Publications & Presentations

Halverson AL, Sellers MM, Bilimoria KY, Hawn MT, Williams MV, McLeod RS, Ko CY. Identification of process measures to reduce postoperative readmission. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014;18(8):1407-15. DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2429-5

Hinami K, Bilimoria KY, Kallas PG, Simons Y, Christensen N, Williams MV. Patient experiences after hospitalizations for elective surgery. Am J Surg. 2014;207(6):855-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.04.014

Li J, Young R, Williams MV. Optimizing Transitions of Care to Reduce Rehospitalizations. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014;81(5):312-20. DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13106

Prieto-Centurion V, Markos MA, Ramey NI, Gussin HA, Nyenhuis S, Joo MJ, Prasad B, Bracken N, Di Domenico R, Godwin P, Jaffe HA, Kalhan R, Pickard AS, Pittendrigh B, Schatz B, Sullivan JL, Thomashow BM, Williams MV, Krishnan JA. Interventions to reduce rehospitalizations after chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: a systematic review. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014;11(3):417-24. DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201308-254OC

Simons Y, Caprio T, Furiasse N, Kriss M, Williams MV, O’Leary KJ. The impact of facecards on patients’ knowledge, satisfaction, trust, and agreement with hospital physicians: a pilot study. J Hosp Med. 2014;9(3):137-41. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2100

Turner J, Hansen LO, Hinami K, Christensen N, Peng J, Lee J, Williams MV, O’Leary KJ. The impact of hospitalist discontinuity on cost, readmissions, and patient satisfaction. J Gen Intern Med. 2014;29:1004-8. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2754-0

Wachsberg KN, Creden A, Workman M, Lichten A, Basil A, Lee J, Ping J, Williams MV, Kushner RF. Inpatient Obesity Intervention with Post-discharge Telephone Follow-up: A Randomized Trial. J Hosp Med. 2014;9:515-520. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2215

Williams MV, Li J, Hansen LO, Forth V, Budnitz T, Greenwald JL, Howell E, Halasyamani L, Vidyarthi A, Coleman EA. Project BOOST implementation: lessons learned. South Med J. 2014;107(7):455-65. DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000140

Williams MV. Where’s the Beef? Progress on reducing readmissions. J Hosp Med. 2014;9(4):266-8. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2165

Li J, Boulanger B, Norton J, Yates A, Swartz C, Smith A, Holbrook P, Moore M, Latham B, Williams MV. “SWARMing” to improve patient care by promoting transparency and a culture of safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015;41(11):494-501. DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(15)41065-7

Li J, Hinami K, Hansen L, Maynard G, Budnitz T, Williams MV. Physician mentored implementation: a promising quality improvement model for health care change. Acad Med. 2015;90(3):303:10. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000547

Li J, Williams MV. Care Transitions: It’s the how, not just the what. J Gen Int Med. 2015;30(5):539-40. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3225-6

Li J, Williams MV. Managing Super-Utilizers—Staying “Patient-Centered” is the Solution. J Hosp Med. 2015;10(7):467-8. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2357

Merkow RP, Ju MH, Chung JW, Hall BL, Cohen ME, Williams MV, Tsai TC, Ko CY, Bilimoria KY. Underlying Reasons Associated with Hospital Readmission Following Surgery in the United States. JAMA. 2015;313(5):483-495. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.18614

O’Leary KO, Creden AJ, Slade ME, Landler MP, Kulkarni N, Lee J, Vozenilek JA, Pfeifer P, Eller S, Wayne DB, Williams MV. Implementation of Unit Based Interventions to Improve Teamwork and Patient Safety on a Medical Service. Am J Med Qual. 2015;30(5):409-16. DOI: 10.1177/1062860614538093

O’Leary KO, TurnerJ, Christensen N, Ma M, Lee J, Williams MV, Hansen LO. The Effect of Hospitalist Discontinuity on Adverse Events.  J Hosp Med. 2015;10(3):147-51. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2308

Patel AR, Zadravecz F, Young RS, Williams MV, Edelson DP. The Value of Clinical Judgment in Detection of Clinical Deterioration. JAMA Int Med. 2015;175(3):456-58. DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7119

Szekendi MK, Williams MV, Carrier D, Hensley L, Thomas S, Cerese J. The characteristics of patients frequently admitted to US academic medical centers. J Hosp Med. 2015;10(9):563-568. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2375

Auerbach AD, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis E, Sehgal N, Lindenauer PK, Metlay JP, Fletcher G, Ruhnke GW, Flanders SA, Kim C, Williams MV, Thomas L, Giang V, Herzig SJ, Patel K, Robinson E, Schnipper J. Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):484-493. DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7863

Barsuk JH, Cohen ER, Williams MV, Scher J, Feinglass J, McGaghie WC, O’Hara K, Wayne DB. Thoracentesis referral: the effect of simulation-based mastery learning. J Hosp Med 2016;11(11):792-795. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2623

Burke RE, Schnipper JL, Williams MV, Robinson EJ, Vasilevskis EE, Kripalani S, Metlay JP, Fletcher GS, Auerbach AD, Donze JD. The HOSPITAL score predicts potentially preventable 30-day readmissions in conditions targeted by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Med Care 2016;55(3):285–290. DOI: 10.1097/MLR.000000000000066

