Urgent readmission rates can be used to infer differences in avoidable readmission rates between hospitals
van Walraven C, Austin PC, Forster AJ. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012; 65(10):1124-30. Epub 2012 Jul 23.
Publications
Assessing methods for measurement of clinical outcomes and quality of care in primary care practices
Green ME, Hogg W, Savage C, Johnston S, Russell G, Jaakkimainen RL, Glazier RH, Barnsley J, Birtwhistle R. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12:214. Epub 2012 Jul 23.
LACE+ index: extension of a validated index to predict early death or urgent readmission after hospital discharge using administrative data
van Walraven C, Wong J, Forster AJ. Open Med. 2012; 6(3):e80-90.
A spatial analysis of asthma prevalence in Ontario
Crighton EJ, Feng J, Gershon A, Guan J, To T. Can J Public Health. 2012; 103(5):e384-9.
On-time vaccination coverage in premature infants in Ontario, 2002-2009
Wilson K, Hawken S, Henningsen KH, Kwong JC, Deeks SL, Crowcroft NS, Law B, Manuel DG. Can J Public Health. 2012; 103(5):e359-62.
Vaccine and Immunization Surveillance in Ontario (VISION) — using linked health administrative databases to monitor vaccine safety
Wilson K, Hawken S, Kwong JC, Deeks SL, Crowcroft NS, Manuel D. Vaccine. 2012; 30(43):6115-20. Epub 2012 Jun 15.
H1N1 influenza vaccination during pregnancy and fetal and neonatal outcomes
Fell DB, Sprague AE, Liu N, Yasseen AS, Wen SW, Smith G, Walker MC; Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) Ontario. Am J Public Health. 2012; 102(6):e33-40. Epub 2012 Apr 19.
Seven More Years: The Impact of Smoking, Alcohol, Diet, Physical Activity and Stress on Health and Life Expectancy in Ontario
ICES–Métis Nation of Ontario Reports on Chronic Diseases
Diabetes screening among immigrants: a population-based urban cohort study
Creatore MI, Booth GL, Manuel DG, Moineddin R, Glazier RH. Diabetes Care. 2012; 35(4):754-61. Epub 2012 Mar 13.