Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH

Hospitalist-Researcher in quality improvement and patient safety

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

And please check out Lisa Burry and Chaim Bell's excellent editorial that accompanied our manuscript: https://t.co/dA6GO1aC7A

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Thanks to JAMA Network Open for publishing the results of our PHARM-DC pragmatic trial: https://t.co/SeswT12pr9 Hospitals should focus intensive pharmacist transitions interventions on older patients with polypharmacy AND low health literacy.

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Have you seen this? From now on, all medical research conducted in the US will be a money-loser. https://t.co/RDgBsvrqXw #endofmedicalresearch

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Reminder that the deadline for applications to the Harvard Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness is December 1. Spread the word to clinicians interested in getting excellent training in clinical research! https://t.co/ylNBF7Cq8z @ProgClinEffect

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Thank you to JAMA Internal Medicine for publishing our study on diagnostic errors in the hospital! https://t.co/PoWYDaUkYi @HOMERuN_Network @BrighamDGIM @BrighamHMU @JAMAInternalMed

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

.@tedphilips @paulfeeneyma thank you and the entire MA legislature, for investing in permanent #SchoolMealsforAll in the FY24 budget! This is a bold & inspiring step towards building a hunger-free future for our children. #FeedKidsMA @projectbread

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

.@massgovernor, please support #SchoolMealsforAll in the final FY24 state budget and ensure this resource remains available to all students permanently! It’s time for Massachusetts to invest in the well-being and future of our children #FeedKidsMA @projectbread

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Want to start (or improve) a med rec program at your hospital? Shameless plug for SHM's MARQUIS Med Rec Collaborative. @SocietyHospMed https://t.co/f5VhhSW6z7 #medwreck

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Thank you to BMJ Quality and Safety for publishing our manuscript - what works in med rec! It provides concrete advice on the most important components of successful programs. Please RT! @BwhDgim @BrighamHMU https://t.co/sowxOXESbo

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

@qdtrinh @DBatesSafety @BwhDgim I hear you - it takes vision and leadership as well. (It also helps that Canada is single-payor...). Payment reform alone is not sufficient, but it would be a tremendous facilitator.

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Thank you to the Boston Globe for publishing my Op Ed today, a tirade on fee-for-service medicine: https://t.co/NiMpALKIAk An over-simplification to be sure, but let's at least start the conversation with our patients about this important topic. @drjschnip @BwhDgim

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

@jeffreylinder @BostonGlobe Thanks, Jeff! With Maura Healey as our new governor, my hope is that Massachusetts has a chance to change the current system here (and maybe become a model for others).

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Thank you to Annals of Internal Medicine for asking me to write a piece on medication reconciliation, published this week online in Annals for Hospitalists! https://t.co/pYVrAugevn
@BrighamHMU @BrighamDGIM @AnnalsofIM

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Most patients in need of post-hospitalization rehabilitation don't want to go to a facility. This could solve this problem in a cost-effective, patient-centered way.

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Congrats to David Levine and colleagues for publication of this small but important pilot study of Rehab at Home! @BrighamDGIM https://t.co/i49IP8WOmt

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Thanks to the HOMERuN COVID Collaborative for turning around our newsletter on how hospitals can deal with the latest surge in record time! https://t.co/l4DEudg2Od @HOMERuN_Network

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

@PaulSaxMD In all other cases, post-test probability is intermediate, and you need a second test: either a second antigen test in 24-48 hours or a PCR.

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

@PaulSaxMD I agree - it all comes back to Bayes' Theorem: if pre-test probability is high (e.g., exposed or symptomatic), then a positive test rules it in. If pre-test probability is low (e.g., not exposed and not symptomatic), then a negative test rules it out.

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

@PaulSaxMD In all other cases, post-test probability is intermediate, and you need a second test: either repeat antigen in 24-48 hours or a PCR.

[Jeffrey Schnipper MD MPH @drjschnip]

Thank you to the Boston Globe for publishing my Op-Ed piece this morning on the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/oUypTNhxBF And thank you to @AimeeGindin for her help editing it. If it changes just one person's behavior, it will be worth it. #hospitalmedicine #brighamdgim