Valerie M. Vaughn
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Valerie M. Vaughn, MD, MS, SFHM, FACP

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Valerie Vaughn is a tenured Associate Professor, the Bertram H. and Janet M. Schaap Presidential Endowed Chair, and Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Internal Medicine. A national leader in hospital medicine, Dr. Vaughn envisions a world where patient care is rapidly and iteratively improved by generating and implementing high quality, high value evidence across diverse context with teams that are compassionate, collaborative, and happy. Dr. Vaughn's research targets critical challenges in healthcare, focusing on reducing diagnostic error and curbing antibiotic overuse, especially during transitions of care.

    As a practicing hospitalist, Dr. Vaughn is at the forefront of understanding how hospitalists contribute to both diagnostic accuracy and antibiotic stewardship. Her collaborative work spans key areas such as physician decision-making, cognitive error, organizational culture, and the development of quality measures to drive better patient outcomes. Dr. Vaughn's work has been supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Academy of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

    An accomplished scholar, Dr. Vaughn has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles in top journals, including JAMA, BMJ, JAMA Internal Medicine, and Annals of Internal Medicine. She is the hospitalist lead of the Antimicrobial Use Initiative within the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium, helping hospitals harness data to improve infection care. At the University of Utah, Dr. Vaughn directs the Utah Quality Advancement Laboratory (UQuAL), an innovative patient safety research center that includes the UQuAL Scholars program and the UQuAL Hospitalist team, designed to train the next generation of healthcare leaders.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

  • Dr. Valerie Vaughn is a tenured Associate Professor, the Bertram H. and Janet M. Schaap Presidential Endowed Chair, and Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Internal Medicine. A national leader in hospital medicine, Dr. Vaughn envisions a world where patient care is rapidly and iteratively improved by generating and implementing high quality, high value evidence across diverse context with teams that are compassionate, collaborative, and happy. Dr. Vaughn's research targets critical challenges in healthcare, focusing on reducing diagnostic error and curbing antibiotic overuse, especially during transitions of care.

    As a practicing hospitalist, Dr. Vaughn is at the forefront of understanding how hospitalists contribute to both diagnostic accuracy and antibiotic stewardship. Her collaborative work spans key areas such as physician decision-making, cognitive error, organizational culture, and the development of quality measures to drive better patient outcomes. Dr. Vaughn's work has been supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Academy of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

    An accomplished scholar, Dr. Vaughn has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles in top journals, including JAMA, BMJ, JAMA Internal Medicine, and Annals of Internal Medicine. She is the hospitalist lead of the Antimicrobial Use Initiative within the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium, helping hospitals harness data to improve infection care. At the University of Utah, Dr. Vaughn directs the Utah Quality Advancement Laboratory (UQuAL), an innovative patient safety research center that includes the UQuAL Scholars program and the UQuAL Hospitalist team, designed to train the next generation of healthcare leaders.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Population Health Sciences -Adjunct Associate Professor
    Internal Medicine -Associate Professor
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

