SamanthaPittsMD

Internal Medicine • Lutherville, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Office
Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station
10753 Falls Road Pavilion II
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone+1 410-955-0670

Fax+1 410-533-2883
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - Present
MD State Medical License 2010 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Understanding the Information Needs of Pharmacy Staff Using CancelRx: A Qualitative Study of the Use of Prescription-cancellation.
Hurley, V., Giletta, E., Yang, Y., Mollenkopf, N., Jalalzai, R., Schwartz, J., Chen, A., Pitts, S.> ;Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Pharmacy e-Prescription Dispensing Before and After CancelRx Implementation.
Samantha I Pitts, Sarah Olson, Lisa R Yanek, Nae-Yuh Wang, Taylor Woodroof, Allen R Chen> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using CancelRx.
Samantha I Pitts, Yushi Yang, Bridgette Thomas, Allen R Chen> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2022 Nov 14
6 citations
Patient engagement strategies for adults with chronic conditions: an evidence map.
Hanan Aboumatar, Samantha Pitts, Ritu Sharma, Asar Das, Brandon M Smith, Jeff Day, Katherine Holzhauer, Sejean Yang, Eric B Bass, Wendy L Bennett> ;Systematic Reviews. 2022 Mar 5
4 citations
Are Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Risk Factors for Missed Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnoses Among Chest Pain or Dyspnea Encounters in the Emergency Dep...
Adam L. Sharp, Rani Pallegadda, Aileen Baecker, Stacy Park, Najlla Nassery, Ahmed Hassoon, Susan Peterson, Samantha I. Pitts, Zheyu Wang, Yuxin Zhu, David E. Newman-Toker> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Oct 2
1 citations
Patient perceptions of safety in primary care: a qualitative study to inform care.
Elyse C. Lasser, Ja Alah Ai Heughan, Alden Yuanhong Lai, Christina T. Yuan, Sydney M. Dy, Mark J. Bittle, Tyler Oberlander, Samantha I. Pitts, Jill A. Marsteller, Susa...> ;Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2021 Sep 22
3 citations
Rate of sepsis hospitalizations after misdiagnosis in adult emergency department patients: a look-forward analysis with administrative claims data using Symptom-Diseas...
Michael A. Horberg, Najlla Nassery, Kevin B Rubenstein, Julia M Certa, Ejaz A. Shamim, Richard E. Rothman, Zheyu Wang, Ahmed Hassoon, Jennifer Townsend, Panagis Galiat...> ;Diagnosis. 2021 Apr 26
9 citations
CancelRx: a health IT tool to reduce medication discrepancies in the outpatient setting.
Taylor L. Watterson, Jamie A. Stone, Roger L. Brown, Ka Z. Xiong, Anthony Schiefelbein, Edmond Ramly, Peter Kleinschmidt, Michael G. Semanik, Lauren Craddock, Samantha...> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2021 Jul 14
5 citations
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization among adult emergency department patients: a look-back analysis employing insurance claims data ...
Najlla Nassery, Michael A. Horberg, Kevin B Rubenstein, Julia M Certa, Eric Watson, Brinda Somasundaram, Ejaz A. Shamim, Jennifer Townsend, Panagis Galiatsatos, Samant...> ;Diagnosis. 2021 Feb 25
6 citations
Patient and family engagement strategies for children and adolescents with chronic diseases: A review of systematic reviews.
Brandon M. Smith, Ritu Sharma, Asar Das, Hanan Aboumatar, Samantha I. Pitts, Jeff Day, Katherine Holzhauer, Eric B Bass, Wendy L Bennett> ;Patient Education and Counseling. 2021 Feb 15
5 citations
Patient Safety in Primary Care: Conceptual Meanings to the Health Care Team and Patients.
Alden Yuanhong Lai, Christina T. Yuan, Jill A. Marsteller, Susan M. Hannum, Elyse C. Lasser, Ja Alah Ai Heughan, Tyler Oberlander, Zackary Berger, Ayse P. Gurses, Hadi...> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2020 Sep 1
14 citations
Medication use and driving patterns in older drivers: preliminary findings from the LongROAD study
Linda Hill, Howard Andrews, Guohua Li, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Marian E. Betz, David Strogatz, Patricia Pepa, David W. Eby, David Merle, Tara Kelley-Baker, Vanya Jones, Sa...> ;Injury Epidemiology. 2020 Aug 3
10 citations
Missed acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department-standardizing measurement of misdiagnosis-related harms using the SPADE method.
