Richard Altman, MD; Peter Smith, MD; Jason Hoppe, DO
UP to PPAR - Using Prompts To Promote PDMP Assessment Regularly
Akshay Chauhan, MD; Typhanie Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP; Richark Schulick, MD; Cathy Ehrenfeucht, CNO; Jonathan Schoen, MD; Kevin Rothchild, MD; Cate Roskind, CBN, Morgan Arranda, RN
A Defined Bariatric Surgery Perioperative Clinical Care Process Can Improve Outcomes and Costs
Rebecca Mullen, MD; Shandra Brown Levy, PhD
Implementation of a Pilot Training to Improve Transgender Care at AF Williams Family Medical Center
Blake Jones, MD (GI Fellow); Swati Patel, MD, MS; Steve Edmundowicz, MD; Sachin Wani, MD; Greg Austin, MD; Kellie Haygood, BSN; Dylan Ray, MS; Lisa Schilling, MD, MSPH
Ensuring High Quality Colonoscopy: Development of an Automated Adenoma Detection Rate (ADR) Tracking and Reporting Tool
Khooshbu Dayton, MD; Sarah Scarpato, MD; Li-Kheng Ngov, MD; Dimitry Levin, MD; Elizabeth Kessler, MD; Matthew Salzberg, MD; Robin Tyner, PA-C
Development of a Suspected New Cancer Diagnosis Pathway to Decrease Inpatient Admissions
Jennifer Simpson, MD; Victoria Pelak, MD; Christopher McStay, MD; Marc Mathias, MD
Nonmydriatic Ocular Fundus Photography in Emergency Department Patients
Alexandra Kovar, (PGY-3 Surgery Resident); Sarah Tevis, MD (Faculty Mentor); Ethan Cumbler, MD; Matt Iorio, MD; Veronica Broslawik, MLS(ASCP), MPH; Michelle Barron, MD; Kelly Joiner, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR; Cassandra Pender, MBA
The Impact of Standardized Surgical Site Prep Technique and a Formal Educational Curriculum on Surgical Site Infections at University of Colorado Hospital
Nicholas Alvey, MD, MPH (PGY-2 Surgery Resident); Angela Selzer, MD (Faculty Mentor); Frank Newsome, RN; Tim Pratt, RN; Anjeli Kalri, MD
Evaluating Patient-Reported Penicillin Allergies at UCH Pre-Operative Anesthesia Clinic to Reduce Non-Cephalosporin Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use
Tom Gulvezan, MD, MBA (PGY-3 Anesthesiology Resident); Angela Selzer, MD (Faculty Mentor); Ethan Cumbler, MD; Nathan Clendenen, MD; Kevin Rogers, MD; Toby Trujillo, PharmD
PACT-F: Perioperative Aspirin Continuation Task Force
Christine D. Jones, MD, MS; Ethan Cumbler, MD; Hemali Patel, MD; Jan Hagman, RN; Roya Yazdani, CM; Karin Harlan, SW; Karlene Hobbs; Tanya Budnikova, MBA; Gary Ruvins, JD, MBA; Bennett Parnes, MD; Chris Davis, MD, DTMH - Improving Care Transitions to Home Health Care through an Innovative Video-Teleconference Program: ECHO-HHC
Karen Ream, PA; Andrew Levy, MD; Debra Anhoff, MD; Kim Marshall, BSN, RN; Jessica Nensel, DNP; Lorna Prutzman, RN, MSN; Ben Easter, MD, MBA; Sean Michael, MD, MBA; Matt Salzberg, MD; Julie A Rosser, DO; John Messenger, MD; Larry Allen, MD, MHS;
Michael Ho, MD PhD - Knowin’ Troponin: an EHR-based Clinical Decision Support Tool for Guideline Concordant Care of Patients with Elevated Troponin Levels
Mesha-Gay Brown, MD; Cornelia Drees, MD; Rhonda DeBello, RN; Jennifer Simpson, MD - Improving Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Referrals to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at the University of Colorado Hospital
