Dr. Adelman holds several roles at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, including associate dean for quality and patient safety, director of the Center for Patient Safety Science, program director for the patient safety research fellowship, and vice chair for quality and patient safety in the department of medicine. He also leads the EQUIP Center for Learning Health System Science. Across his roles, he leverages health information technology and informatics to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. His groundbreaking work includes the development of the first health IT safety measure endorsed by the National Quality Forum, known as the “Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder” measure. As the founder of the Columbia Center for Patient Safety Science, Dr. Adelman has led trials that have influenced national and international safety protocols, such as distinct newborn identification methods now adopted by major EHR vendors like Epic. His efforts extend to mentoring the next generation of patient safety researchers through the patient safety research fellowship and addressing critical issues like sepsis and medication errors. Dr. Adelman’s contributions have earned him prestigious accolades, including the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Individual Lifetime Achievement.
