Practice Management, Leadership, and Quality Improvement (2021) Archives

A Case of Spinal Cord Compression Highlighting Limitations of Telehealth
Amanda Moran, DO (Eastern Virginia Medical School PM&R Program, Norfolk, Virginia); Tariq Niazi, MD; Maria DeGuzman, MD
Assessing Follow-up Rate for Pediatric Patients Discharged from Inpatient Hospitalization with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Can a Nurse Navigator in Concussion/TBI Clinic Improve Follow-up Rate?
Brennan M. Wright, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, North Chesterfield, Virginia); Katherine Dec, MD
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Exercise Prescriptions: Quality Comparison of Exercise Tolerance Testing vs Estimated Target Heart Rates
Elizabeth Weiner, MD (VA Greater Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System, Los Angeles, California); Dixie Aragaki, MD; Jerry Luo, MD; Grace Zhang, MD; Sara Flores, MD; Babak K. Darvish, MD; Mike Trung-Hung Tran, MD
Cognitive Impairment in People with Dysvascular Lower Limb Loss
Laryssa Richards, DO (Johns Hopkins University PM&R Program, Baltimore, Maryland); Laryssa Richards, DO; Bhavesh Patel, DO; Mary S. Keszler, MD
Correlation Between Moral Distress, Workplace Bullying, Burnout and Staff Turnover: A Causality Pilot Study
Kareen A. Velez, MD (AdventHealth Waterman, Wayzata, Minnesota)
Corticosteroid Injections During COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution: A Quality Improvement Project
Jayesh Vallabh, MD, MBA (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio); Caitlin Stuber, MD; Collin Grant, MD
Creation of a Hybrid Virtual and In-person PM&R Medical Student Curriculum
Theodora L. Swenson, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center PM&R Program, Nashville, Tennessee); Clausyl J. Plummer, II, MD; Theodora L. Swenson, MD; Lauren E. Massey, MD; Aaron J. Yang, MD
Difference in Referral Patterns to Therapy Between Telemedicine and In-person Visits Among Patients with Low Back Pain
Ryan E. Alano, MD, MPH (VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (UCLA) PM&R Program, Los Angeles, California); Derek H. Bui, DO; Majid Ashfaq, DO; David R. Schulze, DO, MS; Gabriel Rudd-Barnard, MD; Lynn Chang, DO
Disparities in Access to Spasticity Chemodenervation Specialists in the United States: A National Analysis of Medicare Data
Rashid Kazerooni, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCMAS (Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina); Sean T. Healy, MS; Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR
Enhancing Comprehension of Relative Value Units Among Resident Physicians
Clifford R. Kissling, MD (University of Missouri-Columbia PM&R Program, Columbia, Missouri); Gregory Worsowicz, MD, MBA; Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA
Evaluating the Relationship Between Disability Index and Pain Scores in Chronic Pain Patients Undergoing Interventional Pain Procedures: A Quality Improvement Case Report
Jonathan Hu, BS (John Villanueva MD Inc Pain & Spine, Walnut, California); Jared Gao, BS; Matthew T. Kao; Anne Tran; Ashley Huynh; John A. Villanueva, MD
Evaluation of a Novel Fall Prevention Program at Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
Jess M. Roland, DO (University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri); Clifford R. Kissling, MD; Joseph E. Burris, MD; Kelli Buchanan; Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA
Examining Institutional Integrity: Race and Rehabilitation Service Utilization in a Global Pandemic
Eboni A. Reed, MD (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan); Alecia K. Daunter, MD
Filling in the Gaps to Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy and Treatment Within a Neonatal Follow up Program
Elizabeth Chan, MD (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois); Nicole Pouppirt, MD; Raye-Ann DeRegnier, MD; Mary Kay Santella, BS PT; Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD
Hospital Inpatient Disposition Barriers to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility IRF IPR Programs
Anandeep kumar, MD (HFHS, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Let’s Talk: Resident Directed Curriculum on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chinenye C. Nnoromele, MD (Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School PM&R Program, Charlestown, Massachusetts); Cameron S. Olezene, MD; Ya-Ting Chen, MD; Berkenesh T. Gebrekristos, MD; Julie K. Silver, MD; Cheri Blauwet, MD
Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography Clinic: A Quality Improvement Journey
Amara Nasir, MD (Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine PM&R Program, Purchase, New York); Ratnakar Veeramachaneni, MBBS, MD; Sikha Guha, MD
Opioid Taper Initiative from Inpatient Rehabilitation
Colton Hickman, DO (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Glenshaw, Pennsylvania); Isaiah Levy, MD; Maryanne Henderson, DO; Amanda L. Harrington, MD; Amit Sinha, MD; Maria Twichell, MD; James E. Eubanks, Jr., MD DC MS
PM&R Residency Curriculum Development: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Fareea Khaliq, MD (Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University PM&R Program, Detroit, Michigan); Mitchell O'Neill, MD; Michael Ajluni, MD
Project Smile: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Promote Patient and Staff Wellness in the Setting of Universal Masking Due to COVID-19.
