deputy director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses research related to the prevention of tuberculosis in patients with HIV. According to Gupta, “HIV is your number one risk factor for developing active […]
Patient Care
The Sepsis Core Measure
Posted by | Administration, Patient Care, Vice Chair ContributorsOn October 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) launched a Sepsis Core Measure for all 4000 Joint Commission-accredited U.S. hospitals. Core Measures are evidence-based process measures to reduce morbidity and mortality. Well-known examples include inpatient pneumococcal vaccination, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis requirements and achieving quick door-to-balloon time […]
Welcome to BCU update!
Posted by | Patient CareThis is where we will keep you updated on the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biocontainment Unit news, events and activities. The unit officially opened on May 20, 2015, and has activated on three occasions: once for a patient in isolation and twice to run laboratory tests on potential patients. Shortly after opening, the Johns Hopkins Hospital […]
Bleary-eyed doctors may be better for patients
Posted by | Education, Patient CareLet's say your mother requires a colon resection due to a small cancer and has to be admitted to one of two hospitals in town. Both are well-respected teaching hospitals full of surgery residents - young doctors who have recently completed medical school and are training under the supervision of experienced surgeons. In both hospitals, […]
Partnering with Patients in Decision-Making: Continuing the Conversation at Johns Hopkins
Posted by | Leadership, Patient CarePartnering with Patients in Decision-Making: Continuing the Conversation at Johns Hopkins will take place on June 1, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Owens Auditorium in the Cancer Research Building. Open to all, this meeting will feature discussions of clinical, educational and research approaches to decision making in the Johns Hopkins Medicine […]
GBR II – What’s next?
Posted by | Administration, Patient CareThe new Global Budget Revenue (GBR) agreements seem to be working. Initial statewide data show hospital volume is declining and quality is improving. We are now entering year three of a five-year demonstration project with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the waiver modernization program. So what’s next? One of […]
Johns Hopkins approved to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchChristine Durand, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Dorey Segev in the Department of Surgery are PIs on the NIH grant that will design and implement the clinical trial to do HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants at multiple centers across the country. Christine, along with Kieren Marr, professor in the Division of […]
Perl Discusses the Zika Virus on ABC News
Posted by | Patient CareTrish Perl, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, discusses the Zika virus with ABC News. See the video here: http://www.abc2news.com/news/health/dr-trish-perl-senior-epidemiologist-with-johns-hopkins-hospital-helps-put-the-issue-in-focus
Looking Ahead for Ambulatory Practices
Posted by | Administration, Patient Care, Vice Chair ContributorsWithin the Department of Medicine we have a broad array of ambulatory practices, with diverse patients, practitioners and locations. This richness is our strength and challenge in many ways. Initiatives designed to make both the patient’s and practitioner’s experience positive and more uniform will require a coordinated effort to identify best practices in the outpatient […]
Kalyani named Co-Chair for the ADA’s Professional Practice Committee
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareRita Kalyani, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, has been asked to co-chair the American Diabetes Association's Professional Practice Committee (PPC). The PPC is responsible for overseeing the annual publication of the standards of care used both nationally and internationally for diabetes management. Appointment to the PPC is based on excellence in clinical practice […]