Jeffrey L Schnipper MD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Research Director, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Director of Clinical Research, Brigham Health Hospital Medicine Unit; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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1620 Tremont StBoston, MA 02120
Phone+1 617-732-6201

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Clinical Effectiveness, 1999 - 2001
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Excellence in Research Society of Hospital Medicine, 2013

Clinical Trials

Improving Glycemic Control on GMS: A Quality Improvement Study Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Implementation and Evaluation of a Medical Reconciliation Protocol at Brigham and Women's Hospital Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Pharmacist Intervention to Decrease Medication Errors in Heart Disease Patients (The PILL-CVD Study) Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation Following Hospital Discharge Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Development of a Sign-Out Tool to Improve Handoffs in Care Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Intensive Discharge Intervention in Diabetes Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 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
Hospitalization at Home: The Acute Care Home Hospital Program for Adults Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Post-Acute Physician Home Visit Program Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 06
Completed
Not Applicable
Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 06
Completed
Not Applicable
Electronic Medication Adherence Reporting and Feedback During Care Transitions Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Pharmacist Intervention to Reduce Post-Hospitalization Utilization Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 23
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Remote Physician Care for Home Hospital Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 03
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Development of a Tool to Measure Potentially Inappropriate Inter-Hospital Transfer (IHT): The POINT Study.
Stephanie K Mueller, Caitlin Kelly, Stephanie Singleton, Luci K Leykum, James D Harrison
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-03-27
Clinician perspectives on electronic health record behavioral alerts and hospital workplace violence prevention: A mixed methods study at 20 organizations.
Himali Weerahandi, Marisha Burden, Zoë Kopp, Catherine Callister, Jamie Burke
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2025-02-20
Exploring Perspectives and Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management in Haitian American Immigrants in the COVID-19 Era: An Emic View.
Cherlie Magny-Normilus, Robin Whittemore, Jeffrey Schnipper, Margaret Grey
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2025-02-20

Press Mentions

Trump Cuts Would Cripple Solutions to Health Care’s ‘Last Mile’ ProblemMarch 25th, 2025
Thorough Medication History in ED Cuts Med Discrepancy RatesMarch 31st, 2023
Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Reduces Hospital ErrorsMarch 23rd, 2023
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Grant Support

Achieving Diagnostic Excellence through Prevention and Teamwork (ADEPT)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2022–2026
Achieving Diagnostic Excellence through Prevention and Teamwork (ADEPT)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2022–2026
Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study - MarquisAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2010–2011
Using Information Systems To Improve Cardiac PreventionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2007