    Education history

    Undergraduate Biology with distinction; Chemistry - Duke University B.S.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Michigan Medical School M.D.
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Michigan Intern
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Michigan Resident
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Michigan Chief Medical Resident
    Graduate Training Health and Health Services Research; Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program Curriculum - University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School M.S.
    Research Fellow Hospital Medicine - University of Michigan Research Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Chopra V, Kuhn L, Vaughn V, Ratz D, Winter S, Moureau N, Meyer B, Krein (2017). CE: Original Research: Does Certification in Vascular Access Matter? An Analysis of the PICC1 Survey. The American journal of nursing, 117(12), 24-34. (Read full publication)
    2. Petty LA, Vaughn VM, Gandhi T (2020). Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Innocent Bystander: Leaving Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Alone in Hospitalized Patients. Annals of internal medicine, 173(2), HO2-HO3. (Read full publication)
    3. Saint S, Meddings J, Fowler KE, Vaughn VM, Ameling JM, Rohde JM, Popovich KJ, Calfee DP, Krein SL, Chopra (2019). The Guide to Patient Safety for Health Care-Associated Infections. Annals of internal medicine, 171(7_Suppl), S7-S9. (Read full publication)
    4. Vaughn VM, Szymczak JE, Newton DW, Fakih M (2019). Addressing the Overuse of Cultures to Optimize Patient Care. Annals of internal medicine, 171(7_Suppl), S73-S74. (Read full publication)
    5. Vaughn VM, Flanders SA, Snyder A, Conlon A, Rogers MAM, Malani AN, McLaughlin E, Bloemers S, Srinivasan A, Nagel J, Kaatz S, Osterholzer D, Thyagarajan R, Hsaiky L, Chopra V, Gandhi T (2019). Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia: A Multihospital Cohort Study. Annals of internal medicine, 171(3), 153-163. (Read full publication)
    6. Vaughn VM, Shuster D, Rogers MAM, Mann J, Conte ML, Saint S, Chopra (2017). Early Versus Delayed Feeding in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review. Annals of internal medicine, 166(12), 883-892. (Read full publication)
    7. Vaughn VM, Flanders S (2016). Web Exclusives. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Mindfulness and Antibiotic Appropriateness-How Point-of-Care Stewardship Begins With Hospitalists. Annals of internal medicine, 165(10), HO2-HO3. (Read full publication)
    8. Vaughn VM, Gandhi T, Conlon A, Chopra V, Malani AN, Flanders S (2019). The Association of Antibiotic Stewardship With Fluoroquinolone Prescribing in Michigan Hospitals: A Multi-hospital Cohort Study. Clinical infectious diseases, 69(8), 1269-1277. (Read full publication)
    9. Vaughn VM, Gandhi T, Petty LA, Patel PK, Prescott HC, Malani AN, Ratz D, McLaughlin E, Chopra V, Flanders, SA (2020). Empiric Antibacterial Therapy and Community-onset Bacterial Co-infection in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Multi-Hospital Cohort Study. Clinical infectious diseases,
    10. Vaughn VM, Gandhi TN, Chopra V, Petty LA, Giesler DL, Malani AN, Bernstein SJ, Hsaiky LM, Pogue JM, Dumkow L, Ratz D, McLaughlin ES, Flanders SA (2020). Antibiotic Overuse After Hospital Discharge: A multi-hospital cohort study. Clinical infectious diseases,
    11. Vaughn VM, Cron DC, Terjimanian MN, Gala ZS, Wang SC, Su GL, Volk M (2015). Analytic morphomics identifies predictors of new-onset diabetes after liver transplantation. Clinical transplantation, 29(5), 458-64. (Read full publication)
    12. Smith SN, Moureau N, Vaughn VM, Boldenow T, Kaatz S, Grant PJ, Bernstein SJ, Flanders SA, Chopra (2017). Patterns and Predictors of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Occlusion: The 3P-O Study. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology, 28(5), 749-756.e2. (Read full publication)
    13. Vaughn VM, Chopra V, Howell J (2016). War games and diagnostic errors. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 355, i6342. (Read full publication)
    14. Vaughn-Sandler V, Sherman C, Aronsohn A, Volk M (2014). Consequences of perceived stigma among patients with cirrhosis. Digestive diseases and sciences, 59(3), 681-6. (Read full publication)
