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Matt Austin

@JMatthewAustin

Principal faculty at Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Quality & Safety. Proud Baltimorean. Eternal optimist. Life motto: Be excellent to each other! 👍

 Baltimore, MD
Joined February 2011
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Our team recently brought RISE to the #BigApple 🍎! Many thanks to this eager group from @MSKCancerCenter who are building a strong, effective, evidence-based peer support program for their staff that care for some of the most complex cancer patients in the world.
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I teach a course at the @JohnsHopkinsSPH and I am trying to figure out how to handle student use of AI tools. Saying "forbidden!" seems out-of-touch in 2026. Considering leaning into transparency and accountability instead. Thoughts? Experience?
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Tremendous progress @CoachFralick and the MSU Spartan WBB team over the last 3 years! NCAA Seed: 9, 7, 5. Next up: 3 and 1. teapawt.net/i/status/2033346127668…
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Robyn Fralick mentions that in her three years at the helm, the women's team has progressed from a 9 seed to a 7 seed to a 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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If you have an interest in formalizing your education in #patientsafety and healthcare quality, I encourage you to check out the @JohnsHopkins fully online Master's program! 📆 Apply by June 1, 2026 for an August start! Learn more: lnkd.in/e-FvTGQr

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.@emilybossmd and team’s research aims to meaningfully improve how surgical care is delivered, communicated, and appropriately used – and it’s in jeopardy due to NIH funding cuts. Read an example of how #researchsaveslives hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/03/emily…
Surgical decisions are complex. NIH cuts could complicate them further.

Surgical decisions are complex. NIH cuts could complicate them further.

Backed by federal funding, Emily Boss, director of pediatric otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, studies how communication between doctors, patients, and families shapes medical decisions and...

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"You can think of it like this: A researcher's idea is like a seed; the university is the ground where the seed is planted; and the NIH provides the water and sunlight to help it grow." - Sarah Szanton bit.ly/3DJVNNI
National program launched at Hopkins Nursing helps seniors age at home

National program launched at Hopkins Nursing helps seniors age at home

The CAPABLE program, launched in 2012 by Sarah Szanton, demonstrates how a single NIH seed grant can blossom years later

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@JMatthewAustin @allenkachalia & team describe @HopkinsMedicine efforts to develop an overall health system-level composite performance score of healthcare-associated infections to streamline the Board’s review of health system quality measures. 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Patient Engagement Program talk by @NicoleSchech at #HopkinsQualitySafetyResearch conference. #Communication matters.
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The first half of the Inaugural Johns Hopkins #Quality and #Safety Research Day started with a bang! Amazing line up of @JHM_Armstrong Researchers across our health system, networking across disciplines, & cross-pollination of ideas to improve Q&S #HopkinsQualitySafetyResearch
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Exciting agenda for today’s #HopkinsQualitySafetyResearch day.
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“Addressing Social Needs to Achieve Kidney Health Equity” by @DrDeidraCrews at #HopkinsQualitySafetyResearch Day. #HealthEquity
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Pediatric Q&S team @hopkinskids @JHPedsResearch presenting and engaging in research discussions at #HopkinsQualitySafetyResearch! Incredible work by Veronica Natale, Ann Kane, & others on exploring employee safety event and opportunities for improvement
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Terrific work to produce this guide by co-PIs @JMatthewAustin & @elhamhatef with the help of #AHRQ! If you haven't checked it out, visit digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-t… @JohnsHopkinsSPH @HopkinsMedicine
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Co-leading the development of the Digital Healthcare Equity Framework with my colleague, Dr. Elham Hatef, was a true privilege. I hope the framework is a helpful tool for improving health equity.
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.@JMatthewAustin kicks off our new blog series on #ArtificialIntelligence, AI on AI, which will include thought experiments, interviews, project summaries & policy proposals to define the necessary features & considerations of an AI-equipped health system. armstronginstitute.blogs.hop…
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Diagnostic error is the most underfunded public health crisis in America today. For nearly 400K deaths, Dx Error research gets <$75/death (some diseases get >$400,000/death). To achieve Diagnostic Excellence (DX), this must change. #DollarsForDX @DNewmanToker @HopkinsDXCenter
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An @JHM_Armstrong @HopkinsDXCenter report estimates 795,000 Americans suffer serious harms from diagnostic error annually. Missed stroke is the #1 cause. Researchers point to a path forward for improved diagnosis across health care settings. dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-202…
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Join us for World Patient Safety Day #WPSD at our 1st collaborative @ISQua and @AmerAcadPeds #AAPCOQIPS webinar on Preventing Home Medication Errors in Children! Learn about implementation tools to decrease pediatric ambulatory med errors. Register now: bit.ly/3BgoHQD
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A new Leapfrog report, developed in collaboration with the nation’s leading experts on diagnostic excellence, identifies 29 evidence-based actions hospitals should implement to protect patients from harm or death due to #dxerrors. Check it out➡️ bit.ly/3PHuTXx
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For top-quality patient care, invest in #nurses mck.co/3w5bZTh via @McKinsey #health @whoccnm @WHO @UOW @JHUNursing
For top-quality patient care, invest in nurses

For top-quality patient care, invest in nurses

As the backbone of the healthcare workforce, nurses have shouldered the dual burden of caring for COVID-19 patients while tending to a growing and aging population. In a recent McKinsey survey,...

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Leapfrog's Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis project is releasing a report this summer that recommends strategies hospitals can implement to prevent diagnostic errors. Stay tuned! bit.ly/3sxFQj5 @ImproveDX @HardeepSinghMD @MarkGraber @JMatthewAustin #AHRQChat #PSAW22

Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis

Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis is a national initiative to publicly report and recognize hospitals for preventing patient harm due to diagnostic errors. The multiyear project is funded with a

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@AHRQGov17 Mar 2022
Q4. Are there any strategies that you recommend for reducing diagnostic errors? #AHRQChat #PSAW22
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This paper has gems on gems. 💎 @RRHDr et. al., talks about capturing historic and geographic factors, intersectionality and more. A must-read for anyone doing research on structural racism.💪🏽 doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2021…
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