CU DHM May 2026 Publications
May 31, 2026We 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!
Joseph Simonetti, MD
Aryana R. Rasti, Marian E. Betz, Julia Finn, Joseph W. Boffa, Steven Berkowitz, Kathleen M. Flarity, Joseph Simonetti, Ian H. Stanley, PTSD symptoms and firearm storage practices among adults in the United States: Examining trauma history subgroups, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Volume 200, 2026, Pages 20-25, ISSN 0022-3956, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.05.023.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022395626002748
Ben Vipler, MD
Moseley RR, Vipler BS. Right brain: The border of autonomy: Lessons in laces. Neurology. 2026;106:e218090. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000218090.
https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000218090
Vipler B, Fletcher K. How to prepare learners for socially conscious practice using transformative learning theory. In: Mookherjee S, Cosgrove EM, eds. Handbook of Clinical Teaching. 2nd ed. Springer; 2026:23-28. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-83753-1_5
Katie Raffel, MD
Prasad, Priya & Hubbard, Colin & Lee, Tiffany & Ranji, Sumant & Raffel, Katie & Valdes, Gilmer & Boscardin, John & Dalal, Anuj & Harris, Alyssa & Flynn, Ellen & Schnipper, Jeffrey & Auerbach, Andrew. (2026). The association between sepsis and diagnostic errors: A secondary analysis of the Utility of Predictive Systems for Diagnostic Error study. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 10.1002/jhm.70345.
https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.70345
Lily Cervantes, MD
Villegas, Leonela & Xiao, Rui & Cervantes, Lilia & Furth, Susan & Modi, Zubin. (2026). Clinical and Social Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmissions in Children With Kidney Disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 10.1053/j.ajkd.2026.03.043.
Anna Maw, MD; Ari Pandita, MD; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Maw A, Pandita A, Burden M. Hospitalists Are Already Using AI—Why Implementation Will Determine Its Impact. J Med Internet Res 2026;28:e97419 doi: 10.2196/97419
https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e97419
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.. Secure Messaging Workload and the Effect of an Enhanced Workflow Intervention Among Hospitalist Clinicians. J Gen Intern Med. Published online June 1, 2026. doi:10.1007/s11606-026-10562-9