Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., M.B.A.

  1. Internist
  2. Occupational Medicine Specialist
  1. Varkey P. Back to the future: integrating artificial intelligence and automation for patient safety. Journal of Healthcare Management. 2024 Mar-Apr; 69 (2):96-8
  2. Madden K, DoRosario A, O'Connell R, Aberizk W, Brown K, Guttman C, Goldstein R, Logue P, Varkey P. Community-based, Hospital-Affiliated Medical Group Becomes a Successful Accountable Care Organization. Am J Med Qual. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 37(6):511-518. Epub 2022 Oct 10.
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  3. Giardino AP, Riesenberg LA, Varkey P. ACMQ Update: Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition: To Be Released September 1, 2020. Am J Med Qual. 2020 Jul/Aug; 35 (4):362-364
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  4. Kashiwagi DT, Burton MC, Hakim FA, Manning DM, Klocke DL, Caine NA, Hembre KM, Varkey P. Reflective Practice: A Tool for Readmission Reduction. Am J Med Qual. 2016 May; 31 (3):265-71 Epub 2015 Feb 06
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  5. Mohammed K, Nolan MB, Rajjo T, Shah ND, Prokop LJ, Varkey P, Murad MH. Creating a Patient-Centered Health Care Delivery System: A Systematic Review of Health Care Quality From the Patient Perspective. Am J Med Qual. 2016 Jan-Feb; 31 (1):12-21 Epub 2014 July 31
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  6. North F, Richards DD, Bremseth KA, Lee MR, Cox DL, Varkey P, Stroebel RJ. Clinical decision support improves quality of telephone triage documentation--an analysis of triage documentation before and after computerized clinical decision support. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014 Mar 20; 14:20
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  7. Dyrbye LN, Varkey P, Boone SL, Satele DV, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD. Physician satisfaction and burnout at different career stages. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Dec; 88 (12):1358-67
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  8. Kashiwagi DT, Varkey P, Cook DA. Mentoring programs for physicians in academic medicine: a systematic review. Acad Med. 2013 Jul; 88 (7):1029-37
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  9. Kirkland LL, Malinchoc M, O'Byrne M, Benson JT, Kashiwagi DT, Burton MC, Varkey P, Morgenthaler TI. A clinical deterioration prediction tool for internal medicine patients. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Mar-Apr; 28 (2):135-42 Epub 2012 July 19
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  10. Sturchio GM, Newcomb RD, Molella R, Varkey P, Hagen PT, Schueler BA. Protective eyewear selection for interventional fluoroscopy. Health Phys. 2013 Feb; 104(2 Suppl 1):S11-6.
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  11. Kirkland LL, Kashiwagi DT, Brantley S, Scheurer D, Varkey P. Nutrition in the hospitalized patient. J Hosp Med. 2013 Jan; 8 (1):52-8 Epub 2012 Oct 12
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  12. North F, Ward WJ, Varkey P, Tulledge-Scheitel SM. Should you search the Internet for information about your acute symptom? Telemed J E Health. 2012 Apr; 18(3):213-8. Epub 2012 Feb 24.
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  13. Varkey P, Jatoi A, Williams A, Mayer A, Ko M, Files J, Blair J, Hayes S. The positive impact of a facilitated peer mentoring program on academic skills of women faculty. BMC Med Educ. 2012 Mar 23; 12:14
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  14. Newcomb RD, Molella RG, Varkey P, Sturchio GM, Hagen PT, Cha SS, Buchta WG. Is an occupational examination superior to an occupational health history alone for preplacement screening in health care settings? J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Mar; 54: (3)276-9.
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  15. Kashiwagi DT, Burton MC, Kirkland LL, Cha S, Varkey P. Do timely outpatient follow-up visits decrease hospital readmission rates? Am J Med Qual. 2012 Jan-Feb; 27(1):11-5. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
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  16. Morgenthaler TI, Lovely JK, Cima RR, Berardinelli CF, Fedraw LA, Wallerich TJ, Hinrichs DJ, Varkey P. Using a framework for spread of best practices to implement successful venous thromboembolism prophylaxis throughout a large hospital system. Am J Med Qual. 2012 Jan-Feb; 27(1):30-8. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
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  17. Kirkland LL, Kashiwagi DT, Burton MC, Cha S, Varkey P. The Charlson Comorbidity Index Score as a predictor of 30-day mortality after hip fracture surgery. Am J Med Qual. 2011 Nov-Dec; 26 (6):461-7 Epub 2011 Mar 30
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  18. Varkey P, Billings ML, Matthews GA, Voigt RG. The power of collaboration: integrating a preventive medicine-public health curriculum into a pediatric residency. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct; 41(4 Suppl 3):S314-6.
