2020
SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity
Vogels CBF, Watkins AE, Harden CA, Brackney DE, Shafer J, Wang J, Caraballo C, Kalinich CC, Ott IM, Fauver JR, Kudo E, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Tokuyama M, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Casanovas-Massana A, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Campbell M, Datta R, Nelson A, Team Y, Anastasio K, Askenase M, Batsu M, Bickerton S, Brower K, Bucklin M, Cahill S, Cao Y, Courchaine E, DeIuliis G, Earnest R, Geng B, Goldman-Israelow B, Handoko R, Khoury-Hanold W, Kim D, Knaggs L, Kuang M, Lapidus S, Lim J, Linehan M, Lu-Culligan A, Martin A, Matos I, McDonald D, Minasyan M, Nakahata M, Naushad N, Nouws J, Obaid A, Odio C, Oh J, Omer S, Park A, Park H, Peng X, Petrone M, Prophet S, Rice T, Rose K, Sewanan L, Sharma L, Shaw A, Shepard D, Smolgovsky M, Sonnert N, Strong Y, Todeasa C, Valdez J, Velazquez S, Vijayakumar P, White E, Yang Y, Dela Cruz C, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H, Matheus J, Hui P, Liu C, Farhadian S, Sikka R, Wyllie A, Grubaugh N. SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity. Med 2020, 2: 263-280.e6. PMID: 33521748, PMCID: PMC7836249, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2020.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency use authorizationSARS-CoV-2 testingSARS-CoV-2 screeningSARS-CoV-2 testing capacitySupply chain shortagesHospital cohortNasopharyngeal swabsHealthy individualsDrug AdministrationHigh positive agreementQRT-PCR assaysDiagnostic testsU.S. FoodSafe reopeningTesting capacityGlobal healthPositive agreementFast GrantLower ratesSalivaNucleic acid extractionSwabsValid alternativeAssay costsCollection tubes
2005
Validity of Using an Electronic Medical Record for Assessing Quality of Care in an Outpatient Setting
Benin AL, Vitkauskas G, Thornquist E, Shapiro ED, Concato J, Aslan M, Krumholz HM. Validity of Using an Electronic Medical Record for Assessing Quality of Care in an Outpatient Setting. Medical Care 2005, 43: 691-698. PMID: 15970784, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000167185.26058.8e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsManagement of pharyngitisMedical recordsHealth Plan Employer DataDiagnostic testsEpisode of pharyngitisOutpatient electronic medical recordsProportion of episodesDiagnosis of pharyngitisOutpatient settingTotal episodesPharyngitisEmployer DataElectronic databasesDiagnostic testingClinical encountersMeasures of qualityEpisodesComplete evaluationCareAssessing QualityPediatricsYearsProportionDiagnosis
2003
Improving diagnostic testing and reducing overuse of antibiotics for children with pharyngitis: a useful role for the electronic medical record
BENIN AL, VITKAUSKAS G, THORNQUIST E, SHIFFMAN RN, CONCATO J, KRUMHOLZ HM, SHAPIRO ED. Improving diagnostic testing and reducing overuse of antibiotics for children with pharyngitis: a useful role for the electronic medical record. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2003, 22: 1043-1047. PMID: 14688562, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000100577.76542.af.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolDiagnostic Tests, RoutineDrug Resistance, MultipleDrug UtilizationElectronic Data ProcessingFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMalePharyngitisProbabilityRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricConceptsElectronic medical recordsOveruse of antibioticsDiagnostic testingMedical recordsEpisode of pharyngitisPediatric outpatient settingProportion of episodesOutpatient settingAntibiotic useScarlet feverPharyngitisChildren 3Diagnostic testsPatientsAntibioticsAppropriate useCliniciansWeeksEpisodesOveruseUseful rolePrescribingFeverClinicTesting
2002
Representation of the elderly, women, and minorities in heart failure clinical trials.
Heiat A, Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Representation of the elderly, women, and minorities in heart failure clinical trials. JAMA Internal Medicine 2002, 162: 1682-8. PMID: 12153370, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.15.1682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHF RCTsHeart failure clinical trialsCharacteristics of patientsSystolic ejection fractionFuture clinical trialsInvasive diagnostic testsCharacteristics of participantsType of interventionChronic HFHF trialsEjection fractionHF populationExclusion criteriaGeneralizability of evidenceRCTsAdditional trialsPatientsDiagnostic testsTrialsOriginal reportMore participantsPrincipal investigatorWomenPublication year