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The role of the champion in infection prevention: results from a multisite qualitative study.

Damschroder LJ, Banaszak-Holl J, Kowalski CP, Forman J, Saint S, Krein SL.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Dec;18(6):434-40.PMID: 19955453 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Translating health care-associated urinary tract infection prevention research into practice via the bladder bundle.

Saint S, Olmsted RN, Fakih MG, Kowalski CP, Watson SR, Sales AE, Krein SL.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Sep;35(9):449-55.PMID: 19769204 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Experience and management of chronic pain among patients with other complex chronic conditions.

Butchart A, Kerr EA, Heisler M, Piette JD, Krein SL.

Clin J Pain. 2009 May;25(4):293-8.PMID: 19590477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and the Medicare rule changes.

Saint S, Meddings JA, Calfee D, Kowalski CP, Krein SL.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 16;150(12):877-84.PMID: 19528567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Urologist ownership of ambulatory surgery centers and urinary stone surgery use.

Hollingsworth JM, Ye Z, Strope SA, Krein SL, Hollenbeck AT, Hollenbeck BK.

Health Serv Res. 2009 Aug;44(4):1370-84. Epub 2009 Mar 31.PMID: 19490161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care-acquired infection prevention efforts.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Banaszak-Holl J, Forman J, Damschroder L, Krein SL.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 May;35(5):239-46.PMID: 19480375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

More than a pain in the neck: how discussing chronic pain affects hypertension medication intensification.

Krein SL, Hofer TP, Holleman R, Piette JD, Klamerus ML, Kerr EA.

J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Aug;24(8):911-6. Epub 2009 May 29.PMID: 19479311 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Adoption of alcohol-based handrub by United States hospitals: a national survey.

Mody L, Saint S, Kaufman SR, Kowalski C, Krein SL.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Dec;29(12):1177-80.PMID: 18986300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Qualitative research methods: key features and insights gained from use in infection prevention research.

Forman J, Creswell JW, Damschroder L, Kowalski CP, Krein SL.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Dec;36(10):764-71. Epub 2008 Oct 3.PMID: 18834752 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States: a multicenter mixed-methods study.

Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Damschroder L, Forman J, Kaufman SR, Saint S.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29(10):933-40.PMID: 18715152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A multicenter qualitative study on preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in US hospitals.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Forman J, Damschroder L, Hofer TP, Kaufman SR, Creswell JW, Krein SL.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;29(4):333-41.PMID: 18462146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding variation in the adoption of a new technology in surgery.

Hollingsworth JM, Krein SL, Dunn RL, Wolf JS Jr, Hollenbeck BK.

Med Care. 2008 Apr;46(4):366-71.PMID: 18362815 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving eye care for veterans with diabetes: An example of using the QUERI steps to move from evidence to implementation: QUERI Series.

Krein SL, Bernstein SJ, Fletcher CE, Makki F, Goldzweig CL, Watts B, Vijan S, Hayward RA.

Implement Sci. 2008 Mar 19;3:18.PMID: 18353187 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Management of chronic noncancer pain by VA primary care providers: when is pain control a priority?

Mitchinson AR, Kerr EA, Krein SL.

Am J Manag Care. 2008 Feb;14(2):77-84.PMID: 18269303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: a national study.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Kaufman SR, Hofer TP, Kauffman CA, Olmsted RN, Forman J, Banaszak-Holl J, Damschroder L, Krein SL.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15;46(2):243-50.PMID: 18171256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An observational study of the effectiveness of practice guideline implementation strategies examined according to physicians' cognitive styles.

Green LA, Wyszewianski L, Lowery JC, Kowalski CP, Krein SL.

Implement Sci. 2007 Dec 1;2:41.PMID: 18053156 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Beyond comorbidity counts: how do comorbidity type and severity influence diabetes patients' treatment priorities and self-management?

Kerr EA, Heisler M, Krein SL, Kabeto M, Langa KM, Weir D, Piette JD.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Dec;22(12):1635-40. Epub 2007 Jul 24.PMID: 17647065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Payer leverage and hospital compliance with a benchmark: a population-based observational study.

Hollingsworth JM, Krein SL, Miller DC, DeMonner S, Hollenbeck BK.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Jul 18;7:112.PMID: 17640364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Healthy hair starts with a healthy body: hair stylists as lay health advisors to prevent chronic kidney disease.

Madigan ME, Smith-Wheelock L, Krein SL.

Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Jul;4(3):A64. Epub 2007 Jun 15.PMID: 17572968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention practices by US hospitals.

Krein SL, Hofer TP, Kowalski CP, Olmsted RN, Kauffman CA, Forman JH, Banaszak-Holl J, Saint S.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Jun;82(6):672-8.PMID: 17550746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Operative mortality after renal transplantation--does surgeon type matter?

Hollingsworth JM, Hollenbeck BK, Englesbe MJ, DeMonner S, Krein SL.

J Urol. 2007 Jun;177(6):2255-9; discussion 2259.PMID: 17509333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overcoming the influence of chronic pain on older patients' difficulty with recommended self-management activities.

Krein SL, Heisler M, Piette JD, Butchart A, Kerr EA.

Gerontologist. 2007 Feb;47(1):61-8.PMID: 17327541 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality improvement strategies for type 2 diabetes.

Krein SL, Vijan S, Choe HM, Hayward RA.

JAMA. 2006 Dec 13;296(22):2680; author reply 2681. No abstract available. PMID: 17164452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reading habits of infection control coordinators in the United States: peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed evidence?

Olmsted RN, Kowalski CP, Krein SL, Saint S.

