Champions of Change

Richard P. Shannon, MD
NPR's "Morning Edition" did a report on a drug resistant infection acquired in hospitals (MRSA, as it is known). NPR.org also followed up with a Q&A with Dr. Richard Shannon, Chief of Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Shannon is leading the way in confronting this epidemic. He is also featured as a "Champion of Change" in program three of the RAM series, "First Do No Harm", which focuses on the impact of medical errors in hospitals. NPR Stories, USA Today Article.

Michael A Kraus
Two years ago, researchers at IU and across the country began testing the NxStage System One, a portable unit that allows patients to conduct their own dialysis at home or on the road. And the preliminary results are promising, says Michael A. Kraus, M.D., the study’s principal investigator and medical director of IU’s Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Acute Dialysis Units.
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Richard Frankel
Rich Frankel Ph.D., is Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics and a Senior Research Scientist at the Regenstrief Institute, IU School of Medicine. He is also a senior scientist in the Center for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Health at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC. Rich is a health services researcher with a special emphasis on qualitative data analysis. Rich also serves as the statewide competency director in professionalism for the School of Medicine.
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J Marc Overhage
J. Marc Overhage, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare has received a three year, $1.5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the Department of Health and Human Services. AHRQ awarded the money to study how information technology can improve patient safety. The project will focus on patients with two prevalent and costly conditions: congestive heart failure and asthma.
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