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November 2023

  • Dr. Hardeep Singh, Professor, Health Services Research, and Co-Chief of the Health Policy, Quality, and Informatics Program at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), was awarded the Mark L. Graber Diagnostic Quality Award by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine in recognition of his impact and lifetime achievement in the field of diagnostic quality and safety. This award is presented to individuals, organizations, or groups in the fields of research, education, patient engagement, practice improvement, and policy who have made significant contributions to reducing diagnostic error.
  • Dr. Andrew Zimolzak, Assistant Professor, Health Services Research and IQuESt, was awarded Best Oral Abstract Presentation at the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine 2023 Conference, for his presentation entitled “Machine Learning for Enhanced Electronic Trigger Detection of Diagnostic Errors.” This annual, international conference brings together top researchers and advocates in the field of diagnostic excellence.

October 2023

  • Dr. Katie Kanzler, Associate Professor, Health Services Research, was nominated as a Wingspread Honoree in the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) for her contributions to the field of integrated care. This honor is bestowed upon leaders in integrated care who have positively impacted the lives of their students, mentees, or colleagues through their work. Dr. Kanzler will be recognized at CFHA’s awards ceremony at their conference in Phoenix, AZ later this month. 
  • Department of Medicine Administration Team hosted the inaugural Department of Medicine Staff Awards Ceremony to recognize our incredible staff teammates. Tracey Rosen, Health Services Research, was awarded the Top Teammate Award. 
  • Dr. Barbara Trautner, Professor, Infectious Disease & Health Services Research, was featured in Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on October 10 for the article: Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
  • The Vice-Chair Group for Faculty and Staff Development received 21 WISH grant applications. After external review by individuals outside of DOM and internal review by the VCG group, the following award winners were chosen for the Fall 2023 cycle: 
    • “Mindfulness in the Metaverse: Using virtual reality to promote wellness at IQuESt” Hillary Touchett; Health Services Research
    • “Building QI Collaborations and Community” Drs. Kyler Godwin, Molly Horstman, Neeraj Agarwal, Daniel Murphy, and Melissa Croft; Health Services Research

September 2023

  • Dr. Kathryn Kanzler, Associate Professor, Health Services Research, received an Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Award from the American Diabetes Association for her project entitled, “Supporting Access for Latinx Underserved in Diabetes Management (SALUD-M): An Equity-Driven Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance Based Coping Skills for Latinx Military Patients with T2DM.” (Funding amount: $599,473, Funding Period: 3 years)
  • On Sept. 7, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology released its findings on patient safety in a report to President Joe Biden, titled “A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety.”  The report outlines recommendations to advance the nation’s commitment to supporting robust safety solutions for patients and the health care workforce. The report was informed by two publications by Dr. Hardeep Singh, Professor, Health Services Research, and Co-Chief of the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt). One of these publications was co-authored by Dr. Ashley Meyer, Assistant Professor, Health Services Research and IQuESt. Read the report.
  • Dr. Jessica Davila, Associate Professor, Health Services Research, was awarded the Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for the Summer 2023 Cycle, (Educational Research) 
  • Dr. Hardeep Singh, Professor, Health Services Research, and Co-Chief of the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program at IQuESt, was selected to serve on the National Quality Forum Diagnostic Excellence Committee. The distinguished individuals who were chosen represent a diverse range of expertise and experience in healthcare. The Committee will help NQF identify data elements to prioritize for interoperability, identify solutions to measurement challenges related to diagnostic excellence, and develop a 'call to action' to foster adoption of diagnostic excellence measurement.
  • Dr. Hardeep Singh, Professor, Health Services Research, and Co-Chief of the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program at IQuESt, was featured in The Wall Street Journal on Sept. 24 for the article: Can AI Help Doctors Come Up With Better Diagnoses?
  • Dr. Drew Helmer, Professor, Health Services Research, and Sarah Ahmed, Research Health Science Specialist, were featured in American Heart Association on Sept. 29 for the article: Gulf War illness may increase risk for heart disease or stroke

August 2023

  • Dr. Barbara W. Trautner, Professor, Health Services Research, received funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The title of their study is, “A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Diagnostic Stewardship Intervention.” They will be studying how to prevent contamination of urine culture specimens in Harris Health and Baylor primary care clinics. (Total Funding $2.3 million, Funding Period: 5 years) 

July 2023

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