Eric R. Coon

Eric R. Coon, MD, MS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-662-3645

  • Dr. Coon is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and an Associate Executive Council member for the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network. He is a national leader in pediatric high-value care research and pragmatic clinical trials involving common pediatric conditions that lead to hospitalization. He and his collaborators have examined the comparative effectiveness of common pediatric medical interventions including prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, and post-hospitalization follow-up. Dr. Coon recently served as a principal investigator for the Bronchiolitis Follow-up Intervention Trial (BeneFIT), a multicenter pragmatic RCT conducted across four hospitals in two healthcare systems, the University of Utah and Stanford University. BeneFIT compared as-needed post-hospitalization follow-up to automatic post-hospitalization follow-up, finding that as-needed follow-up is a promising post-hospitalization follow-up strategy for children with bronchiolitis (Coon et al, JAMA Pediatrics 2020). Dr. Coon is the principal investigator for the Follow-up Automatically vs As-Needed Comparison (FAAN-C, pronounced “fancy") trial, which is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. FAAN-C is a pragmatic RCT that builds on BeneFIT to examine the comparative effectiveness of automatic vs as-needed follow-up for children hospitalized with other common infections, including pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, UTI, and gastroenteritis. Dr. Coon is also the principal investigator of an R13 conference grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the goal of which is to identify the most important and feasible RCT questions in the field of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Coon is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and an Associate Executive Council member for the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network. He is a national leader in pediatric high-value care research and pragmatic clinical trials involving common pediatric conditions that lead to hospitalization. He and his collaborators have examined the comparative effectiveness of common pediatric medical interventions including prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, and post-hospitalization follow-up. Dr. Coon recently served as a principal investigator for the Bronchiolitis Follow-up Intervention Trial (BeneFIT), a multicenter pragmatic RCT conducted across four hospitals in two healthcare systems, the University of Utah and Stanford University. BeneFIT compared as-needed post-hospitalization follow-up to automatic post-hospitalization follow-up, finding that as-needed follow-up is a promising post-hospitalization follow-up strategy for children with bronchiolitis (Coon et al, JAMA Pediatrics 2020). Dr. Coon is the principal investigator for the Follow-up Automatically vs As-Needed Comparison (FAAN-C, pronounced “fancy") trial, which is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. FAAN-C is a pragmatic RCT that builds on BeneFIT to examine the comparative effectiveness of automatic vs as-needed follow-up for children hospitalized with other common infections, including pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, UTI, and gastroenteritis. Dr. Coon is also the principal investigator of an R13 conference grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the goal of which is to identify the most important and feasible RCT questions in the field of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Inpatient Medicine

