2022
Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021
Geller A, Budnitz D, Dubendris H, Gharpure R, Soe M, Wu H, Kalayil E, Benin A, Patel S, Lindley M, Link-Gelles R. Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021. Public Health Reports 2022, 137: 239-243. PMID: 35125027, PMCID: PMC8900233, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211066168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkNursing home residentsCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccination coverageVaccination coverageHome residentsLong-term care programsPharmacy PartnershipNursing homesCare programPrevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkNew nursing home residentsPatient safety policiesVaccine doseAdditional dosesVaccination dataDisease controlVaccinationHigh coverage rateWeeksContinued monitoringPearson correlationStaffCoverage rateSafety Network
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