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Office
500 Eldorado Blvd, Suite 4300
Broomfield, CO 80023Phone+1 303-813-5284
Summary
- Results oriented quality and patient safety leader for an 8 hosptial Catholic health system in Colorado and Montana.
Education & Training
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2003 - 2006
- University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences CenterMS, 2006
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMS, Chemical Engineering, 1989 - 1992
- The JohnsHopkinsUniversityBS, Chemical Engineering, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President’s Leadership Award University of Colorado Hospital Medical Staff, 2012
- Women in Medicine and Science Professional Leadership Award University of ColoradoSchool of Medicine, 2011
- Fellow in Hospital Medicine Society of Hospital Medicine, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 34 citationsHospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers at Academic Medical Centers in the United States, 2008–2012: Tracking Changes Since the CMS Nonpayment PolicyWilliam V. Padula, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Heidi L. Wald, Jonathan D. Campbell, Kavita V. Nair
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2015-06-01 - 49 citationsNurse-directed interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infectionsKathleen S. Oman, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Regina M. Fink, Nicolle Schraeder, Teresa Hulett
American Journal of Infection Control. 2012-08-01 - 23 citationsCulture change in infection control: applying psychological principles to improve hand hygieneEthan Cumbler, Leilani Castillo, Laura Satorie, Deborah Ford, Jan Hagman
Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 2013-10-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of a Hospitalist- Run Acute Care for the Elderly Service.Wald HL, Glasheen JJ, Guerrasio J, Youngwerth JM, Cumbler EU, J. Hosp Med
- Can We Reduce Indwelling Urinary Catheter Use and Complications?Furfari K and Wald H, The Hospitalist
- The Hospitalist Movement.Wald H, Ann Intern Med
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Improving Quality for the Hospitalized Older Patient: Hospitalist-Geriatricians and Geriatrician Hospitalists.Wald H,Mattison M, Price L, Podrazik P, Capezuti E, the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
- CQI: Making a Difference at One Academic Health System.Joshi, Wallace, Wald, Weber, Medical Practice
- Hospitalists and General Internal Medicine: A Window of Opportunity.Wald H, SGIM Forum
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Other
- Competency-Based Test of Inpatient Geriatric Management Skills for Residents and Medical Students..Cumbler E, Guerrasio J, Youngwerth J, Zerzan J, Rosen S, Wald H
http://pogoe.org/productid/20596 - Urinary Catheters for the Inpatient Physician.Guerrasio J, Wald H, Youngwerth J, Cumbler E
http://pogoe.org/productid/20296 - Competency-Based Test of Inpatient Geriatric Management for Residents and Medical Students.Cumbler E, Guerrasio J, Youngwerth J, Zerzan J, Rosen S, Brandenburg S, Aagaard E, Wald H
http://www.mededportal.org/publication/9180
Press Mentions
- Rx for Doctors: Stop with the Urine TestsOctober 14th, 2019
- New Report on Mobility Has Experts Moving Toward Consensus on Care as We AgeOctober 2nd, 2018
- What Excites 101 Health System Executives for the Next YearJanuary 20th, 2024
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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