TedEPalenMD

Internal Medicine • Denver, CO

Preventive Medicine, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy, Medical Information Sciences

Medical Director Utilization Management, Senior Physician investigator, Institute for Health Research

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Office
10350 E Dakota Ave
Denver, CO 80247
Phone+1 303-338-4545

Summary

Dr. Ted Palen is an internist in Aurora, CO. He received his medical degree from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in clinical Informatics, utilization management, and clinical translational research.

Education & Training

University of Colorado School of MedicineResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1994 - 1997
University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterMSPH, 1997
Saint Joseph HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1993
University of Colorado SystemPh.D., Chemistry, (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology emphasis), 1983
Bethel CollegeBA, Chemistry (Biology Minor), With Highest Honors, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Delta Omega Society, Public Health 2016
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Applying Implementation Science Principles to Systematize High-Quality Care for Potentially Significant Imaging Findings.
Richard E Sharpe Jr, Ryan I Huffman, Christopher G McLaughlin, Patrick Blubaugh, Mary Jo Strobel
Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2023-03-01
3 citations
How can patient portals support caregivers of older adults near the end-of-life? A mixed-methods study.
Jennifer Dickman Portz, John David Powers, Megan Baldwin, Kathy Gleason, Alejandra Casillas
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022-08-01
9 citations
Assessing the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Tool for Older Adults With Complex Care Needs: Mixed Methods Study.
Carolyn Steele Gray, Edward Chau, Farah Tahsin, Sarah Harvey, Mayura Loganathan
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021-12-02

