Zynx Health Bibliography
Zynx clinicians have published over 150 articles.
Manuscripts in Press
Jerome K. Wang, MD, Nicole S. Herzog, MD, Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH, Christine Park, MD, MPH, Carol Mochizuki, PharmD and Scott R. Weingarten, MD, MPH. Prevention of Pediatric Medication Errors by Hospital Pharmacists and the Potential Benefit of Computerized Physician Order Entry. PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 1 January 2007, pp. e77-e85 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0034). In press.
Yen BM. Engaging physicians to change practice. J Clin Outcomes Manage 2006 Feb;13(2):103-110.
Knight K, Badamgarav E, Henning JM, Hasselblad V, Gano A, Ofman JJ, Weingarten SR. A systematic review of diabetes disease management programs. In press.
Nathan RV, Rhew DC, Murray C, Bratzler DW, Houck PM, Weingarten SR. In-hospital observation after switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a national evaluation. In press.
WeingartenS.Comprehensive hospital medicine. Williams MV, Hayward R, eds. ComprehensiveHospital Medicine: An Evidence-based and Systems Approach. In press.
2005
Bardenheier B, Shefer A, McKibben L, Roberts H, Rhew D, Bratzler D. Long-term care facility characteristics predictive of increased influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage for residents: The CMS-CDC Standing Orders Program Project. JAMDA. 2005.
Goetz MB, Rhew DC, Torres A. Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema. In: Murray JF, Nadel JA, eds. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2005.
Greengold NL. Clinical decision support: tying the knot between knowledge and technology. Professional Paper. Proceedings of 2005 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference [CD-ROM].
Greengold NL. Chronic Alert Fatigue Syndrome: An In-Your-Face Dilemma. P&T Journal. September 2005;30(9):506-511.
Lee V, Rhew DC, Braunstein G, Weingarten SR. Letter. Angiotensin receptor blockers in heart failure, MI and coronary heart disease. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(5):388-9.
Melmed S, Sternberg R, Cook D, Klibanski A, Chanson P, Bonert V, Vance ML, Rhew D, Kleinberg D, Barkan A. A critical analysis of pituitary tumor shrinkage during primary medical therapy in acromegaly. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005;90(7):4405-10.
Rhew DC, Goetz MB. Viral and mycoplasmal pneumonia. In: Rakel RE, Bope ET, eds. Conn’s Current Therapy, 57th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders; 2005;292-297.
Ye JN, Yip F, Rhew DC, Edelstein L. Extramammary Paget’s Disease that is resistant to surgery and imiquimod monotherapy but responsive to imiquimod combination topical chemotherapy with 5-flurouracil and retinoic acid: A Case Report. 2005.
2004
Belperio PS, Rhew DC. Prevalence and outcomes of anemia in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review of the literature. Am J Med. 2004;116(7A):27S-43S.
Borenstein J, Badamgarav E, Henning J, Gano A, Weingarten SR. The association between quality improvement activities performed by managed care organizations and quality of care. Am J Med. 2004;(117)5:297-304.
Greengold NL. Evidence: is there ever enough? P&T Journal. 2004;29(1):48-49.
Greengold NL. How to get better data without overloading clinicians. AHA News. 2004;40(16):10.
Greengold NL. When can we change an established medical practice? AHA News. 2004;40:6.
Lee VC, Rhew DC, Dylan M, Badamgarav E, Braunstein GD, Weingarten SR. Angiotensin receptor blockers in chronic heart failure and high-risk acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:693-704.
Ofman J, Badamgarav E, Henning J, Knight K, Gano A, Levan R, Gur-Arie S, Richards M, Hasselblad V, Weingarten S. Does disease management improve clinical and economic outcomes in patients with chronic diseases? A systematic review. Am J Med. 2004;117:182-192.
Rhew DC. Community-acquired pneumonia. In: Loeb M, Smieja M, and Smaill F, eds. Evidence-based Infectious Diseases.London, UK: BMJ Books; 2004:71-85.
Tu GS, Meehan TP, Fine JM, Wang Y, Holmbo E, Mohsenifar Z, Weingarten SR. Which strategies facilitate improvement in quality of care for elderly hospitalized pneumonia patients? Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2004;30(1):25-35.
2003
Androwich I, Bickford C, Button PS, Hunter KM, Murphy J, Sensmeier J. Clinical Information Systems: A Framework for Reaching the Vision. Washington, DC: American Medical Informatics Association & American Nurses Association; 2003.
