Christopher Stille, MD, MPH/MSPH

Professional Titles

• Section Head, General Academic Pediatrics

Publications

• Aupont O, Doerfler L, Connor DF, Stille C, Tisminetzky M, McLaughlin TJ. A Collaborative Care Model to Improve Access to Pediatric Mental Health Services. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2012 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22527709
• Stille CJ, Savageau JA, McBride J, Alper EJ. Quality improvement "201": context-relevant quality improvement leadership training for the busy clinician-educator. Am J Med Qual. 2012 Mar-Apr;27(2):98-105. PubMed PMID: 21896786
• Stille, C.J., Fischer, S.H., La Pelle, N., Dworetzky, B., Mazor, K.M., Cooley, W.C. Parent Partnerships in Communication and Decision Making about Subspecialty Referrals for Children with Special Needs. Acad Pediatr, in press.
• Stille CJ, Fischer SH, La Pelle N, Dworetzky B, Mazor KM, Cooley WC. Parent partnerships in communication and decision making about subspecialty referrals for children with special needs. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Mar-Apr;13(2):122-32. PubMed PMID: 23356961
• Aupont O, Doerfler L, Connor DF, Stille C, Tisminetzky M, McLaughlin TJ. A collaborative care model to improve access to pediatric mental health services. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2013 Jul;40(4):264-73. PubMed PMID: 22527709
• Stille, C.J., Lockhart, S., Maertens, J., Madden, C., Darden, P.M. Adapting Practice-Based Intervention Research to a “Paperless” Environment: A Case Study of Complexities and Opportunities.
• Kelminson, K., Campagna, E., Juarez, E., Feinstein, J., Kempe, A., Stille, C.J. Utilization of Therapy Services in Colorado Children with Down Syndrome.
• Schellinger, K., Asherin, R., Stille, C.J., Bunik, M., Talmi, A. Early Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Infant Development at Six and Twelve Months.
• Auger KA, Simon TD, Cooperberg D, Gay J, Kuo DZ, Saysana M, Stille CJ, Fisher ES, Wallace S, Berry J, Coghlin D, Jhaveri V, Kairys S, Logsdon T, Shaikh U, Srivastava R, Starmer AJ, Wilkins V, Shen MW. Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):164-75. PubMed PMID: 25489017
• Fox D, Brittan M, Stille C. The Pediatric Inpatient Family Care Conference: a proposed structure toward shared decision-making. Hosp Pediatr. 2014 Sep;4(5):305-10. PubMed PMID: 25318113
• Keller, D.M., Toomey, S., Raphael, J.L., Sadof, M., Stille, C. Not Just Little Adults: Policies to Support Medical Home Transformation in Pediatric Practice. Expert Commentary from the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. 2014. Available at: http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?id=47896.
• Raphael, J.L., Sadof, M., Stille, C., Toomey, S., Keller, D.M. Not Just Little Adults: Considerations for Quality Measures of Child Health Care. Expert Commentary from the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. 2014. Available at: http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?id=47906.
• Stille, C.J., Lockhart, S.A., Maertens, J.A., Madden, C.A., Darden, P.M. Adapting Practice-Based Intervention Research to Electronic Environments: Opportunities and Complexities at Two Institutions. eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes) 3(1): Article 4 (2015).
• Ader, J., Stille, C.J., Keller, D., Miller, B.F., Barr, M.S., Perrin, J.M. The Medical Home and Integrated Behavioral Health: Advancing the Policy Agenda. Pediatrics, in press (2015).
• Ader J, Stille CJ, Keller D, Miller BF, Barr MS, Perrin JM. The medical home and integrated behavioral health: advancing the policy agenda. Pediatrics. 2015 May;135(5):909-17. PubMed PMID: 25869375
• Tschudy MM, Raphael JL, Nehal US, O'Connor KG, Kowalkowski M, Stille CJ. Barriers to Care Coordination and Medical Home Implementation. Pediatrics. 2016 Sep;138(3). PubMed PMID: 27507894
• Stille CJ, Lockhart SA, Maertens JA, Madden CA, Darden PM. Adapting practice-based intervention research to electronic environments: opportunities and complexities at two institutions. EGEMS (Wash DC). 2015;3(1):1111. PubMed PMID: 25848633
• Stille C. Electronic Referrals: Not Just More Efficient but Safer, Too. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016 Aug;42(8):339-40. PubMed PMID: 27456414
• Auger KA, Simon TD, Cooperberg D, Gay J, Kuo DZ, Saysana M, Stille CJ, Fisher ES, Wallace S, Berry J, Coghlin D, Jhaveri V, Kairys S, Logsdon T, Shaikh U, Srivastava R, Starmer AJ, Wilkins V, Shen MW. Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):164-75. PubMed PMID: 25489017
• Brittan MS, Martin S, Stille CJ, Elias EE, Santucci KK, Keller DM. A Quality Improvement (QI) Project to Decrease Unplanned Readmissions in Hospitalized Children with Medical Complexity (CMC). Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015 (platform presentation).
• Raphael JL, Carle AC, Turchi R, Keller DM, Mann M, Kraft C, Bright D, O’Connor K, Stille CJ. Structure and Relationship Aspects of Family-Centered Medical Home: Associations with Primary Care Activities. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015 (poster presentation).