Dart RC, Surratt HL, Le Lait M, Stivers Y, Bebarta VS, Freifeld CC, Brownstein JS, Burke JJ, Kurtz SP, Dasgupta N. Diversion and Illicit Sale of Extended Release Tapentadol in the United States. Pain Medicine, August, 17(8): 1490-1496. DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv032

Donze JD, Williams MV, Robinson EJ, Zimlichman E, Aujesky D, Vasilevskis EE, Kripalani S, Metlay JP, Wallington T, Fletcher GS, Auerbach AD, Schnipper JL. International Validity of the “HOSPITAL” Score to Predict 30-day Potentially Avoidable Readmissions in Medical Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):496-502. DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8462

Ellenbecker C & Edward J. Designing Nursing Research to Advance Health. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2016;17(4):208-217. DOI: 10.1177/1527154417700634

Fanucchi L, Leedy N, Li J, Thornton A. Perceptions and Practices of Physicians Regarding Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Persons Who Inject Drugs.  J Hosp Med. 2016;11(8):581-2. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2582

Herzig SJ, Schnipper JL, Doctoroff L, Kim C, Flanders SA, Robinson EJ, Ruhnke GW, Lindenauer PK, Thomas L, Metlay JP, Williams MV, Auerbach AD. Primary care and hospitalist physician perspectives on factors contributing to readmissions and potential prevention strategies. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(11):1287-1293. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3764-5

Li J, Brock J, Jack B, Mittman B, Naylor M, Sorra J, Mays G, Williams MV and ACHIEVE Team. Project ACHIEVE – Using implementation research to guide the evaluation of transitional care effectiveness. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016;16:70. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1312-y

Lilley EJ, Olufajo OA, Smalls BL, Jiang W, Weissman J, Haider AH, Bader AM, Cooper Z. Predictors of hospice enrollment after hospital discharge among older Medicare beneficiaries admitted with moderate and severe traumatic injuries. J Am Coll Surg 2016; 223(4):S65. 

Phatak A, Prusi R, Baltz-Ward R, Postelnick M, Hansen L, Williams MV, Vetter E. Impact of pharmacist involvement in the transitional care of high-risk patients through medication reconciliation, medication education, and post-discharge callbacks (IPITCH Study). J Hosp Med. 2016;11(1):39-44. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2493

Szekendi MK, Vaughan J, Lal A, Ouchi K, Williams MV. The prevalence of inpatients at 33 hospitals appropriate for and receiving referral to palliative care. J Pall Care. 2016;19(4): 360-372. DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0236

Ursan ID, Krishnan JA, A. Pickard S, Calhoun E, DiDomenico R, Prieto-Centurion V, Sullivan JB, Valentino L, Williams MV, Joo MJ. Engaging Patients and Caregivers to Design Transitional Care Management Services at a Minority Serving Institution. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016;27(1):352-365. DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0026

Zhang J, Gurvich I, Park E, Young RS, Williams MV. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: An Economic and Operational Analysis. Manage Sci.  2016;62(11):3351-3371. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2015.2280

Aubert CE, Schnipper JL, Williams MV, Robinson EJ, Zimlichman E, Vasilevskis EE, Kripalani S, Metlay JP, Wallington T, Fletcher GS, Auerbach AD, Donze JD. Simplification of the HOSPITAL score for predicting 30-day readmissions. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26:799-805. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006239

Berian JR, Thomas JM, Minami CA, Farrell PR, O’Leary KO, Williams MV, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK. Evaluation of a Novel Mentor Program to Improve Surgical Care for US Hospitals. Int J Qual Health Care. 2017;29(2):234-242. DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx005

Campbell JA, Walker RJ, Smalls BL, Egede LE. Use of adaptability index to explain selfcare and diabetes outcomes. BMC Endocr Disord. 2017;17(1):34. DOI: 10.1186/s12902-017-0185-3

Edward J, Mir N, Monti D, Shacham E, Politi M. Exploring Characteristics and Health Care Utilization Trends among Individuals who fall in the Health Insurance Assistance Gap in a Medicaid Non-expansion State. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2017;18(4):206-214. DOI: 10.1177/1527154418759312

Greysen SR, Harrison JD, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis E, Robinson E, Metlay JP, Schnipper JL, Meltzer D, Sehgal N, Rhunke G, Williams MV, Auerbach AD. Understanding patient-centered readmission factors: a multi-site, mixed-methods study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(1):33-41. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004570

Kurtz SP, Buttram ME, Pagano ME, Surratt HL. A Randomized Trial of Brief Assessment Interventions for Young Adults who Use Drugs in the Club Scene. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2017;78:64–73. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.05.008

Labuhn J, Almeter P, McLaughlin C, Fields P, and Turner B. Supply Chain Optimization at an Academic Medical Center. Am J of Health Syst Pharm 2017;74(15):1184-1190. DOI: 10.2146/ajhp160774

Levi-Minzi MA, Surratt HL, O’Grady CE, Kurtz SP. Examining the Relationship between Social Context and Prescription Opioid Initiation Routes among Young Adults Entering Medical Detoxification. J Alcohol Drug Depend. 2017;5(6):288-293. DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.100028

Naylor MD, Shaid EC, Carpenter D, Gass B, Levine C, Li J, Malley A, McCauley K, Nguyen HQ, Watson H, Williams MV. Components of Comprehensive and Effective Transitional Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017;65(6):1119-1125. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14782

O’Leary KO, Johnson JK, Manojlovich M, Gastik GJ, Williams MV. Use of Unit-based Interventions to Improve the Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medical Patients: A National Survey. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(11):573-579 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.05.008

