Steven Jay Bernstein
Professor of Internal Medicine
Taubman Health Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI SPC 5376
[email protected]

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Steven Jay Bernstein
Professor
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    • About

    Dr. Bernstein received his medical degree from the University of Rochester in New York and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.* He also completed his master's of public health at the University of California-Los Angeles and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program fellowship at the UCLA School of Medicine. His special interests include patient-physician decision-making and the appropriate use of medical technology.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    Research Overview

    Appropriateness of use of medical technology, quality of care, outcomes, and doctor-patient decision making.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Protocol for a parallel cluster randomized trial of a participatory tailored approach to reduce overuse of antibiotics at hospital discharge: the ROAD home trial.
      Szymczak JE, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Neetz RA, Hersh A, Presson AP, Lindenauer PK, Bernstein SJ, Muller BM, White AT, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Smith JD, Vaughn VM. Implement Sci, 2024 Mar 4; 19 (1): 23 DOI:10.1186/s13012-024-01348-w
      PMID: 38439076
    • Journal Article
      Midline vs Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.
      Paje D, Walzl E, Heath M, McLaughlin E, Horowitz JK, Tatarcuk C, Swaminathan L, Kaatz S, Malani AN, Vaughn VM, Bernstein SJ, Flanders SA, Chopra V. JAMA Intern Med, 2025 Jan 1; 185 (1): 83 - 91. DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5984
      PMID: 39527077
    • Journal Article
      Improving Appropriate Use of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters Through a Statewide Collaborative Hospital Initiative: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
      Heath M, Bernstein SJ, Paje D, McLaughlin E, Horowitz JK, McKenzie A, Leyden T, Flanders SA, Chopra V. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf, 2024 Aug; 50 (8): 591 - 600. DOI:10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.04.003
      PMID: 38762387
    • Journal Article
      Development of Patient Safety Measures to Identify Inappropriate Diagnosis of Common Infections.
      White AT, Vaughn VM, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Bernstein SJ, Hofer TP, Ratz D, McLaughlin ES, Nielsen D, Czilok T, Minock J, Gupta A. Clin Infect Dis, 2024 Jun 14; 78 (6): 1403 - 1411. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciae044
      PMID: 38298158
    • Journal Article
      Excellence in Antibiotic Stewardship: A Mixed-Methods Study Comparing High-, Medium-, and Low-Performing Hospitals.
      Vaughn VM, Krein SL, Hersh AL, Buckel WR, White AT, Horowitz JK, Patel PK, Gandhi TN, Petty LA, Spivak ES, Bernstein SJ, Malani AN, Johnson LB, Neetz RA, Flanders SA, Galyean P, Kimball E, Bloomquist K, Zickmund T, Zickmund SL, Szymczak JE. Clin Infect Dis, 2024 Jun 14; 78 (6): 1412 - 1424. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciad743
      PMID: 38059532
    • Journal Article
      Inappropriate Diagnosis of Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Adults.
      Gupta AB, Flanders SA, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Pulia MS, Horowitz JK, Ratz D, Bernstein SJ, Malani AN, Patel PK, Hofer TP, Basu T, Chopra V, Vaughn VM. JAMA Intern Med, 2024 May 1; 184 (5): 548 - 556. DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0077
      PMID: 38526476
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Association Between Number of Lumens and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Complications in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
      Hechtman RK, Paje D, Horowitz J, McLaughlin E, Tatarcuk C, Heath M, Kaatz S, Flanders S, Bernstein S, McSparron JI, Prescott HC, Chopra V. 2024 May; a4780 - a4780. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a4780
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Recommended Care Coordination Practices May Reduce Readmission After Sepsis, but Are Not Routinely Implemented
      Prescott HC, Heath M, Creutz E, Czilok T, Bernstein S, Horowitz J, McLaughlin E, Posa P, Swaminathan L, Taylor S, Flanders S. 2024 May; a3037 - a3037. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a3037