
Elliott Haut, MD, PhD
Trauma Surgery
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Elliott Haut
Professional Titles
- Vice Chair of Quality, Safety, & Service, Department of Surgery
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Surgery
Centers and Institutes
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Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
A Fix for Gender Bias in Health Care? Check. New York Times (1/11/2017)
Crying foul over unjust penalties, HopkinsMedicine (Fall 2015)
Blood clots show limits of quality care penalties, The Health Care Blog (8/6/2015)
Blood clot prevention is higher priority at hospitals, The Wall Street Journal (8/3/2015)
Information for patients about blood clot prevention, Johns Hopkins Medicine - Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (2015)
Improving patient-nurse communication to prevent a life-threatening complication, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (6/3/2014)
Preventing venous thromboembolism: Empowering patients and enabling patient-centered care via health information technology, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (2013)
Preventing venous thromboembolism, Johns Hopkins Medicine - Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (2013)
Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Research Interests
Delivery Systems and Outcomes in Trauma, Outcomes in Surgical Critical Care, Outcomes Research in Trauma Surgery, Pre-hospital Trauma Care, Prevention and Reporting of Complications after Trauma (specifically, Deep Vein Thrombosis/DVT), Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Quality of Care and its Relation to Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Treatment of Trauma
Research Gate
Selected Publications
Haut ER, Chang DC, Hayanga AJ, Efron DT, Haider AH, Cornwell 3rd EE. System-Based and Surgeon-Based Influences on Trauma Mortality. Arch Surg-Chicago. 2009; 144 (8):759-764
Haut ER, Kalish BT, Cotton BA, Efron DT, Haider AH, Stevens KA, Kieninger AN, Cornwell EE 3rd, Chang DC. Pre-Hospital Intravenous Fluid Administration is Associated with Higher Mortality in Trauma Patients: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis. Ann Surg. 2011; 253(2):371-377
Haut ER, Lau BD, Kraenzlin FS, Hobson DB, Kraus PS, Carolan HT, Haider AH, Holzmueller CG, Efron DT, Pronovost PJ, Streiff MB. Improved Prophylaxis and Decreased Rates of Preventable Harm With the Use of a Mandatory Computerized Clinical Decision Support Tool for Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma. Arch Surg-Chicago. 2012; 147(10):901-7
Haut ER, Lau BD. Chapter 28: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Brief Update Review. In "Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices." 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. 2013; (211): C-62
Haut ER, Mann NC, Kotwal RS. "Military Trauma Care's Learning Health System: The Importance of Data Driven Decision Making." Paper commissioned by the National Academies of Medicine used to support the report titled "A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury." 2016.
Haut ER, Noll K, Efron DT, Berenholz SM, Haider A, Cornwell 3rd EE, Pronovost PJ. Can Increased Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Be Used as a Marker of Quality of Care in the Absence of Standardized Screening?: The Potential Effect of Surveillance Bias on Reported DVT Rates. J Trauma. 2007; 63(5):1132-1137
Haut ER, Pronovost PJ. Surveillance Bias in Outcomes Reporting. JAMA – J Am Med Assoc. 2011; 305(23):2462-3
Streiff MB, Carolan HT, Hobson DB, Kraus PS, Holzmueller CG, Demski R, Lau BD, Biscup-Horn P, Pronovost PJ, Haut ER. Lessons from the Johns Hopkins Multi-Disciplinary Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Collaborative. Brit Med J. 2012; 344:e3935
Streiff MB, Haut ER. The CMS Ruling on Venous Thromboembolism After Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: Weighing Risks and Benefits. JAMA – J Am Med Assoc. 2009; 301(10):1063-1065
Stroh DA, Ray-Mazumder N, Norman JA, Haider AH, Stevens KA, Chi A, Rushing AP, Efron DT, Haut ER. Influencing Medical Student Education via a Voluntary Shadowing Program for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. JAMA - Surgery. 2013; 148(10):968-70
Honors
- Healthcare-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2015
- Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1/1/16
- Patient Safety Star, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1/1/15
- Duncan Neuhauser Award for Curricular Innovation, Academy for Healthcare Improvement (AHI), 1/1/14
- Hopkins Sommer Scholar, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1/1/11
- Health Policy and Leadership Scholarship, American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), 1/1/11
- DVTeamCare‚Ñ¢ Hospital Award, North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF) for the VTE Collaborative at Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1/1/10
Memberships
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST)
- American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow
- Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
- Association for Surgical Education (ASE)
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
- The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
Professional Activities
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), President
- JAMA - Surgery, Editorial Board
- Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, Associate Editor, Editorial Board
- Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Editorial Board
- Maryland TraumaNet, Chair
- National Quality Forum (NQF) Trauma Outcomes, Panel Member
- Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO), Associate Editor (Social Media), Editorial Board
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Graduate School, PhD, 2014Penn Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship, Trauma Surgery, 2004Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency, Surgery, 2002University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1996Board Certifications
Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery, 2004Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 2003Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)