Thomas Balcezak, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Internal MedicineDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine
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Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Yale New Haven Health System, Yale New Haven Health System
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General Internal Medicine
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- Internal Medicine
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- MD
- University of Connecticut (1992)
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Victor Morris, MD, BS
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
10Publications
319Citations
Publications
2023
Population Health: Staying Focused through the Pandemic and Beyond
Balcezak T. Population Health: Staying Focused through the Pandemic and Beyond. Population Health Management 2023, 26: s-14-s-15. PMID: 37603802, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2023.0131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords
2015
MORTALITY REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROACTIVE USE OF EMR-BASED ACUITY SCORE BY AN RN TEAM AT AN URBAN HOSPITAL
Rothman M, Rimar J, Coonan S, Allegretto S, Balcezak T. MORTALITY REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROACTIVE USE OF EMR-BASED ACUITY SCORE BY AN RN TEAM AT AN URBAN HOSPITAL. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 24: 734. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-ihiabstracts.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsIntervention periodRothman IndexPatient's conditionAdult medical-surgical patientsHigh-risk patientsMedical-surgical patientsRisk-adjusted mortalityRisk of mortalityQuality of careElectronic medical recordsHigh-quality careClinical deteriorationRisk patientsNursing assessmentPatient populationMedical recordsMortality reductionPercent of dischargesUrban hospitalMortality rateAcuity scoresPatientsEarly identificationPatient volumeQuality care
2014
WorkSMART at Yale-New Haven Hospital: A Program To Eliminate Waste and Improve Efficiency
Balcezak T, DAquila R, Indiveri C. WorkSMART at Yale-New Haven Hospital: A Program To Eliminate Waste and Improve Efficiency. Sustainability And Climate Change 2014, 7: 262-268. DOI: 10.1089/sus.2014.9773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2000
Serotonin Syndrome Presentation of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature
Mason P, Morris V, Balcezak T. Serotonin Syndrome Presentation of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature. Medicine 2000, 79: 201-209. PMID: 10941349, DOI: 10.1097/00005792-200007000-00001.BooksCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSerotonin syndromeSupportive careEarly recognitionCommon presenting symptomSpecific pharmacologic therapyDuration of symptomsPrevalence of hypertensionHours of presentationCommon therapeutic interventionMultiple medical disciplinesEnglish-language literatureMedication initiationPresenting symptomUnderreported complicationMost patientsPharmacologic therapyClinical presentationSyndrome presentationSerotonergic agentsComa/Complete resolutionClinical significanceTherapeutic interventionsMedical literatureSuccessful managementUtilization and effectiveness of a weight-based heparin nomogram at a large academic medical center.
Balcezak TJ, Krumholz HM, Getnick GS, Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Cadman EC. Utilization and effectiveness of a weight-based heparin nomogram at a large academic medical center. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2000, 6: 329-38. PMID: 10977433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWeight-based nomogramWeight-based heparin nomogramTherapeutic rangeTherapeutic thresholdHeparin nomogramIntravenous heparin therapyProportion of patientsProspective cohort analysisLarge academic medical centerInternal medicine serviceComputerized order entry systemAcademic medical centerEffective patient careSupratherapeutic aPTTsHeparin therapyConsecutive patientsOrder entry systemEfficacious therapyMedical CenterCohort analysisMedicine servicePatient carePhysician behaviorNomogramPatients
1999
A surplus of physicians? The view of internists at a single institution.
Balcezak T, Getnick G, Cadman E. A surplus of physicians? The view of internists at a single institution. Connecticut Medicine 1999, 63: 723-8. PMID: 10659473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInternal medicine subspecialistsInternal medicine residentsGeneral internistsMedicine subspecialistsBed academic medical centerHealth policy analystsMajority of internistsMedicine residentsSurplus of physiciansMajority of physiciansAcademic medical centerPhysician workforceSingle institutionMedical CenterPhysicians' viewsInternistsTotal physiciansGeneralist physiciansInternal medicine attendingsInternal medicine subspecialtiesPhysiciansCare mixPhysician supplySubspecialty fellowshipsFurther studiesAn Internet-based law and medicine curriculum for residents
Balcezak T, Lynch P, Cadman E. An Internet-based law and medicine curriculum for residents. Academic Medicine 1999, 74: 1053-4. PMID: 10536621, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199910000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of Mobile Left Ventricular Thrombus with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin
Mallory R, Balcezak T. Treatment of Mobile Left Ventricular Thrombus with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1082-1083. PMID: 10507930, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199909303411414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
1998
A web-based risk management and medical-legal curriculum for graduate medical education.
Balcezak T, Lynch P, Jackson S, Richter J, Jaffe C, Cadman E. A web-based risk management and medical-legal curriculum for graduate medical education. Journal Of Biocommunication 1998, 25: 2-5. PMID: 9924687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
1992
The use of a spectrophotometric assay to study the interaction of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase with methionine analogues
Kim H, Balcezak T, Nathin S, McMullen H, Hansen D. The use of a spectrophotometric assay to study the interaction of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase with methionine analogues. Analytical Biochemistry 1992, 207: 68-72. PMID: 1489102, DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(92)90501-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
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