Remy LS, Buttram ME, Kurtz SP, Surratt HL, Pechansky F. Motivations for Selling Ecstasy among Young Adults in the Electronic Dance Music Club Culture in Brazil. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2017;49(5):420-426. DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1344896

Remy LS, Scherer J, Guimarães L, Surratt HL, Kurtz SP, Pechansky F, Kessler F. Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users. TrendsPsychiatry Psychother. 2017;39(4):239-246. DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2016-0081

Scott AM, Li J, Oyewole-Eletu S, Nguyen H, Gass B, Hirschman K, Mitchell S, Hudson S, Williams MV. Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Care Transitions: Insights from Project ACHIEVE Site Visits. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(9):433-447. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.012

Shen E, Alem A, Khang P, Watson HL, Li J, Nguyen HQ. Completion of an outpatient visit after skilled nursing facility discharge and readmission risk. JAMDA. 2017;18(9):797-798. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.05.023

Surratt HL, Kurtz SP, Buttram ME, Levi-Minzi M, Pagano ME, & Cicero TJ. Heroin Use Onset among Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Users in the Club Scene. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017;179:131-138. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.06.034

Sweigart J, Tad-y D, Kneeland P, Williams MV, Glasheen JJ. Hospital Medicine Resident Training Tracks: Developing the Hospital Medicine Pipeline. J Hosp Med. 2017;12(3):173-176. DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2703

Tsuyuki K, Pitpitan EV, Levi-Minzi MA, Urada LA, Kurtz SP, Stockman J, Surratt HL. “Substance Abuse, Violence, HIV, and Mental Health: Differentiating a Syndemic Factor by Gender and Sexuality,”. AIDS & Behavior.2017; 21(8):2270-2282. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1841-3

Barsuk JH, Cohen ER, Williams MV, Scher J, Jones SF, Feinglass J, McGahie WC, O’Hara K, Wayne DB. Simulation-based Mastery Learning for Thoracentesis Skills Improves Patient Outcomes: A Randomized Trial. Acad Med. 2018;93(5):729-735. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001965

Clouser JM, Bush A, Gan W et al. Associations of Work Stress, Supervisor Unfairness, and Supervisor Inability to Speak Spanish with Occupational Injury among Latino Farmworkers. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018;20(4):894-901. DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0617-1

Clouser JM, Flunker J, Swanberg JE, Betz G, Baidwan S, Tracy JK. Occupational Exposures and Associated Risk Factors Among US Casino Workers: A Narrative Review. AIMS Public Health, 2018;5(4):378-393. DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.378

Dave K, Thompson-Bastin M, Flannery A, Morris P, Kelly A, & Cassity E. Evaluation of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Indications at a Large Academic Medical Center. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):507. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000529053.05101.4b

Edward J, Carreon L, Williams MV, Glassman S, Li J. The Importance and Impact of Patients’ Health Literacy on Low Back Pain Management. Spine J. 2017;18(2):370-376. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.09.005

Edward J, Morris S, Mataoui F, Granberry P, Williams MV, Torres I. The Impact of Health and Health Insurance Literacy on Access to Care for Hispanic/Latino communities. Public Health Nurs. 2018;35(3):176-183. DOI: 10.1111/phn.12385

Elkins K, Bellamy L, Guo J, & Dobbs MR. Small Rural Hospitals Have a Harder Time Achieving Success in Continuous Quality Improvement: An Example From a Stroke Care Network. Qual Manag Health Care. 2018;26(3):165-170. DOI: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000144

Flannery A, Bissell B, Owen G, Moran P, Kelly A, Thompson Bastin, M. Assessing the Impact of Albumin Use on Vasopressor Duration and Mortality in Septic Shock Patients. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):687. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000529408.83036.0d

Graham KL, Auerbach AA, Schnipper JL, Sehgal N, Flanders SA, Kim CS, Robinson EJ, Ruhnke GW, Thomas L, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis EE, Lindenauer PK, Williams MV, Metlay JP, Davis R, Yang J, Marcantonio ER, Herzig SJ. Preventability of Early vs Late Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168(11):766-774. DOI: 10.7326/m17-1724

Hall AM, Chadha R, Romond J, Bailey P, Kelly A, & Williams MV. Patient-Centered Morning Blood Collections. Am J Med Qual. 2018;33(4):449. DOI: 10.1177/1062860617748740

Hatton K, Lamping O, Fischer B, Cook A, Kelly A, & Fraser J. Compliance with Sepsis Guidelines in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):589. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000529214.35494.a8

Lawental M, Surratt HL, Buttram ME, Kurtz SP. Serious Mental Illness among Young Adult Women who Use Drugs in the Club Scene: Co-Occurring Biopsychosocial Factors. Psychol Health Med. 2018;23(1):82-88. DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2017.1330545

Li J, Talari P, Kelly A, Latham B, Dotson S, Manning K, Thornsberry L, Swartz C, Williams MV. Inter-professional Teamwork Innovation Model (ITIM©) to Promote Communication and Patient-Centered, Coordinated Care. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(9):700-709. DOI: 10.1136/mjqs-2017-007369

Li J, Williams MV. Hospitalist Value in an ACO World. J Hosp Med. 2018; 13(4):272-276. DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2965

