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Office
300 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145Phone+1 617-284-7500
Summary
- Dr. Richard Balaban is an internist in Somerville, MA and is affiliated with Cambridge Health Alliance. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. He has 8 publications and over 400 citings.
Education & Training
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
Clinical Trials
- Improving Hospital-to-Home Care Transitions for High-risk Younger Adult Patients Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsUsing a Social Worker Transition Coach to Improve Hospital-to-Home Transitions for High-Risk Nonelderly Patients.Richard B. Balaban, Maren Batalden, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Benjamin Lê Cook
Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2020-11-01 - 16 citationsLong-Term Impact of a Postdischarge Community Health Worker Intervention on Health Care Costs in a Safety-Net System.Alison A. Galbraith, David J. Meyers, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Marguerite E. Burns, Catherine Vialle-Valentin
Health Services Research. 2017-12-01 - 28 citationsImpact of a Patient Navigator Program on Hospital-Based and Outpatient Utilization Over 180 Days in a Safety-Net Health System.Richard B. Balaban, Fang Zhang, Catherine Vialle-Valentin, Alison A. Galbraith, Marguerite E. Burns
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2017-05-18
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