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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.

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.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MAM, Hofer TP, McMahon LF, Grazier KL. 2015. Under pressure: Financial impact of the Hospital‐Acquired Conditions Initiative–A statewide analysis of pressure ulcer development and payment. J Am Geriatr Soc 63(7):1407‐12; doi: 10.1111/jgs.13475. PMID: 26140454.

Sacks NC, Ash AS, Ghosh K, Rosen AK, Wong JB, Cutler DM, Rosen AB. 2015. Recent national trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Medicare: Shrinking declines and growing disparities [Letter to the Editor]. Epidemiol 26(4):e46–47; doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000298. PMID: 25924109.

Wu E, Jensen IS, Cyr PL, Fan W, Mitchell M, Sulham K, Nathwani D. Use of oritavancin for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections: A UK hospital budget impact analysis. ISPOR 20th Annual International Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.

Jensen I, Halbert R, Giuseppe R, Naoshy S, Iqbal SU, Zhimin X, McSweeney P. 2015. A hospital budget impact model to evaluate plerixafor in stem cell mobilization: Impact of primary research and direct stakeholder engagement. Eur J Hosp Pharm 22(3):142–149; doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2014-000543.

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. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 14-15, 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Doucette A, Jiang X, Fryzek J, Coalson J, McLaurin K, Ambrose CS. Comparison of trends in bronchiolitis and respiratory syncytial virus infant hospitalizations rates in 3 US nationally representative databases. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2015.

Babik I, Libassi L, Movva N, Lobo MA. Rehabilitation intervention changing the dynamics of movement in children with arthrogryposis. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015.

Wu C, Fortier KJ, LaPensee K, Fan W, Mitchell M, Cyr PL, Jensen IS. A US hospital economic impact model for oritavancin in ABSSSI patients with risk of MRSA infections. Abstract PSS10, ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress 2014.

Greene T, Kiyoshi-Teo H, Reichert H, Krein S, Saint S. 2014. Urinary catheter indications in the United States: Results from a national survey of acute care hospitals. Infect Contr Hosp Epidemiol 35(Sup 3):S96-S98; doi: 10.1086/677823. PMID: 25222904.

Movva N, Babik I, Galloway JC, Lobo MA. Use of an innovative rehabilitation device for infants to improve upper extremity functionality. Poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research and Service Celebratory Symposium, Newark, DE, August 2014.

Jensen IS, Bay C, Cyr PL. Estimating the impact of combining cangrelor and bivalirudin to a U.S. hospital performing PCI procedures. ISPOR 18^th Annual International Meeting, New Montreal Quebec, 2014.

Pinto DS, Nicholson G, Harrington RA, Cyr PL, Bhatt DL. CHAMPION PHOENIX Study economic results: Direct hospitalization costs of patients receiving clopidogrel or cangralor during percutaneous coronary intervention. American Heart Association QCOR conference, Baltimore, MD, 2014.

Jensen IS, Wu C, Bay CB, Cyr PL. Estimating the clinical value of cangrelor in patients undergoing PCI. International Academy of Cardiology, 19th World Congress on Heart Disease, Boston, MA, 2014.

Wu C, Fortier K, Fan WJ, LePensse K, Bay CB, Cyr PL, Jensen IS. A U.S. hospital budget impact model for oritivancin in ABSSSI patients with risk of MRSA infections. ISPOR 16^th Annual European Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2014.

Bay C, Cyr PL, Jensen IS. Estimating the value of cangrelor from eliminating preloading in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. ISPOR 16th Annual European Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2014.

Reichert H, McMahon LF, Meddings J. Risk-adjusting hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates from administrative data: How do hospitals perform by the risk-adjusted AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator 3 compared to a proposed measure using risk-standardization applied by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for other outcomes? Presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2014.

Reichert H, McMahon LF, Meddings J. Did hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates decrease after implementation of non-payment as a comorbidity with the 2008 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative? Presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2014.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Dueweke E, Rhyner J. 2014. Issues regarding identification of urinary catheter use from medical records. In: Battles JB, Cleeman JI, Kahn KK, Weinberg DA, eds. Advances in the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).