James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence

Brady PW, Muething S, Kotagal U, Ashby M, Gallagher R, Hall D, Goodfriend M, White C, Bracke TM, Decastro V, Geiser M, Simon J, Tucker KM, Olivea J, Conway PH, Wheeler DS. Improving situation awareness to reduce unrecognized clinical deterioration and serious safety events.  Pediatrics. 2013 Jan;131(1):e298-308. 

Gillespie GL, Reed J, Holland CK, Munafo JK, Ekstrand R, Britto MT, Huppert J.  Pediatric emergency department provider perceptions of universal sexually transmitted infection screening.  Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2013 Jan;35(1):76-86. 

Jacobson CJ, Farrell JE, Kashikar-Zuck S, Seid M, Verkamp E, Dewitt EM.  Disclosure and Self-Report of Emotional, Social, and Physical Health in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain -- A Qualitative Study of PROMIS Pediatric Measures.  J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 Jan;38(1):82-93. 

Dewitt EM, Li Y, Curtis JR, Glick HA, Greenberg JD, Anstrom KJ, Kremer JM, Reed G, Schulman KA, Reed SD.  Comparative Effectiveness of Nonbiologic versus Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis.  J Rheumatol. 2013 Feb;40(2):127-136.

Dynan L, Goudie A, Smith RB, Fairbrother G, Simpson LA.  Differences in Quality of Care Among Non-Safety-Net, Safety-Net, and Children's Hospitals.  Pediatrics. 2013 Feb;131(2):304-11. 

Fieldston ES, Nadel FM, Alpern ER, Fiks AG, Shea JA, Alessandrini EA.  Effects of an Education and Training Intervention on Caregiver Knowledge of Nonurgent Pediatric Complaints and on Child Health Services Utilization.   Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Mar;29(3):331-336. 

Lipstein EA, Lovell DJ, Denson LA, Moser DW, Saeed SA, Dodds CM, Britto MT.  Parents' Information Needs in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor Treatment Decisions.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Mar;56(3):244-50. 

Towbin AJ, Iyer SB, Brown J, Varadarajan K, Perry LA, Larson DB.  Practice policy and quality initiatives: decreasing variability in turnaround time for radiographic studies from the emergency department.  Radiographics. 2013 Mar;33(2):361-71. 

Parker MW, Schaffzin JK, Lo Vecchio A, Yau C, Vonderhaar K, Guiot A, Brinkman WB, White CM, Simmons JM, Gerhardt WE, Kotagal UR, Conway PH.  Rapid Adoption of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for Acute Gastroenteritis.  Pediatrics. 2013 Mar;131 Suppl 1:S96-S102. 

Donovan EF, Sparling K, Lake MR, Narendran V, Schibler K, Haberman B, Rose B, Meinzen-Derr J; Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative.  The Investment Case for Preventing NICU-Associated Infections.  Am J Perinatol. 2013 Mar;30(3):179-84. 

Mussman GM, Parker MW, Statile A, Sucharew H, Brady PW.  Suctioning and Length of Stay in Infants Hospitalized With Bronchiolitis.   JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Mar 4:1-8. 

Cook BL, Doksum T, Chen CN, Carle A, Alegría M.  The role of provider supply and organization in reducing racial/ethnic disparities in mental health care in the U.S.  Soc Sci Med. 2013 May;84:102-9. 

Forrest CB, Fiks AG, Bailey LC, Localio R, Grundmeier RW, Richards T, Karavite DJ, Elden L, Alessandrini EA.  Improving adherence to otitis media guidelines with clinical decision support and physician feedback.  Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1071-81. 

Hooper DK, Williams JC, Carle AC, Amaral S, Chand DH, Ferris ME, Patel HP, Licht C, Barletta GM, Zitterman V, Mitsnefes M, Patel UD.  The quality of cardiovascular disease care for adolescents with kidney disease: a Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium study.  Pediatr Nephrol. 2013 Jun;28(6):939-49. 

Hooper DK, Kirby CL, Margolis PA, Goebel J.  Reliable individualized monitoring improves cholesterol control in kidney transplant recipients.  Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1271-9. 

Grossoehme DH, Cotton S, Ragsdale J, Quittner AL, McPhail G, Seid M.  "I Honestly Believe God Keeps me Healthy so I Can Take Care of My Child": Parental Use of Faith Related to Treatment Adherence.  J Health Care Chaplain. 2013;19(2):66-78. 

Grossoehme DH, Szczesniak R, McPhail GL, Seid M.  Is adolescents' religious coping with cystic fibrosis associated with the rate of decline in pulmonary function? A preliminary study.  J Health Care Chaplain. 2013;19(1):33-42. 

Lotstein DS, Seid M, Klingensmith G, Case D, Lawrence JM, Pihoker C, Dabelea D, Mayer-Davis EJ, Gilliam LK, Corathers S, Imperatore G, Dolan L, Anderson A, Bell RA, Waitzfelder B.  SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Transition from pediatric to adult care for youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in adolescence.  Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1062-70. 

Bonafide CP, Brady PW, Keren R, Conway PH, Marsolo K, Daymont C.  Development of heart and respiratory rate percentile curves for hospitalized children.  Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1150-7.

Smith RB, Dynan L, Fairbrother G, Chabi G, Simpson L. Medicaid, hospital financial stress, and the incidence of adverse medical events for children. Health Serv Res. 2012 Aug;47(4):1621-41. 

Stern RJ, Fernandez A, Jacobs EA, Neilands TB, Weech-Maldonado R, Quan J, Carle A, Seligman HK. Advances in Measuring Culturally Competent Care: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of CAHPS-CC in a Safety-Net Population. Med Care. 2012 Sep;50(9 Suppl 2):S49-55. 

