Amy Linsky, MD, MSc
Education:
Med School - University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency - Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship - General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Other Education – Master of Science, Boston University School of Public Health
General Field of Research:
Patient Safety and Quality
Affiliations other than medicine:
General Internal Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System
Department of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Contact information:
Academic interests:
Patient safety, quality of medication prescribing, health information technology
Recent Publications:
Linsky A, Simon SR. Patients’ perceptions of their “most” and “least” important medications: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Nov 2;5:619. PMID: 23121715.
Linsky A, Gupta K, Lawler EV, Fonda J, Hermos JA. Proton pump inhibitors and risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2010;170(9):772-778.
Myers JS, Gojraty S, Yang W, Linsky A, Airan-Javia S, Polmano RC. A randomized-controlled trial of computerized alerts to reduce unapproved medication abbreviation use. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2011;18:17-23.
Linsky A, McIntosh N, Cabral H, Kazis L. Patient-provider language concordance and colorectal cancer screening. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2011;26(2):142-147.
Linsky A, Nyambose J, Battaglia, TA. Lifestyle behaviors in Massachusetts cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice. 2011;5:27-34.
Linsky A, Hermos JA, Lawler EV, Rudolph JL. Proton pump inhibitor discontinuation in long-term care. (in press, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)
PubMed link to Dr. Linsky’s publications
Dept. of Medicine Podcasts
- Amyloid Program on NPR’s All Things Considered May 21, 2012
- Creating an Inclusive Working Environment May 7, 2012
- Turning Quality Improvement Projects into Scholarship February 14, 2012
