MS, Masters of Industrial Engineering
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering, Arizona State University, 2012
Certificate of Statistics, Six Sigma Black Belt
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering, Arizona State University, 2012
Mayo Clinic Scholar
Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees, 2012
Certificate in Clinical Research
Mayo Clinical Clinical Research Training Program, Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities, 2011
Fellow: Advanced Internal Medicine
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 1997
Internal Medicine Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1996
Resident: Internal Medicine
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 1996
Internship
Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals/College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 1994
MD, Doctor of Medicine
College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 1993
BS, Bachelor’s in Psychology
College of Social Science, Michigan State University, 1990
CEO / President & Co-Founder
HB Healthcare Safety, SBC, 2015-Present
Medical Director of the Health Care Systems Engineering Program
Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 2011-Present
Physician
Mayo Clinic, 1998-Present
Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic, 2012-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Arizona State University, 2012-Present
Consultant
Bon Secours Health System, 2014-2016
Director of Hospital Medicine
Mayo Clinic, 1998-2005
Chair on Mayo Clinic Mortality Review Subcommittee
Mayo Clinic Committees, 2010-Present
Chair on Morbidity and Mortality Council
Clinical Practice Quality Oversight Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, 2008-Present
Co-Chair on Mortality Review Subcommittee
Clinical Practice Quality Oversight Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, 2006-2009
Immediate Past President
Board of Directors, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2005-2006
Course Director of First Annual International Summit on Redesigning Hospital Care
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2005
President
Board of Directors, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2004-2005
Chair on Geriatric Task Force
Society of Hospital Medicine, 2002-2004
Chair on Education Committee
Society of Hospital Medicine, 2001-2003
Chair on Education
Board of Directors, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2001-2003
Course Chair
Annual Meeting Planning Committee, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2000-2001
Program Director of Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Section of Hospital Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, 2000-2008
Director
Section of Hospital Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, 1999-2005
Vice Chair
Hospital Committee, Department of Internal Medicine, 1998-2005
Co-Chair on Inpatient Practice and Education Committee
Division of Community Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 1998-2000
Chair on Medical-Surgical Task Force
Formulary Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees, 1996-Present
Chair on Inpatient Error Reduction Team
Department of Internal Medicine, 1996-Present
Co-Chair on Inpatient Safety Team
Department of Internal Medicine, 1996-Present
Chapter President of Alpha Epsilon Delta
Michigan State University, 1998
Certified Professional in Patient Safety
Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, 2014
Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society
Arizona State University Chapter, 2010
Departmental Academic Commendation
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, 2009
Special U.S. Congressional Recognition
U.S. House of Representatives, 2006
Mayo Medical School Education Award
Department of Internal Medicine, 2004
Harvard Macy Scholar Program for Physician Educators
Harvard Macy Institute for Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, 2004
Innovator of the Year
Department of Internal Medicine, 2004
Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
Health Forum and National Patient Safety Foundation, 2002
Award of Contribution to IM Resident Education Excellence
Department of Internal Medicine, 2002
Outstanding Research Award
Society of Hospital Medicine, 2002
Harvard Macy Scholar Program for Physician Educators
Harvard Macy Institute for Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, 1999
George F. Adler, M.D. Award of Excellence
Saginaw Cooperative Hospital, Inc. 1993
Outstanding Graduate Woman Award Finalist
College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 1993
Learning from every death. Huddleston JM, Diedrich DA, Kinsey GC, Enzler MJ, Manning DM. 2014. View Here
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Prediction and Inference with Missing Data in Patient Alert Systems. Storlie CB, Therneau TM, Carter RE, Chia N, Bergquist JR, Huddleston JM, Romero-Brufau S. 2017.
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Why the C-statistic is not informative to evaluate early warning scores and what metrics to use. Crit Care. Romero-Brufau S, Huddleston JM, Escobar GJ, Liebow M. 2015. View Here
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Individualizing and optimizing the use of early warning scores in acute medical care for deteriorating hospitalized patients. Capan M, Ivy JS, Rohleder T, Hickman J, Huddleston JM. 2015. View Here
A comparison of hospital adverse events identified by three widely used detection methods. Naessens JM, Campbell CR, Huddleston JM, Berg BP, Lefante JJ, Williams AR, Culbertson RA. 2009. View Here
Mortality Reviews & Patient Safety: A 2019 Update View Here
End of Life Care: Learning From Morality Reviews View Here
Saving Lives Putting Mortality Reviews to Work View Here
Learning from Collaboration on Morality Reviews View Here
Learn From Mortality Review AND the Living: Part 1 View Here
Learn From Mortality Review AND the Living: Part 2 View Here
Mayo Clinic Mortality Reviews: Next Generation Patient Safety View Here
Putting Mortality Review to Work – The Enormous Work Pays Off View Here