Carle AC, Weech-Maldonado R. Validly interpreting patients' reports: using bifactor and multidimensional models to determine whether surveys and scales measure one or more constructs. Med Care. 2012 Sep;50(9 Suppl 2):S42-8. 

Carle AC, Weech-Maldonado R. Does the consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems cultural competence survey provide equivalent measurement across english and spanish versions? Med Care. 2012 Sep;50(9 Suppl 2):S37-41. 

Weech-Maldonado R, Carle A, Weidmer B, Hurtado M, Ngo-Metzger Q, Hays RD. The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Competence (CC) Item Set. Med Care.2012 Sep;50(9 Suppl 2):S22-31. 

Riley BB, Carle AC. Comparison of two Bayesian methods to detect mode effects between paper-based and computerized adaptive assessments: a preliminary Monte Carlo study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012 Aug 17;12(1):124. 

Fiks AG, Mayne S, Localio R, Feudtner C, Alessandrini EA, Guevara JP. Shared decision making and behavioral impairment: a national study among children with special health care needs. BMC Pediatr. 2012 Sep 21;12(1):153. 

Riley C, Basu RK, Kissoon N, Wheeler DS. Pediatric sepsis: preparing for the future against a global scourge. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2012 Oct;14(5):503-11. 

Carle AC. Patient reported health related quality of life measures-what do the scores mean and how do they relate to patient outcomes and care? J Urol. 2012 Nov;188(5):1662-3. 

Kirkendall ES, Kloppenborg E, Papp J, White D, Frese C, Hacker D, Schoettker PJ, Muething S, Kotagal U. Measuring adverse events and levels of harm in pediatric inpatients with the global trigger tool. Pediatrics. 2012 Nov;130(5):e1206-14. 

Wheeler DS. An after action report of drotrecogin α (activated) and lessons for the future. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov;13(6):692-4. 

Samson CM, Morgan P, Williams E, Beck L, Addie-Carson R, McIntire S, Booth A, Mendez E, Luzader C, Tomer G, Saeed S, Donovan E, Bucuvalas J, Denson LA. Improved outcomes with quality improvement interventions in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Dec;55(6):679-88. 

Burt RS, Meltzer DO, Seid M, Borgert A, Chung JW, Colletti RB, Dellal G, Kahn SA, Kaplan HC, Peterson LE, Margolis P. What's in a name generator? Choosing the right name generators for social network surveys in healthcare quality and safety research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Dec;21(12):992-1000. 

Lipstein EA, Lovell DJ, Denson LA, Moser DW, Saeed SA, Dodds CM, Britto MT. Parents' Information Needs in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor Treatment Decisions. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]. 

Kaplan HC, Froehle CM, Cassedy A, Provost LP, Margolis PA. An exploratory analysis of the Model for Understanding Success in Quality. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]. 

Jeff Jacobson C, Farrell JE, Kashikar-Zuck S, Seid M, Verkamp E, Morgan Dewitt E. Disclosure and Self-Report of Emotional, Social, and Physical Health in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain--A Qualitative Study of PROMIS Pediatric Measures. J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] 

Crane PK, Carle A, Gibbons LE, Insel P, Mackin RS, Gross A, Jones RN, Mukherjee S, Curtis SM, Harvey D, Weiner M, Mungas D; for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Development and assessment of a composite score for memory in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Brain Imaging Behav. 2012 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print]. 

Anderson JB, Iyer SB, Schidlow DN, Williams R, Varadarajan K, Horsley M, Slicker J, Pratt J, King E, Lannon C; National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Variation in growth of infants with a single ventricle. J Pediatr. 2012 Jul;161(1):16-21.e3.

Bailit JL, Iams J, Silber A, Krew M, McKenna D, Marcotte M, Donovan E. Changes in the Indications for Scheduled Births to Reduce Nonmedically Indicated Deliveries Occurring Before 39 Weeks of Gestation. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Aug;120(2, Part 1):241-245

Shah TA, Meinzen-Derr J, Gratton T, Steichen J, Donovan EF, Yolton K, Alexander B, Narendran V, Schibler KR. Hospital and neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low-birth-weight infants with necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation. J Perinatol. 2012 Jul;32(7):552-558.

Lawrence JM, Yi-Frazier JP, Black MH, Anderson A, Hood K, Imperatore G, Klingensmith GJ, Naughton M, Mayer-Davis EJ, Seid M; SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Diabetes-Related Quality of Life among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes. J Pediatr. 2012 Aug;161(2):201-207.e2.

Kaminski GM, Britto MT, Schoettker PJ, Farber SL, Muething S, Kotagal UR. Developing capable quality improvement leaders. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print].

Huppert JS, Reed JL, Munafo JK, Ekstrand R, Gillespie G, Holland C, Britto MT. Improving Notification of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Quality Improvement Project and Planned Experiment. Pediatrics. 2012 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print].

Crane PK, Carle A, Gibbons LE, Insel P, Mackin RS, Gross A, Jones RN, Mukherjee S, Curtis SM, Harvey D, Weiner M, Mungas D; for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Development and assessment of a composite score for memory in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Brain Imaging Behav. 2012 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print].

Donovan EF, Sparling K, Lake MR, Narendran V, Schibler K, Haberman B, Rose B, Meinzen-Derr J; on behalf of the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative. The Investment Case for Preventing NICU-Associated Infections. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print].

Shankaran S, Barnes PD, Hintz SR, Laptook AR, Zaterka-Baxter KM, McDonald SA, Ehrenkranz RA, Walsh MC, Tyson JE, Donovan EF, Goldberg RN, Bara R, Das A, Finer NN, Sanchez PJ, Poindexter BB, Van Meurs KP, Carlo WA, Stoll BJ, Duara S, Guillet R, Higgins RD; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Brain injury following trial of hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Arch Dis Child. 2012 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print].

