Brook Watts, MD, MS, FACP
Chief Quality Officer
Michigan Medicine
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Executive Director
Medical School
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Brook Watts, MD, MS, FACP
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Brook Watts, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P is Chief Quality Officer (Enterprise) and a Professor in Internal Medicine at Michigan Medicine. Her office is responsible for health system quality, safety, performance improvement, project management, infection prevention, accreditation, and quality analytics to support the state-wide University of Michigan health system.
Recent Publications
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Qaseem A, Powell RE, Watts B, Campos K, Tierney S, Basch P, Performance Measurement Committee of the American College of Physicians , Chou R, Andrews RA, Alkhairw H, Barkoudah E, Ganz-Lord FA, Khetan RS, MacDonald ST, Miller NL, Pardo-Hernandez H. Ann Intern Med, 2026 Apr 21;Journal ArticleCore Performance Measures for Migraine Headache: A Review by the American College of Physicians.
DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-25-04726 PMID: 42008806 -
Qaseem A, Fitterman N, Tierney S, Powell RE, Campos K, Choi EI, Crandall CJ, Cross JT, Humphrey LL, Obley AJ, Wilt TJ, Andrews RA, Performance Measurement Committee and the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians , Basch P, Khetan RS, MacDonald ST, Miller NL, Mount CA, Watts B, Balk EM, Cooney TG, Lewis J, Maroto M, Miller MC, Owens DK, Tice JA, Harrod CS, Pardo-Hernández H, Shamliyan T. Ann Intern Med, 2025 Nov; 178 (11): 1616 - 1623.Journal ArticleIdentifying Core Clinical Topics and Recommending Core Performance Measures for Internal Medicine Physicians: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-25-00874 PMID: 40953445 -
Qaseem A, Basch P, Campos K, MacDonald ST, Mount CA, Tierney S, Andrews RA, Choi EI, Miller NL, Watts B, Mount CA, Khetan RS, Van Groningen NJ, Fitterman N. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2025 Jul 1; 178 (7): 1012 - 1020.Journal ArticleQuality Indicators for Diabetes in Adults: A Review of Performance Measures by the American College of Physicians
DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-24-03770 PMID: 40324195 -
Chang ET, Huynh A, Yoo C, Yoon J, Zulman DM, Ong MK, Klein M, Eng J, Roy S, Stockdale SE, Jimenez EE, Denietolis A, Needleman J, Asch SM, Tarr L, Cummings K, Lee M, Chu K, Than C, Esmaeili A, Guo R, Shah A, Solt T, Post E, Velazquez B, Patton C, Corrigan K, Schectman G, Rubenstein L, Jackson J, Dalsania P, Henry D, Pathak N, Watts B. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2025 Feb 1; 40 (3): 637 - 646.Journal ArticleImpact of Referring High-Risk Patients to Intensive Outpatient Primary Care Services: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis
DOI:10.1007/s11606-024-08923-3 PMID: 39075268 -
Qaseem A, Goldzweig CL, Campos K, Watts B, Choi EI, Tierney S, Fitterman N, Andrews RA, Basch P, Chou R, Khetan RS, MacDonald ST, Miller NL, Mount CA, Powell RE, Van Groningen NJ. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2025 Feb 1; 178 (2): 288 - 289.Journal ArticleThe Nuances of Performance Measurement and Clinical Guidelines
DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-24-02092 PMID: 39745793 -
Qaseem A, Campos K, MacDonald S, Mount C, Tierney S, Fitterman N, Basch P, Choi EI, Goldzweig CL, Hamori CJ, McLean RM, Watts B, Andrews RA, Chou R, Powell RE. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2024 Nov 1; 177 (11): 1539 - 1546.Journal ArticleQuality Indicators for Pain in Adults: A Review of Performance Measures by the American College of Physicians
DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-24-00773 PMID: 39312776 -
Harry E, Ishak J, Thomas-Williams J, Gurm H, Reuland C, Watts B. 2026 May 22;PresentationPatient Safety at Michigan Medicine: emphasizing the critical role of interprofessional teams and leadership in creating a safe environment
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Qaseem A, Andrews RA, Campos K, Goldzweig CL, MacDonald S, McLean RM, Powell RE, Fitterman N, Thomas Cross J, Basch P, Choi E, Chou R, Hamori CJ, MacLean CH, Mathew SM, Mount CA, Saini SD, Watts B, Tierney S. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2024 Apr 1; 177 (4): 507 - 514.Journal ArticleQuality Indicators for Major Depressive Disorder in Adults: A Review of Performance Measures by the American College of Physicians
DOI:10.7326/M23-3077 PMID: 38437692
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