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Risk of Complications After THA Increases Among HIV and Hepatitis C Patients

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Patterns of Narcotic Prescribing by Orthopedic Surgeons for Medicare Patients

Read more: Patterns of Narcotic Prescribing by Orthopedic Surgeons for Medicare Patients. Opens in a new tab

Lack of Cost Savings for Complex Lumbar Spine Fusions After Bundled Payments

Read more: Lack of Cost Savings for Complex Lumbar Spine Fusions After Bundled Payments. Opens in a new tab

Socioeconomic Status Negatively Affects HCAHPS Scores in Orthopedic Patients

Read more: Socioeconomic Status Negatively Affects HCAHPS Scores in Orthopedic Patients. Opens in a new tab

Hotspot Rounds to Identify Our Sickest Patients

As the severity of illness among hospitalized patients increases, quick recognition of a patient who might deteriorate can be difficult. To improve the identification of decompensating patients, the value-based medicine team at Tisch Hospital, led by Katherine Hochman, MD . Opens in a new tab , and Kevin D. Hauck, MD .

Standardized Hospitalist–Primary Care Provider Communication

Hospitalists Marwa M. Moussa, MD . Opens in a new tab , and Carrie M. Mahowald, MD . Opens in a new tab , designed and piloted a protocol to standardize communication between primary care providers and hospitalists at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn . Opens in a new tab with the goal of more effectively coordinating patient care.

Care Transitions After Heart Failure

Hospitalist Himali M. Weerahandi, MD, MPH . Opens in a new tab , is developing best practices for transitioning patients with heart failure from skilled nursing facilities to the home, an essential component of the healthcare continuum.

Delirium Prevention Intervention

Delirium, a common experience for people over 65, is one of the foremost geriatric emergencies and can lead to higher healthcare expenses, morbidity, and mortality. To address this problem, Nina Blachman, MD .

Vascular Access Stewardship Program

Sparked by a patient safety intelligence report from house staff, leadership at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn and Tisch Hospital analyzed use of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines. They determined that 1 in 12 patients on the internal medicine service received a PICC.

Adult Reconstruction

James D. Slover, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) Joshua C. Rozell, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn) Gregory H. Sirounian, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island)

Spine

Charla R. Fischer, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) Kola Jegede, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn) Anthony M. Petrizzo, DO . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island)

Shoulder and Elbow

Mandeep S. Virk, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) Mark G. Grossman, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island)

Trauma and Fracture

Toni M. McLaurin, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital)

Hand

Nader Paksima, DO, MPH . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) Jadie E. De Tolla, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn) Glenn A. Teplitz, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island)

Pediatrics

Mara Karamitopoulos, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) John Gaffney, DO . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island)

Sports Medicine

Kirk A. Campbell, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital) Joseph Bogdan, MD (NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn) Mark G. Grossman, MD . Opens in a new tab (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island)

Contact Us

If you have questions, please contact Lorraine Hutzler, MPA, associate program director of the Center for Quality and Patient Safety, at lorraine.hutzler@nyulangone.org. You can also call us at 212-598-6048.

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