Faculty
Robert Wachter, MD Professor and Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine Click here to view bio and Curriculum Vitae (pdf) Areas of Specialization/Research Interests Organizational change |
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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.



