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Bio

Dr. Amit Singh is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine within the Department of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his medical education at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX and completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the former Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (now UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland) in Oakland, CA. He then completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine with IT focus at the University of California San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego in San Diego, CA. There he developed and implemented the use of a novel electronic communication tool aimed at improving medical care team identification for inpatients hospitalized on the pediatric hospital medicine service. He joined Stanford in the Fall of 2013 and his main non clinical work is focused in patient communication and inpatient health information technology.

He has previously served as the Physician Lead for the Office of Patient Experience at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford from 2015-2017. His current quality improvement efforts are focused on improving the overall medical rounding experience for both patients and providers on the inpatient Pediatric Hospital Medicine service with a novel pilot of scheduled based rounds. He additionally is the Clinical Informatics Medical Director for the hospital-wide communications technology platform (Voalte) at LPCH. He is also involved with a collaborative project with the Stanford Computer Vision department in utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor and improve hand hygiene in the hospital. Dr. Singh is also a facilitator for the Advancing Communication Excellence at Stanford (ACES) communication workshops/trainings provided to faculty working at LPCH.

Dr. Singh is a native Texan now residing in San Francisco, CA where you can find him planning his next meal or trip with his wife and two sons.

Clinical Focus

  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Crossroads of Inpatient Health IT Systems and Patient Communication
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Administrative Appointments

  • Facilitator/Instructor at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (LPCH), Advancing Communication Excellence at Stanford (ACES) (2019 - Present)
  • Clinical Partner - LPCH site leader, Stanford Partnership in AI-Assisted Care (PAC) (2014 - Present)
  • Medical Director of Clinical Informatics - Voalte communications platform, Stanford Children's Health (2016 - Present)
  • Physicial Lead for Packard Vision Optimization, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2015 - 2017)
  • Physician Hand Hygiene Champion, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2013 - 2016)
  • Physicial Lead for the Office of Patient Experience, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2015 - 2017)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Member, American Academy of Pediatrics (2008 - Present)
  • Member, Society of Hospital Medicine (2011 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Medical Education: Baylor College of Medicine Registrar (2008) TX
  • Fellowship: The Univ of San Diego School of Medicine (2013) CA
  • Certification, Epic Systems Corporation, Inpatient Electronic Medical Record Procedure Orders certification versions 2010, 2012 (2012)
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2011)
  • Residency: Children's Hospital at Oakland (2011) CA

Contact

  • Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital 300 Pasteur Dr MC 5776 Div of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Palo Alto, CA 94304
    • Tel: (650) 736-4423
    Fax: (650) 736-6690

Links

Research & Scholarship

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

My current quality improvement efforts are focused on improving the overall medical rounding experience for both patients and providers on the inpatient Pediatric Hospital Medicine service with a novel pilot of scheduled based rounds. With this project we have adapted a novel tool within the EMR for automatically scheduling patients for a "slot" or time for rounds for the medical team. This QI project was selected as one of the first Value-Based Care initiative projects sponsored by the executive team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

I additionally serve as the Clinical Informatics Medical Director for the hospital-wide communications technology platform (Voalte) at LPCH. With this we have been interested in exploring team communication surrounding safety events such as Rapid Response or Code Blue calls. This research is in its preliminary phases.

Finally, I have been involved in a novel project as part of a collaboration between the School of Medicine and the Stanford Computer Vision lab on the cutting edge use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor and improve hand hygiene in the hospital. More information about this can be found on the PAC website: https://aicare.stanford.edu/projects/hand_hygiene/

Publications

All Publications

  • Working to Make the Hospital Smarter. Hospital pediatrics Singh, A. T. 2017; 7 (2): 122–24

    View details for DOI 10.1542/hpeds.2016-0092

    View details for PubMedID 28049133

  • Who's My Doctor? Using an Electronic Tool to Improve Team Member Identification on an Inpatient Pediatrics Team. Hospital pediatrics Singh, A., Rhee, K. E., Brennan, J. J., Kuelbs, C., El-Kareh, R., Fisher, E. S. 2016; 6 (3): 157-165