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  19. Rice HR, Varkey P. What immunizations should I offer to my patients? A primer on adult immunizations. J Assoc Physicians India. 2011 Sep; 59:568-72.
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  20. Sood A, Prasad K, Schroeder D, Varkey P. Stress management and resilience training among Department of Medicine faculty: a pilot randomized clinical trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Aug; 26 (8):858-61 Epub 2011 Jan 29
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  21. Varkey P, Kollengode A. A framework for healthcare quality improvement in India: the time is here and now! J Postgrad Med. 2011 Jul-Sep; 57: (3)237-41.
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  22. Varkey P. Practice-based learning and improvement curricula: a critical opportunity to educate future physicians and leaders. J Grad Med Educ. 2011 Mar; 3(1):12-3.
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  23. North F, Odunukan O, Varkey P. The value of telephone triage for patients with appendicitis. J Telemed Telecare. 2011; 17(8):417-20. Epub 2011 Nov 03.
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  24. North F, Muthu A, Varkey P. Differences between surrogate telephone triage calls in an adult population and self calls. J Telemed Telecare. 2011; 17(3):118-22. Epub 2010 Dec 07.
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  25. North F, Varkey P, Laing B, Cha SS, Tulledge-Scheitel S. Are e-health web users looking for different symptom information than callers to triage centers? Telemed J E Health. 2011 Jan-Feb; 17 (1):19-24 Epub 2011 Jan 07
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  26. Morgenthaler TI, Lovely JK, Cima RR, Berardinelli CF, Fedraw LA, Wallerich TJ, Hinrichs DJ, Varkey P. Using a Framework for Diffusion of Best Practices to disseminate Successful Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Practices Throughout a Large Hospital System. In Press. Accepted for publication in AJMQ. 2011.
  27. Varkey P, Kollengode A. A Framework for Healthcare Quality Imrovement in India: The Time is here and now! In Press. Accepted for publication in J of Postgrad Med.. 2011;
  28. Varkey P, Billings M, Mathews G, Voigt R. Integrating a preventive medicine-public health curriculum into a pediatric residency. In press. Accepted for publication in Am J Prev Med.. 2011;
  29. North F, Odunukan O, Varkey P. Where delay becomes crucial: Does telephone triage make a difference in patients with appendicitis? In press. Accepted for publication in J Telemed Telecare.. 2011;
  30. North F, Varkey P, Bartel GA, Cox DL, Jensen PL, Stroebel RJ. Can an office practice telephonic response meet the needs of a pandemic? Telemed J E Health. 2010 Dec; 16(10):1012-6. Epub 2010 Nov 08.
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  31. Varkey P, Murad MH, Braun C, Grall KJ, Saoji V. A review of cost-effectiveness, cost-containment and economics curricula in graduate medical education. J Eval Clin Pract. 2010 Dec; 16 (6):1055-62
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  32. Burton MC, Kashiwagi DT, Kirkland LL, Manning D, Varkey P. Gaining efficiency and satisfaction in the handoff process. J Hosp Med. 2010 Nov-Dec; 5(9):547-52. Epub 2010 Aug 17.
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  33. North F, Varkey P. Use of the prioritization matrix to enhance triage algorithms in clinical decision support software. Am J Med Qual. 2010 Nov-Dec; 25(6):468-73. Epub 2010 Oct 08.
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  34. Murad MH, Coto-Yglesias F, Varkey P, Prokop LJ, Murad AL. The effectiveness of self-directed learning in health professions education: a systematic review. Med Educ. 2010 Nov; 44 (11):1057-68
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  35. Wittich CM, Reed DA, McDonald FS, Varkey P, Beckman TJ. Perspective: Transformative learning: a framework using critical reflection to link the improvement competencies in graduate medical education. Acad Med. 2010 Nov; 85 (11):1790-3
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  36. Aliyu MH, Varkey P, Salihu HM, Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria: progress, problems and prospects. Afr J Med Med Sci. 2010 Sep; 39(3):233-9.
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  37. Varkey P, Antonio K. Change management for effective quality improvement: a primer. Am J Med Qual. 2010 Jul-Aug; 25(4):268-73. Epub 2010 May 05.
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  38. Varkey P, Bennet KE. Practical techniques for strategic planning in health care organizations. Physician Exec. 2010 Mar-Apr; 36(2):46-8.
