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Patrick Guffey, MD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Medical School
  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School (2005)
Graduate School
  • MHA, University of Minnesota - Twin City (2018)
Undergraduate School
  • BSE, University of Michigan (MI) (2000)
Internship
  • University of Minnesota/St John's Hospital Program (2006)
Residency
  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine Program, Anesthesiology (2009)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Pediatric Anesthesiology (2010)
Languages English
Department Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professional Titles

  • Chief Medical Information Officer
  • Performance Improvement and Informatics Officer

Publications

  • Guffey P. Faust Anesthesia Review, Chapter on Informatics. 2023.
  • Thomas JJ, Bashqoy F, Brinton JT, Guffey P, Yaster M. Integration of the Codonics Safe Label System(®) and the Omnicell XT(®) Anesthesia Workstation into Pediatric Anesthesia Practice: Utilizing Technology to Increase Medication Labeling Compliance and Decrease Medication Discrepancies While Maintaining User Acceptability. Hosp Pharm. 2022 Feb;57(1):11-16. PubMed PMID: 35521011
  • Hong Mershon B, Vannucci A, Bryson T, Lin F, Greilich PE, Dear G, Guffey P, Agarwala A. A Collaborative Partnership between the Multicenter Handoff Collaborative and an Electronic Health Record Vendor. Appl Clin Inform. 2021 May;12(3):647-654. PubMed PMID: 34320682
  • Thomas JJ, Yaster M, Guffey P. The Use of Patient Digital Facial Images to Confirm Patient Identity in a Children's Hospital's Anesthesia Information Management System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Feb;46(2):118-121. PubMed PMID: 31810830
  • Thomas JJ, Yaster M, Guffey P. The Use of Patient Digital Facial Images to Confirm Patient Identity in a Children's Hospital's Anesthesia Information Management System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Feb;46(2):118-121. PubMed PMID: 31810830
  • Guffey P MD, MHA and Hyman D MD. Principles of Patient Safety in Pediatric Hem/Onc/HSCT, in Patient Safety and Quality in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Springer. 2017.
  • Guffey, P MD. and Culwick, M MD. Adverse event prevention and mitigation, in Quality and Safety in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. Oxford University Press. New York, NY. Accepted.
  • Guffey, P MD and Culwick M MD. The National Anesthesia Incident Reporting System: Theory, Practice and Current Results. Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology. LW&W. Vol 44. Accepted
  • Guffey P. & Merry A. Incident Reporting - Refresher courses in Anesthesiology. Vol 44. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2016.
  • Guffey P. Culwick M. Adverse Event Prevention and Mitigation. In: Quality and Safety in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. Oxford University Press, Oct 10, 2016
  • Guffey PJ, Culwick M, Merry AF. Incident reporting at the local and national level. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Winter;52(1):69-83. PubMed PMID: 24370721
  • Guffey PJ, Culwick M, Merry AF. Incident reporting at the local and national level. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Winter;52(1):69-83. PubMed PMID: 24370721
  • Review of a case from the anesthesia quality institute anesthesia incident reporting system published in the ASA newsletter. May, 2012.
  • 35 Anesthesia for Burns and Trauma, Patrick J. Guffey & Dean B. Andropoulos, Gregory's Pediatric Anesthesia V5. In press.
  • Rice, A. MBA, Guffey, P MD, Johansen K, MA et al. Use of LEAN principles to increase first case on-time starts at a large, academic, freestanding pediatric hospital. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting 2012.
  • Guffey, P. MD, Szolnoki, J. MD, Caldwell, J. MD. Polaner, D. MD, Design and Implementation of a Near Miss Reporting System at a Large, Academic Pediatric Anesthesia Department. Pediatric Anaesthesia. 2011 Jul;21(7):810-4.
  • Guffey P. Hyman D. Principles of patient safety in pediatric Hem/Onc/HSCT. In: Patient Safety and Quality in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Springer Publishing.
  • James J. Thomas, MD1, Myron Yaster, MD1, Patrick Guffey, MD MHA.The use of patient digital facial images to reduce wrong surgery events in a pediatric hospital’s anesthetizing locations. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
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Practice Locations

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

Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Fetal Care Center
13123 E 16th Ave, B735
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-4463

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Anesthesiology, Board Certification (2010)
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology, Board Certification (2017)
  • Clinical Informatics, Board Certification (2016)

General Information

Medical Schools
  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School (2005)
Graduate Schools
  • MHA, University of Minnesota - Twin City (2018)
Undergraduate Schools
  • BSE, University of Michigan (MI) (2000)
Internships
  • University of Minnesota/St John's Hospital Program (2006)
Residency Programs
  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine Program, Anesthesiology(2009)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Pediatric Anesthesiology (2010)
Languages English
Department Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology