Gregory Misky, MD

Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine

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Medical School
  • MD, Medical College of Wisconsin (1993)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Publications

  • Chapter: "Hospital Secrets" on Anemia and Transfusions
  • Anemia:...
  • Trousseau's Syndrome in a 55 Year-old Woman with Occult Gynecologic Malignancy
  • New Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Transfer Training...Making sure trainees get the know-how they need to do hand-offs right, page 31: Dr. Chu and his colleague Gregory J. Misky, MD...have been disseminating that training program throughout the UCHSC internal medicine residency program for the past three years.
  • Inpatient Laboratory Utilization: A Chance For Cost Savings?" submitted to the ACP on 10/22/07: Stickrath, CR; Misky GJ; Glasheen, JJ
  • Increased Hospital Readmissions Among Discharged Patients Lacking Timely Primary Care Follow-up
  • Survey Evaluation of Hospitalists’ End of Shift SIgnout Practices and Preferences
  • Frequency of appropriate laboratory utilization in an academic medical center: Opportunities for cost savings?
  • Frequency of appropriate laboratory utilization in an academic medical center: Opportunities for cost savings?
  • "POST-HOSPITALIZATION TRANSITIONS: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF TIMING OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER FOLLOW-UP"
  • GAPS IN MENTORSHIP AND IMPACT ON SCHOLARSHIP AMONG ACADEMIC HOSPITALISTS
  • TRANSITIONS TO NO CARE: PATIENTS LACK TIMELY POST-HOSPITAL FOLLOW-UP
  • Teaching the Teachers: Evolution of an Academic Medical Center’s Handoff Program
  • Rates, Predictors and Consequences of Low Career Satisfaction and Burnout in Academic Hospital Medicine
  • Demographics, Productivity and Promotion Among Academic Hospitalists in 2008
  • Hospitalists’ End-of-Shift Sign-out Practices and Preferences
  • IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INPATIENT MEDICINE TEAMS AND OUTSIDE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
  • "Improving the Discharge Process- Implications for Pediatric Hospitalists and Primary Care Providers"
  • "POST-HOSPITALIZATION TRANSITIONS: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF TIMING OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER FOLLOW-UP" Misky GJ, Wald H, Coleman EA, Journal of Hospital Medicine 2010;5:392-397
  • Career Satisfaction and Burnout in Academic Hospital Medicine. Archives of Internal Medicine. In press. Jeffrey J. Glasheen, MD, Gregory J. Misky, MD, Mark B. Reid, MD, Rebecca A. Harrison, MD, Brad Sharpe, MD, Andrew Auerbach, MD MPH
  • NOT ALL CARE IS EQUAL: DIFFERENCES IN CARE OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AMONG INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS Research category at SHM and SGIM, April, 2010
  • Wading without Waders: A Dangerous Endeavor John Sleesman, M.D. Gregory J. Misky, M.D. SHM local meeting, Oct. 2010
  • Proportion of Diagnosis Errors Preventable by Diagnosis Suggestion Systems Brandon L. Morris, AB1, Dimitriy Levin, MD1; Greg Misky, MD1; Michael Victoroff, MD1 SHM local meeting, Oct. 2010
  • (JHM-10-0352) "Mission possible: Can we decrease the readmission rates in patients with congestive heart failure?"
  • "Development And Implementation Of An Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis Clinical Care Pathway Decreases Admissions And 30-day Emergency Department Returns", Kristen Nordenholz, MD, Todd Carlson and Gregory Misky, MD
  • "Common, costly and potentially lethal": UCH Insider
  • Jeffrey J. Glasheen, MD; Gregory J. Misky, MD; Mark B. Reid, MD; Rebecca A. Harrison, MD; Brad Sharpe, MD; Andrew Auerbach, MD, MPH Career Satisfaction and Burnout in Academic Hospital Medicine, Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(8):782-785.
  • It Takes a Village- Safe transitions for indigent patients are a common, complex problem; HM can help lead hospital-community collaborations to improve outcomes
  • "A quick payoff for new "pathway" to treat blood clots": UCH Insider
  • "Reduction of Emergency Department Utilization for Complications of Warfarin Therapy Using Organized Anticoagulation Clinics in an Academic Medical Institution": ISTH in Kyoto, Japan
  • Gregory J. Misky, Jonathan C. Manheim, Nichole Zehnder, Vicky Nguyen, Paul F. Swenson, Patrick Klem, Toby Trujillo and M. A. Earnest, Health care disparities in the acute management of venous thromboembolism based on insurance status in the U.S., Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis: Volume 32, Issue 4 (2011), Page 393-398
  • "Evaluating the quality and timeliness of resident generated discharge summaries on the medical wards": RMHMS (Oct. 6)
