Publications

A distributed research network model for post-marketing safety studies: the Meningococcal Vaccine Study.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Velentgas P, Bohn RL, Brown JS, Chan KA, Gladowski P, Holick CN, Kramer JM, Nakasato C, Spettell CM, Walker AM, Zhang F, Platt R

Electronic Support for Public Health: validated case finding and reporting for notifiable diseases using electronic medical data.

J Am Med Inform Assoc
Lazarus R, Klompas M, Campion FX, McNabb SJ, Hou X, Daniel J, Haney G, DeMaria A, Lenert L, Platt R

Automated identification of acute hepatitis B using electronic medical record data to facilitate public health surveillance.

PLoS ONE
Klompas M, Haney G, Church D, Lazarus R, Hou X, Platt R

A randomized trial of direct-to-patient communication to enhance adherence to beta-blocker therapy following myocardial infarction.

Arch. Intern. Med.
Smith DH, Kramer JM, Perrin N, Platt R, Roblin DW, Lane K, Goodman M, Nelson WW, Yang X, Soumerai SB

Administrative data used to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

J Clin Epidemiol
Goff SL, Feld A, Andrade SE, Mahoney L, Beaton SJ, Boudreau DM, Davis RL, Goodman M, Hartsfield CL, Platt R, Roblin D, Smith D, Yood MU, Dodd K, Gurwitz JH

Outpatient use of cardiovascular drugs during pregnancy.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Andrade SE, Raebel MA, Brown JS, Lane K, Livingston J, Boudreau D, Rolnick SJ, Roblin D, Smith DH, Dal Pan GJ, Scott PE, Platt R

Use of antidepressant medications during pregnancy: a multisite study.

Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.
Andrade SE, Raebel MA, Brown JS, Lane K, Livingston J, Boudreau D, Rolnick SJ, Roblin D, Smith DH, Willy ME, Staffa JA, Platt R

Impact of a 16-community trial to promote judicious antibiotic use in Massachusetts.

Pediatrics
Finkelstein JA, Huang SS, Kleinman K, Rifas-Shiman SL, Stille CJ, Daniel J, Schiff N, Steingard R, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D, Goldmann D, Platt R

Development of an algorithm for surveillance of ventilator-associated pneumonia with electronic data and comparison of algorithm results with clinician diagnoses .

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Klompas M, Kleinman K, Platt R

Ventilator-associated pneumonia--the wrong quality measure for benchmarking.

Ann. Intern. Med.
Klompas M, Platt R

Early detection of adverse drug events within population-based health networks: application of sequential testing methods.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Brown JS, Kulldorff M, Chan KA, Davis RL, Graham D, Pettus PT, Andrade SE, Raebel MA, Herrinton L, Roblin D, Boudreau D, Smith D, Gurwitz JH, Gunter MJ, Platt R

Real-time vaccine safety surveillance for the early detection of adverse events.

Med Care
Lieu TA, Kulldorff M, Davis RL, Lewis EM, Weintraub E, Yih K, Yin R, Brown JS, Platt R,

Academic detailing to improve laboratory testing among outpatient medication users.

Med Care
Lafata JE, Gunter MJ, Hsu J, Kaatz S, Krajenta R, Platt R, Schultz L, Selby JV, Simon SR, Simpkins J, Soumerai SB, Uratsu C

Using electronic medical records to enhance detection and reporting of vaccine adverse events.

J Am Med Inform Assoc
Hinrichsen VL, Kruskal B, O'Brien MA, Lieu TA, Platt R

Comparative effectiveness of beta-adrenergic antagonists (atenolol, metoprolol tartrate, carvedilol) on the risk of rehospitalization in adults with heart failure.

Am. J. Cardiol.
Go AS, Yang J, Gurwitz JH, Hsu J, Lane K, Platt R

Developing algorithms for healthcare insurers to systematically monitor surgical site infection rates.

BMC Med Res Methodol
Huang SS, Livingston JM, Rawson NS, Schmaltz S, Platt R

Laboratory evaluation of potassium and creatinine among ambulatory patients prescribed spironolactone: are we monitoring for hyperkalemia?

Ann Pharmacother
Raebel MA, McClure DL, Chan KA, Simon SR, Feldstein AC, Lafata JE, Andrade SE, Gunter MJ, Nelson WW, Roblin D, Platt R

Speed bumps, potholes, and tollbooths on the road to panacea: making best use of data.

Health Aff (Millwood)
Platt R

Deep infection after total knee replacement: impact of laminar airflow systems and body exhaust suits in the modern operating room.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Miner AL, Losina E, Katz JN, Fossel AH, Platt R

Improving the assessment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci by routine screening.

J. Infect. Dis.
Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Zembower TR, Noskin GA, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Curtis AB, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Jernigan JA, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R,