Read Pierce, MD

Visiting Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine

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Medical School
  • MD, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (2006)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Southern Methodist University (TX) (2001)
Internship
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program (2007)
Residency
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2010)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Publications

  • Bui-Duy M, Ramanan R, Soni K, Kroon L, Pierce R. "'Special Wednesday': Building an Interdisciplinary Care Team to Better Address Chronic Diseases at the Mount Zion General Medicine Practice." Society for General Internal Medicine (Western Region). Los Angeles, CA. January 2013.
  • Oza S, Miao E, Pierce R, Kuo A, Van Schaik S. "Development of a Clinical Team Leadership Observation and Feedback Tool (LOFT)." UCSF Education Symposium, San Francisco, CA. April 2013. Selected for Oral Presentation.
  • Stephens C, Sackett N, Schopfer D, Schmajuk G, Moy N, Pierce R, Willhagen M, Lee S. “Patient and Provider Perspectives of the Unique Transitional Care Needs of Rehospitalized Veterans.” Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 2012.
  • Pierce RG, Tad-y D, Glasheen J. ”A New Foundation for Clinical Leadership—Teaching Residents Health Systems Operations.” Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD. May 2013.
  • Stephens C, Sackett N, Pierce R, Schopfer D, Schmajuk G, Moy N, Bachhuber M, Wallhagen MI, Lee SJ. Transitional care challenges of rehospitalized veterans: listening to patients and providers. Popul Health Manag. 2013 Oct;16(5):326-31. PubMed PMID: 23560514
  • Hanson JT, Pierce RG, Dhaliwal G. The new education frontier: clinical teaching at night. Acad Med. 2014 Feb;89(2):215-8. PubMed PMID: 24362386
  • Quinn, Gene R.; Le, Elizabeth; Soni, Krishan; Berger, Gabrielle; Mak, Y. Erica; Pierce, Read. "'Not So Fast!' The Complexity of Attempting to Decrease Door-to-Floor Time for Emergency Department Admissions," Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 40, Number 1, January 2014 , pp. 30.
  • Pierce RG, Tad-y D, Glasheen J. "A New Foundation for Clinical Leadership: Teaching Residents Health Systems Operations." Presented at Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2013, National Harbor, MD.
  • Karlsberg DW, Pierce RG. Anonymity: an impediment to performance in healthcare. Health Serv Insights. 2014;7:19-23. PubMed PMID: 25114570
  • Hanson JT, Pierce RG, Dhaliwal G. The new education frontier: clinical teaching at night. Acad Med. 2014 Feb;89(2):215-8. PubMed PMID: 24362386
  • Lammers A, Pierce R. When the music stops, choose your options wisely: a teachable moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Mar 1;175(3):341-2. PubMed PMID: 25485964
  • Quinn GR, Le E, Soni K, Berger G, Mak YE, Pierce R. "Not so fast!" the complexity of attempting to decrease door-to-floor time for emergency department admissions. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014 Jan;40(1):30-8. PubMed PMID: 24640455
  • Stephens C, Sackett N, Pierce R, Schopfer D, Schmajuk G, Moy N, Bachhuber M, Wallhagen MI, Lee SJ. "Patient and Provider Perspectives of the Unique Transitional Care Needs of Rehospitalized Veterans," Presented at Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Tad-y D, Pell J, Pierce R, Kneeland P, Wald H. "Redesigning M&M: A Systems-Based Practice M&M," Presented at Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine 2013 Symposium, Denver, CO.
  • Lessing JN, Mathias PC, Pierce RG. A Tincture of Time-Latent Crystal Formation and Clinical Decision-Making in Acute Gout: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb 1;176(2):165-6. PubMed PMID: 26658830
  • Jones CD, Scott SJ, Anoff DL, Pierce RG, Glasheen JJ. Changes in Payer Mix and Physician Reimbursement After the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion. Inquiry. 2015;52. PubMed PMID: 26310500
  • Anderson ME, Glasheen JJ, Anoff D, Pierce R, Capp R, Jones CD. Understanding predictors of prolonged hospitalizations among general medicine patients: A guide and preliminary analysis. J Hosp Med. 2015 Sep;10(9):623-6. PubMed PMID: 26126812
  • Sweigart JR, Tad-Y D, Pierce R, Wagner E, Glasheen JJ. The Health Innovations Scholars Program: A Model for Accelerating Preclinical Medical Students' Mastery of Skills for Leading Improvement of Clinical Systems. Am J Med Qual. 2015 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25855673
  • Lammers A, Pierce R. When the music stops, choose your options wisely: a teachable moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Mar;175(3):341-2. PubMed PMID: 25485964