Adam L. Sharp, Aileen Baecker, Najlla Nassery, Stacy Park, Ahmed Hassoon, Ming-Sum Lee, Susan Peterson, Samantha I. Pitts, Zheyu Wang, Yuxin Zhu, David E. Newman-Toker> ;Diagnosis. 2021 May 1
2 citations
High Concurrent Use of Sulfonylureas and Antimicrobials With Drug Interactions Causing Hypoglycemia.
Scott J. Pilla, Samantha I. Pitts, Nisa M. Maruthur> ;Journal of Patient Safety. 2020 Jun 19
7 citations
Social Support Moderates the Negative Association Between Reduced Driving and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults.
Vanya Jones, Renee M. Johnson, Carey Borkoski, George W. Rebok, Andrea Carlson Gielen, Carl A. Soderstrom, Lisa J. Molnar, Samantha I. Pitts, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Linda...> ;Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2019 Nov 6
7 citations
Preparing Older Patients With Serious Illness for Advance Care Planning Discussions in Primary Care.
Nebras Abu Al Hamayel, Sarina R. Isenberg, Joshua Sixon, Katherine Clegg Smith, Samantha I. Pitts, Sydney M. Dy, Susan M. Hannum> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019 May 7
11 citations
Understanding CancelRx: Results of End-to-End Functional Testing, Proactive Risk Assessment, and Pilot Implementation.
Samantha I. Pitts, Noah Barasch, Andrew T. Maslen, Bridgette A. Thomas, Leonard P. Dorissaint, Krista G. Decker, Sadaf Kazi, Yushi Yang, Allen R. Chen> ;Applied Clinical Informatics. 2019 Mar 1
31 citations
Obesity, diabetes, and the risk of invasive group B Streptococcal disease in nonpregnant adults in the United States
Samantha I. Pitts, Nisa M. Maruthur, Gayle E Langley, Tracy Pondo, Kathleen A. Shutt, Rosemary Hollick, Stephanie J. Schrag, Ann Thomas, Megin Nichols, Monica M. Farle...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2018 Jun 1
2 citations
Team-Based Health Information Exchange Use Increased Mammography Documentation and Referral in an Academic Primary Care Practice: An Interrupted Time Series
Samantha I. Pitts, Nisa M. Maruthur, Xiao Wang, Melinda D. Sawyer, Renee Grimes, Candace Nigrin, Jeanne M. Clark, Nae Yuh Wang, Heather F. Sateia, Kimberly S. Peairs> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2018 Feb 1
7 citations
Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) to Improve Patient Safety in an Academic Primary Care Practice.
Samantha I. Pitts, Nisa M. Maruthur, Ngoc Phuong Luu, Kimberly Curreri, Renee Grimes, Candace Nigrin, Heather F. Sateia, Melinda D. Sawyer, Peter J. Pronovost, Jeanne ...> ;Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2017 Nov 1
12 citations
Increasing Advance Care Planning Completion at an Academic Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic.
Ngoc Phuong Luu, Candace Nigrin, Kimberly S. Peairs, Sydney M. Dy, Melinda D. Sawyer, Samantha I. Pitts, Brent G. Petty> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2017 Sep 1
45 citations
Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD): study design and methods
Guohua Li, David W. Eby, Robert Santos, Thelma J. Mielenz, Lisa J. Molnar, David Strogatz, Marian E. Betz, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Lindsay H. Ryan, Vanya Jones, Samantha I...> ;Injury Epidemiology. 2017 Aug 1
19 citations
Provider-to-Provider Communication during Transitions of Care from Outpatient to Acute Care: A Systematic Review.
Ngoc Phuong Luu, Samantha I. Pitts, Brent G. Petty, Melinda D. Sawyer, Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb, Romsai T. Boonyasai, Nisa M. Maruthur> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2016 Apr 1
4 citations
Serotype 10A in case patients with invasive pneumococcal disease: a pilot study of PCR-based serotyping in New Jersey.
Samantha I. Pitts, Andria Apostolou, Sarmila DasGupta, Nelson Delgado, Thomas J. Kirn, Barbara Montana, Christina Tan, Lisa McHugh> ;Public Health Reports. 2015 Jan 1
18 citations
Practices to Reduce Surgical Site Infections Among Women Undergoing Cesarean Section: A Review
Rebeccah A. McKibben, Samantha I. Pitts, Catalina Suarez-Cuervo, Trish M. Perl, Eric B Bass> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 May 20
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Press Mentions

Religious Exemptions and Required Vaccines: Examining the ResearchSeptember 29th, 2021
NCPDP Foundation Awards a Grant to Johns Hopkins Medicine to Support Implementation of CancelRx Functionality in NCPDP’s SCRIPT StandardSeptember 25th, 2017