Stephen Pearlman, M.D., MSHQS
Clinical Effectiveness Officer | ChristianaCare
Wilmington, DE, UNITED STATES
Dr. Stephen Pearlman a neonatologist and safety expert is the Clinical Effectiveness Officer Acute Care at ChristianaCare.
Biography
Dr. Stephen Pearlman, a neonatologist by training, is the quality and patient safety officer for Women and Children’s Services at ChristianaCare. Pearlman has led initiatives that have been spotlighted by the federal government as exemplars of how to improve safety at health systems. He has expertise in neonatology, intensive care, and pediatrics.
Areas of Expertise (3)
Healthcare Quality and Safety
Communication and Resolution Programs
Neonatal Intensive Care
Education (3)
University of Rome: M.D., Medicine 1981
Cornell University: BS, Biochemistry 1975
Thomas Jefferson University School of Population Health: Masters, Healthcare Quality and Safety, MSHQS 2012
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CANDOR Promotes Safety Reporting, Employee Support at Christiana Care Health System
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality online
Stephen Pearlman, M.D., quality and safety officer for Women and Children’s Services and physician lead for the CANDOR program at Christiana Care, said the increase in patient safety reporting includes some "near misses." Christiana Care commonly refers to these as "good catches" because staff are encouraged to report and correct unsafe conditions before they contribute to patient harm...
Honking horns wish ChristianaCare VP a happy retirement
Delaware Online online
2020-05-29
"She is really a ChristianaCare treasure," said Dr. Stephen Pearlman, who worked with Campbell. "She was foundational to creating the whole culture of safety within the organization" Pearlman added. "When a situation such as the COVID-19 arises a lot of things that she had put in place in terms of how we monitor patients' well being and processes, et cetera, is fundamental to how we deal with a crisis like this..."
Selected Papers and Publications (7)
Why Quality Matters
Journal of Perinatology2015-04-28
In 1999 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued its seminal report ‘To Err is Human’ in which it stated that 44 000 to 98 000 patients die each year in US hospitals due to medical errors.1 Could this figure be an underestimate? The IOM further estimated the national cost of preventable adverse events between 17 and 29 billion dollars.
Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal–neonatal specialists
nature.comFrancis Mimouni, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Stephen A. Pearlman, Tonse Raju, Patrick G. Gallagher & Joseph Mendlovic
2020-04-10
Background - Little is known about the perinatal aspects of COVID-19. Objective - To summarize available evidence and provide perinatologists/neonatologists with tools for managing their patients. Methods - Analysis of available literature on COVID-19 using Medline and Google scholar.
A practical guide to publishing a quality improvement paper
nature.comStephen A. Pearlman & Jonathan R. Swanson
2021-01-04
Quality improvement (QI) is a relatively new and evolving field as it applies to healthcare. Hence, publishing a QI paper may present certain challenges as QI differs from standard types of scientific research. Some considerations in writing are inherent to all types of manuscripts submitted for publication, whereas others are unique to QI papers. This paper, the final in a series of eight papers related to QI in the neonatal setting, describes the best practices for writing and publishing QI manuscripts. Common pitfalls to avoid are also highlighted.
Quality Improvement to Reduce Neonatal CLABSI: The Journey to Zero
thieme-connect.comStephen A. Pearlman
Neonatal infections, including those associated with central lines, continue to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite many other improvements in neonatal outcomes. Over the past decades, significant advances have been made to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) using quality improvement methodology.
Do quality improvement projects require IRB approval?
nature.comKanekal S. Gautham & Stephen Pearlman
2021-03-23
Journal of Perinatology (2021)
Creating a Highly Reliable Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Safer Systems of Care
perinatology.theclinics.comPatoula G. Panagos, Stephen A. Pearlman
2017-09-01
KEY POINTS - Creating a culture of safety is the key to making the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) safer. - Incident reporting and analysis are critical to improving patient safety. - A nonpunitive approach promotes staff engagement in safety activities. - An interdisciplinary approach is fundamental to NICU safety efforts. - Unplanned extubation is a NICU safety concern that can be addressed using quality improvement methodology.
Development of a single-center quality bundle to prevent sudden unexpected postnatal collapse
nature.comDavid A. Paul, Dawn Johnson, Neal D. Goldstein & Stephen A. Pearlman
2019-05-14
Background - Recent reports suggest a rising awareness of sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC). Local problem - Five SUPC events during a 17-month period. Methods - A multidisciplinary team used a quality-improvement approach to develop the intervention. The smart aim was to develop a bundled intervention to eliminate SUPC from occurring in the delivery room during skin-to-skin care.
External Service & Affiliations (1)
- American Board of Pediatrics