    Abstract

    Increase parent/caregiver ability to correctly identify the attending in charge and define terminology of treatment team members (TTMs). We hypothesized that correct TTM identification would increase with use of an electronic communication tool. Secondary aims included assessing subjects' satisfaction with and trust of TTM and interest in computer activities during hospitalization.Two similar groups of parents/legal guardians/primary caregivers of children admitted to the Pediatric Hospital Medicine teaching service with an unplanned first admission were surveyed before (Phase 1) and after (Phase 2) implementation of a novel electronic medical record (EMR)-based tool with names, photos, and definitions of TTMs. Physicians were also surveyed only during Phase 1. Surveys assessed TTM identification, satisfaction, trust, and computer use.More subjects in Phase 2 correctly identified attending physicians by name (71% vs. 28%, P < .001) and correctly defined terms intern, resident, and attending (P ≤ .03) compared with Phase 1. Almost all subjects (>79%) and TTMs (>87%) reported that subjects' ability to identify TTMs moderately or strongly impacted satisfaction and trust. The majority of subjects expressed interest in using computers to understand TTMs in each phase.Subjects' ability to correctly identify attending physicians and define TTMs was significantly greater for those who used our tool. In our study, subjects reported that TTM identification impacted aspects of the TTM relationship, yet few could correctly identify TTMs before tool use. This pilot study showed early success in engaging subjects with the EMR in the hospital and suggests that families would engage in computer-based activities in this setting.

    View details for DOI 10.1542/hpeds.2015-0164

    View details for PubMedID 26920366

  • Mom, I’m going to be an INPATIENT doctor…” (A Graduating PHM Fellow’s Musings on the Past, Present, and Future) Hospital Pediatrics Singh, A. T. 2013; 3: 2

    View details for DOI 10.1542/hpeds.2013-0030

  • Current Practices and Perspectives on Peer Observation and Feedback: A National Survey. Academic pediatrics McDaniel, C. E., Singh, A. T., Beck, J. B., Birnie, K., Fromme, H. B., Ginwalla, C. F., Griego, E., King, M., Maniscalco, J., Nazif, J., Patra, K. P., Seelbach, E., Walker, J. M., Bhansali, P. 2019

    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE: Peer observation and feedback (POF) is the direct observation of an activity performed by a colleague followed by feedback with the goal of improved performance and professional development. Although well described in the education literature, the use of POF as a tool for development beyond teaching skills has not been explored. We aimed to characterize the practice of POF among pediatric hospitalists, to explore the perceived benefits and barriers, and to identify preferences regarding POF.METHODS: We developed a 14-item cross-sectional survey regarding divisional expectations, personal practice, perceived benefits and barriers, and preferences related to POF. We refined the survey based on expert feedback, cognitive interviews, and pilot testing, distributing the final survey to pediatric hospitalists at twelve institutions across the United States.RESULTS: Of 357 eligible participants, 198 (56%) responded with 115 (58%) practicing in a freestanding children's hospital. While 61% had participated in POF, less than half (42%) reported divisional POF expectation. The most common perceived benefits of POF were identifying areas for improvement (94%) and learning about colleagues' teaching and clinical styles (94%). The greatest perceived barriers were time (51%) and discomfort with receiving feedback from peers (38%), although participation within a POF program reduced perceived barriers. Most (76%) desired formal POF programs focused on improving teaching skills (85%), clinical management (83%), and family-centered rounds (82%).CONCLUSION: Though the majority of faculty desired POF, developing a supportive environment and feasible program is challenging. This study provides considerations for improving and designing POF programs.

    View details for PubMedID 30910598

  • Secure Text Messaging in Healthcare: Latent Threats and Opportunities to Improve Patient Safety. Journal of hospital medicine Hagedorn, P. A., Singh, A., Luo, B., Bonafide, C. P., Simmons, J. M. 2019; 14: E1–E3

    View details for DOI 10.12788/jhm.3305

    View details for PubMedID 31532741

  • Painful Arthritis and Extremity Rash in an 8-Year-Old Boy CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Islam, S., Cooney, T., Singh, A., Petru, A. M., LaBeaud, A. D. 2012; 54 (10): 1473-?

    View details for DOI 10.1093/cid/cir1007

    View details for Web of Science ID 000304049300019

    View details for PubMedID 22527963

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