Lilley EJ, Scott JW, Goldberg JE, Cauley CE, Temel JS, Epstein AS, Lipsitz SR, Smalls BL, Haider AH, Bader AM, Weissman JS, Cooper Z. Survival, healthcare utilization, and end-of-life care among older adults with malignancy-associated bowel obstruction: comparative study of surgery, venting gastrostomy, or medical management. Ann Surg. 2018;267(4):692-699. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002164

Lowman J, Stone LT, & Guo J. Effects of Interactive Book Reading for Increasing Children’s Knowledge of Instructional Verbs. Commun Disord Q. 2018;39(4):477-489. DOI: 10.1177/1525740117745639

Mitchell SE, Laurens V, Weigel G, Hirschman K, Scott Gordon A, Nguyen HQ, Martin J, Laird L, Levine C, Davis TC, Gass B, Shaid E, Li J, Williams MV, Jack BW. Care Transitions from Patient and Caregiver Perspectives. Ann Fam Med. 2018;16(3):255-231. DOI: 10.1370/afm.2222

Shawler C, Edward J, Ling J, Crawford T, Rayens MK. Effects of Mother-Daughter Relationship on Hypertension Self-Management and Quality of Life: Testing Dyadic Dynamics Using the Actor-Partner Independence Model. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2018;33(3):232-238. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000448

Smalls BL, Aroh A, McQuerry K, Adegboyega A, Schoenberg N, Hatcher J. Social support and breast cancer screening in rural Appalachia. Pyschooncology. 2018;27(9):2291-2288. DOI: 10.1002/pon.4828

Surratt HL, Staton CM, Leukefeld CG, Oser CB, Webster, M. Patterns of buprenorphine use and risk for re-arrest among highly vulnerable opioid-involved women released from jails in rural Appalachia. J Addict Dis. 2018;37(1-2):1-4. DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2018.1531738

Swanberg JE, Nichols HM, Clouser JM, Check P, Edwards L, Bush AM, Padilla Y, & Betz G. A Systematic Review of Community Health Workers’ Role in Occupational Safety and Health Research.  J Immigr Minor Health. 2018;20(6):1516-1531. DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0711-z

Sweigart JR, Aymond D, Burger A, Kelly A, Marzano N, McIlraith T, Morris P, Williams MV, Siegal EM. Characterizing Hospitalist Practice and Perceptions of Critical Care Delivery. J Hosp Med. 2018;13(1):6-12. DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2886

Woolum J, Thompson Bastin M, Kelly A, & Flannery A. Association of Thiamine Administration With Outcomes in Septic Shock Patients. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):711. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000529456.68839.45

Ortiz-Soriano V, Donaldson K, Du G, Li Y, Lambert J, Rudy M, Cleland D, Thornton A, Fanucchi LC, Huaman MA, Neyra JA. Incidence and Cost of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients with Infective Endocarditis. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 927. DOI: 10.3390/jcm8070927

Hanna DR, Walker RJ, Campbell JA, Dawson AZ, Smalls BL, Egede LE. Correlates of hypertension in the indigenous Kuna population of Panamá. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):843. DOI: 10.3390/jcm8070927

Ickes MJ, Wiggins A, Rayens MK, Edward J, Hahn EJ. Employee adherence to a tobacco-free executive order in Kentucky. AM J Health Promot. 2019;33(1):24-29. DOI: 10.1177/0890117118771310

Kato H, Li X, Fisher P, Rizk D. Author’s Reply. Anatol J Cardiol. 2019;21(2):118-122. 

Keevan DD, Harris CT, Davenport DL, Smalls B, Bernard, AC. Cost burden and mortality in rural emergency general surgery transfer patients. J Surg Res. 2019;234:60-64. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.08.052

Lee KS, Feltner FJ, Bailey AL, Lennie TA, Chung ML, Smalls BL, Schuman DL, Moser DK. The relationship between psychological states and health perception in individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease. Psychol Res Behav Manag, 2019;12:317-324. DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S198280

Li J, Williams MV, Page C, Cassis L, Kern PA, DiPaola RS. The Value of Innovation to Implementation Program (VI2P): A strategic approach to aligning and leveraging academic research and clinical care missions. Learn Health Sys. 2019;e10199. DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10199

Mulready-Schick J, Edward J & Sitthisongkram S. Developing Local Evidence about Faculty Written Exam Questions: Asian ESL Nursing Student Perceptions about Linguistic Modification.  Nurs Educ Perspect. 2019; Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000465

Narvaez JCM, Remy L, Bagatin Bermudez M, Nichterwitz Scherer J, Ornell F, Surratt HL, Kurtz SP, Pechansky F. Re-traumatization Cycle: Sexual Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Club Drug Users. Subst Use Misuse. 2019;54(9):1499-1508. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1589521

Negi N, Swanberg JE, Clouser JM, Harmon-Darrow C. Working under Conditions of Social Vulnerability: Depression among Latino Immigrant Horse Workers. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2020;26(1):54–60. DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000276

Punzal M, Santos P, Li X, Oyler D, Hall A. Current Practices in Naloxone Prescribing upon Hospital Discharge. J Opioid Manag. 2019;15(5):357–361. DOI: 10.5055/jom.2019.0524

Shelton J, Paranzino M, Price-Wright S, Cook M, Nerusu S, Li X, Gupta V, Smyth S. Identifying Cardiac Arrest by ICD Codes: The Accuracy of Diagnoses. JACC. 2019;73(9):555. DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(19)31163-5

Williams EM, Dismuke CL, Faith TD, Smalls BL, Brown E, Oates JC, Egede LE. Cost effectiveness of a peer mentoring intervention to improve disease self-management practices and self-efficacy among African American women with systemic lupus: Analysis of the Peer Approaches to Lupus Self-Management (PALS) pilot study. Lupus. 2019;28(8):937-944. DOI: 10.1177/0961203319851559

Key Elements and Formatting for Discharge Instructions. Oral presentation at: Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Health Literacy; W March, 2014; Washington, DC.

