Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
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Dr. Romano is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He is a graduate of Princeton University, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed joint training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, followed by fellowship training in health services research and clinical epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco. His research interests include comparative evaluation of health care outcomes, the use of outcomes data to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care, and the role of physicians, nurses, and other professionals in optimizing the quality and safety of health care. For the past 8 years, he has served as the Clinical Lead for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's national Quality Indicators program. |
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Recent Publications
Effects of resident duty hour reform on surgical and procedural patient safety indicators among hospitalized Veterans Health Administration and Medicare patients. Rosen AK, Loveland SA, Romano PS, Itani KM, Silber JH, Even-Shoshan OO, Halenar MJ, Teng Y, Zhu J, Volpp KG. Med Care. 2009 Jul;47(7):723-31.
Did Duty Hour Reform Lead to Better Outcomes Among the Highest Risk Patients? Volpp KG, Rosen AK, Rosenbaum PR, Romano PS, Itani KM, Bellini L, Even-Shoshan O, Cen L, Wang Y, Halenar MJ, Silber JH. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Application of patient safety indicators internationally: a pilot study among seven countries. Drösler SE, Klazinga NS, Romano PS, Tancredi DJ, Gogorcena Aoiz MA, Hewitt MC, Scobie S, Soop M, Wen E, Quan H, Ghali WA, Mattke S, Kelley E. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Hospital teaching intensity, patient race, and surgical outcomes. Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Romano PS, Rosen AK, Wang Y, Teng Y, Halenar MJ, Even-Shoshan O, Volpp KG. Arch Surg. 2009 Feb;144(2):113-20; discussion 121.
Validity of selected AHRQ patient safety indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. Romano PS, Mull HJ, Rivard PE, Zhao S, Henderson WG, Loveland S, Tsilimingras D, Christiansen CL, Rosen AK. Health Services Research. 2009 Feb;44(1):182-204. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
Survival enhancing indications for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in California. Li Z, Kravitz RL, Marcin JP, Romano PS, Rocke DM, Denton TA, Brindis RG, Dai J, Amsterdam EA. BMC Health Services Research. 2008 Dec 16;8(1):257.
Quality of care of children in the emergency department: association with hospital setting and physician training. Dharmar M, Marcin JP, Romano PS, Andrada ER, Overly F, Valente JH, Harvey DJ, Cole SL, Kuppermann N. Journal of Pediatrics. 2008 Dec;153(6):783-9. Epub 2008 Jul 10.
Preliminary assessment of pediatric health care quality and patient safety in the United States using readily available administrative data. McDonald KM, Davies SM, Haberland CA, Geppert JJ, Ku A, Romano PS. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):e416-25.
Quality of Care of Children in the Emergency Department: Association with Hospital Setting and Physician Training. Dharmar M, Marcin JP, Romano PS, Andrada ER, Overly F, Valente JH, Harvey DJ, Cole SL, Kuppermann N. Journal of Pediatrics. 2008 Jul 10.
How often are potential patient safety events present on admission? Houchens RL, Elixhauser A, Romano PS. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2008 Mar;34(3):154-63.
The CABG surgery volume-outcome relationship: temporal trends and selection effects in California, 1998-2004. Marcin JP, Li Z, Kravitz RL, Dai JJ, Rocke DM, Romano PS. Health Services Research. 2008 Feb;43(1 Pt 1):174-92.
Using patient safety indicators to estimate the impact of potential adverse events on outcomes. Rivard PE, Luther SL, Christiansen CL, Shibei Zhao , Loveland S, Elixhauser A, Romano PS, Rosen AK. Medical Care Research and Review. 2008 Feb;65(1):67-87.
Medication Errors Among Acutely Ill and Injured Children Treated in Rural Emergency Departments. Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Cho M, Seifert LL, Cook JL, Cole SL, Nasrollahzadeh F, Romano PS. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Apr 10; [Epub ahead of print]
Tracking rates of Patient Safety Indicators over time: lessons from the Veterans Administration. Rosen AK, Zhao S, Rivard P, Loveland S, Montez-Rath ME, Elixhauser A, Romano PS. Med Care. 2006 Sep;44(9):850-61
Incidence of cervical cytological abnormalities with aging in the women's health initiative: a randomized controlled trial.
Yasmeen S, Romano PS, Pettinger M, Johnson SR, Hubbell FA, Lane DS, Hendrix SL.
Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Aug;108(2):410-9
Identifying priorities in methodological research using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data: report from an international consortium.
De Coster C, Quan H, Finlayson A, Gao M, Halfon P, Humphries KH, Johansen H, Lix LM, Luthi JC, Ma J, Romano PS, Roos L, Sundararajan V, Tu JV, Webster G, Ghali WA.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2006 Jun 15;6:77
Accuracy of obstetric diagnoses and procedures in hospital discharge data.
Yasmeen S, Romano PS, Schembri ME, Keyzer JM, Gilbert WM.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Apr;194(4):992-1001
The treatment of hip fractures: variations in care.
Lieberman JR, Romano PS, Mahendra G, Keyzer J, Chilcott M.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Jan;442:239-44
California surveillance for pesticide-related illness and injury: coverage, bias, and limitations.
Mehler LN, Schenker MB, Romano PS, Samuels SJ.
J Agromedicine. 2006;11(2):67-79
Lifestyle risk factors predict healthcare costs in an aging cohort.
Leigh JP, Hubert HB, Romano PS.
Am J Prev Med. 2005 Dec;29(5):379-87.