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Medicine Grand Rounds | Joanna Kipnes, MD – Individualized Care Plans for High Utilizers of the Inpatient System

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Location: Pinn Hall Auditorium (Rm. 1-5)
Cost: Free


Joanna R. Kipnes, MD, is assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. She did her MD and residency training at Thomas Jefferson University, followed by a year there as chief resident.

Recent pub: Mercer T, Bae J, Kipnes J, Velazquez M, Thomas S, Setji N. The highest utilizers of care: individualized care plans to coordinate care, improve healthcare service utilization, and reduce costs at an academic tertiary care center.” Journal of Hospital Medicine 2015:10(7):419-24.

CME learning objectives:

  1. To understand how utilization patterns can be impacted by an individualized approach.
  2. To understand one academic institution’s experience with 3 years of care plan development.

Medicine Grand Rounds is offered every Wednesday throughout the year by the UVA Department of Medicine, in association with UVA’s Office of Continuing Medical Education. CME credit is available; instructions and forms are available at the event.


The University of Virginia School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Virginia School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University Of Virginia School Of Medicine awards one hour of participation to each non-physician participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The University of Virginia School of Medicine maintains a permanent record of participants who have been awarded hours of participation. CME transcripts may be obtained at www.cmevillage.com (click on Transcripts and follow the instructions).

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