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John Joseph Paat

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
DUMC 3810, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC 3810, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


I provide patient centered care in various clinical settings and models including primary care and ambulatory consultative general medicine for local, regional and national patients. My administrative interest include practice management issues and development of innovative clinical practice models. In my role as Associate CMO for our faculty practice plan, I have primary physician responsibility for publically reported quality reporting programs, Joint Commission accreditation, and Primary Care Medical Home certification. I am involved in patient quality and safety through my work as chair for health system committees on Pharmacy Medication Management and Medication Safety. I lead population health management activities through my work with our accountable care organization (Duke Connected Care) and community heath efforts as Chair for Project Access of Durham County.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


Changes in Confidence, Feelings, and Perceived Necessity Concerning COVID-19 Booster.

Journal Article Vaccines (Basel) · July 15, 2023 The COVID-19 booster first became available to all adults in the U.S. in November 2021 and a bivalent version in September 2022, but a large population remains booster-hesitant; only 17% of Americans have obtained the updated vaccine as of June 2023. We co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Vaccinated Yet Booster-Hesitant: Perspectives from Boosted, Non-Boosted, and Unvaccinated Individuals.

Journal Article Vaccines (Basel) · February 25, 2023 Though available for all age groups in the US, only about half of those vaccinated have obtained a COVID-19 booster. Similar to the unvaccinated, those vaccinated-but-not-boosted may reduce the effectiveness of widespread viral protection. Booster hesitanc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Teaching quality essentials: the effectiveness of a team-based quality improvement curriculum in a tertiary health care institution.

Journal Article Am J Med Qual · 2013 A unique quality improvement (QI) curriculum was implemented within the Division of General Internal Medicine to improve QI knowledge through multidisciplinary, team-based education, which also met the QI requirement for the American Board of Internal Medi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


The University of Toledo · 1984 M.D.