    15. Krein SL, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Winter S, Vaughn VM, Chopra (2017). The relationship between perceived role and appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters: A survey of vascular access nurses in the United States. International journal of nursing studies, 71, 28-33. (Read full publication)
    16. Vaughn VM, Greene MT, Ratz D, Fowler KE, Krein SL, Flanders SA, Dubberke ER, Saint S, Patel P (2020). Antibiotic stewardship teams and Clostridioides difficile practices in United States hospitals: A national survey in The Joint Commission antibiotic stewardship standard era. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 41(2), 143-148. (Read full publication)
    17. Barker AK, Ngam C, Musuuza JS, Vaughn VM, Safdar (2017). Reducing Clostridium difficile in the Inpatient Setting: A Systematic Review of the Adherence to and Effectiveness of C. difficile Prevention Bundles. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 38(6), 639-650. (Read full publication)
    18. Calderwood MS, Deloney VM, Anderson D, Cheng VC, Gohi S, Kwon JH, Mody L, Monsees E, Vaughn VM, Wimken TL, Ziegler MJ, Lofgen (2020). Policies and Practices of SHEA Research Network Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Infection control and hospital epidemiology,
    19. Carey MR, Vaughn VM, Mann J, Townsend W, Chopra V, Patel P (2020). Is Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapy Non-Inferior to Antibiotic Therapy in Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections: a Systematic Review. Journal of general internal medicine, 35(6), 1821-1829. (Read full publication)
    20. Vaughn V, Saint S, Chopra (2017). Mentee Missteps: Tales From the Academic Trenches. JAMA, 317(5), 475-476. (Read full publication)
    21. Koeberl DD, Pinto C, Sun B, Li S, Kozink DM, Benjamin DK Jr, Demaster AK, Kruse MA, Vaughn V, Hillman S, Bird A, Jackson M, Brown T, Kishnani PS, Chen Y (2008). AAV vector-mediated reversal of hypoglycemia in canine and murine glycogen storage disease type Ia. Molecular therapy, 16(4), 665-72. (Read full publication)
    22. Chopra V, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Shader S, Vaughn VM, Saint S, Krein S (2017). Vascular Access Specialist Training, Experience, and Practice in the United States: Results From the National PICC1 Survey. Journal of infusion nursing, 40(1), 15-25. (Read full publication)
    23. Saint S, Vaughn VM, Chopra V, Fowler KE, Kachalia (2018). Perception of Resources Spent on Defensive Medicine and History of Being Sued Among Hospitalists: Results from a National Survey. Journal of hospital medicine, 13(1), 26-29. (Read full publication)
    24. Vaughn VM, Callahan SJ, Pile J, Kazanjian P, Odden (2016). Caught red-handed. Journal of hospital medicine, 11(8), 583-6. (Read full publication)
    25. Patel PK, Gupta A, Vaughn VM, Mann JD, Ameling JM, Meddings (2018). Review of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs. Journal of hospital medicine, 13(2), 105-116. (Read full publication)
    26. Vaughn VM, Streeter CC, Miller DJ, Gerrard S (2010). Restriction of rift valley Fever virus virulence in mosquito cells. Viruses, 2(2), 655-75. (Read full publication)
    27. Vaughn VM, Saint S, Krein SL, Forman JH, Meddings J, Ameling J, Winter S, Townsend W, Chopra (2019). Characteristics of healthcare organisations struggling to improve quality: results from a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ quality & safety, 28(1), 74-84. (Read full publication)
    28. Vaughn VM, Chopra (2017). Revisiting the panculture. BMJ quality & safety, 26(3), 236-239. (Read full publication)
    29. Petty LA, Vaughn VM, Flanders SA, Malani AN, Conlon A, Kaye KS, Thyagarajan R, Osterholzer D, Nielsen D, Eschenauer GA, Bloemers S, McLaughlin E, Gandhi T (2019). Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated With Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA internal medicine, 179, 1519-1527. (Read full publication)
    30. Vaughn VM, Seelye SM, Wang XQ, Wiitala WL, Rubin MA, Prescott H (2020). Inpatient and Discharge Fluoroquinolone Prescribing in Veterans Affairs Hospitals Between 2014 and 2017. Open forum infectious diseases, 7(5), ofaa149. (Read full publication)
