DavidWestfallBatesMD

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

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

PubMed

576 citations
Somatization increases medical utilization and costs independent of psychiatric and medical comorbidity
Arthur J. Barsky, E. John Orav, David W. Bates
Archives of General Psychiatry. 2005-08-01
916 citations
CAN COMORBIDITY BE MEASURED BY QUESTIONNAIRE RATHER THAN MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW
Jeffrey N. Katz, Lily C. Chang, Oliver Sangha, Anne H. Fossel, David W. Bates
Medical Care. 1996-01-01
100 citations
Problem list completeness in electronic health records: A multi-site study and assessment of success factors
Adam Wright, Allison B. McCoy, Thu Trang T. Hickman, Daniel St Hilaire, Damian Borbolla
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2015-10-01

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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How 4 Hospitals Are Using Technology to Reduce Medical ErrorsMarch 15th, 2023
4 Adverse Events Hospitals Are Addressing with TechnologyMarch 13th, 2023
Patient Safety: Almost a Quarter Experience Harm During Hospital Stay, Study FindsJanuary 15th, 2023
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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