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Stephen E. Muething, MD

Vice President of Safety

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-2068

Fax: 513-636-7247

Email: stephen.muething@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Patient safety; high reliability

Biography

Stephen Muething, MD, is a pediatrician and associate professor at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Muething is the vice president of safety at Cincinnati Children's. He has led efforts to reduce serious safety events and the strategic plan to develop a culture of high reliability.

Dr. Muething is a leader of state-wide collaborative efforts and multi-institutional collaboratives focused on patient safety and has served as an expert on national panels. Previously, he has led improvement work of the acute care systems focusing on evidence-based care, patient flow and family-centered care.

Education and Training

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1984.

Residency: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1984-1987.

Certification: Pediatrics.

Publications

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Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, Lesko A, Schoettker PJ, Seid M, Kotagal U. Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Oct;19(5):435-9.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety in radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 May;194(5):1183-7.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a comprehensive patient safety program. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010 Apr;31(2):67-70.

Miller MR, Griswold M, Harris JM 2nd, Yenokyan G, Huskins WC, Moss M, Rice TB, Ridling D, Campbell D, Margolis P, Muething S, Brilli RJ. Decreasing PICU catheter-associated bloodstream infections: NACHRI's quality transformation efforts. Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):206-13.

Mandel KE, Muething SE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR. Transforming safety and effectiveness in pediatric hospital care locally and nationally. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):905-18.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul;193(1):165-71.

Godfrey MM, Melin CN, Muething SE, Batalden PB, Nelson EC. Clinical microsystems, Part 3. Transformation of two hospitals using microsystem, mesosystem, and macrosystem strategies. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Oct;34(10):591-603.

Nelson EC, Godfrey MM, Batalden PB, Berry SA, Bothe AE, McKinley KE, Melin CN, Muething, SE, Moore LG, Wasson, JH, Nolan TW. Clinical Microsystems, Part 1. The building blocks of health systems. Jt Commission J on Quality and Patient Safety. 2008;34(7):367-378.

Gerhardt WE, Schoettker PJ, Donovan EF, Kotagal UR, Muething SE. Putting evidence-based clinical practice guidelines into practice: an academic pediatric center's experience.Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Apr;33(4):226-35.

Muething SE, Kotagal UR, Schoettker PJ, Gonzalez del Rey J, DeWitt TG. Family-centered bedside rounds: a new approach to patient care and teaching.Pediatrics. 2007 Apr;119(4):829-32.