Since 2014, the Children’s Mercy Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program has trained academic pediatric hospitalists to become leaders in research, quality improvement, medical education, child advocacy, and hospital administration. Our fellows build their clinical expertise in treating hospitalized pediatric patients by caring for a diverse and complex patient population. The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division at Children’s Mercy is one of the oldest and largest in the nation with approximately 40 hospitalists; members of the division serve as institutional and national leaders in research, quality, education, advocacy, and administration.

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Works from 2024

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Variation in Systemic Corticosteroid Prescribing During Asthma-Related Hospitalizations Across Children’s Hospitals, Sian Best, Matt Hall, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Shelby Chesbro, Nicholas Clark, Megan Collins, Adrienne DePorre, Jonathan Ermer, Bridgette Jones, Leah Jones, Jessica Markham, Elisha McCoy, Maria Newmaster, Laura Plencner, Henry T. Puls, Smit Shah, and Kathryn Kyler (Presentation)

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Variation in systemic corticosteroid prescribing during asthma-related hospitalizations across children's hospitals, Sian Best, Matt Hall, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Shelby Chesbro, Nicholas Clark, Megan Collins, Adrienne G. DePorre, Jonathan Ermer, Bridgette Jones, Leah Jones, Jessica Markham, Elisha McCoy, Maria Newmaster, Laura Plencner, Henry T. Puls, Smit Shah, and Kathryn Kyler (Presentation)

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Association Between Neighborhood Opportunity and Youth Mental Health Emergency Department Visits, Shelby Chesbro, Matt Hall, Adrienne DePorre, Molly Krager, Laura Plencner, Shayla Sullivant, and Henry T. Puls (Poster)

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Call Me Telephone triage skills for pediatricians across multiple settings, Cody Clary, Jonathan Ermer, Rebecca Callahan, Kayla Heller, Luke Stephens, Margaret Kirkpatrick, Nehal Parikh, Cody Tigges, and Madhuradhar Chegondi (Presentation)

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Phlebotomy-free days in children hospitalized with common infections and their association with clinical outcomes., Megan Collins, Matt Hall, Samir S. Shah, Matthew J. Molloy, Paul L. Aronson, Jillian M. Cotter, Michael J. Steiner, Elisha McCoy, Michael J. Tchou, John R. Stephens, and Jessica L. Markham (Article)

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Understanding Inpatient Diagnostic Imaging Use in Children’s Hospitals to Prioritize Stewardship Efforts, Megan Collins, Matt Hall, John R. Stephens, and Jessica Markham (Poster)

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Teaching Residents at Night: Exploration of a Novel Curriculum., Kayla Heller, Jonathan Ermer, Angela Etzenhouser MD, Nikolaus Schuetz, and Emily A. Hurley (Article)

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Outcomes associated with initial narrow-spectrum versus broad-spectrum antibiotics in children hospitalized with urinary tract infections., Jessica L. Markham, Alaina N. Burns, Matthew Hall, Matthew J. Molloy, John R. Stephens, Elisha McCoy, Irma T. Ugalde, Michael J. Steiner, Jillian M. Cotter, Samantha A. House, Megan E. Collins, Andrew G. Yu, Michael J. Tchou, and Samir S. Shah (Article)

Works from 2023

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Leadership Across the Career Continuum: Using Self-Reflection Effective Leadership Practices for Optimal Team Functioning, Emily Bonanni, Grant M. Latta, Michael Platt, Christine Irvin, Angela Etzenhouser, Megan Collins, Sian Best, Jonathan Ermer, Joy L. Solano, and Jacqueline M. Walker (Presentation)

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Phlebotomy-Free Days in Common Conditions Among Hospitalized Children and the Association with Clinical Outcomes, Megan Collins, Matt Hall, Samir Shah, Mathew J. Molloy, Paul L. Aronson, Jillian M. Cotter, Michael J. Steiner, Elisha McCoy, Michael J. Tchou, John R. Stephens, and Jessica L. Markham (Oral Presentation-Restricted Access )

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Phlebotomy-Free Days in Common Conditions Among Hospitalized Children and the Association with Clinical Outcomes, Megan Collins, M Hall, SS Shah, MJ Molloy, PL Aronson, JM Cotter, MJ Steiner, MJ Tchou, JR Stephens, and Jessica L. Markham (Poster)

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Who’s my child’s main doctor?​ Caregiver Perceptions of Teaching Teams, Jonathan Ermer, Shelby Chesbro, Jessica Boerner, Jacqueline M. Walker, and Joy L. Solano (Poster)

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Financial outcomes of high-flow nasal cannula use for bronchiolitis on the general pediatric floor., Jonathan Hartley, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matt Hall, Dave Synhorst, and James Gay (Article)

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Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment, Jordan Keys (Presentation)

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Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment, Jordan Keys, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jessica L. Markham, and Matthew Hall (Poster)

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Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment, Jordan Keys, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jessica L. Markham, and Matthew Hall (Oral Presentation-Restricted Access )

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Variation in stool testing for children with acute gastrointestinal infections., Jessica L. Markham, Matt Hall, Megan Collins, Samir S. Shah, Matthew J. Molloy, Paul L. Aronson, Jillian M. Cotter, Michael J. Steiner, Elisha McCoy, Michael J. Tchou, and John R. Stephens (Article)

Works from 2022

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Spending on Public Benefit Programs and Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences, Megan Collins, Matt Hall, P J. Chung, Jessica L. Markham, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, L M. Plencer, Molly Krager, Kathyrn Kyler, D Bard, Kayla R. Heller, Roxana Guggenmous, Jordan Keys, and Henry T. Puls (Presentation)

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Mental Health Care Following Firearm and Motor Vehicle-related Injuries: Differences Impacting Our Treatment Strategies., Peter F. Ehrlich, Christian D. Pulcini, Heidi G. De Souza, Matt Hall, Annie Andrews, Bonnie T. Zima, Joel A. Fein, Sofia Chaudhary, Jennifer A. Hoffmann, Eric W. Fleegler, Kristyn N. Jeffries, Monika K. Goyal, Stephen W. Hargarten, and Elizabeth R. Alpern (Article)

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Financial Outcomes by Severity Across Children's Hospitals, Jonathan Hartley, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matt Hall, James Gay, David C. Synhorst, and Jessica L. Markham (Presentation)

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Financial Outcomes by Severity Across Children's Hospitals, Jonathan Hartley, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matt Hall, David C. Synhorst, Jessica L. Markham, and James Gay (Presentation)

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Get SMART: Implementation of Updated Asthma Guidelines for Pediatric Hospitalists, Alexander Hogan, Kathryn Kyler, and Claire Seguin (Presentation)

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Racial and ethnic differences in pediatric unintentional injuries requiring hospitalization, Kristyn Jeffries, Henry T. Puls, Matthew Hall, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jessica L. Markham, David C. Synhorst, and Denise Dowd (Article)

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Important Advances in Pediatric Injury Prevention., Kathy Monroe, Cassi Smola, Erinn Schmit, Kristyn Jeffries, Allison Reid Burks, and Michele Nichols (Article)

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Are resident physicians family-centered rounds non-believers?, Joy L. Solano and Jonathan Ermer (Editorial)

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Financial Implications of Short Stay Pediatric Hospitalizations., David C. Synhorst, Matt Hall, Michelle L. Macy, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jessica L. Markham, Samir S. Shah, Anthony Moretti, Mehul V. Raval, Yao Tian, Heidi Russell, Jonathan Hartley, Rustin Morse, and James C. Gay (Article)

Works from 2021

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Financial Outcomes of High Flow Nasal Cannula Use for Bronchiolitis on the General Pediatric Floor Across Children's Hospitals, Jonathan Hartley (Oral Presentation)

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Using a Resident-Led School Outreach Program to Improve Knowledge of All-Terrain Vehicle Safety., Kristyn Jeffries, A Reid Burks, Michele Nichols, Julie Farmer, Nipam Shah, Charles A. Jennissen, Gerene M. Denning, and Kathy Monroe (Article)

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Descriptive Study of the Safety Behaviors and Attitudes of Portable Pool Owners, Kristyn Jeffries, Kathy W. Monroe, Alicia Webb, Kristin L. Chancellor, Justina C. Goldman, and David C. Schwebel (Poster)

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Medicaid Expenditures Among Children with Documented Obesity, Kathyrn Kyler, Matt Hall, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Sarah Hampl, and Ann M. Davis (Presentation)

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Healthcare Encounter and Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Children's Hospitals., David C. Synhorst, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matt Hall, Cary Thurm, Samir S. Shah, Katherine A. Auger, Derek J. Williams, Rustin Morse, and Jay G. Berry (Article)

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Observation Status Stays With Low Resource Use Within Children's Hospitals., David C. Synhorst, Matthew Hall, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jessica L. Markham, Michelle L. Macy, James C. Gay, and Rustin Morse (Article)

Works from 2020

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Observation Encounters and Length of Stay Benchmarking in Children's Hospitals., James C. Gay, Matt Hall, Rustin Morse, Evan S. Fieldston, David C. Synhorst, and Michelle L. Macy (Article)

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Filling the Gap in Knowledge for Drug Dose Individualization in Pediatric Obesity., Valentina Shakhnovich and Kathyrn Kyler (Response or Comment)

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Pathways to Publication in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Educational Research, Joy L. Solano (Oral Presentation)

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Observation Status Stays May Result in Financial Losses for Children’s Hospitals, David C. Synhorst (Oral Presentation)

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Hospital Observation Status and Readmission Rates., David C. Synhorst, Matt Hall, Mitch Harris, James C. Gay, Alon Peltz, Katherine A. Auger, Ronald J. Teufel, Michelle L. Macy, Mark I. Neuman, Harold K. Simon, Samir S. Shah, Jeffrey Lutmer, Pirooz Eghtesady, Padmaja Pavuluri, and Rustin B. Morse (Article)

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Room Costs for Common Pediatric Hospitalizations and Cost-Reducing Quality Initiatives., David C. Synhorst, Matthew B. Johnson, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Kathyrn Kyler, Troy Richardson, Keith J. Mann, Evan S. Fieldston, and Matt Hall (Article)

Works from 2019

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The disproportionate impact of obesity among hospitalized children, Kathyrn Kyler (Oral Presentation)

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Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among Hospitalized Children., Kathyrn Kyler, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matthew Hall, and Sarah Hampl (Article)

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Trends in Volume and Utilization Outcomes in Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Children's Hospitals., Kathyrn E. Kyler, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matthew Hall, Jason D. Fraser, and Brooke Sweeney (Article)

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Drug Dose Selection in Pediatric Obesity: Available Information for the Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs to Children, Kathyrn Kyler, Jonathan B. Wagner, Chelsea Hosey-Cojocari, Kevin Watt, and Valentina Shakhnovich (Article)

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Urban-Rural Residence and Child Physical Abuse Hospitalizations: A National Incidence Study, Henry T. Puls, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jessica L. Markham, Jacqueline M. Walker, Brett Drake, Kathyrn Kyler, Mary Ann Queen, and Matthew Hall (Article)

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CSF inflammatory markers differ in gram-positive versus gram-negative shunt infections., Gwenn L. Skar, David C. Synhorst, Matthew Beaver, and Jessica N. Snowden (Article)

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Does palliative care involvement influence location of death?, Joy L. Solano (Poster Presentation)

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Does Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement Influence Location of Death?, Joy Solano, Meghna Singh, Ashley K. Sherman, and Jennifer Linebarger (Poster)

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Characterization of Low Resource Utilization Observation Status Hospitalizations within Children's Hospitals, David C. Synhorst (Poster Presentation)

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Expanding journal clubs beyond single institutions using Twitter, Sonya C. Tang Girdwood, Jennifer K. Chen, Kathyrn Kyler, and John M. Morrison (Article)

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Global Health Rotation Caring for Children with Medical Complexity in Russia, Irina G. Trifonova (Poster)

Works from 2018

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The Pipeline From Abstract Presentation to Publication in Pediatric Hospital Medicine., Lisa E. Herrmann, Matthew Hall, Kathyrn Kyler, Joseph Cochran, Annie L. Andrews, Derek J. Williams, Karen M. Wilson, Samir S. Shah, and Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network (Article)

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Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Management of Bronchiolitis, Kathyrn Kyler and Russell J. McCulloh (Article)

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Impact of Huddles on Provider’s Knowledge of Medically Complex Patients, Irina G. Trifonova, Troy E. Richardson, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, and Matthew B. Johnson (Poster)

Works from 2017

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Association of Income Inequality With Pediatric Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions., Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jeffrey D. Colvin, Jay G. Berry, Henry T. Puls, Jessica L. Markham, Laura Plencner, Molly Krager, Matthew B. Johnson, Mary Ann Queen, Jacqueline M. Walker, Grant M. Latta, Robert Riss, and Matt Hall (Article)