Use of Medicare diagnosis and procedure codes to improve detection of surgical site infections following hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, and vascular surgery. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Calderwood MS, Ma A, Khan YM, Olsen MA, Bratzler DW, Yokoe DS, Hooper DC, Stevenson K, Fraser VJ, Platt R, Huang SS, Abbreviation Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume 33 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-11-22
Simulation-based power calculation for designing interrupted time series analyses of health policy interventions. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Zhang F, Wagner AK, Ross-Degnan D Abbreviation J Clin Epidemiol Volume 64 Issue 11 Publication Date 2011-11-01
Impact of exposure accrual on sequential postmarket evaluations: a simulation study. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Maro JC, Brown JS Abbreviation Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Volume 20 Issue 11 Publication Date 2011-11
Patient safety problems associated with heathcare information technology: an analysis of adverse events reported to the US Food and Drug Administration. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Magrabi F, Ong MS, Runciman W, Coiera E Abbreviation AMIA Annu Symp Proc Volume 2011 Publication Date 2011-10-22
Evaluating the effectiveness of clinical alerts: a signal detection approach. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Ong MS, Coiera E Abbreviation AMIA Annu Symp Proc Volume 2011 Publication Date 2011-10-22
Needs assessment for cosmetic dermatologic surgery. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Alam M, Olson JM, Asgari MM Abbreviation Dermatol Clin Volume 30 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-10-21
Evolutionary gamut of in vivo Gag substitutions during early HIV-1 subtype C infection. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Novitsky V, Wang R, Baca J, Margolin L, McLane MF, Moyo S, van Widenfelt E, Makhema J, Essex M Abbreviation Virology Volume 421 Issue 2 Publication Date 2011-10-19
Is Customization in Antidepressant Prescribing Associated with Acute-Phase Treatment Adherence? (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Merrick EL, Hodgkin D, Panas L, Soumerai SB, Ritter G Abbreviation J Pharm Health Serv Res Volume 3 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-10-19
Predictors of antibiotic use in African communities: evidence from medicines household surveys in five countries. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Vialle-Valentin CE, Lecates RF, Zhang F, Desta AT, Ross-Degnan D Abbreviation Trop. Med. Int. Health Volume 17 Issue 2 Publication Date 2011-10-17
Postpartum screening for diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Tovar A, Chasan-Taber L, Eggleston E, Oken E Abbreviation Prev Chronic Dis Volume 8 Issue 6 Publication Date 2011-10-17
Screening for obesity in reproductive-aged women. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Zera C, McGirr S, Oken E Abbreviation Prev Chronic Dis Volume 8 Issue 6 Publication Date 2011-10-17
The Procedural Index for Mortality Risk (PIMR): an index calculated using administrative data to quantify the independent influence of procedures on risk of hospital death. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors van Walraven C, Wong J, Bennett C, Forster AJ Abbreviation BMC Health Serv Res Volume 11 Publication Date 2011-10-07
High-deductible insurance: two-year emergency department and hospital use. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Wharam JF, Landon BE, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D Abbreviation Am J Manag Care Volume 17 Issue 10 Publication Date 2011-10-07
Ending a failed intervention: STD performance measures. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Bernstein KT, Kohn R, Marcus JL, Philip SS Abbreviation Sex Transm Dis Volume 38 Issue 9 Publication Date 2011-10-01
Infections missed by urethral-only screening for chlamydia or gonorrhea detection among men who have sex with men. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Marcus JL, Bernstein KT, Kohn RP, Liska S, Philip SS Abbreviation Sex Transm Dis Volume 38 Issue 10 Publication Date 2011-10-01
Comparative effectiveness research in lung diseases and sleep disorders: recommendations from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Lieu TA, Au D, Krishnan JA, Moss M, Selker H, Harabin A, Taggart V, Connors A, Abbreviation Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. Volume 184 Issue 7 Publication Date 2011-10-01
Clonal replacement among 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae in Massachusetts, prior to 13 valent conjugate vaccination. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Hanage WP, Bishop CJ, Lee GM, Lipsitch M, Stevenson A, Rifas-Shiman SL, Pelton SI, Huang SS, Finkelstein JA Abbreviation Vaccine Volume 29 Issue 48 Publication Date 2011-09-29
