Duke Health Provider
Cara L. O'Brien, MD
Hospital Medicine Specialist
Duke Health Provider
Where I See Patients
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine
My Locations
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hospital Medicine 2021
Languages I Speak
English
Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine
Residency
Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2004-2008
Education
MD, Washington University Saint Louis School of Medicine (Missouri), 2004
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants1
Academic Articles20
Conference Papers5
- Economou-Zavlanos, Nicoleta J., Sophia Bessias, Michael P. Cary, Armando D. Bedoya, Benjamin A. Goldstein, John E. Jelovsek, Cara L. O’Brien, et al. “Translating ethical and quality principles for the effective, safe and fair development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare.” J Am Med Inform Assoc 31, no. 3 (February 16, 2024): 705–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad221.
- Rao, Vishal N., Anand Shah, Jaime McDermott, Stephanie G. Barnes, Evan M. Murray, Michelle D. Kelsey, Stephen J. Greene, et al. “In-Hospital Virtual Peer-to-Peer Consultation to Increase Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure: A Pilot Randomized Trial.” Circ Heart Fail 16, no. 2 (February 2023): e010158. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.122.010158.
- Anderson, Deverick J., Rebekah W. Moehring, Alice Parish, Michael Z. David, Kevin Hsueh, Leigh Cressman, Pam Tolomeo, et al. “The Impact of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services SEP-1 Core Measure Implementation on Antibacterial Utilization: A Retrospective Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study With Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.” Clin Infect Dis 75, no. 3 (August 31, 2022): 503–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab937.
- Shah, Anand, Robert Mentz, Cody A. Carson, Monique Conway, Sara Black, Carolina Tennyson, Brooke Moyer, et al. “Impact Of Cost Evaluation On Prescriptions Of Heart Failure Therapies.” In JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE, 30:261–261, 2024.
- Tart, Dustin, Kelly Kester, Catie Dunn, Adam Glenn, Rosimeire Santos, Bradi B. Granger, and Cara L. O’Brien. “Abstract 325: Two-Year Outcomes of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Rapid Response Team Model.” In Circulation, Vol. 148. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2023. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.325.
- Sendak, M., M. C. Elish, M. Gao, J. Futoma, W. Ratliff, M. Nichols, A. Bedoya, S. Balu, and C. O’Brien. ““The human body is a black box”: Supporting clinical decision-making with deep learning.” In FAT* 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, 99–109, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1145/3351095.3372827.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
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Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
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*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
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Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
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Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
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Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
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Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
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NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
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TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.
External Relationships
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