Jeffrey Newman, MD, MPH
Professor
Institute for Health & Aging
School of Nursing
Dr Newman's long term research interests are the prevention and control of chronic disease, the use of information systems to improve quality of medical care, and collaboration with community organizations & public health.
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His focus is on brain health and advance care planning - especially collaboration among primary care, geriatrics, and palliative care.
He recently co-produced a training program "Brain Health - Benefits of Blood Pressure Management as a Potential Mechanism to Reduce the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia. American College of Preventive Medicine. December 2018", available at: https://www.acpm.org/page/brainhealthcourse
And he was recently appointed Co-Leader of the San Francisco Palliative Care Task Force.
His entrepreneurial interests include digital health and consultation with a variety of start-ups on clinical and reimbursement feasibility.
Awards
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- ACPM representative to Provider Leadership Group, US Against Alzheimers, 2020
- Member, Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group, 2014-2019
- Board of Directors, San Francisco Medical Society, 2005-2012
- Advisory Committee, CA Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, 2002-2004
- Executive Committee, CA Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative, 1999-2002
- Faculty, Managing Care for Defined Populations, American College of Preventive Medicine, 1998
- Education Panel, Stroke Prevention, Center for Clinical Quality Evaluation, 1996
- Cultural Diversity Committee, American Diabetes Association, California, 1993
- Epidemiology Council Officer, American Diabetes Association, 1989
- Commendation Medal, US Public Health Service, 1989
- Special Recognition Award, National Indian Health Board, 1981
- President, San Francisco Hypertension Council, 1980
- Phi Beta Kappa, Brandeis University, 1968
- National Merit Scholarship, 1964
Education & Training
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- Interprofessional Career Development Geriatrics UCSF 2015
- Mid-Career Fellowship in Health Services Research IHPS UCSF 2004
- Epidemic Intelligence Service Applied Epidemiolgy CDC 1986
- Residency Preventive Medicine SF PHS Hospital 1977
- Residency Internal Medicine SF PHS Hospital 1976
- MPH Epidemiology UC Berkeley 1975
- M.D. Tufts 1972
Interests
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- preventive medicine
- advance care planning
- chronic disease
- clinical information systems
- inter-professional teamwork
- health & aging
- brain health
- digital health
- health policy
Grants and Projects
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- San Francisco Palliative Care Workgroup, San Francisco Division of Aging and Adult Services
Publications (35)
Top publication keywords:
EmergenciesMedication Systems, HospitalPalliative CareInpatientsSelf CareReferral and ConsultationDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedTranslatingCommunity Health WorkersCommunication BarriersPoverty AreasQuality Assurance, Health CareMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedAttitude to ComputersMedication Errors
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Effects of initiating palliative care consultation in the emergency department on inpatient length of stay.
Journal of palliative medicine 2013 Wu FM, Newman JM, Lasher A, Brody AA -
Multiple locations of advance care planning documentation in an electronic health record: are they easy to find?
Journal of palliative medicine 2013 Wilson CJ, Newman J, Tapper S, Lai S, Cheng PH, Wu FM, Tai-Seale M -
The effects of an inpatient palliative care team on discharge disposition.
Journal of palliative medicine 2010 Brody AA, Ciemins E, Newman J, Harrington C -
The economic and clinical impact of an inpatient palliative care consultation service: a multifaceted approach.
Journal of palliative medicine 2007 Ciemins EL, Blum L, Nunley M, Lasher A, Newman JM -
Using post-acute and long-term care quality report cards
Discharge planning decisions fall heavily on patients, families, caregivers
Using post-acute and long-term care quality report cards Discharge planning decisions fall heavily on patients, families, caregivers 2017 Charlene Harrington, Leslie Ross, Jeffrey Newman
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ADVANCE CARE PLANNING
San Francisco Medicine: A Community-Based Initiative in San Francisco 2015 Newman J, Sudore R, Stephens C, Miller BJ, Richie C -
Physician-community health worker partnering to support diabetes self-management in primary care.
Quality in primary care 2010 Otero-Sabogal R, Arretz D, Siebold S, Hallen E, Lee R, Ketchel A, Li J, Newman J -
Peering into the black box: billing and insurance activities in a medical group.
Health affairs (Project Hope) 2009 Sakowski JA, Kahn JG, Kronick RG, Newman JM, Luft HS -
Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code medication administration system.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2008 Sakowski J, Newman JM, Dozier K -
Assessing dual-role staff-interpreter linguistic competency in an integrated healthcare system.
