2016
Electronic approaches to making sense of the text in the adverse event reporting system
Benin AL, Fodeh SJ, Lee K, Koss M, Miller P, Brandt C. Electronic approaches to making sense of the text in the adverse event reporting system. Journal Of Healthcare Risk Management 2016, 36: 10-20. PMID: 27547874, DOI: 10.1002/jhrm.21237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRule-based queryMachine learningUse casesSemi-supervised machine learningWeb-based software toolSoftware systemsSoftware toolsHigh recallQueriesRich informationElectronic approachRobust programEvent reportsDaily workLearningImportant dataHigh precisionReporting systemInformationTextMachineSystemEvent Reporting SystemAdverse Event Reporting SystemError
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 rolePrescribingFeverClinicTestingEffectiveness of the 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Navajo Adults
Benin AL, O'Brien KL, Watt JP, Reid R, Zell ER, Katz S, Donaldson C, Parkinson A, Schuchat A, Santosham M, Whitney CG. Effectiveness of the 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Navajo Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2003, 188: 81-89. PMID: 12825175, DOI: 10.1086/375782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseOverall vaccine effectivenessNavajo adultsPneumococcal diseaseCase patientsControl patientsPolysaccharide vaccineVaccine effectivenessGeneral United States populationSerious pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineCohort methodologyUnited States populationCase-control setsActive surveillanceObservational studyMedical conditionsPatientsMedical careDiseaseAdultsDiabetesRegression analysisVaccineAlcoholism