  • "Improving the quality and timeliness of resident discharge summaries on the medical wards": RMHMS (Oct. 6)
  • "Development and Implementation of a Clinical Care Pathway for Acute VTE Improves Clinical Outcomes and Reduces Cost": RMHMS (Oct. 6)
  • Reid MB, Misky GJ; Auerbach A, Glasheen JJ, Harrison RA, Sharpe B., Mentorship, Productivity, and Promotion among Academic Hospitalists, Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; Sept. 28
  • Does Hospital Medicine Reinforce the Pillars of Career Satisfaction?
  • UCH a focus: Grant Targets ED "Hot Spots" (article on hotspotters)
  • DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLINICAL CARE PATHWAY FOR ACUTE VTE REDUCES HOSPITAL UTILIZATION AND COST AT AN URBAN TERTIARY CARE CENTER
  • UCH Anticoagulation Pocket Cards- educational booklet on "all things anticoagulation"
  • IMPROVING TRANSITIONS OF CARE FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL: Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium
  • THE MEDICALLY HOMELESS: HOW TRANSITIONS OF CARE ISSUES ARE MAGNIFIED IN THE UNINSURED PATIENT: Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium
  • Department of Medicine Quality and Patient Safety Symposium: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLINICAL CARE PATHWAY FOR ACUTE VTE REDUCES HOSPITAL UTILIZATION AND COST AT AN URBAN TERTIARY CARE CENTER
  • Identifying Keys to Success For Reducing Readmissions: Using the Ideal Transition in Care Framework
  • THE MEDICAL HOME-LESS: HOW TRANSITIONS OF CARE ISSUES MAY BE MAGNIFIED IN THE UNINSURED PATIENT
  • VTE pocket card publication on web-based forum: Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence
  • Presentation of UCH role in Bridges to Care research
  • “Anemia in an AIDS Patient: Where did the blood go?”: Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium
  • Syncope article (quoted): ACP Hospitalist
  • Access to Care issues (as part of CHNA)- UCH Insider (hospital newsletter)
  • Implementation of an Acute Venous Thromboembolism Clinical Pathway Reduces Health Care Utilization and Mitigates Health Disparities, Misky GJ, Carlson T, Thompson E, Trujillo, Nordenholz K, Journal of Hospital Medicine 2014;9;7:430-435
  • Identifying keys to success in reducing readmissions using the ideal transitions in care framework. Burke RE, Guo R, Prochazka AV, Misky GJ. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Sep 23;14(1):423
  • Transitions of Care in Underserved Patients: A Literature Review- SHM National conference
  • UCH Insider (hospital newsletter): Bridges to Care update
  • UNDERSTANDING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FROM THE PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MEDICAID AND UNINSURED PATIENTS
  • BRIDGES TO CARE: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTION IN HIGH UTILIZERS OF HEALTH CARE
  • Understanding Hospital Readmissions from the Perspective of Medicaid and Uninsured Patients
  • QUALITATIVE FOLLLOW UP OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) PATIENTS DISCHARGED ON RIVAROXABAN FOR LOW RISK VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
  • Bridges to Care: Next Steps
  • THE ANSWER IS SKIN DEEP:intravascular large B cell lymphoma patient
  • “Bridges to Care” highlighted in article for 'Clinically Speaking'
  • Bridges to Care 2.0- updates on B2C
  • ED Management: Reforming Emergency Care: Experts put focus on better value, better alignment
  • Bridges to Care: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Behavioral Health Intervention in High-utilizers of Health Care- abstract at SHM National conference, March 2016
  • 'Hospital Readmissions from the Perspective of Medicaid and Uninsured Patients', Misky GJ., Burke RE, delPino Jones A, Johnson T, Hansen J, Reid MB. Journal for Healthcare Quality, Manuscript in print (accepted, Oct 2016)
  • Self-Identified Social Determinants of Health during Transitions of Care in the Medically Underserved: a Narrative Review. Virapongse A, Misky GJ. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4615-3.
  • Coordination Program Reduced Acute Care Use and Increased Primary Care Visits among Frequent Emergency Care Users. Capp R, Misky GJ, Lindrooth R, Honigman B, Logan H, Hardy R, Nguyen D, and Wiler J. Health Affairs 2017; 36, no.10:1705-1711
  • Hospital Readmissions from the Perspective of Medicaid and Uninsured Patients, Misky GJ., Burke RE, delPino Jones A, Johnson T, Hansen J, Reid MB. Journal for Healthcare Quality, January/February 2018; 40; 1: 44–50
  • Coordination Program Reduced Acute Care Use and Increased Primary Care Visits among Frequent Emergency Care Users. Capp R, Misky GJ, Lindrooth R, Honigman B, Logan H, Hardy R, Nguyen D, and Wiler J. Health Affairs 2017; 36, no.10:1705-1711