Colby G. Simmons, DO, MBA; Jason Brainard, MD; Jason Williams, MD, MBA; Benjamin Scott, MD; Anne Wagner, MD; Arek Wiktor, MD; Jennifer Wilson, RN; Erin Lund, RN; Ethan Clarke, RN; Nate Weitzel; Michelle Ballou; Michelle Feller - Burn Intensive Care Unit to Operating Room Transfer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Increase Efficiency and Improve Utilization in a High Volume Service
Maria Albuja-Cruz, MD; Alicia Heelan Gladden, MD; Robin Henrich, MBA; Thomas Garcia - Preoperative Enhancement Program (PREP) to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
Lakshmi Chauhan, MD; Kristine Erlandson, MD; Skotti Church, MD; Danielle Fixen, PharmD; Matthew Miller, PharmD - Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Project to improve antibiotic prescribing in Upper Respiratory Infections in Seniors Clinic
Hemali Patel, MD; Sara Stowell, MSW, LSW
Behavioral Health Program Implementation
Archana Shrestha, MD; Robert Neumann, MD; Annette Hill, R.EEG.T; Pawel Walczak; Mark Spitz, MD; Lauren Frey, MD; Laura Strom, MD; Cornelia Drees, MD; Pearce Korb, MD; Mesha Gay-Brown, MD; Christine Baca, MD; David Vu
Optimizing Duration of Continuous Video EEG at UCH
Caitlin Dietsche, MD; Anunta Virapongse, MD; Hemali Patel, MD; Patrick Kneeland, MD; Essey Yirdaw, MPH; Jonathan Pell; MD
Inpatient Opioid Stewardship Program
Ashley Vavra, MD; Melanie Donnelly, MD
Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality of Vascular Surgery Patients
Eric Martin, MD; Anunta Virapongse, MD, MPH; Jonathan Pell, MD
Provider Identification Initiative for Inter‐ and Intradisciplinary Communication (PIIII‐C)
Heather Bleacher, MD; Autumn Kuehl, LCSW; Martha Kalin, MPH, MSW; Jacqueline Calderone, MD; Corey Lyon, DO, FAAFP; Kathy Cebuhar, MA, LPC
Intervening on Social Determinants of Health at AF Williams Family Medicine Center
Matthew Miller, PharmD, BCPS; Michelle Barron, MD; Meghan Jeffres, PharmD; Gerry Barber, RPh
Optimizing Delivery of Antimicrobial Stewardship Educational Resources
Skotti Church, MD; Danielle Fixen, PharmD; Dan Matlock; MD, MPH
Seniors Clinic Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program in UTI Treatment
Joshua L Denson, MD (Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow); Robert Burke, MD (Mentor), MS; Julie Knoeckel, MD; , Julia Clemons, MD; Mark Kearns, MD; Michael Wechsler, MD, MMSc.; Heidi Wald, MD; Jonathan Pell, MD; Charlie Wray, DO, MS; Leora Horwitz, MD
Transition Intervention Bundle Study
Sabrina Newman, MD; Roberta Capp, MD; Theodore Alkousakis, MD; Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD; Lindsay Boyers, MD; Jenna Peart, MD
The Reliability and Feasibility of Teledermatology to Diagnose and Triage Patients Referred from
the Emergency Department to Outpatient Dermatology
Erik Peltz, DO; Hunter Moore MD; Robert McIntyre MD; Regina Krell, BSN; Andrea McFarland, BSN; Stephanie Vega, BSN; Jaclyn Leyba, BSN; Eve Meriashi-Lindemann, BSN; Erik Nelson, MD; Fareed Azam, MD; Christopher McStay, MD; Alicia Heelan Gladden, MD; Joel Kniep, MD; Kelly Bookman, MD
Multidisciplinary-Resuscitation Bundle for the Hemorrhagic Trauma Patient