Eight initiatives that misleadingly lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Klompas M Abbreviation Am J Infect Control Volume 40 Issue 5 Publication Date 2011-09-23
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection and hospitalization in high-risk patients in the year following detection. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Huang SS, Hinrichsen VL, Datta R, Spurchise L, Miroshnik I, Nelson K, Platt R Abbreviation PLoS ONE Volume 6 Issue 9 Publication Date 2011-09-16
Maternal trans fatty acid intake and fetal growth. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Cohen JF, Rifas-Shiman SL, Rimm EB, Oken E, Gillman MW Abbreviation Am. J. Clin. Nutr. Volume 94 Issue 5 Publication Date 2011-09-14
Colonization with antibiotic-susceptible strains protects against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition: a nested case-control study. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Huang SS, Datta R, Rifas-Shiman S, Kleinman K, Placzek H, Lankiewicz JD, Platt R Abbreviation Crit Care Volume 15 Issue 5 Publication Date 2011-09-14
Serious methodological flaws compromise study findings. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Pande AH, Soumerai SB Abbreviation BMJ Volume 343 Publication Date 2011-09-13
Influence of house-staff experience on teaching-hospital mortality: the "July phenomenon" revisited. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors van Walraven C, Jennings A, Wong J, Forster AJ Abbreviation J Hosp Med Volume 6 Issue 7 Publication Date 2011-09-01
Comparative effectiveness of dynamic treatment regimes: an application of the parametric g-formula. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Young JG, Cain LE, Robins JM, O'Reilly EJ, Hernán MA Abbreviation Stat Biosci Volume 3 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-09-01
No place like the hospital. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Gillick MR, Sabin JE Abbreviation J Pain Symptom Manage Volume 42 Issue 4 Publication Date 2011-09-01
Medicare part D and changes in prescription drug use and cost burden: national estimates for the Medicare population, 2000 to 2007. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Briesacher BA, Zhao Y, Madden JM, Zhang F, Adams AS, Tjia J, Ross-Degnan D, Gurwitz JH, Soumerai SB Abbreviation Med Care Volume 49 Issue 9 Publication Date 2011-09-01
Two-year trends in colorectal cancer screening after switch to a high-deductible health plan. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Wharam JF, Graves AJ, Landon BE, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D Abbreviation Med Care Volume 49 Issue 9 Publication Date 2011-09-01
Validation of algorithms to ascertain clinical conditions and medical procedures used during pregnancy. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Andrade SE, Moore Simas TA, Boudreau D, Raebel MA, Toh S, Syat B, Dashevsky I, Platt R Abbreviation Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Volume 20 Issue 11 Publication Date 2011-08-22
Five-year patterns of adjuvant hormonal therapy use, persistence, and adherence among insured women with early-stage breast cancer. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Nekhlyudov L, Li L, Ross-Degnan D, Wagner AK Abbreviation Breast Cancer Res. Treat. Volume 130 Issue 2 Publication Date 2011-08-13
Community engagement about genetic variation research. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Terry SF, Christensen KD, Metosky S, Rudofsky G, Deignan KP, Martinez H, Johnson-Moore P, Citrin T Abbreviation Popul Health Manag Volume 15 Issue 2 Publication Date 2011-08-04
Derivation and validation of a model to predict daily risk of death in hospital. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Wong J, Taljaard M, Forster AJ, Escobar GJ, van Walraven C Abbreviation Med Care Volume 49 Issue 8 Publication Date 2011-08-01
The influence of incidental abdominal aortic aneurysm monitoring on patient outcomes. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors van Walraven C, Wong J, Morant K, Jennings A, Austin PC, Jetty P, Forster AJ Abbreviation J. Vasc. Surg. Volume 54 Issue 5 Publication Date 2011-07-31
Cost-related medication nonadherence and cost-saving strategies used by elderly Medicare cancer survivors. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Nekhlyudov L, Madden J, Graves AJ, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D Abbreviation J Cancer Surviv Volume 5 Issue 4 Publication Date 2011-07-29
Does adding risk-trends to survival models improve in-hospital mortality predictions? A cohort study. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Wong J, Taljaard M, Forster AJ, van Walraven C Abbreviation BMC Health Serv Res Volume 11 Publication Date 2011-07-21
