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Cetin K, Callaghan F, Fryzek JP, Bylsma LC, Bezold C, Mehta B. Safety and efficacy/effectiveness of second-line treatments in patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A systematic review of the literature. Presented at the Thrombosis & Hemostasis Summit of North America, Chicago, IL, April 2016.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Smith SN, McMahon LF Jr. How do hospital grades publicly displayed on Medicare’s Hospital Compare website compare to whether a hospital was penalized for readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions? Presented at the 2015 Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Research Conference, October 4-6, 2015, Crystal City, VA.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Smith S, Iwashyna T, Langa K, Hofer T, McGuirk H, McMahon LF Jr. Functional status, social support and wealth impact readmissions for pneumonia and heart failure beyond standard Medicare risk-adjustors. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 14-15, 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Meddings J, Saint S, Krein S, Gaies E, Reichert H, Hickner A, McNamara S, Mody L. Systematic review of interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the long-term care setting. Presented at ID Week, Philadelphia, PA, October 2014.

Reichert H, McMahon LF, Meddings J. Did hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates decrease after implementation of non-payment as a comorbidity with the 2008 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative? Presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2014.

Reichert H, McMahon LF, Meddings J. Risk-adjusting hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates from administrative data: How do hospitals perform by the risk-adjusted AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator 3 compared to a proposed measure using risk-standardization applied by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for other outcomes? Presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2014.

Reichert H, Welch K. Conceptualizing statistics: A heuristic approach. Presented at the University of Michigan’s Division of General Medicine Spring Retreat, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2014.

Budelmann C, Reichert H, Meddings J. Are you ex-Foley-ating? A hospital-wide intervention to decrease urinary catheter use, including nurse-directed positive-reinforcement strategies. Presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2014.

Reichert H, McMahon LF, Meddings J. Hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Reported by mandate to the National Healthcare Safety Network, but rarely listed as diagnoses in claims data. Presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2014.

Reichert H, Welch K. Conceptualizing statistics: A heuristic approach. Presented at the 2014 American Statistical Association (ASA) Conference on Statistical Practice, Tampa, FL, February 2014.