Claire Westcott, PA

Publications

• Enix C, Keniston A, Jenkins A, Westcott C, Furfari K, Daya S, Schnipper JL, Auerbach A, Raffel KE. Defusing disruption: A rapid qualitative analysis examining hospitalist experiences navigating behavioral escalation events. J Hosp Med. 2025 Sep;20(9):963-970. PubMed PMID: 40611454
• Yu A, McBeth L, Westcott C, Mueller S, Ozkaynak M, Holliman BD, Maw A, Nicklas J, Jones CD. Overloaded: How task switching, information synthesis, and poor relational trust make interhospital transfers challenging. J Hosp Med. 2025 May 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40437890
• Yu A, McBeth L, Westcott C, Nicklas JM, Mueller S, Dorsey Holliman B, Ozkaynak M, Jones CD. Information exchange, responsibilities and expectation management in interhospital transfers: a qualitative study of hospital medicine physicians and advanced practice providers. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 Sep 25;13(3). PubMed PMID: 39322605
• Yu, A., McBeth, L., Westcott, C., Nicklas, J. M., Mueller, S., Dorsey Holliman, B., Ozkaynak, M., & Jones, C. D. (2024). Information exchange, responsibilities and expectation management in interhospital transfers: a qualitative study of hospital medicine physicians and advanced practice providers. BMJ open quality, 13(3), e002768.
• Yu A, McBeth LJ, Westcott C, Nicklas JM, Mueller SK, Dorsey Holliman B, Maw, AM, Ozkaynak M, Jones CD. The Impact of Cognitive Load and Trust in Inter-hospital Transfers. Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA. April 13, 2024.
• Murray H, Mistry N, Curchin A, John J, Westcott C, Raffel KE, Thant T. “Preventing and managing behavioral escalation in the acute care setting: an interdisciplinary approach to internal medicine curriculum development.” University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry Symposium. March 2024.
• Mistry N, Murray H, Curchin A, John J, Thant T, Westcott C, Raffel KE. “Preventing and Managing Behavioral Escalation: Interprofessional and Trauma-informed approach for Trainees.” Patient Safety Week, University of Colorado. Denver, Colorado March 2024.
• Yu, A, McBeth LJ, Westcott C, Mueller SK, Dorsey Holliman B, Jones, CD. Hospital Medicine Provider Perspectives on Inter-hospital Transfers. Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Austin, Texas. March 27, 2023.
• Westcott C, Yu, A, McBeth LJ, Mueller SK, Dorsey Holliman B, Jones, CD. Hospital Medicine Provider Perspectives on Inter-hospital Transfers. UCHealth Patient Safety Week 2023, Aurora, Colorado. March 16, 2023.
• Westcott C, McBeth LJ, Grimm E, Yu A. The Emotional Impact of Inter-Hospital Transfers on Hospitalist Providers. Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Aurora, Colorado. May 11, 2023.
• Yu A, McBeth LJ, Westcott C, Nicklas JM, Dorsey Holliman B, Mueller SK, Jones CD. Hospitalist Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Perspectives on Interhospital Transfers. Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, Florida. April 6, 2022.
• Westcott C, Tozier M, Blumer M, Smith T. (2021-04-20). A 69-year-old male presenting with 3 months of fatugie and weight loss. The Human Diagnosis project, Global Morning Report. Available online at: https://www.humandx.org/o/c9lmzo26qblcdieq2enkm6meg

Practice Locations

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

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Hospital Medicine, Board Certification