Using Alzheimer's disease as a model for genetic risk disclosure: implications for personal genomics. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Roberts JS, Christensen KD, Green RC Abbreviation Clin. Genet. Volume 80 Issue 5 Publication Date 2011-07-18
National trends in prescribing antidepressants before and after an FDA advisory on suicidality risk in youths. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Chen SY, Toh S Abbreviation Psychiatr Serv Volume 62 Issue 7 Publication Date 2011-07-01
The impact of diabetes on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a systematic review. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Baker MA, Harries AD, Jeon CY, Hart JE, Kapur A, Lönnroth K, Ottmani SE, Goonesekera SD, Murray MB Abbreviation BMC Med Volume 9 Publication Date 2011-07-01
Massachusetts e-Health Project increased physicians' ability to use registries, and signals progress toward better care. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Fleurant M, Kell R, Love J, Jenter C, Volk LA, Zhang F, Bates DW, Simon SR Abbreviation Health Aff (Millwood) Volume 30 Issue 7 Publication Date 2011-07-01
"Pay-for-performance" as a quality improvement tool: perceptions and policy recommendations of physicians and program leaders. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Wharam JF, Frank MB, Rosland AM, Paasche-Orlow MK, Farber NJ, Sinsky C, Rucker L, Rask KJ, Barry MJ, Figaro MK Abbreviation Qual Manag Health Care Volume 20 Issue 3 Publication Date 2011-07-01
Effects of healthcare reforms on coverage, access, and disparities: quasi-experimental analysis of evidence from Massachusetts. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Pande AH, Ross-Degnan D, Zaslavsky AM, Salomon JA Abbreviation Am J Prev Med Volume 41 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-07-01
Confounding adjustment via a semi-automated high-dimensional propensity score algorithm: an application to electronic medical records. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Toh S, García Rodríguez LA, Hernán MA Abbreviation Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Volume 20 Issue 8 Publication Date 2011-06-30
New users of antidepressant medications: first episode duration and predictors of discontinuation. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Lu CY, Roughead E Abbreviation Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. Volume 68 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-06-29
Levels of endotoxin in 390 Swedish homes: determinants and the risk for respiratory symptoms in children. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Moniruzzaman S, Hägerhed Engman L, James P, Sigsgaard T, Thorne PS, Sundell J, Bornehag CG Abbreviation Int J Environ Health Res Volume 22 Issue 1 Publication Date 2011-06-27
Cancer risk associated with insulin glargine among adult type 2 diabetes patients--a nationwide cohort study. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Chang CH, Toh S, Lin JW, Chen ST, Kuo CW, Chuang LM, Lai MS Abbreviation PLoS ONE Volume 6 Issue 6 Publication Date 2011-06-27
Exercise Training in Pregnancy for obese women (ETIP): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Moholdt TT, Salvesen K, Ingul CB, Vik T, Oken E, Mørkved S Abbreviation Trials Volume 12 Publication Date 2011-06-17
Supplement use and risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Asgari MM, Chren MM, Warton EM, Friedman GD, White E Abbreviation J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. Volume 65 Issue 6 Publication Date 2011-06-12
A systematic review of failures in handoff communication during intrahospital transfers. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Ong MS, Coiera E Abbreviation Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf Volume 37 Issue 6 Publication Date 2011-06-01
Associations of growth trajectories in infancy and early childhood with later childhood outcomes. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Tilling K, Davies NM, Nicoli E, Ben-Shlomo Y, Kramer MS, Patel R, Oken E, Martin RM Abbreviation Am. J. Clin. Nutr. Volume 94 Issue 6 Suppl Publication Date 2011-06-01
Near real-time vaccine safety surveillance with partially accrued data. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Greene SK, Kulldorff M, Yin R, Yih WK, Lieu TA, Weintraub ES, Lee GM Abbreviation Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Volume 20 Issue 6 Publication Date 2011-06-01
West Nile virus encephalitis acquired via liver transplantation and clinical response to intravenous immunoglobulin: case report and review of the literature. (Pubmed Abstract) Authors Rhee C, Eaton EF, Concepcion W, Blackburn BG Abbreviation Transpl Infect Dis Volume 13 Issue 3 Publication Date 2011-06-01