Steven Jay Bernstein
Professor of Internal Medicine
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Steven Jay Bernstein
Professor
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  • About

    Dr. Bernstein received his medical degree from the University of Rochester in New York and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.* He also completed his master's of public health at the University of California-Los Angeles and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program fellowship at the UCLA School of Medicine. His special interests include patient-physician decision-making and the appropriate use of medical technology.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    Research Overview

    Appropriateness of use of medical technology, quality of care, outcomes, and doctor-patient decision making.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Protocol for a parallel cluster randomized trial of a participatory tailored approach to reduce overuse of antibiotics at hospital discharge: the ROAD home trial.
      Szymczak JE, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Neetz RA, Hersh A, Presson AP, Lindenauer PK, Bernstein SJ, Muller BM, White AT, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Smith JD, Vaughn VM. Implement Sci, 2024 Mar 4; 19 (1): 23 DOI:10.1186/s13012-024-01348-w
      PMID: 38439076
    • Journal Article
      Improving Appropriate Use of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters Through a Statewide Collaborative Hospital Initiative: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
      Heath M, Bernstein SJ, Paje D, McLaughlin E, Horowitz JK, McKenzie A, Leyden T, Flanders SA, Chopra V. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf, 2024 Aug; 50 (8): 591 - 600. DOI:10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.04.003
      PMID: 38762387
    • Journal Article
      Development of Patient Safety Measures to Identify Inappropriate Diagnosis of Common Infections.
      White AT, Vaughn VM, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Bernstein SJ, Hofer TP, Ratz D, McLaughlin ES, Nielsen D, Czilok T, Minock J, Gupta A. Clin Infect Dis, 2024 Jun 14; 78 (6): 1403 - 1411. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciae044
      PMID: 38298158
    • Journal Article
      Excellence in Antibiotic Stewardship: A Mixed-Methods Study Comparing High-, Medium-, and Low-Performing Hospitals.
      Vaughn VM, Krein SL, Hersh AL, Buckel WR, White AT, Horowitz JK, Patel PK, Gandhi TN, Petty LA, Spivak ES, Bernstein SJ, Malani AN, Johnson LB, Neetz RA, Flanders SA, Galyean P, Kimball E, Bloomquist K, Zickmund T, Zickmund SL, Szymczak JE. Clin Infect Dis, 2024 Jun 14; 78 (6): 1412 - 1424. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciad743
      PMID: 38059532
    • Journal Article
      Inappropriate Diagnosis of Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Adults.
      Gupta AB, Flanders SA, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Pulia MS, Horowitz JK, Ratz D, Bernstein SJ, Malani AN, Patel PK, Hofer TP, Basu T, Chopra V, Vaughn VM. JAMA Intern Med, 2024 May 1; 184 (5): 548 - 556. DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0077
      PMID: 38526476
    • Journal Article
      Midline catheters in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.
      Paje D, Heath M, Heung M, Horowitz JK, Bernstein SJ, Flanders SA, Chopra V. J Hosp Med, 2023 Nov; 18 (11): 969 - 977. DOI:10.1002/jhm.13209
      PMID: 37771294
    • Journal Article
      A Statewide Quality Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.
      Vaughn VM, Gupta A, Petty LA, Malani AN, Osterholzer D, Patel PK, Younas M, Bernstein SJ, Burdick S, Ratz D, Szymczak JE, McLaughlin E, Czilok T, Basu T, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Gandhi TN. JAMA Intern Med, 2023 Sep 1; 183 (9): 933 - 941. DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2749
      PMID: 37428491
    • Journal Article
      Improving Access to Care For Patients Taking Opioids For Chronic Pain: Recommendations From a Modified Delphi Panel in Michigan
      Kehne A, Bernstein S, Thomas J, Bicket M, Bohnert A, Madden E, Powell V, Lagisetty P. Journal of Pain Research, 2023 Jul 10; 16: 2321 - 2330.