Publications
Barrett KV, Kennedy AG, Repp AB, Tompkins BJ, Gilbert MP. Predictors and consequences of inappropriate thyroid ultrasound in hypothyroidism. Cureus. 2021 Aug;13(8):e17304. doi:10.7759/cureus.17304.
Bolton KC, Lawler M, Hauptman J, Madden M, DeVoe SG, Kennedy AG, Tompkins BJ, Hodde NM. Patient experience on a hospital oncology service before and after implementation of a no-visitor policy during COVID-19. J Patient Exp. 2021:8:23743735211034620. PMID: 34377777. doi: 10.1177/23743735211034620.
Sheahan KH, Kennedy AG, Tompkins BJ, Repp AB, Gilbert MP. The impact of a nursing strike on glycemic control in hospitalized patients with diabetes. Cureus. 2021 Jun;13(6):e16020. PMID: 34336510. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16020.
Wahlberg KJ, Burnett M, Muthukrishnan P, Purcell K, Repp AB, van Eeghen C, Wahlberg EA, Kennedy AG. Partnering with patients in a quality improvement curriculum for Internal Medicine residents. J Patient Exp. 2021:8:1-6. doi: 10.1177/2374373521999604.
Wahlberg EA, Muthukrishnan P, Burnett M, Barrett KV, Gilbert M, Repp AB. Improving management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in hospitalized adults: a quality initiative. J Healthc Qual. 2021 Mar-Apr;43(2):e20-e25. PMID: 33560047. doi: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000298.
Whitman TJ, Noyes CD, Hale AJ, Singh D, DeVoe SG, Repp AB, Pierce KK, Polish LB, Kirkpatrick BD, Dejace J, Smith LM, Lahey T, Huston CD, Catoe LJ, Ghatage P, Bullis S, Alston WK. Impact and costs of a hepatitis C virus screening programme for adults hospitalised at an academic medical centre. BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Feb;10(1):e001248. PMID: 33593729. doi: 10.1136/
bmjoq-2020-001248.
Kennedy AG, Regier L, Fischer MA. Educating community clinicians using principles of academic detailing in an evolving landscape. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 Jan;78(1):80-86. PMID: 33155056. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa351.
Barlett KJ, Vo AP, Rueckert J, Wojewoda C, Steckel EH, Stinnett-Donnelly J, Repp AB. Promoting appropriate utilisation of laboratory tests for inflammation at an academic medical centre. BMJ Open Quality. 2020;9:e000788. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000788
Kennedy AG, Burnett M, Muthukrishnan P, Sobel H, van Eeghen C, Repp AB. "I think I was losing the forest for the trees": evaluation of an internal medicine residency quality improvement curriculum. Med Sci Educ. 2020 Mar;30(1):197-202. doi: 10.1007/s40670-019-00854-7.
van Eeghen C, Kennedy AG, Pasanen ME, MacLean CD. A new quality improvement toolkit to improve opioid prescribing in primary care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2020 Jan-Feb;33(1):17-26. PMID: 31907242 doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.01.190238
Sobel HG, Goedde M, Maruti S, Hadley-Strout E, Wahlberg E, Kennedy AG. Primary care residents delivering care: integration of office-based opioid treatment into an Internal Medicine residency curriculum. Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;43(5):499-502. PMID: 31087288 doi: 10.1007/s40596-019-01069-z
van Eeghen C, Edwards M, Libman BS, MacLean CD, Kennedy AG. Order from chaos: An initiative to improve opioid prescribing in rheumatology using Lean A3. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2019 Sep 4;1(9):546-551. PMID: 31777838 doi: 10.1002/acr2.11078
Tarleton EK, Kennedy AG, Rose GL, Crocker A, Littenberg B. Association between depression and serum magnesium levels in an adult primary care population. Nutrients. 2019 Jul;11(7):1475. PMID: 31261707 doi: 10.3390/nu11071475
Sandoval MB, King JG, Hart V, Repp AB. Increasing advance care planning in primary care practices: A multi-site quality improvement initiative. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jun;34(6):809-811. PMID: 30604129 doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4800-4
Wahlberg K, Lambirth S, Gardner Z. Improving patients’ ability to identify their physicians through the use of physician facecards and whiteboards. BMJ Open Quality. 2019 Apr 29;8:e000606. PMID: 31206066 doi:10.1136/ bmjoq-2018-000606
Cruden P, Cushman M, Repp AB. Hospitalist assessment of venous thromboembolism and bleeding risk: a survey study. Thrombosis Res. 2019 Apr 16;178:155-158. PMID: 31030035 doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.04.015
Soelch LA, Repp AB. Hospital responses to mortality measures: A survey of hospital administrative leaders. Qual Manag Health Care. 2019 Apr/Jun;28(2):78-83. PMID: 30921281 doi: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000209
Farley S, Libman B, Edwards M, Possidente CJ, Kennedy AG. Nurse telephone education for promoting a treat-to-target approach in recently diagnosed arthritis patients: A pilot project. Musculoskeletal Care. 2019 Mar;17(1):156-60. PMID: 30516323 doi: 10.1002/msc.1376