Publications

Modeling the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreaks throughout the hospitals in Orange County, California.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Lee BY, McGlone SM, Wong KF, Yilmaz SL, Avery TR, Song Y, Christie R, Eubank S, Brown ST, Epstein JM, Parker JI, Burke DS, Platt R, Huang SS

Use of Medicare claims to rank hospitals by surgical site infection risk following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Huang SS, Placzek H, Livingston J, Ma A, Onufrak F, Lankiewicz J, Kleinman K, Bratzler D, Olsen MA, Lyles R, Khan Y, Wright P, Yokoe DS, Fraser VJ, Weinstein RA, Stevenson K, Hooper D, Vostok J, Datta R, Nsa W, Platt R

Planned Analyses of the REDUCE MRSA Trial.

Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.
Huang SS, Platt R

Ethics, regulation, and comparative effectiveness research: time for a change.

JAMA
Platt R, Kass NE, McGraw D

Embedding cardiovascular research into practice.

JAMA
Califf RM, Platt R

Targeted decolonization to prevent ICU infections.

N. Engl. J. Med.
Huang SS, Septimus E, Platt R

Collaborations in population-based health research: the 17th annual HMO Research Network Conference, March 23-25, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Clin Med Res
Lieu TA, Hinrichsen VL, Moreira A, Platt R

Big data in epidemiology: too big to fail?

Epidemiology
Toh S, Platt R

Is size the next big thing in epidemiology?

Epidemiology
Toh S, Platt R

Evaluation as part of operations: reconciling the common rule and continuous improvement. Commentary.

Hastings Cent Rep
Platt R, Grossmann C, Selker HP

Simulation shows hospitals that cooperate on infection control obtain better results than hospitals acting alone.

Health Aff (Millwood)
Lee BY, Bartsch SM, Wong KF, Yilmaz SL, Avery TR, Singh A, Song Y, Kim DS, Brown ST, Potter MA, Platt R, Huang SS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Mini-Sentinel program: status and direction.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Platt R, Carnahan RM, Brown JS, Chrischilles E, Curtis LH, Hennessy S, Nelson JC, Racoosin JA, Robb M, Schneeweiss S, Toh S, Weiner MG

Validity of gout diagnoses in administrative data.

Arthritis Rheum.
Harrold LR, Saag KG, Yood RA, Mikuls TR, Andrade SE, Fouayzi H, Davis J, Chan KA, Raebel MA, Von Worley A, Platt R

Infection control practices to reduce airborne bacteria during total knee replacement: a hospital survey in four states.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Miner AL, Losina E, Katz JN, Fossel AH, Platt R

Laboratory monitoring of drugs at initiation of therapy in ambulatory care.

J Gen Intern Med
Raebel MA, Lyons EE, Andrade SE, Chan KA, Chester EA, Davis RL, Ellis JL, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Lafata JE, Long CL, Magid DJ, Selby JV, Simon SR, Platt R

Evaluating spatial surveillance: detection of known outbreaks in real data.

Stat Med
Kleinman K, Abrams A, Katherine Yih W, Platt R, Kulldorff M

Laboratory monitoring of potassium and creatinine in ambulatory patients receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Raebel MA, McClure DL, Simon SR, Chan KA, Feldstein A, Andrade SE, Lafata JE, Roblin D, Davis RL, Gunter MJ, Platt R

Monitoring patient safety in health care: building the case for surrogate measures.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
Gaynes RP, Platt R

Use of prescription medications with a potential for fetal harm among pregnant women.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Andrade SE, Raebel MA, Morse AN, Davis RL, Chan KA, Finkelstein JA, Fortman KK, McPhillips H, Roblin D, Smith DH, Yood MU, Platt R, H Gurwitz J

Monitoring of drugs with a narrow therapeutic range in ambulatory care.

Am J Manag Care
Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Andrade SE, Chester EA, Lafata JE, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Nelson WW, Simon SR, Chan KA, Davis RL, Platt R