Evan Raff, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Physician Leader for MDH Direct Care Service
Physician Chair, Adult Rapid Response Committee
Areas of Interest
Quality improvement, patient safety, clinical education, point-of-care ultrasound, and hepatology
About
Dr. Raff’s clinical and quality improvement interests are closely linked. His particular focus is on providing quality healthcare in an efficient manner and utilizing operational and system changes to accomplish these goals. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Quality and Safety Academy in 2015. His previous quality improvement work focused on reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections, analyzing factors that contribute to hospital re-admissions, and improving the efficiency of inpatient medical rounds. Through grant-funded initiatives, his most recent efforts have been to improve teamwork and communication during rapid response events, reduce health inequities in the rapid response system for non-English speaking hospitalized patients, and optimize/integrate an early warning system into the workflow of the rapid response system to improve patient outcomes.
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BS
University of Louisville
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MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Residency
University of Alabama Internal Medicine Residency Program