Muething SE, Goudie A, Schoettker PJ, Donnelly LF, Goodfriend MA, Bracke TM, Brady PW, Wheeler DS, Anderson JM, Kotagal UR. Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Serious Safety Events and Improve Patient Safety Culture. Pediatrics. 2012 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print].

Grossoehme DH, Opipari-Arrigan L, Vandyke R, Thurmond S, Seid M. Relationship of adherence determinants and parental spirituality in Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Jun;47(6):558-66.

Samson CM, Morgan P, Williams E, Beck L, Addie-Carson R, McIntire S, Booth A, Mendez E, Luzader C, Tomer G, Saeed S, Donovan E, Bucuvalas J, Denson LA. Improved Outcomes with Quality Improvement Interventions in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Jun 13. [Epub ahead of print].

Seid M. Predictors of health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 May;64(5):652.

Irwin DE, Stucky BD, Langer MM, Thissen D, Dewitt EM, Lai JS, Yeatts KB, Varni JW, Dewalt DA. PROMIS Pediatric Anger Scale: an item response theory analysis. Qual Life Res. 2012 May;21(4):697-706.

Seid M, D'Amico EJ, Varni JW, Munafo JK, Britto MT, Kercsmar CM, Drotar D, King EC, Darbie L. The in vivo adherence intervention for at risk adolescents with asthma: report of a randomized pilot trial. J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 May;37(4):390-403.

Evans R, Bronfort G, Schulz C, Maiers M, Bracha Y, Svendsen K, Grimm R, Garvey T, Transfeldt E. Supervised exercise with and without spinal manipulation performs similarly and better than home exercise for chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 15;37(11):903-14.

Ward L, Auer C, Smith C, Schoettker PJ, Pruett R, Shah NY, Kotagal UR. The human milk project: a quality improvement initiative to increase human milk consumption in very low birth weight infants. Breastfeed Med. 2012 Aug;7:234-40.

Gibbons LE, Carle AC, Mackin RS, Harvey D, Mukherjee S, Insel P, Curtis SM, Mungas D, Crane PK; for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. A composite score for executive functioning, validated in Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) participants with baseline mild cognitive impairment. Brain Imaging Behav. 2012 May 27. [Epub ahead of print].

White CM, Statile AM, Conway PH, Schoettker PJ, Solan LG, Unaka NI, Vidwan N, Warrick SD, Yau C, Connelly BL. Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene. Pediatrics. 2012 Apr;129(4):e1042-50.

Hooper DK, Fukuda T, Gardiner R, Logan B, Roy-Chaudhury A, Kirby CL, Vinks AA, Goebel J. Risk of Tacrolimus Toxicity in CYP3A5 Nonexpressors Treated With Intravenous Nicardipine After Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation. 2012 Apr 27;93(8):806-812.

Crandall WV, Margolis PA, Kappelman MD, King EC, Pratt JM, Boyle BM, Duffy LF, Grunow JE, Kim SC, Leibowitz I, Schoen BT, Colletti RB; for the ImproveCareNow Collaborative. Improved Outcomes in a Quality Improvement Collaborative for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Pediatrics. 2012 Apr;129(4):e1030-e1041.

Rauch DA, Lye PS, Carlson D, Daru JA, Narang S, Srivastava R, Melzer S, Conway PH. Pediatric hospital medicine: A strategic planning roundtable to chart the future. J Hosp Med. 2012 Apr;7(4):329-34.

Mussman GM, Conway PH. Pediatric hospitalist systems versus traditional models of care: Effect on quality and cost outcomes. J Hosp Med. 2012 Apr;7(4):350-7.

Bethell C, Forrest CB, Stumbo S, Gombojav N, Carle A, Irwin CE. Factors promoting or potentially impeding school success: disparities and state variations for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr;16 Suppl 1:S35-43.

Belanoff CM, McManus BM, Carle AC, McCormick MC, Subramanian SV. Racial / Ethnic Variation in Breastfeeding Across the US: A Multilevel Analysis from the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr;16 Suppl 1:S14-26.

Jaacks LM, Oza-Frank R, D'Agostino R Jr, Dolan LM, Dabelea D, Lawrence JM, Pihoker C, O'Connor MR, Linder B, Imperatore G, Seid M, Narayan KM, Mayer-Davis EJ. Migration status in relation to clinical characteristics and barriers to care among youth with diabetes in the US. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Dec;14(6):949-58.

Britto MT. Society for Pediatric Research Presidential Address 2011: improving child health outcomes-from 65 roses to high reliability. Pediatr Res. 2012 Mar;71(3):311-4.

Wheeler DS. Another potential therapeutic agent for the management of critically ill patients with sepsis syndrome: Same old story, same old result?  Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar;40(3):1012-3.

Fieldston ES, Alpern ER, Nadel FM, Shea JA, Alessandrini EA. A qualitative assessment of reasons for nonurgent visits to the emergency department: parent and health professionals opinions. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Mar;28(3):220-5.

McManus BM, Carle AC, Poehlmann J. Effectiveness of Part C Early Intervention Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Services for Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants in Wisconsin, United States. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Mar;12(2):96-103.

Dewitt EM, Grussemeyer CA, Friedman JY, Dinan MA, Lin L, Schulman KA, Reed SD. Resource use, costs, and utility estimates for patients with cystic fibrosis with mild impairment in lung function: analysis of data collected alongside a 48-week multicenter clinical trial. Value Health. 2012 Mar;15(2):277-83.

Kamath BD, Donovan EF, Christopher R, Brodbeck J, Slone C, Marcotte MP. Using improvement science to increase accuracy and reliability of gestational age documentation. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Mar;29(3):217-24.

Lipstein EA, Brinkman WB, Britto MT. What Is Known about Parents' Treatment Decisions? A Narrative Review of Pediatric Decision Making. Med Decis Making. 2012 Mar;32(2):246-58.

Wheeler DS, Giaccone M, Hutchinson N, Haygood M, Demmel K, Britto MT, Margolis PA, Provost LP. An unexpected increase in catheter-associated bloodstream infections at a children's hospital following introduction of the Spiros closed male connector. Am J Infect Control. 2012 Feb;40(1):48-50.

Britto MT, Munafo JK, Schoettker PJ, Vockell AL, Wimberg JA, Yi MS. Pilot and feasibility test of adolescent-controlled text messaging reminders. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Feb;51(2):114-21.

Irwin DE, Gross HE, Stucky BD, Thissen D, Morgan Dewitt E, Lai JS, Amtmann D, Khastou L, Varni JW, Dewalt DA. Development of six PROMIS pediatrics proxy-report item banks. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2012 Feb 22;10(1):22.

Lawrence JM, Yi-Frazier JP, Black MH, Anderson A, Hood K, Imperatore G, Klingensmith GJ, Naughton M, Mayer-Davis EJ, Seid M; SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Diabetes-Related Quality of Life among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes. J Pediatr. 2012 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Parshall MB, Carle AC, Ice U, Taylor R, Powers J. Validation of a three-factor measurement model of dyspnea in hospitalized adults with heart failure. Heart Lung. 2012 Jan;41(1):44-56. 

Kaplan HC, Provost LP, Froehle CM, Margolis PA. The Model for Understanding Success in Quality (MUSIQ): building a theory of context in healthcare quality improvement. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Jan;21(1):13-20. 

Yi-Frazier JP, Hood K, Case D, Waitzfelder B, Anderson A, Bloch CA, Naughton M, Seid M, Imperatore G, Loots B, Bell R, Lawrence JM; for the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Caregiver reports of provider recommended frequency of blood glucose monitoring and actual testing frequency for youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Jan;95(1):68-75.

Fiks AG, Mayne S, Localio AR, Alessandrini EA, Guevara JP. Shared decision-making and health care expenditures among children with special health care needs. Pediatrics. 2012 Jan;129(1):99-107.

Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Zmitrovich AR, Visscher MO, Crosby LE, Phelan KJ, Donovan EF. In their own words: adolescent views on ADHD and their evolving role managing medication. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Jan;12(1):53-61.

Kaplan HC, Ballard J. Changing practice to improve patient safety and quality of care in perinatal medicine. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Jan;29(1):35-42.

Chima RS, Schoettker PJ, Varadarajan KR, Kloppenborg E, Hutson TK, Brilli RJ, Repaske DR, Seid M. Reduction in Hypoglycemic Events in Critically Ill Patients on Continuous Insulin Following Implementation of a Treatment Guideline. Qual Manag Health Care. 2012 Jan;21(1):20-28.

Riley C, Wheeler DS. Prevention of sepsis in children: a new paradigm for public policy. Crit Care Res Pract. 2012;2012:437139.

Alessandrini EA, Alpern ER, Chamberlain JM, Shea JA, Holubkov R, Gorelick MH. Developing a Diagnosis-Based Severity Classification System for Use in Emergency Medical Services for Children. Acad Emerg Med, 19(1): 70-78, 2012 January.

Shah TA, Meinzen-Derr J, Gratton T, Steichen J, Donovan EF, Yolton K, Alexander B, Narendran V, Schibler KR. Hospital and neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low-birth-weight infants with necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation. J Perinatol. 2011 Dec 8. doi: 10.1038/jp.2011.176. [Epub ahead of print]

Carle AC, Cella D, Cai L, Choi SW, Crane PK, Curtis SM, Gruhl J, Lai JS, Mukherjee S, Reise SP, Teresi JA, Thissen D, Wu EJ, Hays RD. Advancing PROMIS's methodology: results of the Third Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Psychometric Summit. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2011 Dec;11(6):677-84.

Carlo WA, McDonald SA, Tyson JE, Stoll BJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Shankaran S, Goldberg RN, Das A, Schendel D, Thorsen P, Skogstrand K, Hougaard DM, Oh W, Laptook AR, Duara S, Fanaroff AA, Donovan EF, Korones SB, Stevenson DK, Papile LA, Finer NN, O'Shea TM, Poindexter BB, Wright LL, Ambalavanan N, Higgins RD; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Cytokines and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. J Pediatr. 2011 Dec;159(6):919-925.e3

Goudie A, Carle AC. Ohio study shows that insurance coverage is critical for children with special health care needs as they transition to adulthood. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Dec;30(12):2382-90.

Saldaña SN, Hooper DK, Froehlich TE, Campbell KM, Prows CA, Sadhasivam S, Nick TG, Seid M, Vinks AA, Glauser TA. Characteristics of successful recruitment in prospective pediatric pharmacogenetic studies. Clin Ther. 2011 Dec;33(12):2072-81.

Allred NJ, Poehling KA, Szilagyi PG, Zhang F, Edwards KM, Staat MA, Donauer S, Prill, Fairbrother G. The impact of missed opportunities on seasonal influenza vaccination coverage for healthy young children. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 Nov;17(6):560-564.

Staat MA, Griffin MR, Donauer S, Edwards KM, Szilagyi PG, Weinberg GA, Hall CB, Prill MM, Chaves SS, Bridges CB, Poehling KA, Fairbrother G. Vaccine effectiveness for laboratory-confirmed influenza in children 6-59 months of age, 2005-2007. Vaccine. 2011 Nov 8;29(48):9005-11.

