Melissa Stevens MD
Overview
Dr. Stevens in a graduate of Duke University and the Medical College of Georgia. She trained in Internal Medicine at Emory University and has been a member of the faculty at Emory in the Department of Medicine since 2006 as well as an adjunct instructor in the Morehouse School of Medicine since 2012. Dr. Stevens is an Assistant Professor at Emory and a staff physician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in the Emergency Department. She also serves as an attending physician on inpatient wards for both the Emory and Morehouse Schools of Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Stevens is an affiliate investigator with the Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and serves as the director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the Atlanta VA Medical Center Emergency Department. Dr. Stevens is co-Director of EQUiPPED (Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for older patients Discharged from the Emergency Department) - a multisite interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative to reduce potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly patients. EQUiPPED is currently active in 8 VA EDs.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from Medical College of Georgia
Research
Publications
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Gabapentinoid prescribing in Veterans Administration emergency departments implementing EQUIPPED.
J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 72 Page(s): 1265 - 1268
04/01/2024 Authors: Syed Q; McGwin G; Burningham Z; Kelleher JL; Mather J; Hastings SN; Stevens MB; Morris I; Jackson GL; Vaughan CP -
Use of a Medication Safety Audit and Feedback Tool in the Emergency Department Is Affected by Prescribing Characteristics.
Appl Clin Inform Volume: 14 Page(s): 684 - 692
08/01/2023 Authors: Burningham Z; Jackson GL; Kelleher JL; Morris I; Stevens MB; Cohen J; Maloney G; Sauer BC; Halwani AS; Chen W -
A cluster-randomized trial of two implementation strategies to deliver audit and feedback in the EQUIPPED medication safety program.
Acad Emerg Med Volume: 30 Page(s): 340 - 348
04/01/2023 Authors: Vaughan CP; Burningham Z; Kelleher JL; McGwin G; Jasien CL; Hastings SN; Stevens MB; Morris I; Jackson GL; TheEQUIPPED VA Implementation QI Group -
Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme.
BMJ Open Qual Volume: 10
11/01/2021 Authors: Vaughan CP; Hwang U; Vandenberg AE; Leong T; Wu D; Stevens MB; Clevenger C; Eucker S; Genes N; Huang W -
Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system.
Int J Qual Health Care Volume: 32 Page(s): 470 - 476
09/23/2020 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Kegler M; Hastings SN; Hwang U; Wu D; Stevens MB; Clevenger C; Eucker S; Genes N; Huang W -
The Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged From the Emergency Department (EQUIPPED) Potentially Inappropriate Medication Dashboard: A Suitable Alternative to the In-person Academic Detailing and Standardized Feedback Reports of Traditional EQUIPPED?
Clin Ther Volume: 42 Page(s): 573 - 582
04/01/2020 Authors: Burningham Z; Jackson GL; Kelleher J; Stevens M; Morris I; Cohen J; Maloney G; Vaughan CP -
Adverse Outcomes Associated With Inpatient Administration of Beers List Medications Following Total Knee Replacement.
Clin Ther Volume: 42 Page(s): 592 - 604.e1
04/01/2020 Authors: Anderson BJ; Liu M; Cui X; Stevens M; Arensman MA -
An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department.
J Pharm Pract Volume: 32 Page(s): 167 - 174
04/01/2019 Authors: Moss JM; Bryan WE; Wilkerson LM; King HA; Jackson GL; Owenby RK; Van Houtven CH; Stevens MB; Powers J; Vaughan CP -
Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED).
J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 65 Page(s): 1609 - 1614
07/01/2017 Authors: Stevens M; Hastings SN; Markland AD; Hwang U; Hung W; Vandenberg AE; Bryan W; Cross D; Powers J; McGwin G -
Improving geriatric prescribing in the ED: a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to clinical decision support tool use.
Int J Qual Health Care Volume: 29 Page(s): 117 - 123
02/01/2017 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Vaughan CP; Stevens M; Hastings SN; Powers J; Markland A; Hwang U; Hung W; Echt KV