Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
"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,(...)
Jonathan Zenilman, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was recently selected to direct the expansion of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus. The new location will help further the institute's mission to eliminate preventable harm, improve patient outcomes and experiences and reduce waste in health care. Full(...)
Doug Ferreira was named the senior administrative manager for the Division of Infectious Disease at Bayview Medical Center. Born and raised in Vermont, he attended George Washington University where he earned a bachelor's degree in International Affairs. He then spent 10 years in the United States Marine Corps before he decided to pursue a graduate(...)
Panagis Galiatsatos, fellow in the Division of Pulmonary, was named one of eight employees to receive a Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award at the 35th annual commemoration on Friday, Jan. 13. Panagis is being recognized due to his involvement with Medicine for the Greater Good, a program he co-founded with colleagues from Bayview that aims(...)
On December 15, staff members and providers from 11 departments at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center participated in our final quarterly preparedness drill of 2016. Visitors from the National Ebola Treatment and Education Center (NETEC), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Maryland State Department(...)
Last year, the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians launched the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams to recognize physicians and care teams who provide consistently outstanding patient care throughout all of Johns Hopkins Medicine. All Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals and Johns Hopkins Community Physicians facilities selected their six winners after nomination and local(...)
Once again the Department of Medicine was the top Johns Hopkins Medicine fundraiser at the 2016 Baltimore American Diabetes Association Step Out Walk—raising $17,528! We want to thank our team captains for their dedication and hard work. Megan Brown & Nisa Maruthur (General Internal Medicine/Welch Forza Brancati) David Harriman (Medical Nursing Administration) Tamala Knox &(...)
The 11th annual Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Symposium is scheduled for Friday, December 16, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Grossi Atrium and Auditorium (located in the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center at 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle). This year’s symposium, entitled “Lasker to Lasker” will feature keynotes by two of the 2016 Lasker(...)
On September 18, groups from Bayview participated in Swim Across America's open water swim in Pasadena to benefit cancer research throughout various organizations including Hopkins' own Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Bayview surpassed its fundraising goal and raised a total of $544,700. The Department of Medicine team banned together to raise almost $4,000. Many thanks to the(...)