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  39. Hernandez JS, Dale JC, Bennet KE, Varkey P. Challenges and opportunities for medical directors in pathology and laboratory medicine: standardization, integration, and innovation. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Jan; 133(1):8-13.
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  40. Varkey P, Mbbs Mbbs, Kureshi S, Lesnick T. Empowerment of women and its association with the health of the community. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Jan; 19 (1):71-6
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  41. North F, Varkey P. How serious are the symptoms of callers to a telephone triage call centre? J Telemed Telecare. 2010; 16(7):383-8. Epub 2010 Aug 16.
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  42. Varkey P, Harris S, Edmonson L, McCoy K, Aksamit T, Brennan MD. An innovative model for tuberculosis control: an academic medical center-public health department partnership. Minn Med. 2010 Jan; 93(1):39-41.
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  43. Varkey P. Practical tips and strategies for designing and implementing interprofessional curricula. Educ Prim Care. 2010 Jan; 21(1):41-4.
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  44. Wittich CM, Reed DA, McDonald FS, Varkey P, Beckman TJ. Transformative learning: a framework to link the improvement competencies in graduate medical education. Academic Medicine. 2010. (In press).
  45. Daniel DM, Casey DE Jr, Levine JL, Kaye ST, Dardik RB, Varkey P, Pierce-Boggs K. Taking a unified approach to teaching and implementing quality improvements across multiple residency programs: The Atlantic Health experience. Acad Med. 2009 Dec; 84(12):1788-95.
  46. Varkey P, Karlapudi S, Rose S, Swensen S. A patient safety curriculum for graduate medical education: results from a needs assessment of educators and patient safety experts. Am J Med Qual. 2009 May-Jun; 24(3):214-21. Epub 2009 Apr 03.
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  47. Varkey P, Hernandez JS, Schwenk N. 6 techniques for creative problem solving. Physician Exec. 2009 May-Jun; 35(3):50-3.
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  48. Varkey P, Peloquin J, Reed D, Lindor K, Harris I. Leadership curriculum in undergraduate medical education: a study of student and faculty perspectives. Med Teach. 2009 Mar; 31 (3):244-50
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  49. Varkey P, Karlapudi S, Rose S, Nelson R, Warner M. A systems approach for implementing practice-based learning and improvement and systems-based practice in graduate medical education. Acad Med. 2009 Mar; 84 (3):335-9
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  50. Varkey P, Diamond LH. ACMQ launches its new comprehensive textbook on medical quality management. Am J Med Qual. 2009 Jan-Feb; 24(1):77-8.
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  51. Gupta P, Varkey P. Developing a tool for assessing competency in root cause analysis. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Jan; 35 (1):36-42
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  52. Varkey P, Karlapudi S. Lessons learned from a 5-year experience with a four-week experiential Quality Improvement Curriculum in a preventive medicine fellowship. J of Graduate Medical Education Sept. 2009, 1; 1(1):93-99.
  53. North F, Varkey P. A retrospective study of adult telephone triage calls in a US call centre. J Telemed Telecare. 2009; 15 (4):165-70
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  54. Varkey P, Sathananthan A, Scheifer A, Bhagra S, Fujiyoshi A, Tom A, Murad MH. Using quality-improvement techniques to enhance patient education and counselling of diagnosis and management. Qual Prim Care. 2009; 17(3):205-13.
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  55. Varkey P, Gupta P, Arnold JJ, Torsher LC. An innovative team collaboration assessment tool for a quality improvement curriculum. Am J Med Qual. 2009 Jan-Feb; 24 (1):6-11
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  56. Varkey P, Karlapudi SP. A systems approach to teach core topics across graduate medical education programmes. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2008 Dec; 37 (12):1044-5
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  57. Ugwu C, Varkey P, Bagniewski S, Lesnick T. Sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B among new refugees to Minnesota. J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Oct; 10 (5):469-74
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  58. Varkey P, Horne A, Bennet KE. Innovation in health care: a primer. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Sep-Oct; 23 (5):382-8
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  59. Varkey P, Gupta P, Bennet KE. An innovative method to assess negotiation skills necessary for quality improvement. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Sep-Oct; 23(5):350-5.
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  60. Varkey P, Natt N, Lesnick T, Downing S, Yudkowsky R. Validity evidence for an OSCE to assess competency in systems-based practice and practice-based learning and improvement: a preliminary investigation. Acad Med. 2008 Aug; 83 (8):775-80
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  61. Murad MH, Varkey P. Self-directed learning in health professions education. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2008 Jul; 37 (7):580-90
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  62. Varkey P, Karlapudi SP, Bennet KE. Teaching quality improvement: a collaboration project between medicine and engineering. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Jul-Aug; 23 (4):296-301
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  63. Varkey P, Karlapudi SP, Hensrud DD. The impact of a quality improvement program on employee satisfaction in an academic microsystem. Am J Med Qual. 2008 May-Jun; 23(3):215-21.