    31. Vaughn VM, Petty LA, Flanders SA, Malani AN, Patel T, Bernstein SJ, Hsaiky LM, Thyagarajan R, Osterholzer D, McLaughlin E, Horowitz JK, Gandhi T (2020). A Deeper Dive Into Antibiotic Stewardship Needs: A Multihospital Survey. Open forum infectious diseases, 7(3), ofaa007. (Read full publication)
    32. Vaughn VM, Saint S, Greene MT, Ratz D, Fowler KE, Patel PK, Krein S (2020). Trends in Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Practices in US Veterans Affairs Hospitals From 2005 to 2017. JAMA network open, 3(2), e1920464. (Read full publication)
    33. Gupta A, Petty L, Gandhi T, Flanders S, Hsaiky L, Basu T, Zhang Q, Horowitz J, Masood Z, Chopra V, Vaughn V (2022). Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infection linked to overdiagnosis of pneumonia: a multihospital cohort study. BMJ quality & safety, (Read full publication)
    34. Vaughn VM, Gandhi TN, Hofer TP, Petty LA, Malani AN, Osterholzer D, Dumkow LE, Ratz D, Horowitz JK, McLaughlin ES, Czilok T, Flanders S (2021). A Statewide Collaborative Quality Initiative To Improve Antibiotic Duration And Outcomes Of Patients Hospitalized With Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Clinical infectious diseases, (Read full publication)
    35. Gonzalez JJ, DiBattista J, Gomez V, Gonzalez E, Zhang Q, Vaughn VM, Tapper E (2021). Impact of Inpatient Attending Specialty and Gastroenterology Consultation on Quality of Care of Patients Hospitalized with Decompensated Cirrhosis. The American journal of medicine, 134(10), 1270-1277.e2. (Read full publication)
    36. Advani S, Vaughn V (2021). Quality Improvement Interventions and Implementation Strategies for Urine Culture Stewardship in the Acute Care Setting: Advances and Challenges. Current infectious disease reports, 23(10), (Read full publication)
    37. Vaughn VM, Hersh AL, Spivak E (2021). Antibiotic Overuse and Stewardship at Hospital Discharge: The Reducing Overuse of Antibiotics at Discharge (ROAD) Home Framework. Clinical infectious diseases, (Read full publication)
    38. Spencer-Segal JL, Smith CA, Slavin A, Sampang L, DiGiovine D, Spencer AE, Zhang Q, Horowitz J, Vaughn V (2021). Mental health outcomes after hospitalization with or without COVID-19. General hospital psychiatry, 72, 152-153. (Read full publication)
    39. Soper NS, Appukutty AJ, Paje D, Petty LA, Flanders SA, Zhang Q, Horowitz JK, Vaughn V (2021). Antibiotic overuse after discharge from medical short-stay units. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 1-4. (Read full publication)
    40. Sheffield V, Hartley S, Stansfield RB, Mack M, Blackburn S, Vaughn VM, Heidemann L, Chang R, Lukela J (2021). Gendered Expectations: the Impact of Gender, Evaluation Language, and Clinical Setting on Resident Trainee Assessment of Faculty Performance. Journal of general internal medicine, (Read full publication)
    41. Petty LA, Flanders SA, Vaughn VM, Ratz D, O'Malley M, Malani AN, Washer L, Kim T, Kocher KE, Kaatz S, Czilok T, McLaughlin E, Prescott HC, Chopra V, Gandhi (2021). Risk factors and outcomes associated with community-onset and hospital-acquired coinfection in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A multihospital cohort study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 1-10. (Read full publication)
    42. Vaughn VM, Yost M, Abshire C, Flanders SA, Paje D, Grant P, Kaatz S, Kim T, Barnes G (2021). Trends in Venous Thromboembolism Anticoagulation in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19. JAMA network open, 4(6), e2111788. (Read full publication)
    43. Mody L, Akinboyo IC, Babcock HM, Bischoff WE, Cheng VC, Chiotos K, Claeys KC, Coffey KC, Diekema DJ, Donskey CJ, Ellingson KD, Gilmartin HM, Gohil SK, Harris AD, Keller SC, Klein EY, Krein SL, Kwon JH, Lauring AS, Livorsi DJ, Lofgren ET, Merrill K, Milstone AM, Monsees EA, Morgan DJ, Perri LP, Pfeiffer CD, Rock C, Saint S, Sickbert-Bennett E, Skelton F, Suda KJ, Talbot TR, Vaughn VM, Weber DJ, Wiemken TL, Yassin MH, Ziegler MJ, Anderson DJ, SHEA Research Committee (2021). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research agenda for healthcare epidemiology. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 1-11. (Read full publication)
    44. Petty LA, Vaughn VM, Flanders SA, Patel T, Malani AN, Ratz D, Kaye KS, Pogue JM, Dumkow LE, Thyagarajan R, Hsaiky LM, Osterholzer D, Kronick SL, McLaughlin E, Gandhi T (2020). Assessment of Testing and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Initiated in the Emergency Department. Open forum infectious diseases, 7(12), ofaa537. (Read full publication)