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Dec;34(10):616-20.PMID: 17161735 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Economics of diabetes mellitus.

Krein SL, Funnell MM, Piette JD.

Nurs Clin North Am. 2006 Dec;41(4):499-511, v-vi. Review.PMID: 17059971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Translating infection prevention evidence into practice using quantitative and qualitative research.

Krein SL, Olmsted RN, Hofer TP, Kowalski C, Forman J, Banaszak-Holl J, Saint S.

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Oct;34(8):507-12.PMID: 17015156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Personal and treatment factors associated with foot self-care among veterans with diabetes.

Johnston MV, Pogach L, Rajan M, Mitchinson A, Krein SL, Bonacker K, Reiber G.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2006 Mar-Apr;43(2):227-38.PMID: 16847789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetes treatment among VA patients with comorbid serious mental illness.

Krein SL, Bingham CR, McCarthy JF, Mitchinson A, Payes J, Valenstein M.

Psychiatr Serv. 2006 Jul;57(7):1016-21.PMID: 16816287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Gender disparities in lipid management: the presence of disparities depends on the quality measure.

Kim C, Kerr EA, Bernstein SJ, Krein SL.

Am J Manag Care. 2006 Mar;12(3):133-6.PMID: 16524345 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Proactive case management of high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by a clinical pharmacist: a randomized controlled trial.

Choe HM, Mitrovich S, Dubay D, Hayward RA, Krein SL, Vijan S.

Am J Manag Care. 2005 Apr;11(4):253-60.PMID: 15839185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Veterans Affairs primary care organizational characteristics associated with better diabetes control.

Jackson GL, Yano EM, Edelman D, Krein SL, Ibrahim MA, Carey TS, Lee SY, Hartmann KE, Dudley TK, Weinberger M.

Am J Manag Care. 2005 Apr;11(4):225-37.PMID: 15839183 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effect of chronic pain on diabetes patients' self-management.

Krein SL, Heisler M, Piette JD, Makki F, Kerr EA.

Diabetes Care. 2005 Jan;28(1):65-70.PMID: 15616235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetes care quality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System and commercial managed care: the TRIAD study.

Kerr EA, Gerzoff RB, Krein SL, Selby JV, Piette JD, Curb JD, Herman WH, Marrero DG, Narayan KM, Safford MM, Thompson T, Mangione CM.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Aug 17;141(4):272-81.PMID: 15313743 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Case management for patients with poorly controlled diabetes: a randomized trial.

Krein SL, Klamerus ML, Vijan S, Lee JL, Fitzgerald JT, Pawlow A, Reeves P, Hayward RA.

Am J Med. 2004 Jun 1;116(11):732-9.PMID: 15144909 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality improvement initiatives: issues in moving from diabetes guidelines to policy.

Hayward RA, Hofer TP, Kerr EA, Krein SL.

Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27 Suppl 2:B54-60.PMID: 15113784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Racial disparities in diabetes care processes, outcomes, and treatment intensity.

Heisler M, Smith DM, Hayward RA, Krein SL, Kerr EA.

Med Care. 2003 Nov;41(11):1221-32.PMID: 14583685 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Building a better quality measure: are some patients with 'poor quality' actually getting good care?

Kerr EA, Smith DM, Hogan MM, Hofer TP, Krein SL, Bermann M, Hayward RA.

Med Care. 2003 Oct;41(10):1173-82.PMID: 14515113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How well do patients' assessments of their diabetes self-management correlate with actual glycemic control and receipt of recommended diabetes services?

Heisler M, Smith DM, Hayward RA, Krein SL, Kerr EA.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Mar;26(3):738-43.PMID: 12610031 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Whom should we profile? Examining diabetes care practice variation among primary care providers, provider groups, and health care facilities.

Krein SL, Hofer TP, Kerr EA, Hayward RA.

Health Serv Res. 2002 Oct;37(5):1159-80.PMID: 12479491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparing clinical automated, medical record, and hybrid data sources for diabetes quality measures.

Kerr EA, Smith DM, Hogan MM, Krein SL, Pogach L, Hofer TP, Hayward RA.

Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002 Oct;28(10):555-65.PMID: 12369158 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aspirin use and counseling about aspirin among patients with diabetes.

Krein SL, Vijan S, Pogach LM, Hogan MM, Kerr EA.

Diabetes Care. 2002 Jun;25(6):965-70.PMID: 12032100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Avoiding pitfalls in chronic disease quality measurement: a case for the next generation of technical quality measures.

Kerr EA, Krein SL, Vijan S, Hofer TP, Hayward RA.

Am J Manag Care. 2001 Nov;7(11):1033-43.PMID: 11725807 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Michigan Diabetes Outreach Networks: a public health approach to strengthening diabetes care.

Krein SL, Klamerus ML.

J Community Health. 2000 Dec;25(6):495-511.PMID: 11071230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Department of Veterans Affairs' Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for Diabetes Mellitus.

Krein SL, Hayward RA, Pogach L, BootsMiller BJ.

Med Care. 2000 Jun;38(6 Suppl 1):I38-48. Review.PMID: 10843269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The adoption of provider-based rural health clinics by rural hospitals: a study of market and institutional forces.

Krein SL.

Health Serv Res. 1999 Apr;34(1 Pt 1):33-60.PMID: 10201851 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The composition of rural hospital medical staffs: the influence of hospital neighbors.

Krein SL, Christianson JB, Chen MM.

J Rural Health. 1997 Fall;13(4):306-19.PMID: 10177152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The employment and use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants by rural hospitals.

Krein SL.

J Rural Health. 1997 Winter;13(1):45-58.PMID: 10167765 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles