Thomas L Higgins MD MACP, MCCM, FAAPL, MBA, CPE (He/Him)

PubMed

• Does Critical Care Really Make A Difference?
  Thomas L Higgins
  Critical Care Medicine. 2023-09-01
• 10 citations
  Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy Among Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
  Abhishek Deshpande, Michael Klompas, Ning Guo, Peter B Imrey, Andrea M Pallotta
  Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023-07-26
• 3 citations
  Derivation and validation of a risk assessment model for drug-resistant pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
  Michael B Rothberg, Sarah Haessler, Abhishek Deshpande, Pei-Chun Yu, Peter K Lindenauer
  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023-07-01

Journal Articles

• An Analysis of Homeless Patients in the United States Requiring ICU Admission  
  Jay S Steingrub, Peter K Lindenauer, Thomas L Higgins, Tara Lagu, Mihaela Stefan, ScienceDirect
• Using patient admission characteristics alone to predict mortality of critically ill patients: a comparison of three prognostic scores  
  Ho KM, Williams T, Higgins TL, Harahseh Y, J Crit Care, 1/1/2016
• Systems that Teach: Medical Education and the Future Healthcare Workforce  
  Bennett E, Higgins TL, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 1/1/2016
• A State Level Assessment of Hospital Based Palliative Care and the Use of Life-Sustaining Therapies in the United States  
  Nathanson B, McGee W, Dietzen D, Chen Q, Young J, Higgins TL, J Pain Symptom Mgmt, 1/1/2016
• Association of Guideline-Based Antimicrobial Therapy and Outcomes in Healthcare Associated Pneumonia  
  Rothberg MB, Zilberberg MD, Pekow PS, Priya A, Haessler S, Belforti R, Skiest D, Lagu T, Higgins TL, Lindenauer PK, J Antimicro Chemo, 1/1/2015
• The Impact of Hospital and ICU Organizational Factors on Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: Results from the EPIC-II study  
  Sakr Y, Moreira CL, Rhodes A et al on behalf of the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study Investigators (Higgins TL), Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
• Promoting high value inpatient care through a coaching model of structured interdisciplinary team rounds  
  Artenstein AW, Higgins TL, Seiler A, Meyer D, Knee AB, Boynton G, Picchioni M, Geld B, Whitcomb WF, Br. J Hosp Med, 1/1/2015
• Comparing observed and predicted mortality among intensive care units using different prognostic systems: Why do performance assessments differ?  
  Kramer A, Higgins TL, Zimmerman J, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
• Can this patient be safely discharged from the ICU?  
  Kramer AA, Higgins TL, Zimmerman JE, Intensive Care Medicine, 1/1/2015
• Pain Control in the ICU  
  Gupta A, Higgins TL, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 1/1/2015
• Variability in risk-adjusted sepsis mortality: How Much is Too Much? [Editorial]  
  Higgins TL, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
• Maintaining Situational Awareness in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit  
  Engleman D, Higgins TL, Talati R, Grimsman J, J Thor CV Surg, 1/1/2014
• Using Highly Detailed Administrative Data to Predict Pneumonia Mortality  
  Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Priya A, Zilberberg MD, Belforti R, Skiest D, Lagu T, Higgins TL, Lindenauer PK, PLOS-One, 1/1/2014
• Comparison of the Mortality Probability Admission Model III, National Quality Forum, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV hospital mortality models: ...  
  Kramer A, Higgins TL, Zimmerman J, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
• Risk Factor Model to Predict a Missed Clinic Appointment in an Urban, Academic and Underserved Setting  
  Torres O, Ogunneye O, Garb J, Rothberg MB, Higgins TL, Pop Health Mgmt, 1/1/2014
• Sharing Care in an ACO Environment  
  Higgins TL, Hodnicki D, Artenstein A, Am J Accountable Care, 1/1/2014
• Hemodynamic Assessment and Monitoring in the Intensive care unit: an overview  
  Adler AC, Sharma R, Higgins TL, McGee WT, Enliven: J Anesthesiol Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
• The Nuances of Age as an Outcome Predictor [Editorial]  
  Higgins TL, Brennan MJ, Revista Clinica Espanola, 1/1/2014
• Adaptive Leadership: Reacting to mission–critical milestones [Editorial]  
  Higgins TL, J Cardiothor Vasc Anesth, 1/1/2014
• Severe Sepsis Outcomes: How are we doing? [Editorial]  
  Higgins TL, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
• The association between intensive care unit readmission rate and patient outcomes  
  Kramer A, Higgins TL, Zimmerman J, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2013
• A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Talactoferrin in Patients With Severe Sepsis  
  Guntupalli K, Dean Nathan, Morris PE et al; for TLF LF—0801 Investigator group, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2013
• Sepsis, survival and scientific revolutions  
  Artenstein AW, Higgins TL, Opal SM, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2013
• Resuscitation Status May Predict Mortality in Patients Admitted to the ICU (Letter)  
  Nathanson B, Higgins TL, Chest, 1/1/2013
• Book Review: Tobin MJ: Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3rd ed  
  Gurung, P, Higgins TL, Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Images of America: Longmeadow Massachusetts 
  Thomas L HigginsArcadia Publishing, Mt. Pleasant, SC2018
• History of Baystate Franklin Medical Center 
  Higgins TL, Campbell S, Campbell GArcadia Publishing, Mt Pleasant, SC2016
• History of Baystate Medical Center 
  Higgins TL, Baillargeon LArcadia Publishing, Mt Pleasant, SC2014
• Advances in Critical Care Engineering 
  Chapter: The Use of Scan Statistics and Control Charts in Assessing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Quality Control Programs 
  Nathanson BH, Higgins TLEditors: Chyu.Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd, Brentwood, Essex, UK2011
• Textbook of Critical Care 
  Chapter: Chapter 222: Severity of Illness Indices and Outcomes Predictions: Development and Evaluation 
  Higgins TLEditors: Vincent, et al.Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 6th,2011
• Cardiac Anesthesia 
  Chapter: Chapter 35: Postoperative Respiratory Care 
  Higgins TL, Yared J-P, and Adi AEditors: Kaplan JA.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 6th,2010
• Intensive Care Medicine 
  Chapter: Chapter 208: ICU Organization and Management 
  Higgins TL and Steingrub JSEditors: Irwin RS, Rippe JM.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 7th,2010
• Civetta, Taylor & Kirby’s Critical Care 
  Chapter: Chapter 79: Critical care of thoracic surgical patient 
  Higgins TL and Mailloux PTEditors: Gabrelli, Layon and Yu.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 4th,2009
• Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia 
  Chapter: Chapter 28: Postoperative Respiratory Care 
  Higgins TL, Yared J-PEditors: Kaplan JA.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA2008
• Intensive Care Medicine 
  Chapter: Intensive Care Unit Organization and Management 
  Higgins TL and Steingrub JSEditors: Irwin RS and Rippe JM.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 6th,2007
• Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia 
  Chapter: Postoperative respiratory care 
  Higgins TL and Yared J-PEditors: Kaplan JA, Reich DL, Lake CL, Konstadt SN.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5th,2006
• Perioperative Care in Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery 
  Chapter: Difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation and tracheotomy care 
  Higgins TL and Lee PCEditors: Cheng DCH, David TE.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2005
• Textbook of Critical Care 
  Chapter: Chapter 259: Severity of illness and outcome prediction: Development and Evaluation 
  Higgins TLEditors: Fink, Abraham, Kochanek and Vincent.Elsevier Science, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,2005
