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Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM
Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM has been in practice in New York City since 1990. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Pediatrics and Quality Assurance. His private practice is limited to Adolescent and Adult Medicine.
Dr. Volpe speaks nationally on subjects related to Health Information Technology and Patient Safety. He also serves as consultant to national managed care organizations, medical malpractice insurance companies and independent practice associations.
Present Academic Rank and Position
Attending, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Staten Island University HospitalEducation
- College: Columbia College, BA in Biology
- Medical School: SUNY Downstate, MD
- Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics - Post-Graduate: Oregon Health and Science University/AMIA
Biomedical Informatics Certificate
Board Certification and Recertifications
- Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
(One of twelve such triple boarded primary care physicians in the US in 1994) - Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians,
Managed Care Sub-specialty, (Certified in Health Care Quality and Management)
Medical Licensure
- Connecticut, New Jersey, New York
Institutional/Departmental Administrative Responsiblities and Committee Memberships and Other Activities
- Member Medical Advisory Board Express Scripts: 2003-2004
- Member of Nominating Committee MLMIC: 2003-2005
- Co-Chair of Informatics Committee Richmond County Medical Society: 2004-Present
- Consultant for Zix Corporation: 2004-Present
- MSSNY Health Information Technology Committee: 2005
- American Academy of Pediatrics Steering Committee on Information
Technology (SCOCIT): 2005 - HIMSS e-Prescribing Committee: 2005
- GNYHA NYCLIX (RHIO): 2005
- Medical Economics Magazine Medical Editorial Board: 2006
Professional Memberships and Societies
- Associate Member of the American College of Physicians: 1990-1995
- Associate Member of the American College of Sports Medicine: 1985-Present
- Fellowship in the American Academy of Pediatrics: 1990-Present
- Fellowship in the American College of Physicians: 1995-Present
- Member of the American College of Physician Executives: 1992-Present
- Member of the Medical Society of the State of NY: 1989-Present
- Member of the Richmond County Medical Society: 1989-Present
- Diplomat of American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians: 1997-Present
- American Medical Informatics Association: 2005
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society: 2005
Clinical Practice
- Current practice on Staten Island limited to Adolescent, Internal and Geriatric Medicine
News Media Interviews
- New York Daily News 1999:
Review of Endermologie Technology - Staten Island Advance Newspaper Interview 2003:
e-Prescribing - Time Warner NY 1 Television Interview 2003:
e-Prescribing - Crain’s NY Business April 12, 2004:
HMO data mining and MDs - FDANews.com August 18, 2004:
e-Prescribing - Internet Medicine Magazine September 10, 2004:
Use of a physician portal in the practice of medicine - Healthcare IT News October 1, 2004:
e-Prescribing, Vioxx recall and patient notification - Bloomberg News October 1, 2004:
e-Prescribing, Vioxx recall and patient notification - Medical Economics Magazine October 8, 2004:
If you’re not e-prescribing, here’s why you should and how to get started - Crain’s NY Business February 7, 2005:
Pioneer docs log on to digital revolution - Medical Economics Magazine March 4, 2005:
Going online: The need for speed - Medical Economics Magazine April 8, 2005:
Where do Med-Peds Fit? - Medical Economics Magazine September 2, 2005:
Hospitalists: Communication is Key - Medical Economics Magazine December 5, 2005:
Ten great programs for your PDA - Healthcare IT News December 2005:
eRx freebies don’t cut it - Healthcare IT News December 2005:
Siemens and RxHub join for Medication Histories - Staten Island Advance Newspaper Interview January 1, 2006:
Advantages of Health Information Technology - Medical Economics Magazine April 21, 2006: Are you leaving money on the table?
- Oncology InSight May 2006:
The value of EMRs in Oncology - Health IT World News May 2, 2006:
Making use of patients while they wait - Medical Economics Magazine June 16, 2006:
Adding Ancillaries: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring - RxHub Press Release July 20, 2006:
ePrescribing Successes - Health Data Management July 2006:
Experts: E-Script Goal Unrealistic - Medical Economics Magazine September 1, 2006:
Online "visits": Insurers pay but docs don't play - Medical Economics Magazine November 3, 2006:
Is this “free” technology worth it?
Presentations
- GHI/Pocketscript/ExpressScripts: Staten Island New York
e Prescribing technology review - 10/2003 - Richmond County Medical Society HIT Conference (Organizer and speaker) - 01/2004
- St Lukes/Presbyterian Hospital, Denver Colorado:
The Future of Technology in Private Medical Practice - 02/2004 - Pri-Med Conference, Houston Texas: The new world of e-Prescribing - 01/2005
- HIMSS Conference, Dallas Texas: Prescribing benefits from the physician’s point of view - 02/2005
- Pri-Med Conference, Anaheim California: How IT improves your practice - 03/2005
- Richmond County Medical Society HIT Conference (Organizer and speaker) - 09/2005
- Pri-Med Conference, Baltimore Maryland: The new world of e-Prescribing - 10/2005
- Pri-Med Boston, Massachusetts: How IT improves your practice - 11/2005
- Richmond County Medical Society HIT Conference (Organizer and speaker) - 06/2006
- Westchester County Medical Society: HIT: EHR Adoption – Solo and Small Practice Physicians - 10/2006
- CDPHP/Medical Society of the State of New York Forum 2006: Transforming Tech Valley Health Care - 10/2006
Publications – Journals
- “Infective Endocarditis” The Journal of Family Practice, Vol. 24, No. 3:289-295, 1987
- “Problems of gelation in determination of electrolytes in serum from a patient with IgA myeloma” Clinical Chemistry Vol 33 (4): 618, April 1987
- “Zidovudine improves response to pneumococcal vaccine among persons with AIDS and AIDS – Related Complex” The Journal of Infective Diseases, 1991; 164:761-764
- "The Hospitalist Model: Consider the Benefits, Recognize the Risks" was adapted and reprinted with the permission of the NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company of California. It was reprinted in MLMIC Dateline, Fall 2003, Volume 1, Number 1, under the heading, "Emerging Exposures."
- “e-Prescribing and Patient Safety Advantages”, MLMIC Dateline, Spring 2004, Volume 2, Number 2
- Neuro-Ophthalmology: 29:91-93, 2005
- Ischemic Optic Neuropathy after Liposuction: Case Report and Review
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