Center for Quality and Safety Research

Current Project

Listed by Faculty Researcher

Benjamin Kanter Fitzgerald

Henneman Lindenauer Pekow

Peto Rothberg

Evan Benjamin

1. Impact of apology and disclosure of adverse events to patients. Benjamin, Peto




2. Improving translational research in Type 2 diabetes. Benjamin




3. Assessing the Impact of Pay-for-Performance and Public Reporting; Results from the HQA and HQID.  Lindenauer, Remus, Roman, Rothberg, Benjamin, Ma, Bratzler

 

4. Comparing Outcomes between Hospitalists, General Internists and Family Physicians.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow,  Auerbach , Benjamin, UMass Student

 

5. Systemic Corticosteroids and Outcome in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

6. Antibiotic Therapy and Outcomes in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

7. Unfractionated Heparin vs. Low Molecular Weight Heparin for the prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in general medical patients.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

8. Costs and benefits of heparins in the prevention of venous thromboembolism among general medical patients.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

9. Economic analysis of unfractionated heparin vs. low molecular weight heparin in the prevention of venous thromboembolism.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Benjamin




10. Volume, Quality and Outcome in Noncardiac Surgery. Auerbach, Lindenauer, Benjamin, Others




11. Effects of Rapid Response Team.  Rothberg, Fitzgerald, Students, Benjamin

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Janice Fitzgerald, RN, MS

1. A Randomized Trial of Fixed Dose vs. Symptom Triggered Therapy for Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.  Rothberg, Fitzgerald, Fischel, Ryzewicz, Liu, Korona




2. Use of Anesthesia Report Cards to Improve Antibiotic Administration with 1 Hour of Surgery.  Kanter, Fitzgerald, Pekow, Rothberg

 

3. Effects of Rapid Response Team.  Rothberg, Fitzgerald, Students, Benjamin

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Gary Kanter, MD

1. Use of Anesthesia Report Cards to Improve Antibiotic Administration with 1 Hour of Surgery.  Kanter, Fitzgerald, Pekow, Rothberg




2. Is on-time preincision antibiotic administration influenced by who gives it?  Kanter

Peter Lindenauer, MD

1. Assessing the Impact of Pay-for-Performance and Public Reporting; Results from the HQA and HQID.  Lindenauer, Remus, Roman, Rothberg, Benjamin, Ma, Bratzler

 

2. Comparing Outcomes between Hospitalists, General Internists and Family Physicians.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow,  Auerbach , Benjamin, UMass Student

 

3. Systemic Corticosteroids and Outcome in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

4. Antibiotic Therapy and Outcomes in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

5. Unfractionated Heparin vs. Low Molecular Weight Heparin for the prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in general medical patients.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

6. Costs and benefits of heparins in the prevention of venous thromboembolism among general medical patients.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

7. Economic analysis of unfractionated heparin vs. low molecular weight heparin in the prevention of venous thromboembolism.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Benjamin
   

8. Volume, Quality and Outcome in Noncardiac Surgery. Auerbach, Lindenauer, Benjamin, Others

 

9. Frequency of Medication Errors in an Elderly Inpatient Population.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Brennan, Bellantonio, Heelon, Korc

 

10. Outcomes of Medication Errors in an Elderly Inpatient Population.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Brennan, Bellantonio, Heelon, Korc

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Penny Pekow, PhD

1. Comparing Outcomes between Hospitalists, General Internists and Family Physicians.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow,  Auerbach , Benjamin, UMass Student

 

2. Systemic Corticosteroids and Outcome in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

3. Antibiotic Therapy and Outcomes in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

4. Unfractionated Heparin vs. Low Molecular Weight Heparin for the prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in general medical patients.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

5. Costs and benefits of heparins in the prevention of venous thromboembolism among general medical patients.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

    

6. Medication Errors in an outpatient pharmacist clinic.  Meade, Heelon, Pekow, Rothberg

 

7. Use of Anesthesia Report Cards to Improve Antibiotic Administration with 1 Hour of Surgery.  Kanter, Fitzgerald, Pekow, Rothberg

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Randolph Peto

1. Impact of apology and disclosure of adverse events to patients. Benjamin, Peto

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Michael Rothberg, MD

1. Assessing the Impact of Pay-for-Performance and Public Reporting; Results from the HQA and HQID.  Lindenauer, Remus, Roman, Rothberg, Benjamin, Ma, Bratzler

 

2. Comparing Outcomes between Hospitalists, General Internists and Family Physicians.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow,  Auerbach , Benjamin, UMass Student

 

3. Systemic Corticosteroids and Outcome in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

4. Antibiotic Therapy and Outcomes in Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

5. Unfractionated Heparin vs. Low Molecular Weight Heparin for the prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in general medical patients.  Lindenauer, Rothberg, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

6. Costs and benefits of heparins in the prevention of venous thromboembolism among general medical patients.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Pekow, Benjamin, UMass Student

 

7. Economic analysis of unfractionated heparin vs. low molecular weight heparin in the prevention of venous thromboembolism.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Benjamin

 

8. Detecting renal insufficiency and medical errors in an elderly outpatient population.  Rothberg, Kehoe, Kenosi, Brennan, Mulhern

 

9. A Randomized Trial of Fixed Dose vs. Symptom Triggered Therapy for Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.  Rothberg, Fitzgerald, Fischel, Ryzewicz, Liu, Korona

 

10. Frequency of Medication Errors in an Elderly Inpatient Population.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Brennan, Bellantonio, Heelon, Korc

 

11. Outcomes of Medication Errors in an Elderly Inpatient Population.  Rothberg, Lindenauer, Brennan, Bellantonio, Heelon, Korc

 

12. Cost-Effectiveness of Zoster Vaccine in Elderly Patients. Rothberg, Virapongse, Smith

 

13. Do Pediatricians Manage Influenza Differently than Internists?  Rothberg, Bonner,  Rajab, Stechenberg, Rose

 

14. Antiretroviral Prescribing Errors in HIV Patients Admitted to Hospitalist Services.  Heelon, Rothberg, Tereso, Meade, Skiest

 

15. Medication Errors in an outpatient pharmacist clinic.  Meade, Heelon, Pekow, Rothberg

 

16. Use of Anesthesia Report Cards to Improve Antibiotic Administration with 1 Hour of Surgery.  Kanter, Fitzgerald, Pekow, Rothberg

 

17. Effects of Rapid Response Team.  Rothberg, Fitzgerald, Students, Benjamin

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