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KENNETH BOOCKVAR MD
MD
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI: 1497723845IndividualAccepts Medicare
Specialties, Licenses & Credentials
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Family Medicine — Geriatric Medicine
Code: 207QG0300X
45113(AL)
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianPrimary
Internal Medicine — Geriatric Medicine
Code: 207RG0300X
1967511(NY)45113(AL)
Education
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Class of 1993
Research & Publications (20)
Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer.
PMID 19204129·Qual Saf Health Care·2009
8-other
Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents triaged to nursing home or hospital for acute infection.
PMID 18482299·J Am Geriatr Soc·2008
4-observational
Organizational relationships between nursing homes and hospitals and quality of care during hospital-nursing home patient transfers.
PMID 17608882·J Am Geriatr Soc·2007
8-other
Palliative care for frail older adults: "there are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could . . . ".
PMID 17090771·JAMA·2006
8-other
Inter-facility transfer of patient information before and after HIPAA privacy measures.
PMID 16500276·J Am Med Dir Assoc·2006
8-other
Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.
PMID 17062324·Am J Geriatr Pharmacother·2006
8-other
Ineffective communication of mental status information during care transfer of older adults.
PMID 16423107·J Gen Intern Med·2005
4-observational
Outcomes of infection in nursing home residents with and without early hospital transfer.
PMID 15817003·J Am Geriatr Soc·2005
4-observational
Adverse events due to discontinuations in drug use and dose changes in patients transferred between acute and long-term care facilities.
PMID 15006832·Arch Intern Med·2004
4-observational
Patient relocation in the 6 months after hip fracture: risk factors for fragmented care.
PMID 15507058·J Am Geriatr Soc·2004
8-other
Hospital readmissions after hospital discharge for hip fracture: surgical and nonsurgical causes and effect on outcomes.
PMID 12588585·J Am Geriatr Soc·2003
4-observational
Predictive value of nonspecific symptoms for acute illness in nursing home residents.
PMID 12890074·J Am Geriatr Soc·2003
8-other
Nursing assistants detect behavior changes in nursing home residents that precede acute illness: development and validation of an illness warning instrument.
PMID 10983908·J Am Geriatr Soc·2000
8-other
The development of a mental status vital sign for use across the spectrum of care.
PMID 19560714·J Am Med Dir Assoc·2009
8-other
Dual use of Veterans Affairs services and use of recommended ambulatory care.
PMID 18388846·Med Care·2008
8-other
Use of recommended ambulatory care services: is the Veterans Affairs quality gap narrowing?
PMID 18474759·Arch Intern Med·2008
8-other
Delirium is a serious and under-recognized problem: why assessment of mental status should be the sixth vital sign.
PMID 17570303·J Am Med Dir Assoc·2007
8-other
Effect of inpatient quality of care on functional outcomes in patients with hip fracture.
PMID 16932138·Med Care·2006
8-other
Transitional care: governmental regulation versus provider oversight?
PMID 16827608·Geriatrics·2006
8-other
Data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Ltrl is not affiliated with or endorsed by NLM.
Contact & Hours
Via practice · 2 locations total
- Address
- 500 22nd St S
Birmingham, AL 35233 - Phone
- (205) 933-2232
Quick Facts
- NPI
- 1497723845
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Gender
- Male
- Medicare
- Accepted
- Specialties
- 3
- Locations
- 2
- Years in Practice
- 33
- Publications
- 20
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