Gerald B. Hickson

Patient Advocate Foundation — United States

Health Professions · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues(69), Patient Safety and Medication Errors(25), Healthcare cost, quality, practices(21), Healthcare Policy and Management(18), Healthcare Quality and Management(18)

Publications139 total

Effective board governance is the key to supercharging quality and safety across the health system
Management in healthcare.·2025
Unsolicited Patient Complaints and Industry Payments for US Physicians
JAMA Network Open·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Huddles for unprofessional behaviours in the healthcare setting that may require immediate investigation, inquiry or intervention
BMJ Leader·2025
Communication and resolution programs expose hard-to-hear truths
Frontiers in Health Services·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Supporting Professionalism in a Crisis Requires Leadership and a Well-Developed Plan
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety·2024· 1 cited
Physician Specialty Differences in Unprofessional Behaviors Observed and Reported by Coworkers
JAMA Network Open·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
An Effective Program to Reduce Malpractice Claims and Payments in a Large Orthopaedic Practice
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
A Proposed Approach to Allegations of Sexual Boundary Violation in Health Care
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Trainee Physician Milestone Ratings and Patient Complaints in Early Posttraining Practice
JAMA Network Open·2023· 29 citedOpen Access
Balancing Rights and Responsibilities of Key Stakeholders in Addressing Reports of Disrespect Experienced by Patients
CHEST Journal·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Professionalism, Leadership, and a Pilfered Apple
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety·2022· 6 cited
Professionalism of Admitting and Consulting Services and Trauma Patient Outcomes
Annals of Surgery·2022· 34 cited
Honesty and Transparency, Indispensable to the Clinical Mission—Part I
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America·2021· 29 cited
Honesty and Transparency, Indispensable to the Clinical Mission—Part II
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America·2021· 13 cited
Honesty and Transparency, Indispensable to the Clinical Mission—Part III
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America·2021· 13 cited
Supporting the pursuit of professionalism during a crisis
BMJ Leader·2021· 8 cited
The My Diabetes Care Patient Portal Intervention: Usability and Pre-Post Assessment
Applied Clinical Informatics·2021· 19 citedOpen Access
ICE volume 42 issue 5 Cover and Front matter
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the My Diabetes Care Patient Portal Intervention: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Research Protocols·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Whose Responsibility Is It to Address Bullying in Health Care?
The AMA Journal of Ethic·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

James W. Pichert(14), William O. Cooper(13), Ilene N. Moore(7), Wayne A. Ray(6), Roger R. Dmochowski(6), Thomas F. Catron(5), William Martínez(5), Charles F. Federspiel(5), Lynn E. Webb(4), Oscar D. Guillamondegui(4), William A. Altemeier(4), Cynthia S. Miller(4), Patrick G. Arbogast(3), David A. Spain(3), Rachel R. Kelz(3), Henry J. Domenico(3), Joseph Hopkins(3), Patricia Sullivan(3), Lisa Soleymani Lehmann(3), Jan Karrass(3)