• Kuo DZ, Lyle RE, Casey PH, Stille CJ. Care System Redesign for Preterm Children After Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatrics, in press.
• Kuo DZ, McAllister JW, Rossignol L, Turchi RM, Stille CJ. Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity: Whose Care Is It, Anyway? Submitted.
• Kuo DZ, Berry JG, Hall M, Lyle RE, Stille CJ. Health Care Spending and Utilization in the First Three Years of Life for Children with Medicaid Discharged from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Submitted.
• Stille CJ, Honigfeld L, Heitlinger LA, Kuo DZ, Werner EJ. The Pediatric Primary Care-Specialist Interface: A Call For Action. Submitted.
• Stille CJ, Raphael JL, Carle AC, Keller DM, Turchi RM, Kraft CA, Mann MY, Bright D. Relationship-focused vs. Structural Activities in Medical Home Measurement in Pediatrics. Submitted.
• Stille CJ, Carle AC, Raphael JL, Keller DM, Turchi R, Kraft C, Mann M, Bright D, O’Connor K. Do Pediatricians Think About Different Characteristics of the Medical Home Differently? Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015 (poster presentation).
• Stille CJ, Lockhart S, McNulty MC, Maertens JA, Madden C, Turner C, Darden PM. Shared EHR Use Does Not Improve Physician-Perceived Specialty Referral Communication Rates. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015 (platform presentation).
• Schellinger KB, Bunik M, Asherin R, Stille CJ, Talmi A. Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Infant Development: Screening Results in the First Year of Life. Submitted.
• Stille CJ, Lockhart S, McNulty MC, Maertens JA, Madden C, Conn H, Turner C, Darden PM. Parent and Specialist Agreement on the Results of Referral Visits. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015 (platform presentation).
• Stille CJ. P3RC: Parent-Provider Partnerships for Referral Communication First Outcomes Data. Presented at SNOCAP (Colorado) PBRN Convocation, September 2015 (Platform Presentation).
• Stille CJ, Lockhart S, Maertens JA, Lopez B, Turner C, Madden C, McNulty MC, Dickinson LM, Darden PM. Parent-Focused Referral Care Plan Does Not Improve Parent Outcomes. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.
• Stille CJ, Lockhart S, Maertens JA, Turner C, Madden C, McNulty MC, Conn H, Dickinson LM, Darden PM. Cluster-Randomized Trial to Enhance Outpatient Referral Communication. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.
• Elias ER, Stille C. Genetic Disorders in Children with Medical Complexity. Presented at the American College of Medical Genetics Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2015.
• Maertens JA, Lockhart S, Turner C, Madden C, Lopez B, Darden PM, Stille CJ. Parent- and Clinician-Reported Feasibility of an Outpatient Referral Communication Intervention. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.
• Darden PM, Lockhart S, Turner C, Lopez B, McNulty MC, Madden C, Maertens JA, Stille CJ. Specialty Care Referrals for Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Are Constrained By Insurance Requirements. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.
• Kuo DZ, Hall M, Berry JG, Lyle RE, Stille CJ. One-Year Hospital and Emergency Department Use of Infants in Medicaid Discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.
• Scharpen AL, Stille CJ. From Strangers in a Foreign Land to Active, Engaged Citizens. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29358480
• Stille CJ, Honigfeld L, Heitlinger LA, Kuo DZ, Werner EJ. The Pediatric Primary Care-Specialist Interface: A Call For Action. J Pediatr. 2017 Aug;187:303-308. PubMed PMID: 28595768
• Kuo DZ, Lyle RE, Casey PH, Stille CJ. Care System Redesign for Preterm Children After Discharge From the NICU. Pediatrics. 2017 Apr;139(4). PubMed PMID: 28250024
• Kuo, D.Z., McAllister, J.W., Rossignol, L., Turchi, R.M., Stille, C.J. Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity: Whose Care Is It, Anyway? Pediatrics, in press.
• Stille, C.J., Antonelli, R.C., Spencer, K., Forlenza, E., Marsh, R., Mukherjee, D., Tomcho, M., Schiff, J., Wells, N., Perrin, J.M. Aligning Services with Needs: Characterizing the Pyramid of Complexity Tiering for Children with Chronic and Complex Conditions. Palo Alto, CA: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, 2018.
• Stille CJ, Raphael JL, Carle AC, Keller DM, Turchi RM, Kraft CA, Mann MY, Bright D. Relationship-focused vs. Structural Activities in Medical Home Measurement in Pediatrics. Matern Child Health J. 2018 Nov;22(11):1580-1588. PubMed PMID: 29926246
• Kuo DZ, McAllister JW, Rossignol L, Turchi RM, Stille CJ. Care Coordination for Children With Medical Complexity: Whose Care Is It, Anyway?. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar;141(Suppl 3):S224-S232. PubMed PMID: 29496973
• Agrawal R, Stille C. Building Systems That Work for Children With Complex Health Care Needs: Editor's Note. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar;141(Suppl 3):S192-S194. PubMed PMID: 29496969
