Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Author "Klompas, Michael"
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Advancing the science of ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance
Klompas, Michael (BioMed Central, 2012)The landmark Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control definitively demonstrated that infection surveillance and control programs prevent hospital-acquired infections. The rise of public reporting, benchmarking, ... -
Automated Identification of Acute Hepatitis B Using Electronic Medical Record Data to Facilitate Public Health Surveillance
Haney, Gillian; Church, Daniel; Hou, Xuanlin; Ramsay, Mary; Klompas, Michael; Lazarus, Ross; Platt, Richard (Public Library of Science, 2008)Background: Automatic identification of notifiable diseases from electronic medical records can potentially improve the timeliness and completeness of public health surveillance. We describe the development and implementation ... -
Diagnosing sepsis is subjective and highly variable: a survey of intensivists using case vignettes
Rhee, Chanu; Kadri, Sameer S.; Danner, Robert L.; Suffredini, Anthony F.; Massaro, Anthony F.; Kitch, Barrett T.; Lee, Grace; Klompas, Michael (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Sepsis is the focus of national quality improvement programs and a recent public reporting measure from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However, diagnosing sepsis requires interpreting nonspecific ... -
Harnessing Electronic Health Records for Public Health Surveillance
Klompas, Michael; MURPHY, MICHAEL; Lankiewicz, Julie; McVetta, Jason; Lazarus, Ross; Eggleston, Emma; Daly, Patricia Ann; Oppedisano, Paul; Beagan, Brianne; Kirby, Chaim; Platt, Richard (University of Illinois at Chicago Library, 2011)Electronic medical record (EMR) systems are a rich potential source for detailed, timely, and efficient surveillance of large populations. We created the Electronic medical record Support for Public Health (ESP) system to ... -
Improving documentation and coding for acute organ dysfunction biases estimates of changing sepsis severity and burden: a retrospective study
Rhee, Chanu; Murphy, Michael V.; Li, Lingling; Platt, Richard; Klompas, Michael (BioMed Central, 2015)Introduction: Claims-based analyses report that the incidence of sepsis-associated organ dysfunction is increasing. We examined whether coding practices for acute organ dysfunction are changing over time and if so, whether ... -
Obesity as a risk factor for severe influenza-like illness
Cocoros, Noelle M; Lash, Timothy L; DeMaria, Alfred; Klompas, Michael (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013)Background: Obesity was recognized as in independent risk factor for influenza during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Objectives: We evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) ... -
The Paradox of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Measures
Klompas, Michael (BioMed Central, 2009)There is a striking paradox in the literature supporting high-profile measures to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): many studies show significant reductions in VAP rates but almost none show any impact on ... -
Treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia with linezolid or vancomycin: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kalil, Andre C; Klompas, Michael; Haynatzki, Gleb; Rupp, Mark E (BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)Objective: Hospital-acquired pneumonia remains the most lethal and expensive nosocomial infection worldwide. Optimal therapy remains controversial. We aimed to compare mortality and clinical response outcomes in patients ...