Research
April 29, 2009

Division of Quality Measurement and Research Publications

  • Sherman H, Koss RG, Castro G, Loeb JM. From the Abstract to the Concrete: The Conceptual Framework for the International Classification for Patient Safety. SAGE Reference Project Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. In press.
  • Braun BI, Kusek L, Larson E. Measuring Adherence to Hand Hygiene Guidelines: A Field Survey for Examples of Effective Practices. American Journal of Infection Control. In Press
  • Sherman H, Castro G, Fletcher M, Hatlie M, Hibbert P, Jakob R, Koss R, Lewalle P, Loeb J, Pernenger T, Runciman W, Thomson R, van der Schaaf T, Virtanen M. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: A Conceptual Framework. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2009; 21(1).
  • Thomson R, Lewalle P, Sherman H, Castro G, Hibbert P, Runciman B. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: A Delphi Survey. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2009; 21(1).
  • Runciman W, Hibbert P, Thomson R, van der Schaaf T, Sherman H, Lewalle P. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: Key Concepts and Preferred Terms. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2009; 21(1).
  • Loeb JM, Schmaltz S, Hanold LS, Koss RG. Statistical Tools for Quality Improvement. The Healthcare Quality Book, 2nd edition. Ranson ER, Maulik MS, Nash DB, Ransom SB, editors. Health Administration Press, 2008; 131-167.
  • Farley DO, Haviland A, Champagne S, Jain A, Battles J, Munier WB, Loeb JM. Adverse Event Reporting Practices by U.S. Hospitals: Results of a National Survey. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2008; 17:416-423.
  • Kritchevsky SK, Braun BI, Bush AJ, Bozikis MR, Kusek L, Burke J, Wong ES, Jernigan J, Simmons B.  The Effect of a Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Patients. Annals of Internal Medicine 2008; 149:472-480.
  • Braun BI, Owens LA, Bartman B, Berkeley L, Wineman NV, Daly C.  Quality-related Activities in Federally Supported Health Centers: Do They Differ by Organizational Characteristics? Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 2008; 31(4):303-318.
  • Hafner JM, Williams SC, Morton DJ, Koss RG, Loeb JM.  From Bad to Better: A Qualitative Assessment of Low-Performing Hospitals that Improved Their Smoking Cessation Counseling Performance. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 2008; 15(7).
  • Williams SC, Koss RG, Morton DJ, Schmaltz SP, Loeb JM. Case Volume and Hospital Compliance with Evidence-Based Processes of Cardiovascular Care. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2008; 20(2):79-87.
  • Kritchevsky SB, Braun BI, Kusek L, Wong ES, Solomon SL, Parry MF, Richards CL, Simmons B.  The Impact of Hospital Practice on Central Venous Catheter-associated Bloodstream Infection Rates at the Patient and Unit Level: A Multi-center Study. American Journal of Medical Quality 2008; 23:1.
  • Wineman NV, Braun BI, Barbera JA, Loeb JM. Health Center and Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning: An Assessment of Integration. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2007; 1: 96-105.
  • Huang SS, Livingston JM, Rawson NSB, Schmaltz S, Platt R.  Developing Algorithms for Healthcare Insurers to Systematically Monitor Surgical Site Infection Rates.  BMC Medical Research Methodology 2007; 7:20.
  • Hart MK, Hart RF, and Schmaltz S.  Control Limits for p Control Charts with Small Subgroup Sizes. Quality Management in Health Care 2007; 16:  123-129.
  • Divi C, Koss RG, Schmaltz SP, Loeb JM. Language Proficiency and Adverse Events in U.S. Hospitals: A Pilot Study.  International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2007; 19: 60-67.
  • Bazzoli GJ, Clement JP, Lindrooth RC, Chen HF, Aydede SK, Braun BI, Loeb JM.  Hospital Financial Condition and Operational Decisions Related to the Quality of Hospital Care.  Medical Care Research and Review 2007; 64: 148-168.
  • Riehle AI, Hanold LS, Sprenger SL, Loeb JM. Specifying and Standardizing Performance Measures for Use at a National Level: Implications for Nursing-Sensitive Care Performance Measures.  Medical Care Research and Review 2007; 64: 64S-81S.
  • Landon BE, Normand ST, Lessler A, O'Malley AJ, Schmaltz SP, Loeb JM, McNeil BJ. Quality of Care for the Treatment of Acute Medical Conditions in US Hospitals.  Archives of Internal Medicine 2006; 166: 2511-2517.
  • Williams SC, Koss RG, Morton DJ, Loeb JM. "Performance of Top Ranked Heart Care Hospitals on Evidence-based Process Measures." Circulation, August 8, 2006; 114:558-564.
  • Braun BI, Wineman NV, Finn NL, Barbera JA, Schmaltz SP, Loeb JM. "Integrating Hospitals into Community Emergency Preparedness Planning." Annals of Internal Medicine, June 6, 2006, Vol.144, No.11, 799-811. 
  • Braun BI, Kritchevsky SB, Kusek L, Wong ES, Solomon SL, Steele MS, Richards CL, Geynes RP, Simmons B. “Comparing Bloodstream Infection Rates: The Effect of Indicator Specifications in the Evaluation of Process and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) Study”. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2006, Vol. 27, No. 1, 14-22.
  • Williams SC, Watt A, Schmaltz SP, Koss RG, Loeb JM. “Assessing the Reliability of Standardized Performance Indicators”. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp 246-255, June 2006.
  • Williams SC, Loeb JM, Jha AK, Epstein AM. “Quality of Care in U.S. Hospitals”. Letter to the editor, New England Journal of Medicine, 353(17), 1861, 2005.
  • Williams SC, Schmaltz SP, Morton DJ, Koss RG, Loeb JM. “Quality of Care in Hospitals as Reflected by Standardized Measures, 2002-2004”. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(3), 28-37, 2005.
  • Williams SC, Morton DJ, Jay KN, Koss RG, Schroeder SA, Loeb JM. “Smoking Cessation Counseling in U.S. Hospitals: A Comparison of High and Low Performers”. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 12(7), 2005.
  • Lee K, Hanold L, Koss R, Loeb JM.  “Statistical Tools for Quality Improvement.”  The Healthcare Quality Book, Ransom S, Joshi M, Nash D, Editors.  145-166. Health Administration Press, 2005.
  • Chang A, Schyve PM, Croteau RJ, O'Leary DS, Loeb JM. "The JCAHO Patient Safety Event Taxonomy: A Standardized Terminology and Classification Schema for Near Misses and Adverse Events."  International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2005.
  • Hart MK, Robertson JW, Hart RF, Lee, KY.  “Application of Variables Control Charts to Risk-adjusted Time-ordered Healthcare Data.”  Quality Management in Health Care Vol. 13, No. 2, 99-119, 2004.
  • Braun BI, Darcy L, Divi C, Robertson J, Fishbeck J.  “Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Linkages with the Community:  Improvements Over Time.”  American Journal of Infection Control Vol. 32, No. 6, 317-326, 2004.
  • Loeb JM.  “The Current State of Performance Measurement in Health Care.”  International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16: 1-5, 2003
  • Watt A, Williams S, Lee K, Robertson J, Koss RG and Loeb JM.  “Keen Eye on Core Measures.”  Journal of the American Health Information Management Association 74(10): 21-25, 2003.
  • Memish ZA, Arabi Y, Cunningham G, Kritchevsky S, Braun BI, Richards C, Weber S, Pereira CR, and the EPIC Group.  “Comparison of US and Non-US Central Venous Catheter Infection Rates: Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control Study.”  American Journal of Infection Control June 31: 237-42, 2003.
  • Braun BI, Kritchevsky SB, Wong ES, Solomon SL, Steele L, Richards C, Simmons BP.  “Preventing Central Venous Catheter-Associated Primary Bloodstream Infections: Characteristics of Practices Among Hospitals Participating in the Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) Study.”  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Dec. 24: 926-935, 2003.
  • Lee KY, Robertson JW, Hart MK, Hart RF.  “Application of Attribute Control Charts to Risk-Adjusted Data for Monitoring and Improving Health Care Performance.”  Quality Management in Health Care Vol.12, No.1. pp. 5-19, 2003.