Journal of general internal medicine 2007 Moreno MR, Otero-Sabogal R, Newman J -
An Evaluation of the Advanced Illness Management (AIM) Program: Increasing hospice utilization in the San Francisco Bay area.
Journal of palliative medicine 2006 Ciemins EL, Stuart B, Gerber R, Newman J, Bauman M -
Using a bar-coded medication administration system to prevent medication errors in a community hospital network.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2005 Sakowski J, Leonard T, Colburn S, Michaelsen B, Schiro T, Schneider J, Newman JM -
Prioritizing interventions to improve rates of thrombolysis for ischemic stroke.
Neurology 2005 California Acute Stroke Pilot Registry (CASPR) Investigators -
Hospital usage of early do-not-resuscitate orders and outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage.
Stroke 2004 Hemphill JC, Newman J, Zhao S, Johnston SC -
Cost effectiveness of ACE inhibitor treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
PharmacoEconomics 2004 Dong FB, Sorensen SW, Manninen DL, Thompson TJ, Narayan V, Orians CE, Gregg EW, Eastman RC, Dasbach EJ, Herman WH, Newman JM, Narva AS, Ballard DJ, Engelgau MM -
Electronic medical records in solo/small groups: a qualitative study of physician user types.
Studies in health technology and informatics 2004 Miller RH, Sim I, Newman J -
Predictors of rehospitalization for symptomatic venous thromboembolism after total hip arthroplasty.
The New England journal of medicine 2000 White RH, Gettner S, Newman JM, Trauner KB, Romano PS -
Medicare beneficiary complaints about quality of care.
American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality 2000 Harrington C, Weinberg J, Merrill S, Newman J -
Racial and ethnic differences in the use of cardiovascular procedures: findings from the California Cooperative Cardiovascular Project.
American journal of public health 2000 Ford E, Newman J, Deosaransingh K -
Is screening mammography effective in elderly women?
The American journal of medicine 2000 Smith-Bindman R, Kerlikowske K, Gebretsadik T, Newman J -
Mammography screening among California Medicare beneficiaries: 1993-1994.
American journal of preventive medicine 1998 Parker J, Gebretsadik T, Sabogal F, Newman J, Lawson HW -
Underutilization of pressure ulcer risk assessment in hip fracture patients.
Advances in wound care : the journal for prevention and healing 1998 Stotts NA, Deosaransingh K, Roll FJ, Newman J -
Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection among California Medicare patients.
Archives of internal medicine 1997 Roll J, Weng A, Newman J -
Survey of physician practice behaviors related to diabetes mellitus in the U.S. Physician adherence to consensus recommendations.
Diabetes care 1993 Kenny SJ, Smith PJ, Goldschmid MG, Newman JM, Herman WH -
Alternative approaches to public health surveillance of IDDM.
Diabetes care 1993 Newman JM, Herman WH, Vinicor F -
Comparison of coronary heart disease mortality risk between black and white people with diabetes.
Ethnicity & disease 1993 DeStefano F, Newman J -
Diabetes-associated mortality in Native Americans.
Diabetes care 1993 Newman JM, DeStefano F, Valway SE, German RR, Muneta B -
Risk factors for coronary heart disease mortality among persons with diabetes.
Annals of epidemiology 1993 DeStefano F, Ford ES, Newman J, Stevenson JM, Wetterhall SF, Anda RF, Vinicor F -
Trends in diabetes and diabetic complications, 1980-1987.
Diabetes care 1992 Wetterhall SF, Olson DR, DeStefano F, Stevenson JM, Ford ES, German RR, Will JC, Newman JM, Sepe SJ, Vinicor F -
Regional variation in diabetes mellitus prevalence--United States, 1988 and 1989.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 1990 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) -
The natural history and epidemiology of diabetic nephropathy. Implications for prevention and control.
JAMA 1990 Selby JV, FitzSimmons SC, Newman JM, Katz PP, Sepe S, Showstack J -
End state renal disease among Native Americans, 1983-86.
American journal of public health 1990 Newman JM, Marfin AA, Eggers PW, Helgerson SD -
Incidence of end-stage renal disease in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Pima Indians.
Diabetologia 1988 Nelson RG, Newman JM, Knowler WC, Sievers ML, Kunzelman CL, Pettitt DJ, Moffett CD, Teutsch SM, Bennett PH -
The disease-specific benefits and risks of physical activity and exercise.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 1985 Siscovick DS, LaPorte RE, Newman JM -
Wisdom in the End: Folktales and Narrative Technique in End-of-Life Palliation
Intima Henry Sussman Jeffrey Newman