Lauren Woo, MD (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Framingham, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Brown, MD; Ellen M. Farr, MD; Cara Vernacchia, DO
Provider and Patient Education Limits the Usage of Proton Pump Inhibitors During Inpatient Rehabilitation
Taylor A. Colon, DO (University of Missouri-Columbia PM&R Program, Columbia, Missouri); Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA; Hannah Farmer, DO; Vovanti Jones, MD; Cameron Grahl; Wendy Pierce Martin, PharmD
Reducing Readmissions: Implementation of Algorithm to Assign Scheduling of Primary Care Follow-up Appointments After Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Keith Polston, MD (University of Kansas School of Medicine PM&R Program, Prairie Village, Kansas); Micheal T. Murphy, MD; Benjamin Westerhaus, MD; Sarah Eickmeyer, MD; Allison Blough, MD
Rehab Residents Academic Intervention, a Quality Improvement Project
Cecilia Cordova Vallejos, MD (Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York); Jeremy R. Benhamroun-Zbili, DO; Nicole Ortiz, MD; Geum Yeon Sim, MD; Nicole L. Pontee, MD, MS; Mark Thomas, MD
Support and Follow-up of an Underserved Amputee Population: A Quality Improvement Project
Cecilia Cordova Vallejos, MD (Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York); Ayce Atalay, MD; Marija Dionizovik-Dimanovski, MD; James Fung, DO, MPH; Stephanie E. Rand, DO; Jasal Patel, MD
Telemedicine Practice and Its Influence on Neurosurgery Referrals Among Patients with Low Back Pain
David R. Schulze, DO, MS (VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (UCLA) PM&R Program, Los Angeles, California); Derek H. Bui, DO; Ryan E. Alano, MD, MPH; Lynn Chang, DO; Majid Ashfaq, DO
The Categorical PM&R Program Intern Year: A National Rotation Analysis
James Gardner, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center PM&R Program, Nashville, Tennessee); Samir A. Khan, DO; Douglas Bryant, MD; Nicholas Abramson, MD; Jakob T. Dovgan, MD; William Galbraith, MD
The Doctor Will Zoom You Now: Preparing PM&R Residents for Telemedicine Visits
Matthew C. Severson, MD (Gillette Children’s / UMN, Saint Paul, Minnesota); Joshua M. Romero, MD; Amy E. Rabatin, MD; Edward Laskowski, MD
The PM&R Match: A Time-Series Analysis of Key NRMP Reported Metrics
James Gardner, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center PM&R Program, Nashville, Tennessee); Jakob T. Dovgan, MD; Samir A. Khan, DO; William Galbraith, MD; Douglas Bryant, MD; Nicholas Abramson, MD
The State of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rehabilitation in Latin America (LA): Challenges and Opportunities
Camilo M. Castillo, MD, MBA (University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky); Isaac Hernandez Jimenez, MD; Daniela Terson De Paleville, PhD; Melina Longoni, MD
The Usefulness of a Self-captured Videotape to Assess Musculoskeletal Physical Examination Performance in Second Year Medical Students
Karen Newcomer-Aney, MD (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota)