Publication Year

Alexander DD, Jiang X, Bylsma LC, Garabrant DH, Irvin SR, Fryzek JP. 2014. Historical cancer incidence and mortality assessment in an Illinois community proximal to a former manufactured gas plant. BMJ Open 4(12):e006713. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006713.

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.

Cohen SS, Sadoff MM, Jiang X, Fryzek JP, Garabrant DH. A review and meta-analysis of cancer risks in relation to Portland cement exposure. Occup Environ Med 71(11):796-802; doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102193.

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.

Meddings J, Reichert H, McMahon LF. 2014. Challenges and proposed improvements for reviewing symptoms and catheter use to identify National Healthcare Safety Network catheter-associated urinary tract infections.  Am J Infect Cont 42(10):S236-S241.

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.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Dueweke E, Rhyner J. 2014. Issues regarding identification of urinary catheter use from medical records. In: Battles JB, Cleeman JI, Kahn KK, and Weinberg DA, eds. Advances in the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).

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.