• Intensive Care Medicine 
  Chapter: Total quality management in the intensive care unit 
  Higgins TL, McGee WM, Circeo LE, Teres DEditors: Irwin RS, Rippe JM.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2003
• Intensive Care Medicine 
  Chapter: External forces shaping critical care 
  Higgins TL, Teres DEditors: Irwin RS, Rippe JM.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Philadelphia, PA2003
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Higgins TL, Steingrub JS, Kacmarek RM, Stoller JKBIOS Scientific Publishers, Ltd., Oxford2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Chapter 23: Techniques of vascular access for invasive hemodynamic monitoring 
  McGee WT, Steingrub JS, Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Chapter 18: Weaning from mechanical ventilation 
  Stoller JK, Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Chapter 8: Circulatory Support 
  Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Nosocomial pneumonia 
  Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies 
  Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Postoperative care of the Thoracic surgical patient 
  Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Thomas L. Higgins, James Stoller, Jay SteingrubBIOS, London2002
• Cardiopulmonary Critical Care 
  Chapter: Post operative care of the Cardiac surgical patient 
  Higgins TLEditors: Higgins TL, Kacmarek RM, Steingrub JS, and Stoller JK.BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., Oxford, JK2002
• Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice 
  Chapter: Adult intensive care and complications 
  Higgins TL, Yared J-PEditors: Estafanous FG, Barash PG, Reves JF.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New YorkEdition 2nd,2001
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Abstracts/Posters

• Dual Therapy for Pseudomonas and Outcomes in Healthcare Associated Pneumonia
  Haessler S, Higgins TL et al, SGIM 2015 Annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/23/2015
• Oral versus Intravenous Fluoroquinolones for Initial Treatment of CAP in hospitalized patients
  Haessler S, Higgins TL et al, SGIM 2015 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/23/2015
• Playing to strengths: sharing care in the ACO era
  Higgins TL, AAPL Annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/19/2015
• Scurvy Masquerading as Cellulitis
  Ojewoye O, Churchill E, Higgins TL, Massachusetts ACP Annual Meeting; BMC Research Day, Waltham, MA, 2014, 1/18/2015
• Benchmarking ICU Performance: The Role of Family Satisfaction
  Gupta A, McGee W, Stadnicki B, Tidswell M, Higgins TL, SCCM 2015 Annual meeting, Phoenix AZ, 1/1/2015
• When Conventional Wisdom Misleads: Challenges of Recruiting for a Study to Reduce Colon Cancer Screening Disparities in Latino Men
  Rios J, Torres O, Higgins TL, SGIM Regional Meeting, New England, 1/1/2015
• Intravenous versus Oral Fluoroquinolones for Initial Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients
  Belforti RK, Lagu T, Haessler S, Lindenauer PK, Pekow PS, Priya A, Skiest D, Higgins TL, Stefan MS, Rothberg MB, Society of Hospital Medicine, 1/1/2015
• Do cancer patients fare well in the ICU?
  Selvaraj V, Garb J, Higgins TL, SGIM National 2014 Annual Meeting, San Diego, 1/23/2014
• Characteristics, Managements and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized to Intensive Care Unit with an Acute Exacerbation of COPD in US 2008-2012
  Stefan MS, Nathanson BH, Higgins TL, Steingrub J, Lagu T, CHEST World Congress, Madrid, Spain, 1/21/2014
• Left atrial myxoma: A “zebra” in the differential for altered mental status and seizure
  Atreya AR, Durairaj P, Jamal I, Higgins TL, SGIM; Massachusetts Chapter, American College of Physicians (MA-ACP), New England, 1/1/2014
• A Fatal Rash: It’s always lupus!
  Atreya AR, Arora S, Halista S, Higgins T, SGIM, New England, 1/1/2014
• Mobile Device Application- based educational tool to improve cost-conscious care among internal medicine residents
  Atreya AR, Besharatian B, Buccy S, Higgins TL, SGIM, New England, 1/1/2014
• Bending the curve: Coordinated Strategies to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in an Urban Academic Center
  Torres O, Yelinek L, Stewart K, Higgins TL, Russell D, President’s Quality Award, Baystate Health, 1/1/2014
• A need to shift the focus of international geriatrics to emphasize care for the robust as well as the frail?