Badamgarav E, Weingarten SR, Henning JM, Knight K, Hasselblad V, Gano A, Ofman JJ. The effectiveness of disease management programs in depression: a systematic review. Am J Psych. 2003;160:2080-2090.
Borenstein J, Chiou CF, Henning JM, Wilson A, Hohlbauch AA, Richards MS, Ofman JJ, Weingarten S. Physician’s attitudes toward strategies to promote the adoption of medical evidence into clinical practice. Am J Manag Care. 2003;9:225-34.
Borenstein J, Graber G, Saltiel E, Wallace J, Ryu S, Jackson A, Deutsch S, Weingarten S. Physician-pharmacist co-management of hypertension: a randomized, comparative trial. Pharmacotherapy. 2003;23(2):209-216.
Chu LA, Bratzler DW, Lewis RJ, Murray C, Moore L, Shook C, Weingarten SR. Improving the quality of care for patients with pneumonia in very small hospitals. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:326-332.
Feldman RB, Rhew DC, Wong JY, Charles RA, Goetz MB. Azithromycin monotherapy for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: experience from a VA hospital. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:1718-26.
Gounder PP, Rhew DC, Landry L, Sklar T, Dorn GH, Wong J, Weingarten SR. A multi-center intervention to improve care for hospitalized medical floor patients with community-acquired pneumonia. JCOM. 2003;10:431-438.
Greengold, N. Evidence-based medicine is a hot topic, but what does it mean? AHA News. 2003;39(21):4-5.
Greengold NL, Shane R, Schneider P, Flynn E, Elashoff J, Hoying CL, Barker K, Burnes Bolton L. The impact of dedicated medication nurses on the medication administration error rate: a randomized, controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:2359-67.
Herzog NS, Bratzler DW, Houck PM, Jiang H, Nsa W, Shook C, Weingarten SR. The effect of previous influenza vaccination on subsequent readmission and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Am J Med. 2003;115:454-461.
McCollum M, Rhew DC, Parodi S. Cost analysis of switching from IV vancomycin to PO linezolid for the management of methicillin-resistant staphylococcal species. Clin Ther. 2003;25(12):3173-89.
Ofman JJ, Segal R, Russell WL, Cook DJ, Sandhu M, Maue SK, Lowenstein EH, Pourfarzib R, Blanchette E, Ellrodt G, Weingarten SR. A randomized trial of an acid-peptic disease management program in a managed care environment. Am J Manag Care. 2003;9:425-433.
Parodi S, Rhew DC, Goetz MB. Early switch and early discharge opportunities in intravenous vancomycin treatment of suspected methicillin-resistant staphylococcal species infections. J Manag Care Pharm. 2003;9(4):317-26.
Rhew DC, Bernal M, Aguilar D, Iloeje U, Goetz MB. Association between protease inhibitors (PI) and increased cardiovascular (CV) risk in HIV-infected patients: a systematic review. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37:959-72.
2002
Asch S, Sa’adah MG, Lopez R, Kokkinis A, Richwald GA, Rhew DC. Comparing quality of care for sexually transmitted disease in specialized and general clinics. Public Health Rep. March/April 2002;117(2):157-63.
Borenstein J, Whyte JL, Badamgarav E, Vogel D, Deutsch S, Weingarten S, Lapuerta P. Physician practice patterns in the treatment of isolated systolic hypertension in a primary care setting. J Clin Hypertens. 2002;4:93-100.
Dorn GH. Discussion session summaries. In: Weingarten S, Tinker J, eds. Evidence-based Medicine: A Critical Assessment. London, UK: Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd; 2002.
Dorn GH, Emery V. Protocols: development, implementation, and evaluation, protocol 9. In: Goldfield N, Pine M, Pine J, eds. Measuring and Managing Health Care Quality. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Aspen Publishers; 2002.
Greengold NL. A web-based program for implementing evidence-based patient safety recommendations. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002;28(6):340-48.
Greengold NL. How do we handle conflicting or a lack of acceptable evidence? International congress and symposium series 252, discussion session summary. In: Weingarten S, Tinker J, eds. Evidence-based Medicine: A Critical Assessment. London, UK. Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd. 2002:63.
Greengold NL. Value. JAMA. 2002;287(20):2621-22.
Ofman J, Dorn GH, Fennerty B, Fass R. The clinical and economic impact of competing management strategies for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Ailment Pharmacol Ther. 2002;16(2):261-273.
Rhew DC, ed. Anemia and HIV/AIDS. In National Anemia Action Council (NAAC). Anemia: a Hidden Epidemic. 2002: 39-44.
Rhew DC. Association between protease inhibitors (PI) and increased cardiovascular (CV) risk: a systematic review [abstract]. Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV. In print. Sept 23-24, 2002. San Diego, CA.
Rhew DC. Azithromycin monotherapy for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: experience from a VA hospital [abstract]. 40 th Annual Meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America. Oct 24-27, 2002. Chicago, IL.
Rhew DC. Commentary on: Castro-Guardiola A., et al.: Efficacy and safety of oral and early-switch therapy for community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial. J Evidence-Based Healthcare. 2002;6:1-2.
Rhew DC. Improving pain management in nursing homes. Poster presentation at: AHQA Tri-Regional Conference American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging; April 8-10, 2002; Washington, DC.
Rhew DC. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (MRSAP): potential decrease in vancomycin use and hospital stay with switch to oral linezolid. Poster presentation at: 12th Annual Scientific Meeting for SHEA; April 6-9, 2002; Salt Lake City, Ut.
Rhew DC. Nursing Home models associated with quality of care. Poster presentation at: AHQA Tri-Regional Conference American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. April 8-10, 2002. Washington, DC.
Rhew DC. Potential cost savings with the use of oral linezolid for the treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal Species (MRSS) infections [abstract]. Proceedings of the 42nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Sept 27-30, 2002. San Diego, CA.
Rhew DC. Sharing lessons learned from QIOs working in the nursing home. Poster presentation at: AHQA Tri-Regional Conference American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. April 8-10, 2002. Washington, DC
Rhew DC. Summary of recent guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia. J Clin Outcomes Management. 2002;9(7):381-9.
Wallace JF, Weingarten SR, Richards MS, Henning JM, Hohlbauch AA, Chiou CF, HerzogNS, Lewensztain LS, Ofman JJ. The limited incorporation of economic analyses in clinical practice guidelines. J Gen Intern Med. 2002;17:210-220.
Weingarten SR, Henning JM, Badamgarav E, Knight K, Hasselblad V, Gano A, Ofman JJ. Interventions used in disease management programmes for patients with chronic illness – which ones work? Meta-analysis of published reports. BMJ. 2002;325:925-932.
Weingarten S, Lloyd L, Chiou CF, Braunstein GD. Do subspecialists working outside of their specialty provide less efficient and lower quality care than primary care physicians? Arch Intern Med. 2002;162(5):527-532.
Weingarten S, Tinker J. Evidence-based Medicine: A Critical Assessment. International Congress and Symposium Series 252. London, UK: Royal Society of Medicine Press. 2002.
2001
Bailey RP, Ault M, Greengold NL, Rosendahl T, Cossman D. Ultrasonography performed by primary care residents for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(12):845-84.
Button PS, Androwich I, Mead C, Zingo C, Konicek D, Campbell K. Challenges in the development and testing of a reference terminology model for nursing interventions. Proceedings of MedInfo 2001 – 10 th World Congress on Health and Medical Informatics. London, UK. 2001.
Goetz MB, Morreale A, Rhew DC, Berman S, Ing M, Eldridge D, Justis J, Lott E. Effect of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) on clinical and economic outcomes in Veterans Affairs medical centers. AIDS. 2001;15(4):530-2.
Greengold NL. Futility. JAMA. 2001;286(12):1420-1421.
Hackner D, Tu G, Stone E, Braunstein GD, Ault M, Weingarten S, Mohsenifar Z. The value of an academic hospitalist service: efficiency and savings for the aging population. Chest. 2001;119:580-589.
Lichtman JH, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Riedinger MS, Weingarten S, Krumholtz HM. Can practice guidelines be transported effectively by different settings? Results from a multicenter interventional study. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2001;27:42-53.
Meehan TP, Weingarten S, Holmboe E, Mathur D, Petrillo MK, Tu G, Fine J. A state-wide initiative to improve the care of hospitalized pneumonia patients: The Connecticut Pneumonia Pathway Project. Am J Med. 2001;111:203-210.
Metersky ML, Fine J, Tu G, Mathur D, Weingarten S, Petrillo M, Meehan T. Lack of effect of a pneumonia clinical pathway on hospital-based pneumococcal vaccination rates. Am J Med. 2001;110:141-143.
Ofman J, Ryu S, Borenstein J, Kania S, Lee J, Grogg A, Farup C, Weingarten S. Identifying patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease in a managed care organization. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2001;58:1607-1613.
Rhew DC. Quality indicators for the management of pneumonia for vulnerable older persons. Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(8, part 2):1-8. (ACP-ASIM website, http://www.annals.org/?hp. Ann Intern Med. Oct 16, 2001).
Rhew DC, Goetz MB, Shekelle PG. Evaluating quality of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2001;27(11):575-90.
Rhew DC, Young YS, Goetz MB. Infection in cancer patients. In: Haskell C, ed. Cancer Treatment, 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2001;5; 339-353,.
Rhew DC, Shekelle PG. Quality indicators for preventive care of vulnerable elders. (ACP-ASIM website, http://www.annals.org/?hp. Ann Intern Med.Oct 16, 2001).
Rhew DC, Tu GS, Ofman J, Henning JM, Richards MS, Weingarten SR. Early switch and early discharge strategies in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:722-727.
Rhew DC, Weingarten SR. Achieving a safe and early discharge for patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Med Clin N Am. 2001;85:1427-1440.
Trowbridge R, Weingarten SR. Educational techniques used in changing provider behavior. In: Shojania KG, Buncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov. July 2001.
Trowbridge R, Weingarten SR.Clinical decision support systems. In: Shojania KG, Buncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov. July 2001.
Trowbridge R, Weingarten SR. Critical pathways. In: Shojania KG, Buncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov. July 2001.
Trowbridge R, Weingarten SR. Practice guidelines. In: Shojania KG, Buncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov. July 2001.
Weingarten SR. What do you do when your critical pathway does not work? Am J Med. 2001;110:224-5.
2000
Balas EA, Weingarten SR, Garb CT, Blumenthal D, Boren SA, Brown GD. Improving preventive care by prompting physicians. Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:301-308.
Button P, Warren J, Bakken S, Androwich I, Mead C. Development of the loose cannon model for nursing interventions. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress: Nursing Informatics - One Step Beyond: The Evolution of Technology and Nursing. April 28-May 3, 2000. Auckland, New Zealand.
Dorn GH, Kania SJ, Rhew DC. Session 130: Forecasting the impact of key drivers of quality in clinical conditions: an approach to continuous quality improvement. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2000. Volume 4. Dallas, TX. April 11, 2000.
Dorn GH, KaniaSK, Rhew DC. Forecasting the impact of key drivers of quality in clinical conditions. HIMSS Proceeding. 2000;5377:130.
Greengold NL. No time to say hello good-bye. JAMA. 2000;284(20):2564-5.
Mead C, Button P, Androwich I, Warren J. Use of Unified Modeling Language (UML) for representing nursing knowledge. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress: Nursing Informatics - One Step Beyond: The Evolution of Technology and Nursing. Auckland, New Zealand; 2000.
Rhew DC. Variability in the criteria for early switch and early discharge in community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature. Presented at: International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 5th Annual International Meeting. May 23, 2000. Arlington, VA.
Trick WE, Kioski CM, Howard KM, Cage GD, Tokars JI, Yen BM, Jarvis WR. Outbreak of pseudomonas aeruginosa ventriculitis among patients in a neurosurgical intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2000;21:204-208.
Vakil N, Rhew DC, Soll AH, Ofman J. The cost-effectiveness of diagnostic testing strategies for helicobacter pylori. Am J Gastro. 2000;95(7):1691-8.
Weingarten SR. MKSAP 12. Hospital based and critical care medicine. ACP-ASIM 2000.
Weingarten SR. Selecting and implementing clinical practice guidelines in hospitals. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: JCAHO. 2000.
Weingarten SR. Translating practice guidelines into patient care. Guidelines at the bedside. Chest. 2000; 118:4S-7S.
Weingarten SR, Kim CS, Stone EG, Kristopaitis RJ, Pelter M, Sandhu MS. Can peer-comparison feedback improve patient functional status? Am J Managed Care. 2000;6:35-39.
1999
Gorelick PB, Sacco RL, Smith DB, Alberts M, Mustone-Alexander L, Rader D, Ross JL, Raps E, Ozer MN, Brass LM, Malone ME, Goldberg S, Booss J, Hanley DF, Toole JF, Greengold NL, Rhew DC. Prevention of a first stroke: a review of guidelines and a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the National Stroke Association. JAMA. 1999;281:1112-1120.
Greengold NL. On the road. Ann Intern Med. l999;131(4):307-8.
Greengold NL. Quality improvement: can science measure art? American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. l999;15:2336-7.
Greengold NL. Stroke. JAMA. l999;282(8):6-17.
Hackner D, Tu G, Weingarten S, Mohsenifar Z. Guidelines in pulmonary medicine. A 25-year profile. Chest. 1999;116:1046-1062.
Kim C, Stone E, Kristopaitis R, Pelter M, Sandhu M, Weingarten S. A randomized comparative trial to improve preventive care and patient satisfaction in a managed care organization. Am J Med. 1999;107:556-560.
Rhew DC. Assessing care of the vulnerable elder. Potential quality indicators: prevention and screening. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. May 1999.
Rhew DC. Assessing care of the vulnerable elder. Potential quality indicators: pneumonia. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. May 1999.
Rhew DC. Community acquired pneumonia. In: Glassman PA, Garcia D, Delafield JP, eds. Outpatient Care Handbook, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc.; 1999.
Rhew DC, Goetz MB. Pneumonia in the elderly patient. Infect Dis Clin Pract. 1999;8:361-7.
Rhew DC, Goetz MB, Glassman PA. Evaluation of a nurse-initiated pneumococcal vaccine protocol: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med. 1999;14:351-6.
Tu GS, Hackner D, Mohsenifar Z, Weingarten S. Hospitalists: do they improve patient care? Sem Resp Crit Care Med. 1999;20:271-276.
Weingarten S. How to judge practice guidelines. West J Med. 1999;170:352.
Weingarten S. Using practice guidelines compendiums to provide better preventive care. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:454-458.
Yen BM, Schneiderman LJ. Impact of pediatric ethics consultations on patients, families, social workers, and physicians. J Perinatol, 1999; 19: 373-378.
1998
Bailey R, Weingarten S, Lewis M, Mohsenifar Z. Impact of clinical pathways and practice guidelines on the management of acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. Chest. 1998;113:28-33.
Button P, Androwich I, Hibben L, Kern V, Madden G, Marek K, Westra B, Zingo C, Mead C. Challenges and issues related to implementation of nursing vocabularies in computer-based systems. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1998: 5(4):332-334.
Cook DJ, Greengold NL, Ellrodt AG, Weingarten SR. The relationship between systematic reviews and practice guidelines. In: Mulrow C, Cook D, eds. Systematic Reviews. Synthesis of Best Evidence for Health Care Decisions. Philadelphia, PA: AmericanCollege of Physicians; 1998.
Dorn GH, Patel A, Fuchs GJ. A new local anesthetic treatment option for acute urinary retention from calculi lodged proximal to bulbar urethral strictures. J Urol. 1998.
Greengold NL. First attending rounds. JAMA. l998;280(23):1987-8.
Harris RB, Harris JM, Weingarten S. Differences in cost and treatment for foot problems between podiatric medicine and orthopedic surgeons. Am J Manag Care.1998;4:131-135.
Henry SB, Warren J, Lange L, Button P. A review of major nursing vocabularies and the extent to which they have the characteristics required for implementation in computer-based systems. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1998;5(4):321-328.
Inouye J, Kristopaitis R, Stone E, Pelter M, Sandhu M, Weingarten S. Physicians’ changing attitudes toward guidelines. J Gen Intern Med. 1998;13:324-326.
Lee J, Weingarten S. Preliminary results of guideline implementation in an evidence-based disease management program for patients with diabetes mellitus. New Medicine. 1998;2:29-35.
Rhew DC. Evaluation of nurse-initiated pneumococcal vaccine protocols: a prospective, randomized controlled trial [abstract]. Presented at 16 th Annual HSR&D Service Meeting. Changing Organizational Policy and Provider Practices: The Role of VA Research. February 19, 1998. Washington, DC.
Rhew DC. The Cost-Effectiveness of Diagnostic Testing Strategies for H. Pylori in Patients with Dyspepsia. Poster presentation at: 1998 Annual Meeting during Digestive Disease Week. May 20, 1998. New Orleans, LA.
Rhew DC, Hackner D, Henderson L, Ellrodt AG, Weingarten SR. The clinical benefit of in-hospital observation in “low-risk” pneumonia patients after conversion from parenteral to oral antimicrobial therapy. Chest. 1998;113:142-146.
Rhew DC, Riedinger MS, Sandhu M, Bower C, Greengold N, Weingarten SR. A prospective, multi-center study of a pneumonia practice guideline. Chest. 1998;114:115-119.
Ryu S, Borenstein J, Weingarten S. Cedars-Sinai’s hypertension disease management program. Drug Benefit Trends. 1998;10:47-49.
Safir M, Gousse A, Dorn GH, Raz S. Vaginal hysterectomy accompanying pelvic prolapse [abstract]. Urodynamics Society. 1998.
Scherpbier HJ, Greengold NL. A clinical information system for evidence-based medicine. Proceedings of the 1998 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. 1998:484-92.
Todd WE, Biskupiak JE, Weingarten SR, eds. Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chester: Adis International. 1998.
Weingarten SR. Implementing clinical practice guidelines. In: Stein JH. Internal Medicine. 5th Edition.St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1998.
Weingarten SR, Ellrodt AG, Nessim S, Hobson P, Greengold N. Can practice guidelines safely reduce hospital length of stay care? Results from a multicenter hospital trial. Am J Med. 1998;105:33-40.
Weingarten SR, Graber G. Outcome-validated clinical practice guidelines. In: Couch J, ed.The Care Professional’s Guide to Disease Management. Patient-centered Care for The 21st Century. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers; 1998.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger MS, Sandhu M, Bowers C, Ellrodt AG, Nunn C, Hobson P, Greengold N. Can practice guidelines safely reduce hospital length of stay? Results from a multicenter interventional study. Am J Med. 1998;105:33-40.
Williams SJ, Torrens PR, Weingarten SR. Assessing and improving quality of care. In: Williams SJ, Torrens PR, eds. Introduction to Health Services, 5th ed. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers; 1998:467-487.
1997
Button PS. Using standardized nursing nomenclature in an automated careplanning and documentation system. In: Rantz MJ, LeMone P, eds. Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference – North American Nursing Diagnosis Association 1997.
Cook D, Greengold N, Ellrodt AG, Weingarten S. The relation between systematic reviews and clinical guidelines. Ann Intern Med. 1997;127:210-216.
Daly JM, Button P, Prophet DM, Clarke M, Androwich I. Nursing interventions classification implementation issues in five test sites. Comput Nurs. 1997:23-29.
Eagle KA, Lee TH, Brennan TA, Krumholtz HM, Weingarten S. Guideline implementation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997;29:1141-7.
Ellrodt A.G., Cook D., Lee J., Cho M., Hunt D., Weingarten S. Evidence-based disease management. JAMA. 1997;278:1687-1692.
Graber G, Weingarten SR. Clinical practice guidelines: A scientific foundation for disease management. In: Couch J, ed.The Physician’s Guide to Disease Management. Maryland: Aspen Publishing; 1997.
Greengold, NL. Ambivalence. JAMA. l997;278(4):268.
Harris RB, Harris JM, Hultman J, Weingarten S. Differences in costs of treatment for foot problems between podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons. Am J Managed Care. 1997;3:1577-1583.
Hay J, Maldonado L, Weingarten S, Ellrodt AG. Prospective evaluation of a clinical guideline recommending hospital length of stay in upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. JAMA. 1997;278:2151-2156.
Kong GK, Belman MJ, Weingarten S. Reducing length of stay for patients hospitalized with exacerbation of COPD using a practice guideline. Chest. 1997;111:89-94.
Patel A, Dorn GH, Fuchs GJ. New techniques for topical adjuvant therapy after endoscopic ablation of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma [abstract]. World Congress of Endourolgy. 1997.
Rhew DC. A prospective, multi-center study of a pneumonia practice guideline. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America [abstract]. San Francisco, CA: September 15, 1997.
Rhew DC. The benefit of in-hospital observation after conversion from parenteral to oral antibiotics in ‘low-risk’ pneumonia patients [abstract]. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America. San Francisco, CA: September 15, 1997.
Rhew DC. Tropical Medicine 1997: Immunology of Leishmaniasis. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories IDSA Fellow Reporter Program Papers. San Francisco, CA. September 12-16, 1997.
Shu F, Lee V, Riley R, Pomeranz M, Su W, Melnick D, Homoud M, Foote C, Estes NA 3rd, Wang PJ. Combined radiofrequency ablation-cooling catheter for reversible cryothermal mapping and ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 1997;1(2):139-44.
Weingarten SR. Practice guidelines should be subject to careful clinical testing. JAMA. 1997;277:1977-8.
Weingarten SR. The journey of implementing a chest pain guideline. Measurement and Managing HealthCare Quality (MMHCQ). Goldfield/Pine. 1997;6:383-385.
Wenger NS, Greengold NL, Oye RK, Kussin P, Phillips, RS, Desbiens, NA, Liu H, Hiatt JR, Teno JM, Connors AF. Patients with DNR Orders in the operating room: surgery, resuscitation, and outcomes. J Clin Ethics. 1997;8(3):250-57.
1996
Alexander E, Weingarten SR, Mohsenifar Z. Clinical strategies to reduce utilization of chest physiotherapy without compromising patient care. Chest. 1996;110:430-432.
Fang E, Mittman BS, Weingarten S. Clinical practice guideline activity in managed care physician organizations in California. Arch Fam Med. 1996;5:528-534.
Greengold, NL. Fall from grace. J Gen Intern Med. 1996;11(7):396.
Greengold, NL. What it takes to earn respect in Russia. Med Econ. 1996.
Greengold, NL, Ault, M. Crossing the cultural doctor-patient barrier. Acad Med.1996;71(2).
Greengold NL, Weingarten SR. Developing evidence-based practice guidelines and clinical pathways: the experience at the local hospital level. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1996;22:391-402.
Hay J, Lyubashevsky E, Elashoff J, Maldonado L, Weingarten SR, Ellrodt AG. Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage clinical guideline: determining the optimal hospital length of stay. Am J Med. 1996;100:313-322.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger MS, Hobson P, et al. Evaluation of a pneumonia practice guideline in an interventional trial. Am Rev Resp Med Crit Care. 1996;153:1110-1115.
1995
Aydin CE, Burnes Bolton L, Weingarten SR, eds. Patient Focused Care in the Hospital: Restructuring and Redesign Methods to Achieve Better Outcomes. Washington, DC : Faulkner & Gray’s HealthInformationCenter; 1995.
Ellrodt AG, Conner L, Riedinger M, Weingarten S. Measuring and improving physician “compliance” with clinical practice guidelines. A controlled interventional trial. Ann Intern Med. 1995;122:277-292.
Greengold, NL. An honest mistake. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum.1995;18(2).
Greengold, NL. Great expectations. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum. 1995;18(6).
Greengold, NL. Keeping up to code. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum.1995;18(5).
Greengold, NL. On being a physician. West J Med.1995;162(1):78-79.
Greengold, NL. Rubbing blame in the wound. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum. 1995;18(1).
Gundel LA, Lee VC, Mahanama KRR, Stevens RK, Daisey JM. Direct determination of the phase distributions of semi-volatile polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using annular denuders. Atmos Environ. 1995;29(14):1719-33.
Rhew DC, Gaultier CR, Daar ES, Zakowski PC, Said J. Infections in patients with chronic adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis. 1995;21:1014-6.
Rhew DC, Louie MH, Goetz MB. Reversible CD4+ T lymphocyte depletion in a patient who had disseminated histoplasmosis and who was not infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clin Infect Dis. 1995;21:702-3.
Weingarten SR, Conner L, Riedinger M, Alter A, Brien W, Ellrodt AG. Total knee replacement. A guideline to reduce post operative length of stay. West J Med. 1995;163:26-30.
Weingarten SR, Ellrodt AG. Applied health services research: Responding to the changing health care environment. Physician Exec. 1995;21:19-20.
Weingarten SR, Stone E, Green A, Pelter M, Nessim S, Huang H, Kristopaitis R. A study of patient satisfaction and adherence to preventive care practice guidelines. Am J Med. 1995;99:590-596.
Weingarten SR, Stone E, Hayward RSA, Tunis S, Pelter M, Huang H, Kristopaitis R. The adoption of preventive care practice guidelines by primary care physicians: do actions match intentions? J Gen Intern Med. 1995;10:138-144.
1994
Button PS, Hall PD, Joy JA, Slattery MJ. Research plan for implementation of a nursing information system. Proceedings of the Fifth IMIA International Conference on Nursing Use of Computers and Information Science. San Antonio, TX, June 17-22, 1994.
Greengold NL. By the numbers. JAMA.1994;271(12):890.
Greengold NL. Euphemistically-speaking. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum. 1994;17(11).
Greengold NL. Generation gap. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum.1994;17(9).
Greengold NL. What’s his code status? West J Med.1994;160(4):385- 6.
Hall PD, Button PS, Jay JA, Edward WH, Sturd PH. Comprehensive perspectives on clinical information systems implementation. Proceedings of the Fifth International IMIA International Conference on Nursing Use of Computers and Information Science. San Antonio, TX, June 17-22, 1994:745-749.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger M, Conner L, Johnson B, Ellrodt AG. Reducing lengths of stay in the coronary care unit with a practice guideline for patients with congestive heart failure. Insights from a controlled clinical trial. Med Care. 1994;32:1232-1243.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger M, Conner L, Lee TH, Hoffman I, Johnson B, Ellrodt AG. A practice guideline to reduce hospital costs for chest pain patients. Ann Intern Med. 1994;120:257-263.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger M, Conner L, Siebens H, Varis G, Alter A, Ellrodt AG. Hip replacement and hip hemiarthroplasty surgery: potential opportunities to shorten lengths of hospital stay. Am J Med. 1994;97:208-213.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger M, Varis G, Noah MS, Belman MJ, Meyer RD, Ellrodt AG. Identification of low-risk patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Implications for early conversion to oral antimicrobial therapy. Chest. 1994;105:1109-1115.
