Faculty

Robert Wachter, MD

Professor and Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine
Associate Chairman, Department of Medicine
Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine
Chief of Medical Service - UCSF Medical Center
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M and AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Blog: www.wachtersworld.com

Email: bobw@medicine.ucsf.edu

Click here to view bio and Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Areas of Specialization/Research Interests

Organizational change
New models of clinical care
Improving patient safety and quality

Selected Publications/Presentations

Wachter RM, Goldman L. The emerging role of “hospitalists” in the American
health care system. New England Journal of Medicine 1996; 335:514-7.

Wachter RM. The “dis-location” of US medicine: the implications of medical outsourcing. New England Journal of Medicine 2006; 354:662-3.

Wachter RM. Expected and unanticipated consequences of the quality and information technology revolutions. Journal of the American Medical Association 2006; 295:2780-3.

Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ. Balancing ‘no blame’ and accountability in patient safety. New England Journal of Medicine 2009; 361:1401-6.

Wachter RM. The patient safety field at age 10: Unmistakable progress and troubling gaps. Health Affairs 2009, in press.