Deborah A. Whalen, MS

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Deborah Whalen
deborah.whalen@bmc.org
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Biography

Deborah Whalen is the Director for Quality and Patient Safety in the Department of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her background blends an Advanced Practice Degree in Nursing as well as an MBA which she obtained as a Commonwealth Fund Nurse Executive Fellow. Deborah has lectured nationally and internationally in the fields of Cardiovascular Nursing and Quality Improvement. She was the Project Lead in Boston Medical Center’s Cardiac Monitoring Alarm Initiative recognized nationally and internationally as a model for significantly reducing alarm fatigue and has received numerous quality awards for her work including those awarded by the American Heart Association and America’s Essential Hospitals. Her most recent work is heavily focused on reducing heart failure readmissions as well as development quality tools such as Mortality Dashboards for recognizing opportunities for preventable mortalities. She is currently enrolled in Columbia University Coaching Certification Program supporting her work coaching individuals and teams.

Other Positions

  • Boston Medical Center

Websites

Education

  • Boston College, MBA
  • Boston University, MS
  • Georgetown University, BS

Publications

  • Published on 9/1/2014

    Whalen DA, Covelle PM, Piepenbrink JC, Villanova KL, Cuneo CL, Awtry EH. Novel approach to cardiac alarm management on telemetry units. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(5):E13-22. PMID: 24365870.

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  • Published on 11/10/2009

    Hannan EL, Zhong Y, Racz M, Jacobs AK, Walford G, Cozzens K, Holmes DR, Jones RH, Hibberd M, Doran D, Whalen D, King SB. Outcomes for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in hospitals with and without onsite coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the New York State experience. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Dec; 2(6):519-27. PMID: 20031769.

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  • Published on 2/7/2008

    Mazzini MJ, Stevens GR, Whalen D, Ozonoff A, Balady GJ. Effect of an American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines program-based clinical pathway on referral and enrollment into cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Apr 15; 101(8):1084-7. PMID: 18394437.

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  • Published on 4/1/1998

    Vitello-Cicciu J, Fitzgerald C, Whalen D. On the horizon: minimally invasive cardiac surgery. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 1998 Apr; 12(3):1-16. PMID: 9547448.

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  • Published on 10/1/1997

    Shapira OM, Kelleher RM, Zelingher J, Whalen D, Fitzgerald C, Aldea GS, Shemin RJ. Prognosis and quality of life after valve surgery in patients older than 75 years. Chest. 1997 Oct; 112(4):885-94. PMID: 9377949.

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