Faculty
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine Click here to view bio and Curriculum Vitae (pdf) Areas of Specialization/Research Interests Quality improvement & patient safety |
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Selected Publications and Presentations
Sehgal NL, Auerbach AD. Communication Failures and a Call for New Systems to Promote Patient Safety. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Apr 11; 171(7):684-5.
Sehgal, NL, Sharpe B, Auerbach A, Wachter R. Investing in the Future: Building an Academic Hospitalist Faculty Development Program. J Hosp Med. 2011 Mar;6(3):161-66.
Sehgal NL, Fox M, Sharpe BA, Vidyarthi AR, Blegen M, Wachter RM. Critical Conversations: a Call for a Non-Procedural "Time Out." J Hosp Med. 2011, Apr; 6 (4): 157-62.
Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BA, Gearhart S, Auerbach AA, Wachter RM. Improving Safety Culture on Adult Medical Units through Multidisciplinary Teamwork and Communication Interventions: The Triad for Optimal Patient Safety (TOPS) Project. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:346-50.
Sehgal NL, Green A, Vidyarthi AR, Blegen M, Wachter RM. Whiteboards as a Communication Tool in the Hospital Setting: A Survey of Practices and Recommendations. J Hosp Med. 2010 Apr;5(4):234-9.
Sehgal NL, Fox M, Vidyarthi AR, Sharpe BA, Gearhart S, Bookwalter T, Barker J, Alldredge BA, Blegen MA, Wachter RM. A Multidisciplinary Teamwork Training Program: the Triad for Optimal Patient Safety (TOPS) Experience. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Dec;23(12):2053-57.
Sehgal NL, Ranji SR, Shojania KG, Cucina RJ, Hartman EE, Zipperer L, Wachter RM. Development of a Web-based Patient Safety Resource: AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet). Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Volumes 1-4, AHRQ Publication Nos. 08-0034 (1-4). July 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances2/
Sehgal NL, Shah HM, Parekh VI, Roy CL, Williams MV. Non-Housestaff Medicine Services in Academic Centers: Models and Challenges. J Hosp Med. 2008 May;3(3):247-55.
Sehgal NL, Wachter RM. Identification of Inpatient DNR Status: a Safety Hazard Begging for Standardization. J Hosp Med. 2007 Nov;2(6):366-71.