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
2002
Trends in Legionnaires Disease, 1980–1998: Declining Mortality and New Patterns of Diagnosis
Benin A, Benson R, Besser R. Trends in Legionnaires Disease, 1980–1998: Declining Mortality and New Patterns of Diagnosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 35: 1039-1046. PMID: 12384836, DOI: 10.1086/342903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegionella pneumophila serogroup 1Legionnaires' diseaseUrine antigen testingCases of LDCommunity-acquired casesCase fatality rateCulture-based diagnosisNew diagnostic testsPassive surveillance systemDirect fluorescent antibodyAntigen testingEmpirical therapyNosocomial casesPneumophila serogroup 1Serologic testingOutbreak investigationDisease controlDiagnostic testsDiagnosisSerogroup 1Fluorescent antibodyLegionella isolatesMortalityDiseaseSurveillance system