Kate Humphrey, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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Kate Humphrey, MD, MPH

Kate Humphrey, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine
Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Bates College
2002
Lewiston
ME
Medical School
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2008
Farmington
CT
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2008
Philadelphia
PA
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2011
Philadelphia
PA
Fellowship
Patient Safety and Quality
Harvard Medical School
2015
Boston
MA
Graduate School
MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2015
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Professional History

Dr. Humphrey is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She practiced clinically as a pediatric hospitalist at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center before completing her Fellowship in Patient Safety and Quality at Harvard Medical School and earning a Master’s in Public Health. She is the Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety, the site director for the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Patient Safety and Quality and teaches with the Masters in Healthcare Quality and Safety. Clinically, Dr. Humphrey practices as a pediatric hospitalist. Her research interests include patient safety, medication safety, communication, and medical malpractice risk.

Publications

Evaluating Family Safety Reporting Through an Operational and Research Taxonomy. View Abstract
A Coproduced Family Reporting Intervention to Improve Safety Surveillance and Reduce Disparities. View Abstract
Improving Safety through a Virtual Learning Collaborative. View Abstract
In their own words: Safety and quality perspectives from families of hospitalized children with medical complexity. View Abstract
Frequency and Nature of Communication and Handoff Failures in Medical Malpractice Claims. View Abstract
Clinician Perceptions of Timing and Presentation of Drug-Drug Interaction Alerts. View Abstract
Telemedicine for Pediatric Urological Postoperative Care is Safe, Convenient and Economical. View Abstract
The Use of Telemedicine for the Postoperative Urological Care of Children: Results of a Pilot Program. View Abstract
An Investigation of Drug-Drug Interaction Alert Overrides at a Pediatric Hospital. View Abstract
Reducing Pediatric Readmissions: Using a Discharge Bundle Combined With Teach-back Methodology. View Abstract