• Kuo DZ, Berry JG, Hall M, Lyle RE, Stille CJ. Health-care spending and utilization for children discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2018 Jun;38(6):734-741. PubMed PMID: 29449613
• Houtrow A, Murphy N. Prescribing Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Services for Children With Disabilities. Pediatrics. 2019 Apr;143(4). PubMed PMID: 30910917
• Mattson G, Kuo DZ. Psychosocial Factors in Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs and Their Families. Pediatrics. 2019 Jan;143(1). PubMed PMID: 30559121
• Hyman SL, Levy SE, Myers SM. Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan;145(1). PubMed PMID: 31843864
• Bergman, D.A., Keller, D.M., Kuo, D.Z., Lerner, C., Mansour, M., Stille, C.J., Richardson, T., Rodean, J. The effect of a care management program on spend and utilization in medically complex children. Pediatrics, in press.
• Coller, R.J., Berry. J.G., Kuo, D.Z., Kuhlthau, K., Chung, P.J., Perrin, J.M., Hoover, C.G., Warner, G., Shelton, C., Thompson, L.R., Garrity, B., Stille, C.J. Health System Research Priorities for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics, in press.
• Bergman DA, Keller D, Kuo DZ, Lerner C, Mansour M, Stille C, Richardson T, Rodean J, Hudak M. Costs and Use for Children With Medical Complexity in a Care Management Program. Pediatrics. 2020 Apr;145(4). PubMed PMID: 32229620
• Coller RJ, Berry JG, Kuo DZ, Kuhlthau K, Chung PJ, Perrin JM, Hoover CG, Warner G, Shelton C, Thompson LR, Garrity B, Stille CJ. Health System Research Priorities for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics. 2020 Mar;145(3). PubMed PMID: 32024751
• Scharpen AL, Stille CJ. From Strangers in a Foreign Land to Active, Engaged Citizens. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb;141(2). PubMed PMID: 29358480
• Stille CJ. Better Health Service Use for Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics. 2020 Feb;145(2). PubMed PMID: 31949001
• Stille CJ, Antonelli RC, Spencer K, Forlenza E, Marsh R, Mukherjee D, Tomcho M, Schiff J, Wells N, Perrin, JM. Aligning Services with Needs: Characterizing the Pyramid of Complexity Tiering for Children with Chronic and Complex Conditions. Palo Alto, CA: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, 2018
• Kuo DZ, Comeau M, Perrin JM, Coleman C, White P, Lerner C, Stille CJ. Moving From Spending to Investment: A Research Agenda for Improving Health Care Financing for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34808384
• Garrity BM, Perrin JM, Rodean J, Houtrow AJ, Shelton C, Stille C, McLellan S, Coleman C, Mann M, Kuhlthau K, Desmarais A, Berry JG. Annual Days With a Health Care Encounter for Children and Youth Enrolled in Medicaid: A Multistate Analysis. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35863733
• Van Cleave J, Stille C, Hall DE. Child Health, Vulnerability, and Complexity: Use of Telehealth to Enhance Care for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Mar;22(2S):S34-S40. PubMed PMID: 35248246
• Van Cleave J, Taft K, Ware A, Stille C. Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of Health Among Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Mar;22(2S):S28-S33. PubMed PMID: 35248245
• Stille CJ, Coller RJ, Shelton C, Wells N, Desmarais A, Berry JG. National Research Agenda on Health Systems for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Mar;22(2S):S1-S6. PubMed PMID: 35248242
• Kuo DZ, Comeau M, Perrin JM, Coleman C, White P, Lerner C, Stille CJ. Moving From Spending to Investment: A Research Agenda for Improving Health Care Financing for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Mar;22(2S):S47-S53. PubMed PMID: 34808384
• Forrest CB, Chen CP, Perrin EM, Stille CJ, Cooper R, Harris K, Luo Q, Maltenfort MG, Parlett LE. Pediatric Medical Subspecialist Use in Outpatient Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2350379. PubMed PMID: 38175643
• Garrity BM, Perrin JM, Rodean J, Houtrow AJ, Shelton C, Stille C, McLellan S, Coleman C, Mann M, Kuhlthau K, Desmarais A, Berry JG. Annual Days With a Health Care Encounter for Children and Youth Enrolled in Medicaid: A Multistate Analysis. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Mar;23(2):441-447. PubMed PMID: 35863733
• Davis BE, Leppert MO, German K, Lehmann CU, Adams-Chapman I. Primary Care Framework to Monitor Preterm Infants for Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Early Childhood. Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 1;152(1). PubMed PMID: 37357736

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
• Academic Pediatric Association, Member
• Society for Pediatric Research, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado Child Health Clinic
860 N Potomac Cir
Aurora, CO 80011
720-777-2740

Children's Hospital Colorado Special Care Clinic
13123 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-6739

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (1994)

Conditions & Treatments

• Primary Care