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We would like to take a moment to highlight the outstanding success and published work that our Division of Hospital Medicine faculty produces 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!

Jenny Santos, MD
Santos J. Dear Fellow Introverts. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Sep;178(9):1356. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-00921. PMID: 40953453. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40953453/

Joseph Simonetti, MD
Aunon FM, Martino S, Khazanov G, Decker SE, Dobscha S, Simonetti JA. Applying Motivational Interviewing Strategies to Facilitate Secure Firearm Storage During Clinical Encounters-Part 1: Relational Foundation. J Psychiatr Pract. 2025 Sep 1;31(5):275-277. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000875. PMID: 40952847. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40952847/

Maksimuk T, Wright-Kelly E, Little K, Simonetti JA. Behavioral responses to the threat of firearm violence among Colorado adults. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Sep 23:108126. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108126. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40997961. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40997961/

Simonetti JA, Haasz M, Johnson RL, Bandel SL, Wright-Kelly E. Adults' Beliefs on Asking About Unlocked Firearms in Homes Where Children Play. J Pediatr Clin Pract. 2025 Aug 21;17:200174. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedcp.2025.200174. PMID: 40937049; PMCID: PMC12421588. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40937049/

Adrienne Mann, MD
Dieujuste N, Mann A, Dunbar K, Thibodeau PS, Fainstad T, Holliman BD. Understanding Challenges Faced by Female Graduate Medical Education Trainees: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Physician Coaching Requests. HCA Healthc J Med. 2025 Aug 1;6(4):319-329. doi: 10.36518/2689-0216.1991. PMID: 40949804; PMCID: PMC12425416. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40949804/

Michelle Knees, DO; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Sakumoto M, Knees M, Burden M. Bridging the Discharge Quality Gap by Focusing on the Fundamental Five. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep 25. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09861-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40999260. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40999260/

Anna Maw, MD
Trinkley KE, Maestas Duran D, Zhang S, Bean M, Allen LA, Glasgow RE, Huebschmann AG, Lin CT, Mansoori JN, Maw AM, Mitchell J, Scherer LD, Matlock DD. Application of Nudges to Design Clinical Decision Support Tools: Systematic Approach Guided by Implementation Science. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Sep 25;27:e73189. doi: 10.2196/73189. PMID: 40997321; PMCID: PMC12463335. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40997321/

Bhaumik SS, Finn J, Fleischer C, Steyn E, Lategan HJ, Dixon JM, Maw AM, Mould-Millman NK. Crush syndrome diagnosis and management in resource-constrained settings: A Delphi study. PLoS One. 2025 Sep 2;20(9):e0331596. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0331596. PMID: 40892802; PMCID: PMC12404363. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12404363/

Anstey J, Bhasin A, Franco-Sadud R, et al. Defining minimum image quality criteria for common diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound images: a position statement of the society of hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2025; 1-14. doi:10.1002/jhm.70156 https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.70156

Carolina Ortiz-Lopez, MD; Michelle Fleshner, MD; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH; Lauren McBeth, BA; Amiran Baduashvili, MD
Chockalingam L, Hammar D, Ortiz-Lopez C, Fleshner M, Keniston A, McBeth L, Baduashvili A. Developing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curricula for Internal Medicine Residency Programs: Consensus-Based Recommendations on Skills, Teaching Methods, and Evaluation Strategies. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Sep 23. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-02271. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40982972. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40982972/

Sam Porter, MD; Michelle Knees, DO; Mark Kissler, MD
Porter S, Knees M, Meimari L, Piper C, Kissler M. Hospitalist time-motion studies: A systematic review. J Hosp Med. 2025 Oct;20(10):1099-1107. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70092. Epub 2025 Jun 11. PMID: 40500897. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40500897/

Katie Raffel, MD
Auerbach A, Raffel K, Rasooly IR, Schnipper J. Diagnostic excellence: turning to diagnostic performance improvement. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 Sep 16. doi: 10.1515/dx-2025-0107. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40966587. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40966587/

Lily Cervantes, MD
Santos PMG, Fabi RE, Sommers BD, Cervantes L. Breaking the Firewall-The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement. JAMA. 2025 Sep 4. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.16900. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40906551. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906551/

Di Palo KE, Jayaram D, Cervantes L, Golestaneh L. Preventable Hospitalizations and Kidney Care. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Sep 2. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000879. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40892479. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40892479/

Amiran Baduashvili, MD
Leech J, Sauer BM, Baduashvili A, Corboy JR, Ragole TE, Sillau S, Van Coevering RJ, Coutts D, Trang I, Money KM, Carlson AM. Diagnostic Accuracy of Oligoclonal Bands for CNS Autoimmune Disorders in Acutely Ill Adults. Neurol Clin Pract. 2025 Oct;15(5):e200510. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200510. Epub 2025 Sep 4. PMID: 40917455; PMCID: PMC12413176. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40917455/

Larry Haber, MD
Haber LA, Erickson HP, Markowitz PL. Rights of Immigration Detainees to Acute Medical Care. JAMA Intern Med. Published online October 06, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.4988 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2839841

Beth Gillespie, MD

Practical tools to align planetary health objectives within the current Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation Process - ScienceDirect
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100468
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Eden Bernstein, MD, MPH
Bernstein EY, Lebin JA, Hoppe J, et al. Variation in initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder during alcohol withdrawal hospitalizations in a large health system: a retrospective cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2025; 1-8. doi:10.1002/jhm.70201
https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.70201