Improve Your Odds: BOOST Your Hospital’s Care Transitions. Society of Hospital Medicine 2014 Annual Meeting; March, 2014; Las Vegas, NV.

Hospital-based Clinicians as Palliative Care Providers. Palliative Care for Hospitalists and Intensivists (PCFHI) Course Harvard Medical School; B April, 2014; Boston, MA.

Preventing Hospital Readmissions: Models of Care. American College of Physicians 2014 Annual Meeting; April, 2014; Orlando, FL.

The Impact of Multimorbidity on Disease Burden in Those with Cognitive Decline. Oral presentation at: University of Kentucky, Internal Medicine Grand Rounds; January, 2015; Lexington, KY.

The Science of Quality Improvement: Becoming a Learning Health System. Oral presentation at: University of Kentucky HealthCare Leadership Course; March, 2015; Lexington, KY.

Leading Change with Teamwork. Oral presentation at: University of Florida, Medicine Grand Rounds; March, 2015; Gainesville, FL.

Care Transitions: Leading Change. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting; March, 2015; Washington, DC.

Innovative and Successful Approaches to Non-Teaching Services at Academic Hospitalist Programs. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting; April, 2015; Washington, DC.

Project ACHIEVE. Evidence to Action Network Meeting, PCORI 1st Annual Meeting; October, 2015; Arlington, VA.

Intersection of CER of health systems with implementation science and PCORI’s mission. Case Study: Project ACHIEVE. Summit on Evaluating Multi-component, Multi-level interventions, PCORI 1st Annual Meeting; October, 2015; Arlington, VA.

Analytic Approaches for Complex Multi-Component Interventions. Evaluating Complex Public Health Interventions, National Institutes of Health 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health; December, 2015; Washington, DC.

A Review of Methodology for Analyzing Transitional Care Data. ApCCTS Spring Conference; March, 2015; Lexington, KY.

Edward J. Using Geographic Information Systems to conduct a needs analysis to develop targeted health service interventions for underserved Hispanic populations in Massachusetts. 28th Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society Scientific Session; April, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA .

Li J. Teamwork and Communication in Healthcare. US-China Symposium on Applied Communication. Oral presentation at: US-China Symposium on Applied Communication; April, 2016; Lexington, KY.

Mulready-Schick J. Reducing disparities to transform practice: Connecting thedots between student success and linguistically modified exams STTI/NLN Nursing Education Research Conference. Oral presentation at: STTI/NLN Nursing Education Research Conference; April, 2016; Washington, DC.

Talari P, Li J, Thornsberry L, Dotson S, Manning K, Swartz C, Williams MV. An ITIM of Necessity for Teamwork - the Interprofessional Teamwork Innovation Model. Oral presentation at: Vizient Clinical Connections Summit; September, 2016; Dallas, TX.

Edward J, Torres I, Granberry P. Examining the Impact of Health Literacy and Health Insurance Literacy on Healthcare Access for Hispanics (paper presentation). American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Expo; October, 2016; Denver, CO.

Lilley EJ, Morris MA, Luxford J, Changoor N, Bystricky A, Smalls BL, Weissman JS, Bader AM, Cooper Z. Taking over somebody’s life: experiences of surrogate decision-makers in the surgical intensive care unit. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Oral presentation at: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; October, 2016; Washington, DC.

Li J, Williams, MV, Gass B, Brock J. Project ACHIEVE - What Matters Most in Care Transitions. Oral presentation at: 2016 CMS QualityNet Conference; December, 2016; Baltimore, MD.

Li J, Williams MV, Cooney R, Druin D, Chase L, Pizzo G. Covering the Bases: Engaging patients, providers and key partners in quality improvement. Oral presentation at: 2016 CMS QualityNet Conference; December, 2016; Baltimore, MD.

Lilley EJ, Cauley CE, Goldberg JE, Changoor N, Scott JW, Smalls BL, Weissman JS, Hepner DL, Bader AM, Cooper Z. Association between treatment and end-of-life outcomes after hospitalization for bowel obstruction among older cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study using a national population-based registry. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; October, 2016; Washington, DC.

Lilley EJ, Olufajo OA, Smalls BL, Jiang W, Weissman JS, Haider AH, Bader AM, Cooper Z. Predictors of hospice enrollment after hospital discharge among older Medicare beneficiaries admitted with moderate and severe traumatic injuries. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; October, 2016; Washington, DC.

Smalls BL, Bardach S, Thomas LJ, Abner E, Schoenberg NE. The Impact of Multimorbidity on Disease Burden in Those with Cognitive Decline. Appalachian Translational Research Network Summit; November, 2016; Cincinnati, OH.

Gass, B, Li, J, McFall, L, LaRocca, C, Brock, J, Williams, MV. Variation of Selection and Implementation of Interventions in Community Collaborative Efforts to Improve Transitions of Care. 9th Annual Conference on the Science of D&I; December, 2016; Washington, DC.