  • Hospital Readmissions from the Perspective of Medicaid and Uninsured Patients, Misky GJ., Burke RE, delPino Jones A, Johnson T, Hansen J, Reid MB. Journal for Healthcare Quality, Manuscript accepted for publication, October 2016
  • 'Healthcare Experiences of Hospitalized Patients with Sickle Cell Disease.' (JGIM, manuscript in revision)
  • Identifying Barriers to Inpatient Care Among Patients With Unstable Housing- with Erin Bredenberg (resident), Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium, Oct 2017
  • "When to Sus-PEth Something is Wrong", abstract/poster, accepted for local ACP meeting
  • The management of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism in the hospitalized adult: Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist. Gottenborg E, Misky GJ. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019 Aug;14(8):499-500
  • Capsule Commentary on Baumgartner et al., Aspirin Compared with Anticoagulation to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism after Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: a Large Retrospective Cohort Study. Misky GJ, J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Oct;34(10):2187
  • Improving Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: a qualitative study of hospitalized sickle cell patients. delPino Jones A, Misky G, Bowden K, Jones C. J Gen Intern Med, 2019 Dec;34(12):2693-2694
  • Return of the Great Mimicker: Patel Moksha, Frasca, Katherine, Vivek Koduri, Misky Gregory J: Medical Case Reports 2021 March;7(3):1-3
  • Improving Transitions of Care for Hospitalized Patients Experiencing Homelessness
  • ‘Pancreatic Cancer: My 15-year Journey as Son and Physician seen through the Prism of the Hippocratic Oath’, SGIM Forum April 2022
  • Mistry N, Knoeckel J, McBeth L, Johnson A, Bredenberg E, Raffel K, Cunningham J, Sarcone E, Misky G, Stella SA. Prevalence of homelessness among hospitalized patients: A point-in-time survey. J Hosp Med. 2023 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38058085
  • Bredenberg EL, Knoeckel J, Havranek K, McBeth L, Stella S, Garcia M, Sarcone E, Misky G. Hospitalization and Housing: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspectives of Hospitalized Patients Experiencing Housing Insecurity. Cureus. 2023 Oct;15(10):e46367. PubMed PMID: 37920645
  • Misky GJ, Sharpe B, Weaver AC, Niranjan-Azadi A, Gupta A, Rennke S, Ludwin S, Piper C, Mlis, Sun VK, Brotman DJ, Frank M. Faculty Development in Academic Hospital Medicine: a Scoping Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jun;38(8):1955-1961. PubMed PMID: 36877213
  • “Prevalence of Homelessness Among Hospitalized Patients: A Point-In-Time Survey.” September 2022 Public Health in the Rockies Annual Conference. Keystone, CO. Helped develop oral presentation regarding point-in-time survey research, delivered by Dr Neelam Mistry (Regional)
  • “Prevalence of Homelessness Among Hospitalized Patients: A Point-In-Time Survey.” November 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA. Developed oral presentation regarding point-in-time survey research, delivered by Dr Amanda Johnson (national)
  • Mistry N, Knoeckel J, Bredenberg E, Johnson A, Misky G, McBeth L, Sarcone E, Raffel K, Stella S. “Prevalence of Homelessness Among Hospitalized Patients: A Point-In-Time Survey.” September 2022 Colorado Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute CU-CSU Summit Poster Presentation; Aurora, CO. (Local)
  • Knoeckel J, Mistry N, Bredenberg E, Johnson A, Misky G, McBeth L, Sarcone E, Raffel K, Cunningham J, Stella S. “Prevalence of Homelessness Among Hospitalized Patients: A Point-In-Time Survey.” March 2023 Society of Hospital Medicine annual Converge conference; Austin, TX. (National)
  • Mistry N, Knoeckel J, Bredenberg E, Johnson A, Misky G, McBeth L, Sarcone E, Raffel K, Cunningham J, Stella S. “Prevalence of Homelessness Among Hospitalized Patients: A Point-In-Time Survey.” May 2023 Society of General Internal Medicine annual conference; Aurora, CO. (National)
  • Peer feedback: A tool to improve PA, NP, and physician collaboration and clinical practice. Alexandra Gallant, PA-C; Laura Erdman, PA-C; Lauren McBeth; Li-Kheng Ngov, MD; Gregory Misky, MD. JAAPA, in print

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
  • Hospital Medicine, Board Certification (2004)
Clinical Interests
I am interested in Transitions of Care, particularly in medically underserved populations; identifying barriers to effective health care delivery; patient perspective on their care delivery This physician treats inpatients only and does not make office appointments.

Care Philosophy
Providing equal care to all patients hospitalized with acute medical conditions, and to ensure effective care delivery across different health care settings.


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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