Reflections from Your Executive Vice Chair
This week marks the end of my first year as your inaugural Executive Vice Chair. It has been and continues to be a phenomenal experience… Read More »Reflections from Your Executive Vice Chair
Vice Chairs
Looking Ahead for Ambulatory Practices
Within the Department of Medicine we have a broad array of ambulatory practices, with diverse patients, practitioners and locations. This richness is our strength and… Read More »Looking Ahead for Ambulatory Practices
Innovation and Commercialization in Medicine: on DOM InCMed
The word “innovation” appears almost everywhere. According to Google’s ngram word use database, the word overtook “invention” around 1970. Now, almost 50 years later, the… Read More »Innovation and Commercialization in Medicine: on DOM InCMed
Provider Satisfaction
In the era of patient-centered care, a tremendous amount of time and energy is expended in understanding the experience, perspective and needs of our patients.… Read More »Provider Satisfaction
Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Operations Announced
We are pleased to announce that Kimberly Peairs, MD, has been named the inaugural Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Operations beginning January 1, 2016. In… Read More »Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Operations Announced
Diversity in Clinical and Biomedical Research: A Promise Yet to Be Fulfilled
The December 2015 issue of PLOS Medicine featured a policy forum entitled "Diversity in Clinical and Biomedical Research: A Promise Yet to Be Fulfilled." This provocative… Read More »Diversity in Clinical and Biomedical Research: A Promise Yet to Be Fulfilled
AAMC Report Examines How to Increase the Pipeline of Black Men Entering Medical School
In order to care for a more racially diverse U.S. population, it is critical to have a physician workforce that reflects that diversity. In the… Read More »AAMC Report Examines How to Increase the Pipeline of Black Men Entering Medical School
Our Doctor Communication HCAHPS Scores and What We’re Doing about Them
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is the only national, standardized survey assessing patients’ experience with US hospitals. It contains 32… Read More »Our Doctor Communication HCAHPS Scores and What We’re Doing about Them
Hopkins Access Line Triage
We can be proud of the high demand for our inpatient beds in the Department of Medicine, but the demand creates challenges. Patients accepted from… Read More »Hopkins Access Line Triage
Quality Improvement Interventions to Reduce Disparities in African Americans with Diabetes
Quality improvement strategies can target several areas—health systems (case management, team changes, electronic patient registry, facilitated relay of information to clinicians, continuous QI), health-care providers… Read More »Quality Improvement Interventions to Reduce Disparities in African Americans with Diabetes