Founding IHQSE faculty members Drs. Read Pierce and Patrick Kneeland published the results of a 3-year intervention to improve well-being and reduce burnout in a hospitalist group. The intervention resulted in a 27% reduction in burnout.

Dr. Sarah Parker, an IHQSE graduate from Children’s Colorado Hospital, reports on the benefits of a streamlined antibiotic regimen in children with appendicitis. The work, a by-product of their enrollment in the Certificate Training Program shows how a simplified antimicrobial regimen can lower costs and improve outcomes in patients with or without perforated appendices.

Drs. Mary Anderson, Jason Stoneback and Kelly McDevitt, RN, Certificate Training Program graduates, and Dr. Ethan Cumbler, a founding faculty member of IHQSE, share the outcomes of a comprehensive geriatric hip fracture program. The program, completed as part of the Certificate Training Program resulted in nearly a day reduction in length of stay, increases in patient follow up, and significant improvements in osteoporosis treatment.

Drs. Read Pierce and Patrick Kneeland, founding faculty members of IHQSE, show how addressing the limits of brainpower can lead to better patient outcomes.