Did you know that NIH actively seeks grants with big ideas that can substantively change how research is done, mechanisms are understood or diseases are treated? Through a Common Fund from all NIH institutes, these High-risk, high-reward grants require a very different application (often fewer pages, no specific aims, no prelim data needed) and provide(...)
Vice Chair Contributors
Every Research Group Should Develop and Update Standard Operating Procedures for Research Data Management
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsWhereas JHU owns research data, the principal investigator (PI) is responsible for the conduct of the research, including all data management and retention. Recent events of academic research misconduct elsewhere and data loss close to home highlight the need to keep resilient records of research data. Our core systems provide an increasing array of storage(...)
Daugherty Biddison Named Chief Wellness Officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine
Posted by | Congratulations, Leadership, Vice Chair ContributorsLee Daugherty Biddison, associate professor and vice chair for clinical affairs, was named the first-ever chief wellness officer of the newly created Office of Well-Being. The office was created in order to sustain an environment that allows Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty and staff to thrive per the recommendations of the Joy at Hopkins Task Force,(...)
Who Do I Go to For…? Division Directors vs. Vice Chairs
Posted by | Leadership, Vice Chair ContributorsThe Department of Medicine is structured such that there are a number of vice and associate vice chairs who, in conjunction with Chair Mark Anderson, oversee key mission areas of the department. In addition to the vice chairs, each faculty is a member of a division headed by a division director. The following is a(...)
Computers Used at Johns Hopkins – Coming and Going
Posted by | Administration, Vice Chair ContributorsSummer is a time of comings and goings in an academic center, so it’s important to be mindful of how this relates to the electronic devices we use at work. Arriving personnel and their devices Computers purchases using Johns Hopkins funds (sponsored or non-sponsored, paid directly or reimbursed) must be made through Johns Hopkins purchasing(...)
Improving Provider Satisfaction
Posted by | Patient Care, Vice Chair ContributorsOver the course of the last 18 months, you’ve likely heard many conversations about topics relating to Joy in Medicine, provider satisfaction and clinician burnout. Whether at Grand Rounds, during a DOM focus group, in a school-wide survey or from a podcast by the dean, you’ve heard that burnout is a very real issue nationally(...)
#MeToo—Considering All of the Implications and the Call for Action
Posted by | Administration, Vice Chair ContributorsBoth the March 27 and April 2 issues of JAMA included important opinion pieces related to the #MeToo Movement. Dr. Freischlag and Ms. Faria highlight the importance of this movement, which was evidenced by TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2017 being shared by “silence breakers,” 61 women and men from various industries who spoke(...)
Why Answer Documentation Queries?
Posted by | Patient Care, Vice Chair ContributorsHow 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(...)
Global Cyberattack in Progress
Posted by | Vice Chair ContributorsThere is a global cyberattack in progress. Early indications are that it’s a variant of Petya malware, described by the Internet Storm Center here. The current attack has already affected computers throughout the Heritage Valley Health System in Pennsylvania, as well as disrupting Merck’s computer network. This attack is similar in some ways to last(...)
Our Network of Computers Benefits from Individual Security Measures
Posted by | Administration, Vice Chair ContributorsToday's news is dominated by the extensive worldwide cybersecurity attack. The root causes are a matter for speculation and investigation at this point, but a couple of things seem clear: Health systems have been affected, with impacts on patient care <https://www.wired.com/2017/05/ransomware-meltdown-experts-warned>, <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/nhs-ransomware-cyber-attack> At least some of the affected health systems had been warned for months about out-of-date computer(...)