Diana Jalal, MD; Lisa Schilling, MD; Michael Ho, MD, PhD; Sarah Billups, PharmD; Crystal Reingardt, MPH; Anne Grothe, RD; Liza Wilson, PharmD (AFW); Patrick Klem, PharmD (CKD); Emily Decker, MS; Zhiying You PhD
Establish the Feasibility and Safety of an Inter-Disciplinary Patient-Driven Approach to the Management of Hypertension in Patients Seen at UCH
Kasey Bowden, NP; Amira del Pino-Jones, MD; Gregory Misky, MD; Kathryn Hassell, MD; Heather Logan, MCPN
Care Transitions Program for Hospitalized Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Dimitriy Levin, MD; Jonathan Pell, MD; Patrick Kneeland, MD; Mandy Johnson, RN; Kathleen Smith, RN; Bonnie Adrian, PhD, RN; CT Lin, MD
Sharing Provider Progress Notes with Inpatients to Engage Them in Their Care Decisions
Megan Vasile,MD; Jessica Kenny, MA; Jamie Nordhagen, RN; Kirsten Rapp, MD; Alison Heru, MD; Dan Nguyen, MD
Develop a Training Curriculum to Address Gaps in Knowledge and Skill for Nurses Caring for Patients with Mental Health and Behavioral Problems in the General Hospital Setting
James R. Burton, Jr, MD; Anunta Virapongse, MD, MPH; Lynette Driscoll, PA-C; Michelle Loader, PA-C; Marcee Paul, MBA, RN; Danielle Justice, BSN, RN-BC
To Improve the Care of Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis at the University of Colorado Hospital
Douglas M Overbey, MD; John C Eun, MD; Mark R Nehler MD
Development of a Novel Acute Limb Ischemia Team at the University of Colorado
Amber Khanna, MD; Joseph Kay, MD; Elizabeth Yeung, MD; Jody Rutz, PAC; Michelle Pierce, RN; Mary Brandon Richardson, RN; Lorna Prutzman; Tessa Crume, PhD MSPH; Cindy Barret, MD
Improving Quality of Care in Adolescents and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
H. Mindy Lam, MD; Katy E. Trinkley, PharmD; Carmen Lewis, MD; Karen Chacko, MD; S. Michelle Nikels, MD; Miranda Kroehl, MS, PhD
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improve Medical Resident Chronic Pain Management - Prescribing Practices, Aberrant Patient Behavior, and Primary Care as a Career
Robert McIntyre Jr., MD; Stephanie Cox, MS, RN, CCRN; Peter Einersen, MD; Karl Hammermeister, MD; William Henderson, PhD, MPH; Nora Hennecken, JD, RN; Robert Meguid MD, MPH; Allen Wentworth, RRT, MEd, FAARC
Develop and Implement a Protocol to Reduce Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (POPC)
Eric Martin, MD; Aimee Beauragard, RN; Ashley LaBree, RN; Marcee Paul, RN; Henry Ziebarth; RN; Anunta Virapongse, MD, MPH
Priority Structured Paging (PSP) Quality Improvement Project
Jeanie Youngwerth, MD; Liz Kessler, MD; Hillary Lum, MD, PhD; Dave Nowels, MD; Jean Abbott, MD
Caring about Cancer in Advance Care Planning
David Westerly, PhD; Leah Schubert, PhD; Arthur Liu, MD, PhD
Development of Computerized Treatment Verification Tools to Improve Patient Safety and Enhance Workflow Efficiency in Radiation Oncology
Resa E. Lewiss, MD; Jason W. Stoneback, MD; Mary Anderson, MD; Adit Ginde, MD, MPH; Christopher McStay, MD; Kelly Bookman, MD; Jennifer Wiler, MD; Ethan Cumbler, MD
Addressing Acute Pain Control to Improve the Safety and Quality of Care in Hip Fracture Patients Presenting to the UCH Emergency Department (ED)