Publications

Meddings J, Reichert H, Saint S, McMahon LF. Why are hospital rates of catheter-associated UTIs so low in claims data? Presented at the 2012 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America / ID Week, San Diego, CA, October 2012.

Kanas GP, Taylor A, Primrose JN, Langeberg WJ, Kelsh MA, Mowat FS, et al. 2012. Survival after liver resection in metastatic colorectal cancer: review and meta-analysis of prognostic factors. Clin Epidemiol 4:283–301.

Suh M, Ke JG, Hixon G, Proctor DM. Urinary perchlorate, nitrate, thiocyanate and thyroid hormone levels in participants of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002. Presented at International Society of Environmental Epidemiology 24th Annual Meeting, Columbia, SC, August 2012.

Demond A, Franzblau A, Garabrant D, Jiang X, Adriaens P, Chen Q, Gillespie B, Hao W, Hong B, Jolliet O, Lepkowski J. 2012. Human exposure from dioxins in soil. Environ Sci Technol 46(3):1296-1302.

Jensen I, Ogborne R, Cyr P. A German hospital budget impact model comparing antibiotic therapies in complicated skin and skin structure infections and bacteremia. ISPOR 17th Annual International Meeting, 2012.

Jensen I, Helm T, Cyr P. Impact of complications in solid organ transplants on hospital charges and length of stay. Abstract PSU15. ISPOR 17th Annual International Meeting, 2012.

Alexander D, Weed D, Mink P, Mitchell M. 2012. A weight-of-evidence review of colorectal cancer in pesticide applicators: The agricultural health study and other epidemiologic studies. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 85(7):715–745.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MAM, Hofer TP, McMahon L. Adjusting for patients’ clinical risk of urinary tract infections: a necessary step in pay-for-performance when comparing by hospital-acquired complication rates. Presented at the 2012 AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 2012.

Meddings J, Reichert H, McMahon L. Hospital report cards for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: How good are the grades? Presented at the 2012 Academy Health Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 2012.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MAM, Iwashyna TJ, McMahon L. Hospitals reporting better adherence to perioperative blood clot prophylaxis do not report lower rates of hospital-acquired post-operative blood clots. Presented at the 2012 AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, June 24-26, 2012, Orlando, FL.