WilliamHShrankMD

Internal Medicine • Boston, MA

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Office
55 Francis St
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-6049

Education & Training

MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2005 - 2026

Clinical Trials

A Community Pharmacist-led Intervention to Improve Adherence to Lipid-lowering Treatment Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Effect of Providing Free Samples of Generic Cardiovascular Medications to Physicians Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

519 citations
Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings.
William H. Shrank, Teresa L. Rogstad, Natasha Parekh
JAMA. 2019-10-15
191 citations
To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions.
Michael S. Wolf, Terry C. Davis, William H. Shrank, David N. Rapp, Pat F. Bass
Patient Education and Counseling. 2007-08-01
271 citations
Clinical Equivalence of Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Aaron S. Kesselheim, Alexander S. Misono, Joy L. Lee, Margaret Stedman, M. Alan Brookhart
JAMA. 2008-12-03

Journal Articles

De-Adopting Low-Value Care
Brian W Powers, William H Shrank, JAMA
Innovation in Home Care
Kevin G Volpp, William H Shrank, JAMA

Authored Content

Innovation in Home CareMay 2020

Press Mentions

How Hospitals Can Improve Patient Throughput, Streamline Discharge, and Prevent ReadmissionsOctober 1st, 2024
Editor's Corner—Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Opens Today. Hear Top Industry Execs Discuss the Trends to WatchOctober 15th, 2021
Cohere Health, Humana Expand Partnership to Transform Prior Authorization ProcessOctober 14th, 2021
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Grant Support

An Intervention To Improve Rational Prescribing In Cardiovascular DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2011