    Education history

    Other Training Quality Improvement Theory and Implementation Safety Officer - Intermountain Healthcare, Advanced Training Program Certification
    Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship - University of Utah Fellow
    Graduate Training Master's of Science in Clinical Investigation - University of Utah M.S.C.I
    Pediatrics - University of Texas Southwestern-Austin Resident
    Internship Pediatrics - University of Florida Intern
    Medicine - University of Arizona College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Economics - Arizona State University B.A.
    Undergraduate Microbiology - Arizona State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Liang D, Wang ME, Dahlen A, Liao Y, Saunders AC, Coon ER, Schroeder AR (2024). Incidence of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open, 7(1), e2350061. (Read full article)
    2. House SA, Marin JR, Coon ER, Ralston SL, Hall M, Gruhler De Souza H, Ho T, Reyes M, Schroeder AR (2023). Trends in Low-Value Care Among Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics, 153(1). (Read full article)
    3. Bassett HK, Coon ER, Mansbach JM, Snow K, Wheeler M, Schroeder AR (2023). Misclassification of Both Influenza Infection and Oseltamivir Exposure Status in Administrative Data. JAMA Pediatr. (Read full article)
    4. Shapiro DJ, Wu AC, Hersh AL, Coon ER (2023). Patterns of Outpatient Follow-up Visits After Hospitalizations for Acute Bronchiolitis. JAMA Pediatr. (Read full article)
    5. Ding L, Rodean J, Leyenaar JK, Coon ER, Mahant S, Gill PJ, Cabana MD, Kaiser SV (2023). Characterization of Birth Hospitalizations in the United States. Hosp Pediatr, 13(5), 426-439. (Read full article)
    6. Willer RJ, Brady PW, Tyler AN, Treasure JD, Coon ER (2023). The Current State of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Protocols at Children's Hospitals. Hosp Pediatr, 13(5), e109-e113. (Read full article)
    7. Schroeder AR, Dahlen A, Purington N, Alvarez F, Brooks R, Destino L, Madduri G, Wang M, Coon ER (2022). Healthcare utilization in children across the care continuum during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One, 17(10), e0276461. (Read full article)
    8. Coon ER, Bonafide C, Cohen E, Heath A, McDaniel CE, Schroeder AR, Kaiser SV (2022). HEROIC Trials to Answer Pragmatic Questions for Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr, 12(9), e312-e318. (Read full article)
    9. Money NM, Hall M, Quinonez RA, Coon ER, Tremoulet AH, Markham JL, Erdem G, Tamaskar N, Parikh K, Neubauer HC, Darby JB, Wallace SS (2022). Association of Models of Care for Kawasaki Disease With Utilization and Cardiac Outcomes. Hosp Pediatr. (Read full article)
    10. Kaiser SV, Schroeder AR, Coon ER (2022). Pediatric Hospital Medicine Needs More Randomized Controlled Trials. Hosp Pediatr. (Read full article)
    11. Coon ER, Schroeder AR, Lion KC, Ray KN (2021). Disparities by Ethnicity in Enrollment of a Clinical Trial. Pediatrics, 149(2). (Read full article)
    12. Money NM, Schroeder AR, Quinonez RA, Ho T, Marin JR, Wolf ER, Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER (2021). 2021 Update on Pediatric Overuse. Pediatrics, 149(2). (Read full article)
    13. Kaiser SV, Rodean J, Coon ER, Mahant S, Gill PJ, Leyenaar JK (2021). Common Diagnoses and Costs in Pediatric Hospitalization in the US. JAMA Pediatr, 176, 316-318. (Read full article)
    14. Coon ER, Hester G, Ralston SL (2021). Why Are So Many Children With Bronchiolitis Going to the Intensive Care Unit? JAMA Pediatr, 176, 231-233. (Read full article)
    15. House SA, Hall M, Ralston SL, Marin JR, Coon ER, Schroeder AR, De Souza HG, Davidson A, Duda P, Ho T, Genies MC, Mestre M, Reyes MA (2021). Development and Use of a Calculator to Measure Pediatric Low-Value Care Delivered in US Children's Hospitals. JAMA Netw Open, 4(12), e2135184. (Read full article)
    16. Bonafide CP, Maletsky KD, Coon ER (2021). The Tension Between Pragmatism and Rigor in Choosing Wisely. Hosp Pediatr, 11(11), e352-e354. (Read full article)
    17. Coon ER, Conroy MB, Ray KN (2021). Posthospitalization Follow-up: Always Needed or As Needed? Hosp Pediatr, 11(10), e270-e273. (Read full article)
    18. Willer RJ, Coon ER, Harrison WN, Ralston SL (2021). Trends in Hospital Costs and Levels of Services Provided for Children With Bronchiolitis Treated in Children's Hospitals. JAMA Netw Open, 4(10), e2129920. (Read full article)
    19. Willer RJ, Johnson MD, Cipriano FA, Stone BL, Nkoy FL, Chaulk DC, Knochel ML, Kawai CK, Neiswender KL, Coon ER (2021). Implementation of a Weight-Based High-Flow Nasal Cannula Protocol for Children With Bronchiolitis. Hosp Pediatr, 11(8), 891-895. (Read full article)
    20. Ohlsen TJD, Knudson AM, Korgenski EK, Sandweiss DR, Hofmann MG, Glasgow TS, Coon ER (2020). Nine Seasons of a Bronchiolitis Observation Unit and Home Oxygen Therapy Protocol. J Hosp Med, 16(5), 261-266. (Read full article)
    21. Meier JD, Knighton AJ, Coon E, Wolfe D, Brunisholz K, Allen L, Allen TL, Menge K, Richards NG, Srivastava R (2020). Improving Quality in Elective Surgery After Disruptions From the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community-Based Health System. Qual Manag Health Care, 30(1), 74-75. (Read full article)
    22. Fenster ME, Hersh AL, Srivastava R, Keren R, Wilkes J, Coon ER (2019). Trends in Use of Postdischarge Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Children. J Hosp Med, 15(12), 731-733. (Read full article)
