2005
Monitoring clinical changes in patients with heart failure: A comparison of methods
Spertus J, Peterson E, Conard MW, Heidenreich PA, Krumholz HM, Jones P, McCullough PA, Pina I, Tooley J, Weintraub WS, Rumsfeld JS, Consortium F. Monitoring clinical changes in patients with heart failure: A comparison of methods. American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 707-715. PMID: 16209970, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsConceptsClinical changesHeart failureWalk testNew York Heart AssociationHeart failure measuresHealth status instrumentsHighest c-statisticClinical deteriorationWalk distanceClinical statusPatient weightC-statisticHeart AssociationExercise testKCCQIndividual patientsNYHAPatientsDisease statusFunctional classClinical medicineLarge improvementStatusDeteriorationOutpatients
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