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We would like to take a moment to highlight the outstanding accomplishments and published work our Division of Hospital Medicine faculty achieve throughout the year. We've collected publications, including research from Denver Health and the VA Medical Center, from the past month. Please take a look at the links below!

Cristina Fischer, MD; Nick Bianchina, MD; Julia Limes, MD; Emily Gottenborg, MD
Fischer, C., Bianchina, N., Limes, J., & Gottenborg, E. (2026). The Overlooked Transition: Multi-institutional Survey Identifying Skills and Educational Practices Supporting Transition to Senior Residency in Internal Medicine. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10542-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10542-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42243429/

Hemali Patel, MD
Khomiak, A., Fajolu, O., Abud, V. L., Ziogas, I. A., Johnson, J., Patel, H., Hassel, A., Jones, C., Cyriacks, B., Battreall, K., Lewis, S., Bata, K., Thornton, O., Del Chiaro, M., Schulick, R., Cumbler, E., & Tevis, S. E. A. (2026). Patient-reported symptom tracking and intervention in real time after pancreatic surgery: A quality improvement project. Surgery, 196, 110321. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2026.110321
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42235126/

Michelle Knees, DO; Claire Brickson, MD; Mark Kissler, MD; Sam Porter, MD; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Knees, M., Furniss, A., Brickson, C., Clawson, J., Kissler, M. J., Nicklas, J. M., Porter, S., & Burden, M. (2026). Secure Messaging Workload and the Effect of an Enhanced Workflow Intervention Among Hospitalist Clinicians. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10562-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10562-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42228318/

Joe Simonetti, MD
Monteith, L.L., Simonetti, J.A., Kittel, J.A. et al. Household firearm access, storage, perceptions, and discussions among U.S. military veterans: population-based estimates from the 2022 ASCEND survey. Inj. Epidemiol. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-026-00692-3
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-026-00692-3#citeas

Hoskins, K., Khazanov, G. K., Thomas, A., Williams, J., 2nd, O'Brien, C. S., Ashok, V., Sebetka, K., Miller, M., Dorsey, B., & Simonetti, J. (2025). "Gasoline on a Fire That Was Already Burning": Black Americans' Reasons for Acquiring Firearms in the Early Pandemic Era. SSM. Qualitative research in health, 8, 100612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100612
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42206061/

Simonetti, J. A., King, S. E., Holliday, R., Khazanov, G. K., Smith, A., Bahraini, N., Brenner, L. A., & Matarazzo, B. B. (2026). Clinician-documented Firearm Access and Safety Interventions for Veterans Receiving Suicide Risk Evaluation in VA Emergency Care Settings. The western journal of emergency medicine, 27(3), 784–793. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.50852
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42258884/

Nielsen, Allison and Simonetti, Joseph and Johnson, Rachel and Wright-Kelly, Erin, Hidden and Unlocked Firearm Storage among Colorado Firearm Owners. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6520332 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6520332

Anna Maw, MD; Aakriti Pandita, MD; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Maw, A., Pandita, A., & Burden, M. (2026). Hospitalists Are Already Using AI-Why Implementation Will Determine Its Impact. Journal of medical Internet research, 28, e97419. https://doi.org/10.2196/97419
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42224270/

Taiju Miyagami, MD
Miyagami, T., Nishizaki, Y., Sekine, M. et al. Background characteristics and burnout of Japanese resident physicians who did and did not share voluntary clinical cases. Sci Rep (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-54699-3
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-54699-3#citeas

David Ecker, MD
Riles, Anuja & Hull, Andrew & Ecker, David & Zimmer, Shanta & Lockspeiser, Tai. (2026). Cultivating Curiosity: An Exploration of Curricular Features that Foster Curiosity in Preclerkship Medical Students. Medical Science Educator. 36. 10.1007/s40670-025-02616-0.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399429960_Cultivating_Curiosity_An_Exploration_of_Curricular_Features_that_Foster_Curiosity_in_Preclerkship_Medical_Students

Adrienne Mann, MD
Kornsawad, K., Shah, A., Aboueisha, A., Woodward, M. A., Mann, A., & Fainstad, T. (2026). Response Letter to the Editor "Refining Impostor Syndrome Measurement in Female Physicians: A Critical Commentary". Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10570-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10570-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42270881/

Elizabeth Boggs, MD; Christine Welles, MD
Boggs, E., McGowan, R., Admon, L., Welles, C., Fang, N., & Lindrooth, R. C. (2026). Rural-Urban Differences in Coverage Gains Under Continuous Postpartum Medicaid Eligibility. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, S1049-3867(26)00071-X. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2026.04.004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42259716/

Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Badr, S., Nahle, T., Rahman, S., Al Soueidy, A., Stefaniak, M., Burden, M., & Rachoin, J. S. (2026). Does Patient Experience Correlate With Overall Hospital Quality Ratings?. Journal of patient experience, 13, 23743735261457768. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735261457768
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42254548/

Christine Welles, MD; Elizabeth Boggs, MD; Lily Cervantes, MD
Welles CC, Rodriguez MF, Glaros C, et al. Enrollment Assister Perspectives of a Private Health Insurance Program for Undocumented Immigrants. JAMA Health Forum. 2026;7(6):e261514. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.1514
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2849843?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2738767

Cat Callister, MD; Steffi Hu, MD; Anna Munoa, MD; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH; Lauren McBeth, BA; Eva Grobbel, MPH; Sarah Mann, MA; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Callister, Catherine & Deffenbacher, Brandy & Hitchcock, Phillip & Hu, Steffi & Munoa, Anna & Keniston, Angela & McBeth, Lauren & Grobbel, Evangeline & Mann, Sarah & Stickrath, Chad & Burden, Marisha. (2026). Building the foundation of clinical training: a mixed-methods study of pre-clerkship clinical preceptors and retention. Academic Medicine. 10.1093/acamed/wvag198.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/408153197_Building_the_foundation_of_clinical_training_a_mixed-methods_study_of_pre-clerkship_clinical_preceptors_and_retention/citation/download

Larry Haber, MD
Berk, Justin & South, Anna & Kaiksow, Farah & Haber, Lawrence. (2026). Capturing Incarceration in the Medical Record: We Cannot Manage What We Cannot Measure. Health Affairs Scholar. 4. 10.1093/haschl/qxag101.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404379021_Capturing_Incarceration_in_the_Medical_Record_We_Cannot_Manage_What_We_Cannot_Measure/citation/download

Amiran Baduashvili, MD
Goryachok, Maksym & Liu, Jintong & Benjamin, Tyler & Fischer, Brett & Lai, Andrew & Levy, Kathryn & Wogu, Adane & Evans, Arthur & Baduashvili, Amiran. (2026). A Randomized Trial of Interval Likelihood Ratios for Clinical Decision-Making. NEJM Evidence. 5. 10.1056/EVIDoa2500249.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407555807_A_Randomized_Trial_of_Interval_Likelihood_Ratios_for_Clinical_Decision-Making

Rogelio Guaita Soto, MD; Amiran Baduashvili, MD; Caitlin Dietsche, MD
Soto, Rogelio & Memari, Milad & Baduashvili, Amiran & Dietsche, Caitlin. (2026). How Should Educators Provide Feedback on a Chalk Talk? A New Checklist is Here to Help. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 10.1007/s11606-026-10596-z.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407487881_How_Should_Educators_Provide_Feedback_on_a_Chalk_Talk_A_New_Checklist_is_Here_to_Help

David Gamble, MD; Amiran Baduashvili, MD
Gamble, David & Wong, Andrew & Baduashvili, Amiran. (2026). Cracks in the AI Crystal Ball: Why Clinical Prediction Tools Fall Short in the Real World. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 10.1007/s11606-026-10601-5.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407486881_Cracks_in_the_AI_Crystal_Ball_Why_Clinical_Prediction_Tools_Fall_Short_in_the_Real_World

Anna Maw, MD
Trinkley, K. E., & Maw, A. M. (2026). Research and Scholarly Methods: Using Artificial Intelligence. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy : JACCP, 9(7), e70239. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70239
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42310827/

Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH, MS
Calcaterra, S. L., Lockhart, S., Binswanger, I. A., & Holtrop, J. S. (2026). A Qualitative Assessment of an Electronic Health Record-Embedded Intervention to Increase In-Hospital Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Initiation. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10518-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10518-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42298203/

Ben Vipler, MD; Angela Keniston, PhD, MPH; Chris King, MD
Vipler, B. S., Arnet, C., Keniston, A., Mardo, M., & King, C. J. (2026). Balancing the Positives and Negatives: A Bibliometric Analysis of Positive and Negative Study Publication Patterns in High-Impact General Medical Journals. Cureus, 18(5), e108720. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.108720
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42291864/

Eden Bernstein, MD
Lupez, E. L., Himmelstein, K. E. W., Pearl, A., Bayly, J. E., Bernstein, E. Y., & Olivieri-Mui, B. L. (2025). The Association of Non-English Language Preference with Reported HIV Testing in the United States, 2015-2018. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 27(5), 882–886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-025-01708-8
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40540130/

Sarah Stella, MD
Rachel M Everhart, Sarah Gillespie, Marcella Maguire, Sarah A Stella, Rebecca Hanratty, Tracy L Johnson, Minimizing H.R.1-Related Medicaid Coverage Disruptions for High-Risk Patients, Health Affairs Scholar, 2026;, qxag162, https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxag162