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Colin Banas, MD, Internal Medicine, Rockville, MD, VCU Medical Center

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Internal Medicine Rockville, MD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

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Education & Training

  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Virginia Commonwealth UniversityMS, Health Administration, 2005 - 2008
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2002
  • The University of Virginia
    The University of VirginiaBA, Biological Sciences, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Physician Champion VCU Medical Center, 2013
  • Virginia Health Quality Award 2013: Innovation in Technology VCU Health System, 2013
  • Top 15 Richmond Healthcare Leader Under Forty Our Health Magazine, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Meaningful Use and the Problem-Based Medical Record: Changing Physician Documentation in the Hospital Setting.  
    Ochlyski, S, McDonald, T, Brokel, J, Banas C et al, Journal of Healthcare Information Management
  • The AMDIS Connection: The Evolution of Decision Support.  
    Banas, C, CMIO Magazine

Abstracts/Posters

  • Using Health Information Technology – CPOE to Advance Performance Improvement in Heart Failure Patients at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.
    Banas C, Kreisa LR, HIMSS and American Society of Quality Stories of Success
  • Implementing a Medicine Admission Resident Rotation to Teach and Assess Systems-Based Practices.
    Erskine A, Dow AW, Banas C, Ramachandran V, and Call SA, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
  • Effect of a Medicine Admitting Team on Emergency Department Diversion Time.
    Dow AW, Erskine A, Banas C, RamachandranV, and Call SA, Society of Hospitalist Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Lectures

  • Leveraging Health IT in Health Reform. 
  • Improving Documentation Using an Electronic Medical Record. 
    Department of Otololaryngology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
  • Responding to Safety Events. 
    Annual VCU Health System Safety Conference
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle
    Health Equity: Searching for a New AngleMay 10th, 2023
  • Accelerating Personalized Health with Healthcare Digital Twins
    Accelerating Personalized Health with Healthcare Digital TwinsApril 4th, 2023
  • Using Technology to Address Medication Access
    Using Technology to Address Medication AccessApril 3rd, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations