Publications

Meddings J, Reichert H, Smith S, Iwashyna T, Langa K, Hofer T, McGuirk H, McMahon LF Jr. Functional status, social support and wealth impact readmissions for pneumonia and heart failure beyond standard Medicare risk-adjustors. Presented at the 11th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, Providence, RI, October 2015.

Fryzek J, Doucette A, Jiang X, Coalson J, McLaurin K, Ambrose CS. Trends in respiratory syncytial virus and bronchiolitis infant hospitalization rates in high-risk infants in a US nationally representative database (1997–2012). Presented at ID Week, San Diego, CA, October 2015.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Smith SN, McMahon LF Jr. How do hospital grades publicly displayed on Medicare’s Hospital Compare website compare to whether a hospital was penalized for readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions? Presented at the 2015 Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Research Conference, Crystal City, VA, October 4-6, 2015.

Movva N, Babik I, Lobo MA. Effectiveness of the first exoskeletal garment (Playskin LiftTM) to improve reaching and object exploration in infants born with brain injury. Poster presentation at the Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine, September 2015.

Kelsh MA, Chia VM. Historical comparator studies: Strengths, limitations, and analytical considerations in using historical pooled clinical data for evaluating efficacy and safety of new therapies. Presented at International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE) Boston, MA, August 25, 2015.

Suh M, Mittal L, Hirsch S, Valdes R, Bartlett C, Rohr A, Proctor D. 2015. Lung cancer risk in chromate production workers exposed to hexavalent chromium. Presented at Society of Toxicology 54th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2015.

Movva N, Babik I, Lobo MA. Reaching new levels with the Playskin LiftTM exoskeletal garment in infants born with brain injury. Poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research and Service Celebratory Symposium at UD, Newark, DE, August 2015.

Sacks NC, Burgess JF, Cabral HJ, McDonnell ME, Pizer SD. 2015. The effects of cost sharing on adherence to medications prescribed for concurrent use: Do definitions matter? J Manag Care Pharmacy 21(8):678–687; doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.8.678. PMID: 26233540.

Young RR, Thompson CM, Dinesdurage HR, Elbekai RH, Suh M, Rohr AC, Proctor DM. 2015. A robust method for assessing chemically induced mutagenic effects in the oral cavity of transgenic Big Blue® rats. Environ Mol Mutagen 56(7):629-636; doi: 10.1002/em.21951. PMID: 25969955.

Thompson CM, Young RR, Suh M, Dinesdurage HR, Elbekai RH, Harris MA, Rohr AC, Proctor DM. 2015. Assessment of the mutagenic potential of Cr(VI) in the oral mucosa of Big Blue® transgenic F344 rats. Environ Mol Mutagen 56(7):621-628; doi: 10.1002/em.21952. PMID: 26010270.