Publications

We work hard to attract, retain, and support the most outstanding faculty, and are proud of their accomplishments, in areas ranging from clinical care to research, from systems improvement to medical education, and in locations that include our clinical sites in San Francisco and others around the globe. Since 2008, over 1600 articles have been published.

1001. Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges.

2010

Authors: Goeschel CA, Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ

1002. Generic drugs for developing nations.

2010

Authors: Maciag K, Kishore SP

1003. Case volume, quality of care, and care efficiency in coronary artery bypass surgery.

2010

Authors: Auerbach AD, Hilton JF, Maselli J, Pekow PS, Rothberg MB, Lindenauer PK

1004. Improving safety culture on adult medical units through multidisciplinary teamwork and communication interventions: the TOPS Project.

2010

Authors: Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BK, Gearhart S, Auerbach AA, Wachter RM

1005. Code status discussions at hospital admission are not associated with patient and surrogate satisfaction with hospital care: results from the multicenter hospitalist study.

2010

Authors: Anderson WG, Pantilat SZ, Meltzer D, Schnipper J, Kaboli P, Wetterneck TB, Gonzales D, Arora V, Zhang J, Auerbach AD

1006. Why diagnostic errors don't get any respect--and what can be done about them.

2010

Authors: Wachter RM

1007. Trends in thrombolytic use for ischemic stroke in the United States.

2010

Authors: Fang MC, Cutler DM, Rosen AB

1008. Obstructive sleep apnea surgery practice patterns in the United States: 2000 to 2006.

2010

Authors: Kezirian EJ, Maselli J, Vittinghoff E, Goldberg AN, Auerbach AD

1009. The relationship between case volume, care quality, and outcomes of complex cancer surgery.

2010

Authors: Auerbach AD, Maselli J, Carter J, Pekow PS, Lindenauer PK

1010. Addressing the business of discharge: building a case for an electronic discharge summary.

2010

Authors: Mourad M, Cucina R, Ramanathan R, Vidyarthi AR

1011. Regulation of the ATM-activator protein Aven by CRM1-dependent nuclear export.

2010

Authors: Esmaili AM, Johnson EL, Thaivalappil SS, Kuhn HM, Kornbluth S, Irusta PM

1012. CHA2DS2-VASc risk scheme: not ready for clinical use.

2010

Authors: Singer DE, Fang MC, Go AS

1013. Redefining readmission risk factors for general medicine patients.

2010

Authors: Allaudeen N, Vidyarthi A, Maselli J, Auerbach A

1014. Warfarin discontinuation after starting warfarin for atrial fibrillation.

2010

Authors: Fang MC, Go AS, Chang Y, Borowsky LH, Pomernacki NK, Udaltsova N, Singer DE

1015. The influence of procedure volumes and standardization of care on quality and efficiency in total joint replacement surgery.

2010

Authors: Bozic KJ, Maselli J, Pekow PS, Lindenauer PK, Vail TP, Auerbach AD

1016. Health benefits and cost-effectiveness of primary genetic screening for Lynch syndrome in the general population.

2010

Authors: Dinh TA, Rosner BI, Atwood JC, Boland CR, Syngal S, Vasen HF, Gruber SB, Burt RW

1017. Enabling access to new WHO essential medicines: the case for nicotine replacement therapies.

2010

Authors: Kishore SP, Bitton A, Cravioto A, Yach D

1018. Code status discussions between attending hospitalist physicians and medical patients at hospital admission.

2010

Authors: Anderson WG, Chase R, Pantilat SZ, Tulsky JA, Auerbach AD

1019. The association between night or weekend admission and hospitalization-relevant patient outcomes.

2010

Authors: Khanna R, Wachsberg K, Marouni A, Feinglass J, Williams MV, Wayne DB

1020. Republished paper: Improving safety culture on adult medical units through multidisciplinary teamwork and communication interventions: the TOPS Project.

2010

Authors: Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BK, Gearhart S, Auerbach AA, Wachter RM

1021. Comanagement of surgical patients between neurosurgeons and hospitalists.

2010

Authors: Auerbach AD, Wachter RM, Cheng HQ, Maselli J, McDermott M, Vittinghoff E, Berger MS

1022. Association between a serotonin transporter gene variant and hopelessness among men in the Heart and Soul Study.

2010

Authors: Kangelaris KN, Vittinghoff E, Otte C, Na B, Auerbach AD, Whooley MA

1023. Antithrombotic therapy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in the elderly.

2009

Authors: Fang MC

1024. Language, literacy, and characterization of stroke among patients taking warfarin for stroke prevention: Implications for health communication.

2009

Authors: Fang MC, Panguluri P, Machtinger EL, Schillinger D

1025. I-CaRe: a case review tool focused on improving inpatient care.

2009

Authors: Lee JH, Vidyarthi AR, Sehgal NL, Auerbach AD, Wachter RM