Teamwork and Communication in Healthcare. US-China Symposium on Applied Communication; April, 2016; Lexington, KY.

Donaldson, K, Rudy, M, Cleland, D, Du, G, Huaman, M, Thornton, A, Neyra, J. Incidence and Costs of AKI in Hospitalized Patients with Infective Endocarditis. American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week; 2017; New Orleans, LA.

Li J, Mays G, Du G, Stromberg A, Williams MV. Project ACHIEVE - Achieving Patient-Centered Care and Optimized Health in Care Transitions by Evaluating the Value of Evidence. 10th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; December, 2017; Washington, DC.

Edward J. Promoting Health Literacy & Equity in Access to Healthcare for Underserved Communities. Baptist Health Madisonville; August, 2017; Madisonville, KY.

Edward J. Health Benefit Literacy Panel Presentation. Kentuckiana Health Collaborative Health Literacy Forum; December, 2017; Louisville, KY.

Edward J. Health Insurance Literacy Tools and Resources for Community Health Workers. Kentucky Community Health Workers Conference; September 2017; Lexington, KY.

Edward J. Identifying culturally and linguistically appropriate methods to measure health insurance literacy in Spanish-speaking communities. American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Expo; November 2017; Atlanta, GA.

Kurtz SP, Buttram M, Pagano ME, Surratt HL. A Randomized Trial of Brief Assessment Interventions to Reduce HIV/STI Sexual Risk and Drug Use among Young Adults who Use Drugs in the Club Scene. 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science; July 23-26, 2017; Paris, France.

Li J, Williams MV, Page C, Cofield R, Cassis L, Kern PA, DiPaola RS. The value of innovation to implementation program (VI2P): A strategic approach to aligning and leveraging academic research and clinical care missions. 10th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; December, 2017; Washington, DC.

Smalls B. Diet and Physical Activity in an Indigenous Poplulation in Panama. International Diabetes Federation; December, 2017; Abu Dhabi, UAE .

Smalls B. Incorporating Social Determinants of Health in Diabetes Intervention Development for Indigenous People in Panama. International Diabetes Federation; December, 2017; Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Smalls B. Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Indigenous Populations. International Diabetes Federation; December, 2017; Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Williams MV. Secrets and Misperceptions of Teamwork-One Day Seminar. SHM Leadership Academy; October, 2017; Scottsdale, AZ.

Thompson-Bastin M, McLaughlin C, Turner B, Simpson R, Williams MV, Li J. Development of an ICU-Based Pharmacy Technician to Improve the Medication Distribution Process. 2017 Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress; January, 2017; Honolulu, HI.

Edward J. Helping Consumers Navigate a Rapidly Changing Healthcare Landscape. Oral presentation at: Kentucky Voices for Health Annual Meeting; April, 2017; Frankfort, KY.

Edward J. Promoting Health Literacy & Equity in Access to Healthcare for Underserved Communities. Oral presentation at: Kentucky Primary Care Association Spring Conference; May, 2017;  Lexington, KY.

Edward J. Health Insurance Literacy Tools and Resources for Application Assisters. Oral presentation at: Kentucky Primary Care Association Spring Conference; May, 2017; Lexington, KY.

Talari P, Li J, Thornsberry L, Dotson S, Manning K, Swartz C, Williams MV. An ITIM of Necessity for Teamwork – the Interprofessional Teamwork Innovation Model (ITIM©). Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting; May, 2017; Las Vegas, NV.

Smalls BL, Bardach S, Thomas LJ, Abner E, Schoenberg NE. The Impact of Multimorbidity on Disease Burden in Those with Cognitive Decline. Academy Health; June, 2017; New Orleans, LA.

Smalls BL, Thylien I, Miller J, Moser D. Depressive symptoms, social support, and severity of heart disease in an international cohort study. Oral presentation at: Gerontological Society of America; November, 2018; Boston, MA .

Carreon L, Brown M, Jones J, Li J, Williams MV, Edward J, Glassman S. The Impact of Health Literacy on Health Status and Resource Utilization in Lumbar Degenerative. The Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC) 2018; October, 2018; Bethesda, MD.

Hirschman K, Scott A, Oyewolw-Eletu S, Li J, Nguyen H, Mitchell S, Hudson S, Williams MV. Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Care Transitions: Health System and Community Partner Perspectives. GSA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting; November, 2018; Boston, MA.

Li J. Establishing and Maintaining Effective Partnerships with Community Service Providers. CMS Innovation Center’s Inaugural Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Meeting; November, 2018; Baltimore, MD .

Li J, Real K, Bell S, Talari P, Latham B, Williams MV. Observation of real-time communication and behaviors during implementation of an interprofessional bedside rounding model. 11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; December 2018; Washington, DC .

Li J, Surratt H, Williams MV. Turning challenges into opportunities with true partnerships – implementing the accountable health communities (AHC) model in Kentucky’s Appalachian region to address social determinants of health. 11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; December 2018; Washington, DC.

Moore DJ, Kelly A, Li J, Steinberg D, Howard P, Proud M, Smith-Berry W, Stearley S, Stover E, Humphries R, Williams MV. Safely Creating Capacity and Revenue in an Overcrowded ED: Impact of a Weekday Physician Intake Pod with a Vertical Split-Flow Model. ACEP Scientific Assembly 2018; October, 2018; San Diego, CA.

Mitchell S, Kirschman K, Laurens V, Martin J, Davis T, Li J, Williams MV, Jack B. Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Care Transitions: Patient and Caregiver Perspectives. GSA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting; November, 2018; Boston, MA .