Brinkman WB, Hartl J, Rawe LM, Sucharew H, Britto MT, Epstein JN. Physicians' shared decision-making behaviors in attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Nov;165(11):1013-9.

Conway PH, Berwick DM. Improving the rules for hospital participation in Medicare and Medicaid. JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2256-7.

Brown C, Clayton-Boswell H, Chaves SS, Prill M, Iwane MK, Szilagyi PG, Edwards KM, Staat MA, Weinberg GA, Fairbrother G, Hall CB, Zhu Y, Bridges CB; for the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN). Validity of parental report of influenza vaccination in young children seeking medical care. Vaccine. 2011 Nov 28;29(51):9488-92.

Vermaire D, Caruso MC, Lesko A, Kloppenborg E, Olivea J, Pruett R, Paul M, Schoettker PJ, Seid M, Varadarajan KR, Conway PH. Quality improvement project to reduce perioperative opioid oversedation events in a pediatric hospital. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011 Oct; 20(10):895-902.

Wheeler DS, Giaccone MJ, Hutchinson N, Haygood M, Bondurant P, Demmel K, Kotagal UR, Connelly B, Corcoran MS, Line K, Rich K, Schoettker PJ, Brilli RJ. A Hospital-wide quality-improvement collaborative to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Pediatrics. 2011 Oct;128(4):e995-e1007.

Crandall WV, Boyle BM, Colletti RB, Margolis PA, Kappelman MD. Development of process and outcome measures for improvement: lessons learned in a quality improvement collaborative for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):2184-91.

Iams JD, Donovan EF. Spontaneous late preterm births: what can be done to improve outcomes? Semin Perinatol. 2011 Oct;35(5):309-13.

Black MH, Anderson A, Bell RA, Dabelea D, Pihoker C, Saydah S, Seid M, Standiford DA, Waitzfelder B, Marcovina SM, Lawrence JM. Prevalence of asthma and its association with glycemic control among youth with diabetes. Pediatrics. 2011 Oct;128(4):e839-47.

Huang IC, Leite WL, Shearer P, Seid M, Revicki DA, Shenkman EA. Differential Item Functioning in Quality of Life Measure between Children with and without Special Health-Care Needs. Value Health. 2011 Sep-Oct;14(6):872-83.

Hilliard ME, Rohan JM, Carle AC, Pendley JS, Delamater A, Drotar D. Fathers' Involvement in Preadolescents' Diabetes Adherence and Glycemic Control. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Sep; 36(8):911-22.

Linam WM, Margolis PA, Atherton H, Connelly BL. Quality-Improvement Initiative Sustains Improvement in Pediatric Health Care Worker Hand Hygiene. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep; 128(3):e689-e698.

Iams JD, Donovan EF, Rose B, Prasad M. What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate: Obstacles to Optimal Care for Preterm Birth. Clin Perinatol. 2011 Sep;38(3):517-28. 

Waitzfelder B, Pihoker C, Klingensmith G, Case D, Anderson A, Bell RA, Lawrence JM, Mayer-Davis EJ, Imperatore G, Standiford D, Rodriguez BL, Dabelea D, Seid M; for the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Adherence to Guidelines for Youths With Diabetes Mellitus. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep; 128(3):531-538.

Staat MA, Payne DC, Donauer S, Weinberg GA, Edwards KM, Szilagyi PG, Griffin MR, Hall CB, Curns AT, Gentsch JR, Salisbury S, Fairbrother G, Parashar UD; the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN). Effectiveness of Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine Against Severe Disease. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug;128(2):e267-e275.

Fairbrother G, Madhavan G, Goudie A, Watring J, Sebastian RA, Ranbom L, Simpson LA. Reporting on Continuity of Coverage for Children in Medicaid and CHIP: What States Can Learn from Monitoring Continuity and Duration of Coverage. Acad Pediatr. 2011 Jul-Aug;11(4):318-25.

Shankaran S, Pappas A, McDonald SA, Laptook AR, Bara R, Ehrenkranz RA, Tyson JE, Goldberg R, Donovan EF, Fanaroff AA, Das A, Poole WK, Walsh M, Higgins RD, Welsh C, Salhab W, Carlo WA, Poindexter B, Stoll BJ, Guillet R, Finer NN, Stevenson DK, Bauer CR; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Predictive Value of an Early Amplitude Integrated Electroencephalogram and Neurologic Examination. Pediatrics. 2011 Jul;128(1):e112-e120.

Heaton PC, Schuchter J, Lannon CM, Kemper AR. Impact of drug label changes on propofol use in pediatrics for moderate conscious sedation. Clin Ther. 2011 Jul;33(7):886-95.

Bronfort G, Maiers MJ, Evans RL, Schulz CA, Bracha Y, Svendsen KH, Grimm RH Jr, Owens EF Jr, Garvey TA, Transfeldt EE. Supervised exercise, spinal manipulation, and home exercise for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. Spine J. 2011 Jul;11(7):585-98. 

Fiks AG, Localio AR, Alessandrini EA, Asch DA, Guevara JP. Shared Decision Making, Health Care Expenditures and Utilization Among Children with Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics, published online Dec. 19, 2011.

Wheeler DS, Giaccone MJ, Hutchinson N, Haygood M, Bondurant P, Demmel K, Kotagal UR, Connelly B, Corcoran MS, Line K, Rich K, Schoettker PJ, Brilli RJ. A Hospital-wide Quality-Improvement Collaborative to Reduce Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections. Pediatrics. 2011 Oct;128(4):e995-e1007.

