Publications

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 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, May 9-12, 2012, Orlando, FL.

Meddings J, Reichert H, McMahon L. Hospital report cards for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: How good are the grades? Presented at the 2012 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2012.

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 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2012.

Mitchell M, Taylor A, Lowe K, Langeberg W, et al. Prevalence of bone metastasis in breast cancer patients and subsequent survival: A systematic and quantitative review of the literature. Presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, December 2011

Jensen I, Helm T, Cyr P. Impact of dysphagia on U.S. hospital charges in patients with comorbid conditions. Abstract PGI9. ISPOR 14th Annual European Congress, 2011.

Jensen I, Helm T, Cyr P. Impact of complications from dysphagia on hospital charges in the United States. Abstract PGI7. ISPOR 14th Annual European Congress, 2011.

Kelsh MA, Shum MS, Sheppard AR, McNeeley M, Kuster N, Lau E, et al. 2011. Measured radiofrequency exposure in various mobile phone-use scenarios. J Exp Science Environ Epidemiol 21(4): 343–354.

Lau EC, Mowat FS, Kelsh MA, Legg JC, Engel-Nitz NM, Watson HN, et al. 2011. Use of electronic medical records (EMR) for oncology outcomes research: Assessing the comparability of EMR information to patient registry and health claims data. Clin Epidemiol 3:259–272.

Shum M, Kelsh MA, Sheppard AR, Zhao K. 2011. An evaluation of self-reported mobile phone use compared to billing records among a group of engineers and scientists. Bioelectromagnetics 32(1):37–48.

Chung KC, Burns PB, Reichert H, Fox DA, Wilgis EFS, Burke FD, Regan M, Kim HM. 2011. Properties of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in assessing hand outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rehab Med 43:292–298.