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  64. Hernandez JS, Varkey P. Vertical versus lateral thinking. Physician Exec. 2008 May-Jun; 34(3):26-8.
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  65. Irungu TK, Varkey P, Cha S, Patterson JM. HIV voluntary counselling and testing in Nakuru, Kenya: findings from a community survey. HIV Med. 2008 Feb; 9 (2):111-7
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  66. Patel AM, Sundt TM 3rd, Varkey P. Complexity science: core concepts and applications for medical practice. Minn Med. 2008 Feb; 91(2):40-2.
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  67. Varkey P, Schumacher K, Swanton C, Timm B, Hagen PT. Telemedicine in the work site: a study of feasibility, and patient and provider satisfaction. J Telemed Telecare. 2008; 14 (6):322-5
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  68. Swanton C, Varkey P. An innovative method for experiential inter-professional education: the CLARION case study competition. Journal of Nursing Education. 2008.
  69. North F, Varkey P, Caraballo P, Vsetecka D, Bartel G. Use of a quality improvement tool, the prioritization matrix, to identify and prioritize triage software algorithm enhancement. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2007 Oct 11; 1062.
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  70. Varkey P, Jerath AU, Bagniewski S, Lesnick T. Intestinal parasitic infection among new refugees to Minnesota, 1996-2001. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2007 Jul; 5 (4):223-9 Epub 2007 Mar 02
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  71. Varkey P, Reller MK, Resar RK. Basics of quality improvement in health care. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Jun; 82 (6):735-9
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  72. Varkey P, Cunningham J, Bisping DS. Improving medication reconciliation in the outpatient setting. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 May; 33 (5):286-92
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  73. Varkey P, Cunningham J, O'Meara J, Bonacci R, Desai N, Sheeler R. Multidisciplinary approach to inpatient medication reconciliation in an academic setting. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Apr 15; 64 (8):850-4
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  74. Varkey P, Aponte P, Swanton C, Fischer D, Johnson SF, Brennan MD. The effect of computerized physician-order entry on outpatient prescription errors. Manag Care Interface. 2007 Mar; 20 (3):53-7
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  75. Varkey P. Educating to improve patient care: integrating quality improvement into a medical school curriculum. Am J Med Qual. 2007 Mar-Apr; 22(2):112-6.
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  76. Varkey P, Jerath AU, Bagniewski SM, Lesnick TG. The epidemiology of tuberculosis among primary refugee arrivals in Minnesota between 1997 and 2001. J Travel Med. 2007 Jan-Feb; 14 (1):1-8
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  77. Varkey P, Natt N. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as an educational tool in patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Jan; 33 (1):48-53
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  78. Varkey P, Hagen PT, Wimsett W, Buchta W. Telemedicine applications in occupational medicine. Minn Med. 2006 Nov; 89(11):46-8.
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  79. Varkey P, Resar RK. Medication reconciliation implementation in an academic center. Am J Med Qual. 2006 Sep-Oct; 21(5):293-5.
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  80. Varkey P, Reller MK, Smith A, Ponto J, Osborn M. An experiential interdisciplinary quality improvement education initiative. Am J Med Qual. 2006 Sep-Oct; 21(5):317-22.
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  81. Varkey P, Chutka DS, Lesnick TG. The Aging Game: improving medical students' attitudes toward caring for the elderly. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 May; 7 (4):224-9 Epub 2005 Oct 24
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  82. Varkey P, Athyal VP. Service delivery innovations at Mayo Clinic. Minn Med. 2005 Dec; 88 (12):39-42
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  83. Lim LS, Varkey P. E-mail reminders: a novel method to reduce outpatient clinic nonattendance. The Internet Journal of Healthcare Administration. 2004; 3(1).
  84. Lim L, Varkey P, Giesen P, Edmonson L. Cryptosporidiosis outbreak in a recreational swimming pool in Minnesota. J Environ Health. 2004; 67(1):16-20.
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  85. Varkey P, Poland GA, Cockerill FR 3rd, Smith TF, Hagen PT. Confronting bioterrorism: physicians on the front line. Mayo Clin Proc. 2002 Jul; 77(7):661-72.
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  86. Varkey P, Balakris P, et al. The reality of unsafe abortion in a rural community in South India Reproductive Health Matters. 2000 Nov; 83-91.
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