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  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Robert M. Wachter is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans key areas in medicine and health professions, with a focus on infectious diseases, health informatics, and public health, environmental and occupational health. Wachter's work addresses several critical topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, artificial intelligence in healthcare and education, electronic health records systems, COVID-19 clinical research studies, healthcare cost and quality practices, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, and healthcare policy and management.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Focusing on Digital Health Equity," 2021, JAMA
  • "Oral Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir in Nonhospitalized Vaccinated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019," 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Deliver on Its Promise in Health Care?" 2023, JAMA
  • "Delayed Second Dose versus Standard Regimen for Covid-19 Vaccination," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Preparing Clinicians for a Clinical World Influenced by Artificial Intelligence," 2022, JAMA

Their frequent co-authors include Sarju Ganatra, Sourbha S. Dani, Javaria Ahmad, Jui Shah, and George M. Abraham. Wachter publishes regularly in venues such as JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Clinical Infectious Diseases, and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Wachter's publication record shows a concentration in the fields of medicine and health professions. Their subfields include infectious diseases, general health professions, health informatics, public health, as well as health information management.

Wachter was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices.

    K G Shojania;B W Duncan;K M McDonald;R M Wachter

  • The Emerging Role of “Hospitalists” in the American Health Care System

    Robert M. Wachter;Lee Goldman

  • Accountability Measures — Using Measurement to Promote Quality Improvement

    Mark R. Chassin;Jerod M. Loeb;Stephen P. Schmaltz;Robert M. Wachter

  • Patient Safety At Ten: Unmistakable Progress, Troubling Gaps

    Robert M. Wachter

  • The hospitalist movement 5 years later.

    Robert M. Wachter;Lee Goldman

  • The Top Patient Safety Strategies That Can Be Encouraged for Adoption Now

    Paul G. Shekelle;Peter J. Pronovost;Robert M. Wachter;Kathryn M. McDonald

  • Balancing “No Blame” with Accountability in Patient Safety

    Robert M. Wachter;Peter J. Pronovost

  • The end of the beginning: patient safety five years after 'to err is human'.

    Robert M. Wachter

  • Making health care safer II: an updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices.

    P G Shekelle;R M Wachter;P J Pronovost;K Schoelles

  • “July Effect”: Impact of the Academic Year-End Changeover on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review

    John Q. Young;Sumant R. Ranji;Robert M. Wachter;Connie M. Lee

  • Managing discontinuity in academic medical centers: strategies for a safe and effective resident sign-out.

    Arpana R. Vidyarthi;Vineet Arora;Jeffrey L. Schnipper;Susan D. Wall

  • The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age

    Robert M. Wachter

  • Hospital-initiated transitional care interventions as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review

    Stephanie Rennke;Oanh K. Nguyen;Marwa H. Shoeb;Yimdriuska Magan

  • Reorganizing an Academic Medical Service: Impact on Cost, Quality, Patient Satisfaction, and Education

    Robert M. Wachter;Patricia Katz;Jonathan Showstack;Andrew B. Bindman

  • Medical and Surgical Comanagement after Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Jeanne M. Huddleston;Kirsten Hall Long;James M. Naessens;David Vanness

  • Safe but Sound: Patient Safety Meets Evidence-Based Medicine

    Kaveh G. Shojania;Bradford W. Duncan;Kathryn M. McDonald;Robert M. Wachter

  • Decisions about resuscitation: inequities among patients with different diseases but similar prognoses.

    Robert M. Wachter;John M. Luce;Norman Hearst;Bernard Lo

  • Advancing the Science of Patient Safety

    Paul G. Shekelle;Peter J. Pronovost;Robert M. Wachter;Stephanie L. Taylor

  • Tracking progress in patient safety: an elusive target.

    Peter J. Pronovost;Marlene R. Miller;Robert M. Wachter

  • Intensive Care of Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Outcome and Changing Patterns of Utilization

    R. M. Wachter;J. M. Luce;J. Turner;P. Volberding

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Pronovost
Peter J. Pronovost Case Western Reserve University
Paul G. Shekelle
Paul G. Shekelle RAND Corporation
Patricia P. Katz
Patricia P. Katz University of California, San Francisco
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman Columbia University
John Øvretveit
John Øvretveit Karolinska Institute
Philip C. Hopewell
Philip C. Hopewell University of California, San Francisco
Sanjay Saint
Sanjay Saint University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Azeem Majeed
Azeem Majeed Imperial College London
Margaret L. Brandeau
Margaret L. Brandeau Stanford University
Gregg S. Meyer
Gregg S. Meyer Massachusetts General Hospital

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