Journal Articles

Stepped-wedge, cluster randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of a point-of-care, clinical decision support tool for improving the appropriateness of advanced ...
Palen TE, Sharpe RE, Shetterly SM, Steiner JF, Am J Roentgenol, 1/16/2019
Adjuvant gemcitabine-docetaxel chemotherapy for stage I uterine leiomyosarcoma: Trends and survival outcomes
Littell RD, Tucker LY, Raine-Bennett T, Palen TE, Zaritsky E, Neugebauer R, Embry-Schubert J, Lentz SE, Gynecol Oncol., 1/1/2017
Supporting Goal-Oriented Primary Health Care for Seniors with Complex Care Needs Using Mobile Technology: Evaluation and Implementation of the Health System Performanc...
Steele Gray C, Wodchis WP, Upshur R, Cott C, McKinstry B, Mercer S, Palen TE, Ramsay T, Thavorn K; Project Collaborators And Technology Partner, QoC Health Inc., JMIR Res Protoc., 1/24/2016
Occult Uterine Sarcoma and Leiomyosarcoma: Incidence of and Survival Associated with Morcellation
Raine-Bennett T, Tucker LY, Zaritsky E, Littel, RD, Palen TE, Neugebauer R, Axtell A, Schultze PM, Kronback DW, Embry-Schubert J, Sundang A, Bischoff K, Compton-Philli..., Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1/1/2016
Using a Hand-held Device for Patient Data Collection: A Pilot for Medical Countermeasures Surveillance Using a Handheld Device for Patient Data Collection: A Pilot for...
Daley MF, Goddard K, McClung M, Davidson A, Weiss G, Palen TE, Nyirenda C, Platt R, Courtney B, Reichman ME, Public Health Rep., 1/1/2016
Association between secure patient-clinician email and clinical services utilization in a U S integrated health system: a retrospective cohort study
Meng D, Palen TE, Tsai J, McLeod M, Garrido T, Qian H, BMJ Open, 1/1/2015
Secure E-mailing Between Physicians and Patients: Transformational Change in Ambulatory Care
Garrido,T, Meng, D, Wang, JJ, Palen, TE, Kanter, MHL, J Ambul Care Manage, 1/1/2014
Are patient portals one key to unlocking the door for engaging patients in their healthcare?
Palen TE, Bayliss, EA, Steiner, JF, J Comp Eff Res., 1/1/2013
Comparing virtual consults to traditional consults using an electronic health record: an observational case-control study
Palen TE, Price D, Shetterly S, Wallace KB, BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 1/1/2012
Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, Palen TE, Wu SY, Harrison MI, 1/1/2012
Computerized alert reduced D-dimer testing in the elderly
Palen TE, Price DW, Snyder AJ, Shetterly SM, Am J Manag Care, 1/1/2010
A Tale of Two Projects: Challenges Faced by Research Projects during a Change in Electronic Medical Record Systems
Rahm AK, Bridget G, Bodily M, Palen TE, Ritzwoller DP, Sukhanova A, Glasgow RE, ElectronicHealthcare, 1/1/2009
Risk adjusting community-acquired pneumonia hospital outcomes using automated databases
Escobar GJ, Fireman BH, Palen TE, Gardner MN, Lee JY, Clark MP, Kipnis P, Am J Manag Care, 1/1/2008
Evaluation of laboratory monitoring alerts within a computerized physician order entry system for medication orders
Palen TE, Raebel M, Lyons E, Magid DM, Am J Manag Care, 1/1/2006
Natural language processing in the electronic medical record: assessing clinician adherence to tobacco treatment guidelines
Hazlehurst B, Sittig DF, Stevens VJ, Smith KS, Hollis JF, Vogt TM, Winickoff JP, Glasgow R, Palen TE, Rigotti NA, Am J Prev Med, 1/1/2005
A Clinical Information System Research Agenda for Kaiser Permanente, Part II
Sittig DF, Hazlehurst BL, Palen TE, Hsu J, Jimison H, and Hornbrook MC, The Permanente Journal, 1/1/2002
A Clinical Information System Research Landscape
Sittig DF, Hazlehurst BL, Palen TE, Hsu J, Jimison H, and Hornbrook MC, The Permanente Journal, 1/1/2002
Cervical cancer screening: American College of Preventive Medicine Practice Policy Statement
Hawkes AP, Kronenberger CB, MacKenzie TD, Mardis AL, Palen TE, Schluter WW, Shah SA, Steele AW, and Marine, WM, Am J Prev Med, 1/1/1996
Bradykinin induced mesenteric vasodilation is mediated by B2-subtype receptors and nitric oxide
Berguer R, Hottenstein OD, Palen TE, Stewart JM, Jacobson ED, American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 1/1/1993
Adenosine modulates reactive hyperemia in rat gut
Pawlik WW, Hottenstein OD, Palen TE, Pawlik TJ, Jacobson ED, J Physiol Pharm, 1/1/1993
Role of adenosine receptors in functional and reactive intestinal hyperemia
Pawlik TJ, Hottenstein OD, Palen TE, Pawlik WW, Jacobson ED, Proceedings of the 5th Congress of the Polish Association of Gastroenterology, Streszsenia, 1/1/1991
Rola adenozyny w czynnym i reaktywnym przekrwieniu jelit (Role of adenosine in functional and reactive intestinal hyperemia)
Pawlik TJ, Hottenstein OD, Palen TE, Jacobson ED, Folia Medica Cracoviensia, 1/1/1991
Characterization of an enzyme that is capable of processing pro-gonadotropin releasing hormone protein
Palen TE, Wypij DM, Wilson IB, Harris RB, Archives Biochem and Biophys, 1/1/1986
Chromatin structure at the replication origins and initiation regions of the ribosomal RNA genes of Tetrahymena
Palen TE, Cech TR, Cell, 1/1/1984
Different nucleosome spacing in transcribed and non-transcribed regions of the ribosomal RNA gene in Tetrahymena thermophila
Gottschling DE, Palen TE, Cech TR, Nucl Acid Res, 1/1/1983
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Books/Book Chapters

Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (Volume 2: Concepts and Methodology).
Chapter: Translating Patient Safety Research into Clinical Practice.
Magid DJ, Estabrooks PA, Brand DW, Raebel MA, Palen TE, Steiner JF, Korner EJ, Bates DW, Platt R, Glasgow REEditors: Henriksen K, Battles JB, Marks ES, Lewin DI.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), Rockville, MD2005
The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide.
Abrams-Briss M, Dold C, Hough H, Kaye K, Komaroff AL, LaHoda D, Norris EC, Palen TE, Sion SEditors: A.L. Kamaroff.Simon & Schuster1999

Press Mentions

Author Insights: Access to Online Medical Records May Increase Use of Medical ServicesJanuary 29th, 2016
Online Medical Records May Not Improve EfficiencyJanuary 29th, 2016