Selected Publications

Nathan L’Etoile MD, Yun Li Ph.D., Sanjeev Swami MD, Tracey Polsky MD, Ph.D., Kenneth Smith, Ph.D. : The Power of Suggestion: Irrelevant Test Options in Order Panels, an Interrupted Time Series with Cost Analysis. SHEA Spring Conference 2025.

Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes, Kevin Osterhoudt, Tracey Polsky, Khushbu Patel: Discontinuation of Phencyclidine Urine Drug Screen at a Northeast U.S. Children's Hospital Due to Lack of Clinical Utility. PLUGS National Summit Poster Session 2025.

Niluksha Walalawela Abeykoon, Willima, Butler, Tracey Polsky, Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes, Khushbu Patel: Steps Toward CK-MB Test Discontinuation in a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital. PLUGS National Summit Poster Session 2025.

Greg Lawton1 MD, FAAP, FAMIA; Tracey Polsky1,2 MD, PhD; Ashley Catanese1; Sandra Astorino1; Mike Wallace MHA1, Jess Boyle1; Bimal Desai1,2 MD, MBI, FAAP, FAMIA: Robust Vitamin D - 25-Hydroxy Ordering Clinical Decision Support is a Tasty Recipe for Clin-Fin-Stew (Clinical Financial Stewardship). Nudges in Healthcare Symposium, Penn Medicine Nudge Unit 2024.

Hee-won Yoon, MPH; Didien Meyahnwi, MD, MPH; Kathleen Chiotos, MD, MSCE; Michelle Dunn, MD; Rebecca Green, MD; Brandon Ku, MD; Charmaine Mutucumarana, MD; Maya Overland, MD, PhD; Tracey Polsky, MD, PhD; Gwyneth Sharer, MSN; Kenneth Smith, PhD; Sanjeev Swami, MD; Rebecca Same, MD : Identifying Opportunities for Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship in a Pediatric Health System. IDWeek Conference 2024.

Yasaman Fatemi, Tracey Polsky, Julianne Burns, Nathan L'Etoile, Amrom Obstfeld, Joseph J Zorc, Ellen Nord, Susan Coffin, Kathy Shaw: Reducing Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Ordering: De-implementation and Diagnostic Stewardship. Hospital Pediatrics 2024.

Yasaman Fatemi, Tracey Polsky, Nathan L'Etoile, Joseph Zorc, Amrom Obstfeld, Julianne Burns, Ellen Nord, Susan Coffin, Kathy Shaw: De-implementation and Diagnostic Stewardship: Reducing Unnecessary Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Ordering in a Children's Hospital Using Electronic Clinical Decision Support. American Academy of Pediatrics 2022 National Conference and Exhibition October 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Khushbu Patel and Tracey Polsky: Chapter 30: Newborn and Pediatric Clinical Chemistry. Clinical Chemistry, 9th Edition 2022.

Derick Lim, Khushbu Patel, and Tracey G Polsky: HbA1c Access and Opportunity During the COVID 19 Pandemic. AACC Clinical Laboratory News July 2021.

Bouchelle Z, Lim D, Polsky T, Osterhoudt K.: Qualitative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) serum testing in an urban children's hospital has sad value. North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology San Francisco, CA, September 10-14 2020 Notes: contributor to published abstract.