  • Sweigart J, Tad-y D, Pierce R, Wagner E, Glasheen J. "Training for the Future: Preparing Early Learners to Lead Health System Transformation," Presented at Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine 2013 Symposium, Denver, CO.
  • Kittelson S, Pierce R, Youngwerth J. Palliative Care Scorecard. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28080183
  • Anderson ME, Glasheen JJ, Anoff D, Pierce R, Lane M, Jones CD. Impact of state medicaid expansion status on length of stay and in-hospital mortality for general medicine patients at US academic medical centers. J Hosp Med. 2016 Dec;11(12):847-852. PubMed PMID: 27535323
  • Tad-Y DB, Pierce RG, Pell JM, Stephan L, Kneeland PP, Wald HL. Leveraging a Redesigned Morbidity and Mortality Conference That Incorporates the Clinical and Educational Missions of Improving Quality and Patient Safety. Acad Med. 2016 Sep;91(9):1239-43. PubMed PMID: 26983075
  • Lessing JN, Mathias PC, Pierce RG. A Tincture of Time-Latent Crystal Formation and Clinical Decision-Making in Acute Gout: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb;176(2):165-6. PubMed PMID: 26658830
  • Sweigart JR, Tad-Y D, Pierce R, Wagner E, Glasheen JJ. The Health Innovations Scholars Program: A Model for Accelerating Preclinical Medical Students' Mastery of Skills for Leading Improvement of Clinical Systems. Am J Med Qual. 2016 Jul;31(4):293-300. PubMed PMID: 25855673
  • Cumbler E, Pierce R. The Search for Perpetual Motion: Fatigue, Friction, and Drag in Quality Improvement. Qual Manag Health Care. 2017 Jul Sep;26(3):129-130. PubMed PMID: 28665902
  • Kittelson S, Pierce R, Youngwerth J. Palliative Care Scorecard. J Palliat Med. 2017 May;20(5):517-527. PubMed PMID: 28080183
  • Oza SK, van Schaik S, Boscardin CK, Pierce R, Miao E, Lockspeiser T, Tad-Y D, Aagaard E, Kuo AK. Leadership Observation and Feedback Tool: A Novel Instrument for Assessment of Clinical Leadership Skills. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Oct;10(5):573-582. PubMed PMID: 30386485
  • Jones CD, Anthony A, Klein MD, Shakowski C, Smith HK, Go A, Perica K, Patel H, Pell J, Pierce R. The effect of a pharmacist-led multidisciplinary transitions-of-care pilot for patients at high risk of readmission. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2018 Sep - Oct;58(5):554-560. PubMed PMID: 30017370
  • Cumbler E, Rendón P, Yirdaw E, Kneeland P, Pierce R, Jones CD, Herzke C. Keys to career success: resources and barriers identified by early career academic hospitalists. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 May;33(5):588-589. PubMed PMID: 29423628
  • Cumbler E, Yirdaw E, Kneeland P, Pierce R, Rendon P, Herzke C, Jones CD. What Is Career Success for Academic Hospitalists? A Qualitative Analysis of Early-Career Faculty Perspectives. J Hosp Med. 2018 Jun 1;13(6):372-377. PubMed PMID: 29350223
  • Harry E, Pierce R, Kneeland P, Huang G, Stein J, Sweller J. “Cognitive Load in Healthcare,” NEJM Catalyst, March 14, 2018.
  • Patel H, Yirdaw E, Yu A, Slater L, Perica K, Pierce RG, Jones C. "Improving Early Discharge Using a Team-Based Structure for Discharge Multidisciplinary Rounds,” Professional Case Management, accepted, in press.
  • Pierce RG, Diaz M, Kneeland P. “Optimizing Resilience, Practice Culture and Professional Thriving in an Era of Turbulence,” Journal of Hospital Medicine, accepted Oct 2018.
  • Busch JI, Keniston A, Astik GJ, Auerbach A, Kangelaris KN, Kulkarni SA, Leykum LK, Linker AS, Nieto K, Pierce RG, Sakumoto M, Burden M. Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Women Hospitalists: A Mixed-Gender Qualitative Analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Nov;38(14):3180-3187. PubMed PMID: 37653202
  • Pierce RG, Fang MC, Radhakrishnan NS, Rogers K. Revisiting negotiation for hospitalist groups: Getting what you need when the game has changed. J Hosp Med. 2023 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37551917
  • Bright S, Pierce R, Dunn G, France AC, Nijoka M, Oftedahl G. Beneath, Beyond Burnout: Solving for Causes. Perm J. 2023 Jun 15;27(2):195-202. PubMed PMID: 37272076

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), Member
  • Society of General Internal Medicine, Member
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2009)
Clinical Interests
My clinical activities focus on providing general internal medicine care, developing quality health care policies and practices, and formal teaching of medical trainees. This physician treats inpatients only and does not make office appointments.


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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