Crandall WV, Boyle BM, Colletti RB, Margolis PA, Kappelman MD. Development of process and outcome measures for improvement: Lessons learned in a quality improvement collaborative for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):2184-91.

Linam WM, Margolis PA, Atherton H, Connelly BL. Quality-Improvement Initiative Sustains Improvement in Pediatric Health Care Worker Hand Hygiene. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep; 128(3):e689-e698.

Heaton PC, Schuchter J, Lannon CM, Kemper AR. Impact of drug label changes on propofol use in pediatrics for moderate conscious sedation. Clin Ther. 2011 Jul;33(7):886-95. 

Lannon C, Peterson LE, Goudie A. Quality measures for the care of children with otitis media with effusion. Pediatrics. 2011 Jun;127(6):e1490-7.

Britto MT, Byczkowski TL, Hesse EA, Munafo JK, Vockell AL, Yi MS. Overestimation of impairment-related asthma control by adolescents. J Pediatr. 2011 Jun;158(6):1028-1030.e1.

Iyer S, Reeves S, Varadarajan K, Alessandrini EA.  The Acute Care Model: A New Framework for Quality Care in Emergency Medicine. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 12 (2): 91- 101, 2011 June.

Alessandrini EA, Knapp J.  Measuring Quality in Pediatric Emergency Care.  Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 12(2):102- 112, 2011 June.

Alessandrini E, Varadarajan K, Alpern ER, Gorelick MH, Shaw K, Ruddy RM, Chamberlain JM; for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Emergency Department Quality: An Analysis of Existing Pediatric Measures. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 May;18(5):519-526.

Byczkowski TL, Munafo JK, Britto MT. Variation in use of internet-based patient portals by parents of children with chronic disease. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 May;165(5):405-11.

Britto MT. Understanding family experiences of care: more evidence that it makes a difference. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 May;165(5):470-1.

Pasquali SK, Sun JL, d'Almada P, Jaquiss RD, Lodge AJ, Miller N, Kemper AR, Lannon CM, Li JS. Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 May 1;4(3):306-12.  

White CM, Schoettker PJ, Conway PH, Geiser M, Olivea J, Pruett R, Kotagal UR. Utilising improvement science methods to optimise medication reconciliation. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011 Apr;20(4):372-80.

Kaplan HC, Lannon C, Walsh MC, Donovan EF; for the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative. Ohio Statewide Quality-Improvement Collaborative to Reduce Late-Onset Sepsis in Preterm Infants. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):427-435.

Baker-Smith CM, Neish SR, Klitzner TS, Beekman RH, Kugler JD, Martin GR, Lannon C, Jenkins KJ, Rosenthal GL; for the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC). Variation in Postoperative Care following Stage I Palliation for Single-ventricle Patients: A Report from the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Quality Improvement Collaborative. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Mar;6(2):116-127.

Brown DW, Connor JA, Pigula FA, Usmani K, Klitzner TS, Beekman Iii RH, Kugler JD, Martin GR, Neish SR, Rosenthal GL, Lannon C, Jenkins KJ; for the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC). Variation in Preoperative and Intraoperative Care for First-stage Palliation of Single-ventricle Heart Disease: A Report from the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Quality Improvement Collaborative. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Mar;6(2):108-115.

Schidlow DN, Anderson JB, Klitzner TS, Beekman Iii RH, Jenkins KJ, Kugler JD, Martin GR, Neish SR, Rosenthal GL, Lannon C; For the JCCHD National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Variation in Interstage Outpatient Care after the Norwood Procedure: A Report from the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Quality Improvement Collaborative. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Mar;6(2):98-107.

Kappelman MD, Crandall WV, Colletti RB, Goudie A, Leibowitz IH, Duffy L, Milov DE, Kim SC, Schoen BT, Patel AS, Grunow J, Larry E, Fairbrother G, Margolis P. Short pediatric Crohn's disease activity index for quality improvement and observational research. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):112-7.

Crandall W, Kappelman MD, Colletti RB, Leibowitz I, Grunow JE, Ali S, Baron HI, Berman JH, Boyle B, Cohen S, Del Rosario F, Denson LA, Duffy L, Integlia MJ, Kim SC, Milov D, Patel AS, Schoen BT, Walkiewicz D, Margolis P. ImproveCareNow: The development of a pediatric inflammatory bowel disease improvement network. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):450-7.

Fiks AG, Alessandrini EA, Forrest CB, Khan S, Localio AR, Gerber A. Electronic Medical Record Use in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 18(1):38-44, 2011 Jan. 

Clark E, Burkett K, Stanko-Lopp D. LEGEND: an evidence evaluation system for point-of-care clinicians and guideline development teams. International Hospital Equipment and Technology. 2010 Dec/2011 Jan;37:6-8.

Kaplan HC, Brady PW, Dritz MC, Hooper DK, Linam WM, Froehle CM, Margolis P. The influence of context on quality improvement success in health care: a systematic review of the literature. Milbank Q. 2010 Dec;88(4):500-59.

Britto MT, Tivorsak TL, Slap GB. Adolescents' needs for health care privacy. Pediatrics. 2010 Dec;126(6):e1469-76.  

Hergenroeder AC, Benson PA, Britto MT, Catallozzi M, D'Angelo LJ, Edman JC, Emans SJ, Kish EC, Pasternak RH, Slap GB. Adolescent medicine: workforce trends and recommendations. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Dec;164(12):1086-90.

McGrady ME, Cotton S, Rosenthal SL, Roberts YH, Britto M, Yi MS. Anxiety and asthma symptoms in urban adolescents with asthma: the mediating role of illness perceptions. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2010 Dec;17(4):349-56.

Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, Lesko A, Schoettker PJ, Seid M, Kotagal U. Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Oct;19(5):435-9.

Simpson LA, Peterson L, Lannon CM, Murphy SB, Goodman C, Ren Z, Zajicek A. Special challenges in comparative effectiveness research on children's and adolescents' health. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Oct;29(10):1849-56.

Fiks AG, Localio AR, Alessandrini EA, Asch DA, Guevara JP. Shared Decision-Making in Pediatrics: A National Perspective. Pediatrics. 2010 Aug;126(2):306-14.

Kaplan HC, Tabangin ME, McClendon D, Meinzen-Derr J, Margolis PA, Donovan EF. Understanding Variation in Vitamin A Supplementation Among NICUs. Pediatrics. 2010 Aug;126(2)e367-73.

Byczkowski TL, Kollar LM, Britto MT. Family experiences with outpatient care: do adolescents and parents have the same perceptions? J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jul;47(1):92-8.

Spivack JG, Swietlik M, Alessandrini E, Faith MS. Primary care providers' knowledge, practices, and perceived barriers to the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity. Obesity. 18(7):1341-7, 2010 July.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety in radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 May;194(5):1183-7.

Topjian AA, Localio AR, Berg RA, Alessandrini EA, Meaney PA, Pepe PE, Larkin GL, Peberdy MA, Becker LB, Nadkarni VM; for the American Heart Association National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators. Women of child-bearing age have better inhospital cardiac arrest survival outcomes than do equal-aged men. Crit Care Med. 2010 May;38(5):1254-60.

Margolis PA, DeWalt DA, Simon JE, Horowitz S, Scoville R, Kahn N, Perelman R, Bagley B, Miles P. Designing a large-scale multilevel improvement initiative: the improving performance in practice program. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2010 Summer;30(3):187-96.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving Patient Safety in Radiology: Concepts for a Comprehensive Patient Safety Program. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010 Apr;31(2):67-70.

Dritz MC, Britto MT. Update on asthma management: making sense of the guidelines for adolescents with asthma and integrating them into clinical practice. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2010 Apr;21(1):1-20, vii.

Cotton S, Humenay Roberts Y, Tsevat J, Britto MT, Succop P, McGrady ME, Yi MS. Mind-body complementary alternative medicine use and quality of life in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):501-6.

Tuchman LK, Schwartz LA, Sawicki GS, Britto MT. Cystic fibrosis and transition to adult medical care. Pediatrics. 2010 Mar;125(3):566-73.

Donovan EF, Lannon C, Bailit J, Rose B, Iams JD, Byczkowski T; Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative Writing Committee. A statewide initiative to reduce inappropriate scheduled births at 36(0/7)-38(6/7) weeks' gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):243.e1-8.

Miller MR, Griswold M, Harris JM 2nd, Yenokyan G, Huskins WC, Moss M, Rice TB, Ridling D, Campbell D, Margolis P, Muething S, Brilli RJ. Decreasing PICU Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections: NACHRI's Quality Transformation Efforts. Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):206-13. Epub 2010 Jan 11.

Alessandrini EA, Alpern ER, Chamberlain JM, Shea JA, Gorelick MH.  A New Diagnosis Grouping System for Child Emergency Department Visits. Academic Emergency Medicine 17(2):204-213, 2010 February.

Kotagal U, Nolan T. Commentary: The Application of Quality Improvement in Pediatric Psychology: Observations and Applications. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):42-4.

Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Crosby LE, Lopez WL, Smolyansky BH, Parkins IS, Luzader CP, Hartman A, Guilfoyle SM, Powers SW. Applying quality improvement methods to implement a measurement system for chronic pain-related disability. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-41. Epub 2009 Mar 6.

Rothman RL, Yin HS, Mulvaney S, Co JP, Homer C, Lannon C. Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S315-26.

Ryckman FC, Yelton PA, Anneken AM, Kiessling PE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal, UR. Redesigning intensive care unit flow using variability management to improve access and safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Nov; 35(11): 535-543.

Britto MT, Fuentes-Afflick E, Sectish TC, Stanton B. Federation of Pediatric Organizations Task Force on Women in Pediatrics II: survey of active members of the Society for Pediatric Research regarding part-time and flexible work. J Pediatr. 2009 Oct;155.

Margolis P, Halfon N. Innovation networks: a strategy to transform primary health care. JAMA. 2009 Oct 7;302(13):1461-2.

Britto MT, Jimison HB, Munafo JK, Wissman J, Rogers ML, Hersh W. Usability Testing Finds New Problems for Novice Users of Pediatric Portals. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Sep-Oct; 16(5):660-9.

Kugler JD, Beekman Iii RH, Rosenthal GL, Jenkins KJ, Klitzner TS, Martin GR, Neish SR, Lannon C. Development of a pediatric cardiology quality improvement collaborative: from inception to implementation. From the joint council on congenital heart disease quality improvement task force. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 Sep-Oct;4(5):318-28.

Colletti RB, Baldassano RN, Milov DE, Margolis PA, Bousvaros A, Crandall WV, Crissinger KD, D'Amico MA, Day AS, Denson LA, Dubinsky M, Ebach DR, Hoffenberg EJ, Kader HA, Keljo DJ, Leibowitz IH, Mamula P, Pfefferkorn MD, Qureshi MA; Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement. Variation in care in pediatric Crohn disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Sep;49(3):297-303.

Mandel KE, Muething SE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR. Transforming safety and effectiveness in pediatric hospital care locally and nationally. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):905-18.

Margolis P, Provost LP, Schoettker PJ, Britto MT. Quality improvement, clinical research, and quality improvement research - opportunities for integration. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):831-41.

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul;193(1):165-71.