    23. Schroeder AR, Destino LA, Ip W, Vukin E, Brooks R, Stoddard G, Coon ER (2020). Day of Illness and Outcomes in Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations. Pediatrics, 146(5). (Read full article)
    24. Coon ER, Destino LA, Greene TH, Vukin E, Stoddard G, Schroeder AR (2020). Comparison of As-Needed and Scheduled Posthospitalization Follow-up for Children Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis: The Bronchiolitis Follow-up Intervention Trial (BeneFIT) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr, 174(9), e201937. (Read full article)
    25. Chi KW, Coon ER, Destino L, Schroeder AR (2020). Parental Perspectives on Continuous Pulse Oximetry Use in Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations. Pediatrics, 146(2). (Read full article)
    26. Coon ER, Stoddard G, Brady PW (2019). Intensive Care Unit Utilization After Adoption of a Ward-Based High-Flow Nasal Cannula Protocol. J Hosp Med, 15(6), 325-330. (Read full article)
    27. Money NM, Schroeder AR, Quinonez RA, Ho T, Marin JR, Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER (2020). 2019 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Systematic Review. JAMA Pediatr, 174(4), 375-382. (Read full article)
    28. Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER, Wright SM, Korenstein D (2019). 2019 Update on Medical Overuse: A Review. JAMA Intern Med, 179(11), 1568-1574. (Read full article)
    29. Coon ER, Mittal V, Brady PW (2019). High flow nasal cannula-just expensive paracetamol? Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 3(9), 593-595. (Read full article)
    30. Coon ER, Quinonez RA, Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Ho T, Money N, Schroeder AR (2019). 2018 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Review. JAMA Pediatr, 173(4), 379-384. (Read full article)
    31. Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER, Wright SM, Korenstein D (2019). 2018 Update on Medical Overuse. JAMA Intern Med, 179(2), 240-246. (Read full article)
    32. Coon ER, Wilkes J, Bratton SL, Srivastava R (2018). Paediatric overdiagnosis modelled by coronary abnormality trends in Kawasaki disease. Arch Dis Child, 103(10), 937-941. (Read full article)
    33. Coon ER, Young PC, Quinonez RA, Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Schroeder AR (2018). 2017 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Review. JAMA Pediatr, 172(5), 482-486. (Read full article)
    34. Schroeder AR, Destino LA, Brooks R, Wang CJ, Coon ER (2018). Outcomes of Follow-up Visits After Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations. JAMA Pediatr, 172(3), 296-297. (Read full article)
    35. Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER, Wright SM, Korenstein D (2018). 2017 Update on Medical Overuse: A Systematic Review. JAMA Intern Med, 178(1), 110-115. (Read full article)
    36. Quinonez RA, Coon ER, Schroeder AR, Moyer VA (2017). When technology creates uncertainty: pulse oximetry and overdiagnosis of hypoxaemia in bronchiolitis. BMJ, 358, j3850. (Read full article)
    37. House SA, Coon ER, Schroeder AR, Ralston SL (2017). Categorization of National Pediatric Quality Measures. Pediatrics. 2017 Apr;139(4):e20163269. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-3269. Epub 2017 Mar 15. PMID: 28298481. Pediatrics, 139(4). (Read full article)
    38. Coon ER, Young PC, Quinonez RA, Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Schroeder AR (2017). Update on Pediatric Overuse. Pediatrics. 2017 Feb;139(2):e20162797. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2797. Epub 2017 Jan 3. PMID: 28049113. Pediatrics, 139(2). (Read full article)
    39. Coon ER, Srivastava R, Stoddard GJ, Reilly S, Maloney CG, Bratton SL (2016). Infant Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Testing, Swallowing Interventions, and Future Acute Respiratory Illness. Hosp Pediatr, 6(12), 707-713. (Read full article)
    40. Coon ER, Maloney CG, Shen MW (2015). Antibiotic and Diagnostic Discordance Between ED Physicians and Hospitalists for Pediatric Respiratory Illness. Hosp Pediatr, 5(3), 111-8. (Read full article)
    41. Coon ER, Quinonez RA, Moyer VA, Schroeder AR (2014). Overdiagnosis: how our compulsion for diagnosis may be harming children. Pediatrics, 134(5), 1013-23. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Quinonez RA, Coon ER (2016). Choosing Wrong. Pediatrics. 2016;138(6):e20163228. Pediatrics, 138(6). (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Shapiro DJ, Bourgeois FT, Fine AM, Hersh AL, Coon ER, Neuman MI, Wu AC (2023). National Patterns of Outpatient Follow-Up Visits After Emergency Care for Acute Bronchiolitis. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA Netw Open, 6(10), e2340082. (Read full article)

    Newspaper

    1. Aaron E Carroll Coon research referenced (2018). It’s Hard for Doctors to Unlearn Things. That’s Costly for All of Us. The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/upshot/its-hard-for-doctors-to-unlearn-things-thats-costly-for-all-of-us.html).
    2. Alice Callahan Eric Coon quoted (2017). New type of baby monitors offers ‘peace of mind’ but may deliver just the opposite. The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/new-type-of-baby-monitors-offers-peace-of-mind-but-may-deliver-just-the-opposite/2017/05/05/8d31a07e-09b7-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bdafd4c4358f).

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