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Dennis Tsilimingras M.D., M.P.H.
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Assistant Professor and Director, Center on Patient Safety
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dennis.tsilimingras@med.fsu.edu
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850-644-2362
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Job Description
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Dr. Tsilimingras is director of the Center on Patient Safety and Assistant Professor in the department of family medicine and rural health. His primary focus for teaching and research is in the area of patient safety/quality of care.
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Biosketch
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Dr. Tsilimingras is in the Division of Health Affairs at the College of Medicine. Prior to that, he held academic positions at the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research (Center of Excellence) / Boston University School of Public Health, and the Department of Internal Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. |
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B.A., Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, 1987-1991
M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1991-1995
M.P.H., Boston University School of Public Health, 1999-2001 |
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-Journal of Patient Safety Editorial Board
-Patient Safety Committee, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
-Reviewer, AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Report, Stanford University–UCSF Evidence Based Practice Center
-Task force for "Practice Based Learning and Improvement" ACGME competency, FSU College of Medicine
-Task force for "Systems Based Practice" ACGME competency, FSU College of Medicine
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Research Focus
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My research focus includes patient safety and quality of care.
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Publications
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Tsilimingras D, Miller MR, Brooks RG. Postdischarge Adverse Events in Children. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. December 2009.
Tsilimingras D, Brooks RG. Postdischarge Adverse Events and Rehospitalizations. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009.
Tsilimingras D, Brummel-Smith K, Brooks RG. Postdischarge Adverse Events in the Elderly. J Patient Saf. December 2009.
Tsilimingras D, Bates DW. Addressing Postdischarge Adverse Events: A Neglected Area. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(2):85-97.
Romano P, Mull HJ, Rivard PE, Zhao S, Henderson WG, Loveland S, Tsilimingras D, Christiansen C, Rosen AK. Validity of Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data. Health Serv Res. 2009;44(1):182-204.
Rosen AK, Rivard P, Zhao S, Loveland S, Tsilimingras D, Christiansen CL, Elixhauser A, Romano P. Evaluating the Patient Safety Indicators: How Well Do They Perform on Veterans Health Administration Data? Medical Care. 2005;43:873-884.
Rivard P, Elwy R, Loveland S, Zhao S, Tsilimingras D, Elixhauser A, Romano P, Rosen A. Applying the Patient Safety Indicators Across Healthcare Systems: Achieving Data Comparability. In: Advances in Patient Safety, Volume 1: From Research to Implementation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Washington, DC; 2005: p.7-25.
Berlowitz DR, Rosen AK, Wang F, Tsilimingras D, Tariot PN, Engelhardt J, Kader B, Mukamel D. Purchasing or providing nursing home care: can quality of care data provide guidance? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(4):603-608.
Tsilimingras D, Rosen AK, Berlowitz DR. Patient Safety in Geriatrics: A Call for Action. J Gerontol Med Sci. 2003;58A(9):813-819.
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