DavidWestfallBatesMD

Internal Medicine • Boston, MA

Critical Care Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Medical Information Sciences

Chief, General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's

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Office
75 Francis Street
Brigham Internal Medicine Associates
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-7063

Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1984 - Present
MA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2005
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2002
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
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Clinical Trials

Improving Quality With Outpatient Decision Support Start of enrollment: 2000 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Improving Safety By Computerizing Outpatient Prescribing Start of enrollment: 2000 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation Following Hospital Discharge Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Improving Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Therapy Start of enrollment: 2009 May 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Improving Safety by Basic Computerizing Outpatient Prescribing Start of enrollment: 2001 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Refining Information Technology Support for Genetics in Medicine Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Unknown status
A Brief Intervention to Improve Cost-effective Resource Use Among Medicine Housestaff Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Relative Patient Benefits of a Hospital-PCMH Collaboration Within an ACO to Improve Care Transitions Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Promoting Respect and Ongoing Safety Through Patient-centeredness, Engagement, Communication and Technology Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The recent trend of twin epidemic in the United States: a 10-year longitudinal cohort study of co-prescriptions of opioids and stimulants.
Seungyeon Lee, Wenyu Song, David W Bates, Richard D Urman, Ping Zhang
Lancet Regional Health. Americas. 2025-04-01
Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Joseph M Plasek, Mary G Amato, Abigail Salem, Dinah Foer, Stuart Lipsitz
Drug Safety. 2025-04-01
A scoping review on generative AI and large language models in mitigating medication related harm.
Jasmine Chiat Ling Ong, Michael Hao Chen, Ning Ng, Kabilan Elangovan, Nichole Yue Ting Tan
NPJ Digital Medicine. 2025-03-28

Journal Articles

Two Decades Since to Err Is Human: An Assessment of Progress and Emerging Priorities in Patient Safety
David Bates, MD, Health Affairs
Health Apps and Health PolicyWhat Is Needed?
Adam Landman, David M Levine, David W Bates, JAMA
Development and Validation of a Fall Prevention Knowledge Test
David W Bates, Michael Bogaisky, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Screening for Adverse Drug Events: A Randomized Trial of Automated Calls Coupled with Phone-Based Pharmacist Counseling
David W Bates, Gordon D Schiff, Jennifer S Haas, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Original Article Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis Documented in Electronic Health Records
David W Bates, Li Zhou, Kimberly G Blumenthal, ScienceDirect
The National Cost of Adverse Drug Events Resulting from Inappropriate Medication-Related Alert Overrides in the United States
David Bates, MD, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
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Press Mentions

ISMP Announces 27th Annual Cheers Award RecipientsNovember 19th, 2024
How 4 Hospitals Are Using Technology to Reduce Medical ErrorsMarch 15th, 2023
4 Adverse Events Hospitals Are Addressing with TechnologyMarch 13th, 2023
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Grant Support

Assessing the Effects of EHR Optimization Interventions in Primary CareBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2024–2029
Diagnostic Accuracy through Advancing EHR displaY, Education and Surveillance (DATA-EYES)OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY2022–2026
Health Information Technology Center For Education And Research On Therapeutics *Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality2011
Improving Uptake And Use Of Personal Health RecordsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2010–2011
Refining IT Support For Genetics In MedicineNational Library Of Medicine2009–2010
Health Information Technology And Improving Mediciation UseAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2007–2010
Statewide Implementation Of Electronic Health RecordsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2004–2006
Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical SettingsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2001–2005
Trial To Reduce Antibiotic Use In A Primary Care PBRNAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2003–2004
SAFE Intravenous Infusion SystemsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2001–2002
Medication Errors In Psychiatric PatientsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2001–2002
Improving Safety By Computerizing Outpatient PrescribingAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2000–2002
Improving Quality With Outpatient Decision SupportAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2000–2002
Allergy Alerts In Computerized Physician EntryNational Library Of Medicine2001
Improving Efficiency And Quality With Information SystemAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1994–1995
Altering Physician Behavior Using Computer Order EntryAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1990–1992

Other Languages

Spanish, German