Naylor M, Shaid L, McCauley C, Carpenter D, Gass B, Levine C, Li J, Williams MV. Components of Comprehensive and Effective Transitional Care. GSA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting; November, 2018; Boston, MA .

Perry C, Hall A, Li X, Sweigart, J. Assessing Confusion: An Investigation into Healthcare Providers Perception of Ammonia Testing. Heartland Society of Hospital Medicine Conference; September 2018; Lexington, KY.

Perry C, Hall A, Li X, & Sweigart, J. Assessing Confusion: An Investigation into Healthcare Providers Perception of Ammonia Testing. Regional ACP Conference; October 2018; Louisville, KY.

Punzal M, Santos P, Li X, Hall A. Current Practices in Naloxone Prescribing upon Hospital Discharge. Society of Hospital Medicine Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference; September, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Smalls BL, Adegboyega A, Hatcher J. The Disparities Researcher Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Program: Developing Health Disparities Researchers for the Future. American Public Health Association; November, 2018; San Diego, CA.

Surratt HL & Lockard S. Addressing Health Disparities through Collaborative Substance Abuse Research. Appalachian Translational Research Network Annual Summit; September, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Surratt HL, Cowley A, Otachi J, Gulley J, Lockard S, Rains R, Thompson R, Williams T, Stanton M, Li J. Structural HIV and HCV Prevention Efforts Among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Rural Appalachian Kentucky. Appalachian Translational Research Network Annual Summit; September, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Trent A. Reshaping Appalachian Health One Community at a Time: The Accountable Health Communities Model. Appalachian Translational Research Network Annual Summit; September, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Trent A. Social Determinants of Health and CARE KY. Kentucky Primary Care Association Annual Conference; November, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Chaaban S, Cassity E, Kelly A, Dhar S, & Morris PE. Increased Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients When Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with Mechanical Ventilation. Poster presented at: American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference; San Diego, CA.

Dave K, Dhar S, Cassity E, Kelly A, & Morris PE. ICU Cost and Mortality Outcomes by Decade of Life. Poster presented at: American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference.

Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference; April, 2018; Newark, NJ.

Edward J. Health Insurance Literacy and Decision Making in Cancer Prevention. Kentucky Health Communication Conference; April 2018; Lexington, KY.

Edward J. Health Insurance Literacy and Informed Consumer Healthcare Decision-Making. Kentucky Public Health Association; May, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Lippert W, Gray A, Kelly A, McAdams M, & Bailey P. A novel algorithm for the management of inpatient asymptomatic hypertension. Poster presented at: Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference; 2018; Orlando, FL.

Levi-Minzi M, Surratt HL. Factors Related to Prescription Opioid Misuse among HIV Positive Substance Users: Understanding the Role of Substance Use, Mental Health Problems and ARV Adherence. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence Eightieth Annual Meeting; June 9-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.

Mays G, Williams MV. Classifying and Comparing Hospital Care Transition Strategies in Real-World Settings: Project ACHIEVE’s Retrospective Analysis. 2018 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference; February, 2018; Washington, DC.

Pasha S, Kelly A, Cassity E, & Morris PE. The Prognosis of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with Hepatitis C Infection as a Comorbidity. Poster presented at: American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference; 2018; San Diego, CA.

Smalls B. Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in rural Appalachia communities in Kentucky. American Society of Prevention Oncology; March, 2018; New York, NY.

Smalls B. Cost Burden of and Mortality in Rural Emergency General Surgery Transfer Patients. Academic Surgical Congress; January, 2018; Jacksonville, FL.

Smalls B. Evaluating modifiable CVD risk factors in rural Appalachia Residents with and without Diabetes. AcademyHealth; June, 2018; Seattle, WA.

Smalls B. Phenotype of Rural Caregiver: Implications for Aging in America. US-Hong Kong Aging Conference; May, 2018; Hong Kong.

Smalls B. The Burden of Aging with Diabetes and the Impact of Cognitive Decline. American Diabetes Association; June, 2018; Orlando, FL.

Surratt HL, Staton M, Leukefeld C, Oser C, Webster M. Patterns of Buprenorphine Use and Risk for Rapid Re-arrest among Highly Vulnerable Opioid-involved Women Released from Jails in Rural Appalachia. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence Eightieth Annual Meeting; June 9-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.

Surratt HL. Kentucky Consortium for Accountable Health Communities Overview. 2018 Kentucky Primary Care Association Spring Conference; May 14-15, 2018; Lexington, KY.

Swartz C, Williams MV. Teamwork-An ITIM of Necessity: The Interprofessional Team Innovation Model (ITIM). Closing Plenary of the Doctoral Education Conference: Collaborations to Improve Health; American Association of Colleges of Nursing, January, 2018, Naples, FL.

Yee S, Cassity E, Kelly A, Pasha S, Dave K, Kalema A, Morris P. Magnitude of Fluid Positive Balance on Post-Shock Day 1 Correlates with the Number of Subsequent Ventilator Days. American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference; 2018; San Diego, CA.

Annangi S, McCann T, Du G, Studts JL, Damron KJ, Alexander JL, Bensadoun E. Changes in Perceptions and Practice in Lung Cancer Screening Among Primary Care Physicians in Kentucky. American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2019; May, 2019; Dallas TX.