  Al Rowas S, Higgins TL, Brennan M, American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Grapevine, TX, 1/3/2013
• Discordance between Guidelines and Antibiotic Administration for Suspected CAP: Findings from a Large National Database
  Lagu T, Lindenauer P, Pekow P, Rothberg M, Higgins TL, SCCM, San Juan, 1/1/2013
• Decubitus ulcers are associated with prolonged length of stay in critically ill patients
  McGee WT, Nathanson BH, Lederman E, Higgins TL, ISICEM (International Society of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine) 33rd Annual Meeting, Brussels, 1/1/2013
• Differences in severity and resource utilization for medical and surgical ICU patients
  Nathanson BH, McGee WT, Lederman E, Higgins TL, ISICEM (International Society of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine) 33rd Annual Meeting, Brussels, 1/1/2013
• Benchmarking critical care outcomes: Using data to drive effectiveness and efficiency
  Higgins TL, American College of Physician Executives Spring Meeting, New York, NY, 1/1/2013
• Outcomes of Guideline – Concordant Therapy for HCAP
  Haessler S, Rothberg M, Lagu T, Pekow PS, Priya A, Zilberberg M, Belforti R, Skiest D, Higgins TL, Lindenauer PK, ID Week, 1/1/2013
• Abdominal Infections in the ICU – Data from the EPIC II study
  DeWaele J, et al: for the EPIC II Study Group (Higgins TL), European Society for Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Lisbon, Portugal, 1/16/2012
• How quickly do clinicians adopt EMR note templates?
  Higgins TL, Kudler NR, Lindenauer P, Brown P, Gentes J, Nelson H, Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS 11) Symposium, Orlando, FL, 1/20/2011
• Development of a Model That Uses Enhanced Administrative Data to Predict Mortality among Patients with Sepsis
  Lagu T, Lindenauer P, Nathanson B, Rothberg M, Pekow P, Steingrub J, Higgins, TL, SCCM 40th Annual Congress, San Diego, CA, 1/15/2011
• Validation of a Model that Uses Enhanced Administrative Date to Predict Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis
  Lagu T, Lindenauer P, Nathanson B, Pekow P, Rothberg M, Steingrub J, Higgins TL, SCCM 40th Annual Congress, San Diego, CA, 1/15/2011
• Risk Factor Model to Predict a Missed Clinic Appointment in an Urban, Academic and Underserved Setting
  Torres O, Ogunneye O, Garb J, Kleppel R, Higgins TL, Rothberg M, Society of General Internal Medicine, 35th Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, 1/14/2011
• Automated reporting of safety bundles: Streamlining the performance improvement process
  McGee W, Higgins TL, Echols J, Nelson H, Tidswell M, ISICEM, Brussels, Belgium, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

• Team Based Care 
  St. Vincent Medical Center, Worcester, MA - 1/28/2016
• The Business of Medicine: A Primer For Surgeons 
  Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA - 1/25/2016
• Sepsis and Septic Shock 
  Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, MA - 1/17/2016
• Stroke Awareness 
  Greenfield, MA - 1/17/2016
• Sepsis 
  Holyoke, MA - 1/20/2015
• Playing to Strengths: Sharing Care in the ACO Era 
  Las Vegas - 1/19/2015
• Ethics and End-of-Life Issues 
  Baystate Franklin Medical Center - 1/17/2015
• Critical Care: Can we guess what’s ahead? 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/17/2015
• Transitioning from Bedside to the Boardroom 
  Springfield, MA - 1/15/2015
• Business in Medicine 
  Baystate Medical Center, 2015; Mystic CT, 2015 - 1/15/2015
• History of Baystate Medical Center 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/14/2015
• Recovery from Serious Illness 
  Greenfield, MA - 1/4/2015
• Communicating in a Diverse World 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/1/2015
• The Business of Medicine 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/15/2014
• Shock, Sepsis and Vasopressors 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/13/2014
• A High Tech Intensivist in a Low Tech World 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/12/2014
• Research Using Existing Databases 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/8/2014
• Your Standardized Mortality Ratio May Differ: Is It Your ICU, Your Patients, or Your Benchmarking Tool? 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/8/2014
• Business of Medicine 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/26/2013
• Sepsis, Shock and Resuscitation 
  Baystate Conference Center, Holyoke, MA - 1/17/2013
• Shock States, Pressors & Inotropes 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/13/2013
• Sepsis, Shock and Vasopressors 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/2/2013
• Finding and Negotiating a Critical Care Job 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/25/2012
• Goal Directed Therapy in 2012 
  Medical Grand Rounds - 1/20/2012
• Himalayan Health Exchange – 2012 
  Baystate Medical Center - 1/14/2012
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