Charles R. Denham, MD
| Charles R. Denham, MD | |
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| Title | Chairman, TMIT; CEO, HCC |
Charles Denham (born in 1955 in San Bernardino, California) is a patient advocate and currently the CEO of Health Care Concepts Corporation (HCC). He previously served as the Chairman of the Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT), an independent medical nonprofit organization.
Biography[edit]
Charles Denham graduated with a B.M.S. and an M.D. from the University of Alberta. He completed his medical residency in radiation oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. Denham began his career as a radiation oncologist in Austin, Texas.[citation needed]
Denham has been an adjunct Professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Health Services Engineering and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Patient Safety from 2011-2014.[1][2] He has been a Chairman of The Leapfrog Group Safe Practices Program. He is the producer of a global series of documentaries, including Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm and Surfing the Healthcare Tsunami: Bring Your Best Board. His article,[3] co-authored with Captain Sully Sullenberger, addresses the value that aviation best practices can have on healthcare. Dr. Denham has been a member of The Experts healthcare panel of the Wall Street Journal, where he served as a regular contributor.[4]
Publications[edit]
He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Patient Safety[1] and has several highlighted examples of his related work or work with others in References below, including any already mentioned.[5][6][7][7][8][9][10][11]
Controversy[edit]
In January 2014, the United States Department of Justice reached a USD $40.1 million settlement with CareFusion, a medical products company.[12] [13][14] The Department of Justice alleged that CareFusion paid Denham USD $11.6 million to influence the Safe Practices Committee at the National Quality Forum to recommend, promote and arrange for the purchase of that company's products.[12][13]
Denham called the kickback allegations "surprising" while his attorney emphasized that the whistleblower lawsuit contains no allegations against Denham.[15]
An analysis by ProPublica reported that the National Quality Forum's final 2010 guidelines, currently in effect, still recommend 2% Chlorhexadine and 70% alcohol, which is the formulation of ChloraPrep.[16]The NQF agrees that this is consistent with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.[17][18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.wolterskluwerhealth.com/News/Pages/DrCharlesDenhamNamedEditorofJournalofPatientSafety.aspx
- ↑ http://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/pages/aboutthejournal.aspx
- ↑ Denham CR, Sullenberger C, Quaid D, et al. An NTSB for healthcare, learning from innovation: debate and innovate or capitulate. J Patient Saf 2012:Mar;8(1):3-14.
- ↑ http://stream.wsj.com/story/experts-journal-reports/SS-2-135503/SS-2-210175/
- ↑ Zimlichman E, Henderson D, Tamir O, et al. Health care-associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care system. JAMA Intern Med 2013 Sep 2; Epub ahead of print.
- ↑ Denham CR, Classen DC, Swensen SJ, et al. Safe use of electronic health records and health information technology systems: trust but verify. J Patient Saf 2013; Pending.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Quaid D, Thao J, Denham CR. Story power: The secret weapon. J Patient Saf 2010 Mar;6(1):5-14.
- ↑ Denham CR. The no outcome - no income tsunami is here: are you a surfer, swimmer, or sinker? J Patient Saf 2009 Mar;5(1):42-52.
- ↑ Denham CR. The chasing zero department: making idealized design a reality. J Patient Saf 2009 Dec;5(4):210-15.
- ↑ Denham CR, Dingman J, Foley ME, et al. Are you listening...are you really listening? J Patient Saf 2008 Sep;4(3):148-61.
- ↑ Denham CR. TRUST: the five rights of the second victim. J Patient Saf 2007 Jun;3(2):107-19.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs (9 January 2014). "CareFusion to Pay the Government $40.1 Million to Resolve Allegations That Include More Than $11 Million in Kickbacks to One Doctor". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Kell, John (9 January 2014). "CareFusion to Pay $40.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ Stempel, Jonathan (9 January 2014). "CareFusion to pay $40 million to settle U.S. kickbacks lawsuit". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ Carlson, Joe (21 January). "NQF panel member admits he got $11M from CareFusion, but calls kickback allegations surprising". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved 24 January 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ http://www.propublica.org/article/hidden-financial-ties-rattle-top-health-quality-group
- ↑ http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140228/NEWS/302289946/nqf-reviewing-2010-safe-practices-report-in-wake-of-kickback-claim
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/bsi-guidelines-2011.pdf
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