Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
There are several exciting initiatives taking place in the Johns Hopkins ambulatory setting to enhance care delivery. First, the Johns Hopkins Patient Access Process Improvement… Read More »Ambulatory Updates–Initiatives to Improve Patient Care Access
On October 20, six women faculty, supported by the DOM, attended the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), Women in Leadership Development Forum. The program… Read More »Lessons from the AAIM Women in Leadership Development Forum
Good communication between hospital providers and primary care providers (PCPs) prevents readmissions, medication errors and dropped treatment plans, but good communication is not the norm.… Read More »Assessing and Improving Hospital Team Communication with Primary Care Providers
In the October 12, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, a perspectives article makes the distinction between interpersonal racism and structural racism,… Read More »Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives—The Role of Health Professionals in the NEJM
Department of Medicine faculty and staff enjoyed an engaging dialogue with Melvin Russell, chief of the Community Collaboration Division of the Baltimore City Police last… Read More »A Dialogue Between the Police and the Community Recap
Imagine: one day you’re well, going about activities as always, and then something happens to change your life forever. We see it everyday. In this… Read More »CORRIE: JHU and Apple Collaborate to Bring Cardiac Care to your Fingertips
Veterans of the NIH peer review process recognize that eventually you can just as easily receive that harsh critique as give it out. Valuable lessons… Read More »Peer Review for All and All for Peer Review
This is the first in a series on data integrity and analytics that will provide some practical answers, pointers to valuable resources (some new or… Read More »Data Integrity & Analytics
Is there an ICD-10 code for technological phobias? I may have it. My diagnosis dates back to 1993, when I first encountered email. As a… Read More »Augmenting Reality with Pokemon and EPIC: What’s Next?
In response to Dean Rothman’s request to department directors to devise a plan and generate ideas for Hopkins to make a positive impact on the… Read More »Steering Committee Members Needed: DOM Civic Engagement Initiative