    45. Vaughn VM, Gandhi TN, Petty LA, Patel PK, Prescott HC, Malani AN, Ratz D, McLaughlin E, Chopra V, Flanders S (2021). Empiric Antibacterial Therapy and Community-onset Bacterial Coinfection in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Multi-hospital Cohort Study. Clinical infectious diseases, 72(10), e533-e541. (Read full publication)
    46. Calderwood MS, Deloney VM, Anderson DJ, Cheng VC, Gohil S, Kwon JH, Mody L, Monsees E, Vaughn VM, Wiemken TL, Ziegler MJ, Lofgren (2020). Policies and practices of SHEA Research Network hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 41(10), 1127-1135. (Read full publication)
    47. Vaughn VM, O'Malley M, Flanders SA, Gandhi TN, Petty LA, Malani AN, Weinmann A, Horowitz JK, Chopra (2020). Association of Infectious Disease Physician Approval of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter With Appropriateness and Complications. JAMA network open, 3(10), e2017659. (Read full publication)
    48. Vaughn VM, Dunn G, Horowitz JK, McLaughlin ES, Gandhi TN (2021). "Duties, Resources, and Burnout of Antibiotic Stewards During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology,
    49. Chopra V, Flanders SA, Vaughn V, Petty LA, Gandhi T, McSparron JI, Malani AN, O'Malley M, Kim T, McLaughlin E, Prescott HC (2021). "Variation in COVID-19 Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes in Michigan: An Observational Study in 32 Hospitals." . BMJ open,
    50. Giesler, DL, Krein S, Branaccio A, Mashrah D, Ratz D, Gandhi TN, Bashaw L, Horowitz J, Vaughn VM (2021). "Reducing Overuse of Antibiotics at Discharge Home: A Single-Center Mixed Methods Pilot Study." September 2020. https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/34848294/. International journal of infection control,
    51. Delaney LD, Bicket MC, Hu HM, O'Malley M, McLaughlin E, Flanders SA, Vaughn VM, Waljee J (2022). Opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing after COVID-19 hospitalization. Journal of hospital medicine, 17(7), 539-544. (Read full publication)
    52. Vaughn VM, Giesler DL, Mashrah D, Brancaccio A, Sandison K, Spivak ES, Szymczak JE, Wu C, Horowitz JK, Bashaw L, Hersh A (2023). Pharmacist gender and physician acceptance of antibiotic stewardship recommendations: An analysis of the reducing overuse of antibiotics at discharge home intervention. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 44(4), 570-577. (Read full publication)
    53. Vaughn VM, Ratz D, McLaughlin ES, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Middleton EA, Grant PJ, Kaatz S, Barnes G (2022). Eligibility for Posthospitalization Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(19), e025914. (Read full publication)
    54. Advani SD, Turner NA, Schmader KE, Wrenn RH, Moehring RW, Polage CR, Vaughn VM, Anderson D (2023). Optimizing reflex urine cultures: Using a population-specific approach to diagnostic stewardship. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 44(2), 206-209. (Read full publication)
    55. Elias RM, Bonk N, White AT, Payne S, Wagner C, Hardin H, Kaiksow F, Sheehy A, Auerbach A, Vaughn V (2023). Gender differences in COVID-19-related manuscript authorship by hospitalists during the pandemic: A bibliometric analysis. Journal of hospital medicine, 18(3), 209-216. (Read full publication)
    56. Bonk N, Elias R, White A, Payne S, Wagner C, Kaiksow F, Sheehy A, Auerbach A, Vaughn V (2023). COVID-19-Related Publications by Hospitalists in the United States. Cureus, 15(2), e35553. (Read full publication)
    57. Vaughn VM, Gupta A, Petty LA, Malani AN, Osterholzer D, Patel PK, Younas M, Bernstein SJ, Burdick S, Ratz D, Szymczak JE, McLaughlin E, Czilok T, Basu T, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Gandhi T (2023). A Statewide Quality Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. JAMA internal medicine, 183(9), 933-941. (Read full publication)
    58. Prochaska M, Keniston A, Burden M, Mueller S, Vaughn V (2023). Breaking down barriers: Decoding archetypes in hospital medicine research. Journal of hospital medicine, 18(11), 1048-1053. (Read full publication)
    59. Ku TSN, Al Mohajer M, Newton JA, Wilson MH, Monsees E, Hayden MK, Messacar K, Kisgen JJ, Diekema DJ, Morgan DJ, Sifri CD, Vaughn V (2023). Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 44(12), 1901-1908. (Read full publication)
    60. Vaughn VM, Krein SL, Hersh AL, Buckel WR, White AT, Horowitz JK, Patel PK, Gandhi TN, Petty LA, Spivak ES, Bernstein SJ, Malani AN, Johnson LB, Neetz RA, Flanders SA, Galyean P, Kimball E, Bloomquist K, Zickmund T, Zickmund SL, Szymczak J (2024). Excellence in Antibiotic Stewardship: A Mixed-Methods Study Comparing High-, Medium-, and Low-Performing Hospitals. Clinical infectious diseases, 78(6), 1412-1424. (Read full publication)
    61. White AT, Vaughn VM, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Bernstein SJ, Hofer TP, Ratz D, McLaughlin ES, Nielsen D, Czilok T, Minock J, Gupta (2024). Development of Patient Safety Measures to Identify Inappropriate Diagnosis of Common Infections. Clinical infectious diseases, 78(6), 1403-1411. (Read full publication)
    62. Advani SD, Turner NA, North R, Moehring RW, Vaughn VM, Scales CD Jr, Siddiqui NY, Schmader KE, Anderson D (2024). Proposing the "Continuum of UTI" for a Nuanced Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infections. The Journal of urology, 211(5), 690-698. (Read full publication)
    63. Szymczak JE, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Neetz RA, Hersh A, Presson AP, Lindenauer PK, Bernstein SJ, Muller BM, White AT, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Smith JD, Vaughn V (2024). Protocol for a parallel cluster randomized trial of a participatory tailored approach to reduce overuse of antibiotics at hospital discharge: the ROAD home trial. Implementation science, 19(1), 23. (Read full publication)
    64. Advani SD, Ratz D, Horowitz JK, Petty LA, Fakih MG, Schmader K, Mody L, Czilok T, Malani AN, Flanders SA, Gandhi TN, Vaughn V (2024). Bacteremia From a Presumed Urinary Source in Hospitalized Adults With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. JAMA network open, 7(3), e242283. (Read full publication)
    65. Hasegawa S, Harris CM, Gupta V, Pappas M, Vaughn VM, Perencevich EN, Dukes KC, Goto (2024). Clinicians' interpretation of thresholds in hospital antibiograms for gram-negative rod infections: A survey and contingent valuation study of hospitalists. Journal of hospital medicine, 19(4), 297-301. (Read full publication)
    66. Murray JL, Leung DT, Hanson OR, Ahmed SM, Pavia AT, Khan AI, Szymczak JE, Vaughn VM, Patel PK, Biswas D, Watt M (2024). Drivers of inappropriate use of antimicrobials in South Asia: A systematic review of qualitative literature. PLOS global public health, 4(4), e0002507. (Read full publication)
    67. Eid SM, Press VG, Kato H, Vaughn VM, Jenkins AM, Soong C, Gupta V, Michtalik HJ, Keniston A, Burden M, Bhandari S, Mueller SK, Society of Hospital Medicine Research Committe (2024). Enhancing professional development and promoting collaboration in hospital medicine through the visiting professor exchange program. Journal of hospital medicine, 19(5), 424-428. (Read full publication)
    68. Gupta AB, Flanders SA, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Pulia MS, Horowitz JK, Ratz D, Bernstein SJ, Malani AN, Patel PK, Hofer TP, Basu T, Chopra V, Vaughn V (2024). Inappropriate Diagnosis of Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Adults. JAMA internal medicine, 184(5), 548-556. (Read full publication)
    69. Babbel DM, Liu P, Chen DR, Vaughn VM, Zickmund S, Bloomquist K, Zickmund T, Howell EF, Johnson S (2024). Inpatient opioid withdrawal: a qualitative study of the patient perspective. Internal and emergency medicine, 19(5), 1291-1298. (Read full publication)
    70. Imlay H, Thorpe A, Vaughn V (2024). When antimicrobial stewardship begins with microbiological test requests: the case of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Current opinion in infectious diseases, 37(6), 565-572. (Read full publication)
    71. Paje D, Walzl E, Heath M, McLaughlin E, Horowitz JK, Tatarcuk C, Swaminathan L, Kaatz S, Malani AN, Vaughn VM, Bernstein SJ, Flanders SA, Chopra Midline vs Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. JAMA internal medicine,
    72. Ciarkowski CE, Imlay H, Bryson-Cahn C, Chan JD, Hartlage WP, Hersh AL, Lynch JB, Martinez-Paz N, Spivak ES, Hardin H, White AT, Wu C, Kassamali Escobar Z, Vaughn V Validation and Generalizability of an Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Metric in Critical Access Hospitals. Infection control and hospital epidemiology,