1993
Greengold NL. A vacation fit for a cobaka. JAMA. l993;270(18): 2148.
Saltiel E, Weingarten S. Drug treatment of pneumonia in the elderly: Efficacy and costs. Pharmacoeconomics. 1993;3:268-75.
Sheng A, Ellrodt A, Tankel N, Agocs L, Weingarten S. Is cardiac test availability a significant factor in weekend delays in discharge for chest pain patients? J Gen Intern Med. 1993;8:573-575.
Weingarten SR, Agocs L, Tankel N, Sheng A, Ellrodt AG. Reducing lengths of stay for patients with chest pain using medical practice guidelines and opinion leaders. Am J Cardiol. 1993;71:259-262.
Weingarten SR, Ellrodt AG, Riedinger MS, Huang C. A computerized expert system for outcome-validated medical practice guidelines. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1993:198-202.
Weingarten SR, Kleinman M, Elperin L, Larson E. Use of cerebral imaging in patients with headache. Arch Intern Med. 1993;153:1613-1614.
Weingarten SR, Riedinger M, Shinbane J, Siegel R, Conner L, Prechtl K, Ellrodt AG. Triage practice guideline for patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure: improving the effectiveness of the coronary care unit. Am J Med. 1993;94:483-490.
1992
Ellrodt AG, Riedinger MS, Conner L, Weingarten SR. Implementing practice guidelines through a utilization management strategy: the potential and the challenges. QRB. 1992;18:456-460.
Weingarten S, Bolus R, Selker H, Ermann B, Riedinger M, Ellrodt A. Do older internists use more hospital resources than younger internists for patients hospitalized with chest pain? A study of patients hospitalized in the coronary care and intermediate care units. Crit Care Med. 1992;20:762-767.
Weingarten S, Ellrodt AG. The case for intensive dissemination: adoption of practice guidelines in the coronary care unit. QRB. 1992;18:449-455.
Weingarten S, Kleinman M, Elperin L, Larson E. The effectiveness of cerebral imaging in the diagnosis of chronic headache. Arch Intern Med. 1992;152:2457-2462.
1991
Greengold, NL. The healer’s achilles’ heel.. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 1991;54(3):37-40.
1990
Weingarten SR, Bolus R, Riedinger M, Maldonado L, Stein S, Ellrodt AG. The principle of parsimony. The Glasgow Coma Scale score predicts mortality as well as the APACHE II score for stroke patients. Stroke. 1990;21:1280-1282.
Weingarten SR, Ermann B, Bolus R, Riedinger M, Green A, Rubin H, Ellrodt AG. Early “step-down” transfer of low-risk patients with chest pain. A controlled interventional trial. Ann Intern Med. 1990;113:283-289.
1989
Berlinberg C, Weingarten S, Bolton L, Waterman S. The introduction of an index case of influenza in an acute care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1989;10:70-73.
Weingarten S, Ermann B, Shah PK, Riedinger M, Ellrodt AG. Selecting the best triage rule for patients with chest pain. Am J Med. 1989;87:494-500.
Weingarten S, Riedinger M, Miles P, Bolton L. Barriers to influenza immunization acceptance. A survey of physicians and nurses. Am J Infect Cont. 1989;17:202-207.
1988
Rosenbloom B, Weingarten S, Rosenfelt F, Weinstein I. Epstein-Barr virus infection and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. (Case report). Mt.Sinai Med J. 1988;55:404-405.
Weingarten S, Friedlander M, Rascon D, Morgan M, Ault M, Meyer RD. Influenza surveillance in an acute care hospital. Arch Intern Med. 1988;148:113-116.
Weingarten S, Staniloff H, Ault M, Bamberger M, Miles P, Meyer R. Do hospital employees benefit from the influenza vaccine? A placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Gen Intern Med. 1988;3:32-37.
1986
Weingarten S, Weinberg H, Fang M, Meyer RD. Hemophilus influenza pericarditis in two adults. West J Med. 1986;145:690-694.