Fiks AG, Hunter KF, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Bryant-Stephens T, Luberti AA, Bell LM, Alessandrini EA. Impact of Electronic Health Record-based Primary Care Clinical Alerts on Influenza Vaccination for Children and Adolescents with Asthma: A Cluster Randomized Trial.  Pediatrics 124(1):159-169, 2009 July.

Ryckman RC, Schoettker PJ, Hays KR, Connelly, BL, Blacklidge RL, Bedinghaus CA, Sorter ML, Friend LC, Kotagal UR. Reducing surgical site infections at a pediatric academic medical center. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Apr; 35(4):192-198.

Yi MS, Britto MT, Sherman SN, Moyer MS, Cotton S, Kotagal UR, Canfield D, Putnam FW, Carlton-Ford S, Tsevat J. Health values in adolescents with or without inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr. 2009 Apr;154(4):527-34.

Stark AR, Lannon CM. Systems changes to prevent severe hyperbilirubinemia and promote breastfeeding: pilot approaches. J Perinatol. 2009 Feb;29 Suppl 1:S53-7. 

Linam WM, Margolis PA, Staat MA, Britto MT, Hornung R, Cassedy A, Connelly BL. Risk factors associated with surgical site infection after pediatric posterior spinal fusion procedure. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Feb;30(2):109-16.

Alexander D, Boat T, Britto M, Burke A, Homes A, Sectish T, Stanton B, Stevenson D. Federation of Pediatric Organizations Task Force on Women in Pediatrics: considerations for part-time training and employment for research-intensive fellows and faculty. J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;154(1):1-3.e2.

Versteeg KM, Knopf JM, Posluszny S, Vockell AL, Britto MT. Teenagers Wanting Medical Advice: Is MySpace the Answer? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Jan;163(1):91-2.

Britto MT, Wimberg J. Pediatric personal health records: current trends and key challenges. Pediatrics. 2009 Jan;123 Suppl 2:S97-9.

Clark E, Burkett K, Stanko-Lopp D. Let Evidence Guide Every New Decision (Legend): an evidence evaluation system for point-of-care clinicians and guideline development teams. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009:15:1054-1060.

2008

Knopf JM, Hornung RW, Slap GB, DeVellis RF, Britto MT. Views of treatment decision making from adolescents with chronic illnesses and their parents: a pilot study. Health Expect. 2008 Dec;11(4):343-54.

Margolis PA, McLearn KT, Earls MF, Duncan P, Rexroad A, Reuland CP, Fuller S, Paul K, Neelon B, Bristol TE, Schoettker PJ. Assisting primary care practices in using office systems to promote early childhood development. Ambul Pediatr. 2008 Nov-Dec;8(6):383-7.

Britto MT, Byczkowski TL, Anneken AM, Hausfeld J, Schoettker PJ, Farrell MK, Kotagal UR. Improving access to pediatric subspecialty care: initial failures and lessons learned. Qual Manag Health Care. 2008 Oct-Dec;17(4):320-9.

Godfrey MM, Melin CN, Muething SE, Batalden PB, Nelson EC. Clinical microsystems, Part 3. Transformation of two hospitals using microsystem, mesosystem, and macrosystem strategies. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Oct;34(10):591-603.

Lotstein D, Seid M, Ricci K, Leuschner K, Margolis P, Lurie N; PREPARE for Pandemic Influenza. Using quality improvement methods to improve public health emergency preparedness: PREPARE for Pandemic Influenza. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Sep-Oct;27(5):w328-39.

Kotagal U. Interview with a quality leader: Uma Kotagal on advances in pediatric quality. Interviewed by Christy L Beaudin. J Healthc Qual. 2008 Sep-Oct;30(5):32-3, 54.

Tuchman LK, Slap GB, Britto MT. Transition to adult care: experiences and expectations of adolescents with a chronic illness. Child Care Health Dev. 2008 Sep;34(5):557-63.

Nelson EC, Godfrey MM, Batalden PB, Berry SA, Bothe AE Jr, McKinley KE, Melin CN, Muething SE, Moore LG, Wasson JH, Nolan TW. Clinical microsystems, part 1. The building blocks of health systems.  Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Jul;34(7):367-78.

Lannon CM, Flower K, Duncan P, Moore KS, Stuart J, Bassewitz J. The Bright Futures Training Intervention Project: implementing systems to support preventive and developmental services in practice. Pediatrics. 2008 Jul;122(1):e163-71. 

Lazorick S, Crowe VL, Dolins JC, Lannon CM. Structured intervention utilizing state professional societies to foster quality improvement in practice. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2008 Summer;28(3):131-9. 

2007

Sparling KW, Ryckman FC, Schoettker PJ, Byczkowski TL, Helpling A, Mandel K, Panchanathan A, Kotagal UR. Financial impact of failing to prevent surgical site infections. Qual Manag Health Care. 2007 Jul-Sep;16(3):219-25.

Mandel KE, Kotagal UR. Pay for performance alone cannot drive quality. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Jul;161(7):650-5.

Gerhardt WE, Schoettker PJ, Donovan EF, Kotagal UR, Muething SE. Putting evidence-based clinical practice guidelines into practice: an academic pediatric center's experience. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Apr;33(4):226-35.

Muething SE, Kotagal UR, Schoettker PJ, Gonzalez del Rey J, DeWitt TG. Family-centered bedside rounds: a new approach to patient care and teaching. Pediatrics. 2007 Apr;119(4):829-32.

2005

Blacklidge M, Kotagal UR, Lazaron L, Schoettker PJ, Kennedy MR, Stultz M, Muething S. Challenges to performance-based assessment for community physicians. J Healthc Qual. 2005 Sep-Oct;27(5):20-7.