    Review

    1. Moehring R, Vaughn V (2023). Development of Inpatient Stewardship Metrics: Is It Time for Public Reporting?. Infectious disease clinics of North America, 37(4), 853-871. (Read full publication)
    2. Vaughn VM, Dickson RP, Horowitz JK, Flanders S (2024). Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Review. JAMA, 332(15), 1282-1295. (Read full publication)

    Book

    1. Chopra V, Vaughn VM, Saint (2019). The Mentoring Guide: Helping Mentors & Mentees Succeed.

    Book Chapter

    1. Fornari A, Shah DT, Vaughn VM (2022). Mentoring Health Professions Education: Evidence Informed Strategies Across the Continuum Chapter author: Vaughn VM, Press V. "Mastering Menteeship: Steps to Optimize your Mentoring Experience." Springer. January 2022.

    Editorial

    1. Vaughn VM, Linder J (2018). Thoughtless design of the electronic health record drives overuse, but purposeful design can nudge improved patient care. BMJ quality & safety, 27(8), 583-586. (Read full publication)
    2. Vaughn VM, Flanders S (2021). Reply to Stevenson et al. Clinical infectious diseases, 72(11), e927. (Read full publication)
    3. Ciarkowski C, Vaughn V (2022). Antibiotic documentation: death by a thousand clicks. BMJ quality & safety, 31(11), 773-775. (Read full publication)
    4. Vaughn VM, Morgan D (2024). Diagnostic stewardship: Improving use of diagnostic tests for better quality and value in hospital medicine. Journal of hospital medicine, 19(7), 644-647. (Read full publication)
    5. Ciarkowski CE, Vaughn V (2024). To give or not give corticosteroids; that is the question. Journal of hospital medicine, (Read full publication)

    Letter

    1. Fakih MG, Advani SD, Vaughn V (2019). Diagnosis of urinary tract infections: need for a reflective rather than reflexive approach. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 40(7), 834-835. (Read full publication)
    2. Vaughn VM, Gandhi T, Chopra V, Malani AN, Flanders S (2019). Reply to Truong, Hsu, and Yamaki. Clinical infectious diseases, 69(11), 2043-2044. (Read full publication)

    Other

    1. Patel P, Vaughn VM, Gupta A, Mann JD, Meddings (2016). Evidence Review of Strategies to Reduce Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in the Intensive Care Setting.