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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)

CMS Specialties

PrimaryGERIATRIC MEDICINE

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
Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.
PMID 17062324·Am J Geriatr Pharmacother·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
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
Patient relocation in the 6 months after hip fracture: risk factors for fragmented care.
PMID 15507058·J Am Geriatr Soc·2004
8-other
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

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Contact & Hours

Via practice · 2 locations total

Address
500 22nd St S
Birmingham, AL 35233

Locations (2)

Practice Location

500 22nd St S, Birmingham, AL
(205) 933-2232

Practice Location

619 19TH ST S, BIRMINGHAM, AL
(205) 731-9701

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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