Cook C, Cowley A, Vundi N, Clouser JM, McIntosh M, Li J. Evaluating the Clinical Dyadic Leadership Model: A Systematic Literature Review. University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Spring Conference; April, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Cowley A, Sirrine M, Yuan H, Li J. Assessing the Gap: How Current Practices Compare to Guideline Recommendations in the Evaluation of Syncope. University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Spring Conference; April, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Du G, Li J, Stromberg A, Clouser JM, Williams MV, Mays G. Using Random Forest Analysis to Improve Hospitals’ Implementation and Grouping of Transitional Care Strategies. University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Spring Conference; April, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Du G, Chavan P, Cleland D, Riser J, Bhattacharya D, Surratt HL, Li J. A Rising Trend in Substance Use Disorder and Concurrent Disease State. University of Kentucky Substance Use Research Day; March, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Fedder K, Duddey W, Kelly A, Riser J. Identifying Malnutrition: Registered Dietitian’s Role in Coding and Reimbursement. Vizient Connections Summit; April, 2019; Las Vegas, NV.

Herndon R, Trent A. Creating Monitoring Reports and Visualizations for AHC Data System Users. CMS and Mathematica Policy Research Webinar for AHC; March, 2019.

Herndon R, Clouser J. Understanding Navigation Workflow and the Referral Process within the Purview of the KC-AHC Project. Community Action Kentucky Annual Conference; June, 2019; Louisville, KY.

Howell E, Greenwald J, Williams MV, Li J. BOOSTed to ACHIEVE - What we Learned as Hospitalists about Care Transitions. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference; March, 2019; National Harbor, MD.

Mockaitis K, Cleary-Fishman M, Cook C, Clouser JM, Li J. National Study on Optimizing Care Transitions. Association for Community Health Improvement Annual Conference; March, 2019; Chicago, IL.

Punzal M, Santos P, Li X, Hall A. Current Practices in Naloxone prescribing upon hospital discharge. Poster presented at: Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference; March, 2019; National Harbor, MD.

Shelton J, Paranzino M, Price-Wright S, Cook M, Nerusu S, Li X, Gupta V, Smyth S. Identifying Cardiac Arrest by ICD Codes: The Accuracy of Diagnoses. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73, no 9 Supplement 1 (2019): 555.

Smalls BL. Cultural Competency in Healthcare. Oral presentation at: College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky; February, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Smalls BL. Health System Innovations to Address Social Determinants of Health. Oral presentation at: Advancing the Science of Health Systems: Innovation, Implementation, and Impact Panel at: University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Spring Conference; April, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Surratt HL. Collaborations with Kentucky’s Syringe Service Programs. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment Seminar: Combatting Addiction; March, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Surratt HL. Community engaged research to address rural substance use disparities: Collaborations with Kentucky’s syringe access programs. Oral presentation at: University School of Public Health; January, 2019; Bloomington, IN.

Surratt HL. Opioid Misuse and Diversion among Chronic Substance Users: The role of dosage strength, potency, and other factors. FDA Joint Meeting of the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee/Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee; June 11-12, 2019; Silver Spring, MD.

Surratt HL, Otachi J. Syringe service program utilization in rural Kentucky. National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference; May, 2019; Atlanta, GA.

Surratt HL, Gulley JG. Community engaged substance use research in syringe exchange settings. Substance Use Research Day, University of Kentucky; March, 2019; Lexington, KY.

Surratt HL, Staton M, Cowley A, Otachi J. Syringe exchange uptake and HIV risk behaviors among rural people who inject drugs. Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence; June, 2019; San Antonio, TX.

Williams MV. Challenges in Screening and Navigating Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries within the KC-AHC Project and Strategies Developed to Mitigate Them. Center for Disease Control & Association of State and Territorial Officials Conference; March, 2019; Atlanta, GA.

Williams MV. Hot Topics in Hospital Medicine and How to Get Funding for Them. Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting; March, 2019; Washington, DC.

Williams MV. Identifying and Coordinating Care for Multi-Visit Patients. Alabama Hospital Association Quality Forum; April, 2019; Pelham, AL.

Williams MV. Kentucky Consortium for Accountable Health Communities (KC-AHC). Community Models Panel; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) invitation-only in-person stakeholder meeting; March, 2019; Atlanta, GA.

Williams MV, Li J. Project ACHIEVE: Preliminary Results from a 5-year Patient-Centered Study of Care Transitions. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit; April, 2019; Baltimore, MD.

Williams MV. Strengthening Community-Clinical Linkages to Improve Health Outcomes. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) invitation-only in-person stakeholder meeting; March, 2019; Atlanta, GA.

Williams MV. Your Other Patient: Helping “Sick” Patient Care Systems Get Better. Practice Management Tools for Navigating the Changing Role of Your Hospital Medicine Group Pre-Course; Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2019 Pre-Course; March, 2019; Washington, DC.

Williams MV. Your Role as a Hospitalist Leader: Leading Your Group Through Change. Practice Management Tools for Navigating the Changing Role of Your Hospital Medicine Group Pre-Course; Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2019 Pre-Course; March, 2019; Washington, DC.

Li J, Mays G, Du G, Stromberg A, Williams MV. Impacting HRRP—Transitional Care Strategies, Achieve More by Doing Less? AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; June, 2019; Seattle, WA.

Edward J. Examining Relationships between Presence of Wisdom Teeth, Periodontal Disease, and C-Reactive Protein in the U.S. Adults Population.