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Scruggs-Wodkowski E, Greene MT, Saint S, Fowler KE, Linder KA, Krein SL. Comparing practices to prevent infectious diseases transmission among Veterans Affairs and Nonveterans Affairs hospitals: Results from a national survey in the United States. American journal of infection control. 2023 Nov 7.
Monsees E, Wirtz AL, Krein S. Stewardship 2.0: Embracing elements of implementation science to enhance everyday antimicrobial Stewardship efforts. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Sep 7; 3(1):e149.
Jones KM, Krein SL, Mantey J, Harrod M, Mody L. Characterizing infection prevention programs and urinary tract infection prevention practices in nursing homes: A mixed-methods study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2024 Jan 1; 45(1):40-47.
Tsao PA, Fann JR, Nevedal AL, Bloor LE, Krein SL, Caram MEV. A Positive Distress Screen…Now What? An Updated Call for Integrated Psychosocial Care. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2023 Nov 1; 41(31):4837-4841.
Claeys KC, Weston LE, Pineles L, Morgan DJ, Krein SL. Implementing diagnostic stewardship to improve diagnosis of urinary tract infections across three medical centers: A qualitative assessment. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Jul 10; 1-10.
Saint S, Greene MT, Krein SL, Fowler KE, Linder KA, Ratz D, Meddings J. What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Results from a national survey in the United States. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Dec 1; 44(12):1913-1919.
Baghdadi JD, O'Hara LM, Johnson JK, Krein SL, Harris AD, Morgan DJ. Diagnostic stewardship to support optimal use of multiplex molecular respiratory panels: A survey from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Nov 1; 44(11):1823-1828.
Blok AC, Valley TS, Weston LE, Miller J, Lipman K, Krein SL. Factors Affecting Psychological Distress in Family Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study. American Journal of Critical Care : An Official Publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 2023 Jan 1; 32(1):21-30.
Manojlovich M, Krein SL. We don't talk about communication: why technology alone cannot save clinically deteriorating patients. [Editorial]. BMJ quality & safety. 2022 Jul 22.
Krein SL, Turnwald M, Anderson B, Maust DT. "Sometimes it's not about the money... it's the way you treat people...": A Qualitative Study of Nursing Home Staff Turnover. Journal of The American Medical Directors Association. 2022 Jul 1; 23(7):1178-1184.
Manojlovich M, Hofer TP, Krein SL. Advancing Patient Safety Through the Clinical Application of a Framework Focused on Communication. Journal of Patient Safety. 2021 Dec 1; 17(8):e732-e737.
Lafferty M, Harrod M, Krein S, Manojlovich M. It's like sending a message in a bottle: A qualitative study of the consequences of one-way communication technologies in hospitals. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. 2021 Nov 25; 28(12):2601-2607.
Fowler KE, Krein SL, Ratz D, Zawol D, Saint S. Sustainability of a program to reduce unnecessary urethral catheter use at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2021 Dec 1; 42(12):1497-1499.
Krein SL, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Chopra V. Use of Designated Nurse PICC Teams and CLABSI Prevention Practices Among U.S. Hospitals: A Survey-Based Study. Journal of Patient Safety. 2019 Dec 1; 15(4):293-295.
Harrod M, Petersen L, Weston LE, Gregory L, Mayer J, Samore MH, Drews FA, Krein SL. Understanding Workflow and Personal Protective Equipment Challenges Across Different Healthcare Personnel Roles. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2019 Sep 13; 69(Supplement_3):S185-S191.
Gregory L, Weston LE, Harrod M, Meddings J, Krein SL. Understanding nurses' workflow: Batching care and potential opportunities for transmission of infectious organisms, a pilot study. American journal of infection control. 2019 Oct 1; 47(10):1213-1218.
Umberfield E, Ghaferi AA, Krein SL, Manojlovich M. Using Incident Reports to Assess Communication Failures and Patient Outcomes. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2019 Jun 1; 45(6):406-413.
Forman JH, Robinson CH, Krein SL. Striving toward team-based continuity: provision of same-day access and continuity in academic primary care clinics. BMC health services research. 2019 Mar 4; 19(1):145.
Kok LS, Krein S, Hynes DM, Groeneveld P. Invited Presentation: Notes to Your Future Self: Data Documentation and Data Planning throughout the Research Lifecycle. Washington, DC: National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); 2018 Nov 3.
Quinn M, Robinson C, Forman J, Krein SL, Rosland AM. Survey Instruments to Assess Patient Experiences With Access and Coordination Across Health Care Settings: Available and Needed Measures. Medical care. 2017 Jul 1; 55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1:S84-S91.
Krein SL. Notes to Your Future Self: Data Documentation and Data Planning Throughout the Research. Planning for Data: Early, Often and Ongoing [Cyberseminar]. AcademyHealth 2017 Annual Research Meeting. 2017 Jun 25.
Sharpe E, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Krein SL, Chopra V. Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Practices and Providers: Results From the Neonatal PICC1 Survey. Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. 2017 Jun 1; 17(3):209-221.
Krein SL, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Winter S, Vaughn VM, Chopra V. The relationship between perceived role and appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters: A survey of vascular access nurses in the United States. International journal of nursing studies. 2017 Jun 1; 71:28-33.
Chopra V, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Shader S, Vaughn VM, Saint S, Krein SL. Vascular Access Specialist Training, Experience, and Practice in the United States: Results From the National PICC1 Survey. Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society. 2017 Jan 1; 40(1):15-25.
Manojlovich M, Ratz D, Miller MA, Krein SL. Use of Daily Interruption of Sedation and Early Mobility in US Hospitals. Journal of nursing care quality. 2017 Jan 1; 32(1):71-76.
Zubkoff L, Neily J, King BJ, Dellefield ME, Krein S, Young-Xu Y, Boar S, Mills PD. Virtual Breakthrough Series, Part 1: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in the Veterans Health Administration. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016 Nov 9; 42(11):485-AP2.
Annis AM, Harris M, Robinson CH, Krein SL. Do Patient-Centered Medical Home Access and Care Coordination Measures Reflect the Contribution of All Team Members? A Systematic Review. Journal of nursing care quality. 2016 Oct 1; 31(4):357-66.
Saint SK, Krein SL. What will it take to reduce infections in the hospital? Huffington Post [Internet]. 2016 Jul 20. Available from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/what-will-it-take-to-redu_b_11088600.html.
Livorsi DJ, Heintz B, Jacob JT, Krein SL, Morgan DJ, Perencevich EN. Audit and Feedback Processes Among Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2016 Jun 1; 37(6):704-6.
Krein SL. A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach to Infection Prevention. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference; 2016 May 20; Atlanta, GA.
Krein SL. Implementation Methods: Understanding the Models and Methods. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference; 2016 May 18; Atlanta, GA.
Chopra V, Kuhn L, Ratz D, Flanders SA, Krein SL. Vascular nursing experience, practice knowledge, and beliefs: Results from the Michigan PICC1 survey. Journal of hospital medicine. 2016 Apr 1; 11(4):269-75.
Midboe AM, McInnes K, Krein SL, Martino S, Heapy AA, Gifford A, Asch SM, Becker WC. Effecting system change: Two new VA QUERI programs designed to improve use of services by vulnerable Veterans across the care continuum and promote patient-centered pain management. Presented at: National Institutes of Health / AcademyHealth Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; 2015 Dec 14; Washington, DC.
Sales AE, Robinson CH, Yankey N, Yosef M, Forman JH, Krein SL, Duffy SA, Haddock KS, Zivin K, Taylor B. Assessing implementation and impact of a system-wide directive: The example of staffing methodology in the Veterans Health Administration. Poster session presented at: National Institutes of Health Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice Conference; 2015 Dec 14; Washington, DC.
Krein SL. Planning for Data: Early, Often and Ongoing. [Cyberseminar]. 2015 Sep 15.
Krein SL. Successful Implementation of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Bundles: A Two-pronged Approach. Paper presented at: VA Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation Annual Meeting; 2015 Aug 19; Iowa City, IA.
Krein SL. Using Soci-adaptive Interventions to Sustain Success and Prepare for Future Projects. 2015 Jul 14.
Annis A, Robinson CH, Yankey N, Krein SL, Taylor B, Sales AE. Implementation and Integration of the Veterans Health Administration Nurse Staffing Methodology Directive in Budget Development. Poster session presented at: VA HSR&D / QUERI National Meeting; 2015 Jul 8; Philadelphia, PA.
Robinson CH, Forman JH, Yankey N, Annis A, Krein S, Taylor B, Sales AE. Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Staffing Methodology directive in Acute Care Medical Centers: A Nation-Wide Qualitative Study. Poster session presented at: VA HSR&D / QUERI National Meeting; 2015 Jul 8; Philadelphia, PA.
Krein SL, Saint S. What's your excuse for Foley use? BMJ quality & safety. 2015 Jul 1; 24(7):412-3.
Mody L, Meddings J, Edson BS, McNamara SE, Trautner BW, Stone ND, Krein SL, Saint S. Enhancing Resident Safety by Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infection: A National Initiative to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2015 Jul 1; 61(1):86-94.
Annis A, Robinson C, Yankey N, Krein S, Taylor B, Sales AE. Implementation and Integration of the Veterans Health Administration Nurse Staffing Methodology Directive in Budget Development. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2015 Jun 14; Minneapolis, MN.
Forman JH, Robinson CH, Yankey N, Annis A, Krein S, Taylor B, Sales AE. Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Staffing Methodology Directive in Acute Care Medical Centers: A Nation-Wide Qualitative Study. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2015 Jun 14; Minneapolis, MN.
Rouen PA, Krein SL, Reame NE. Postmenopausal Symptoms in Female Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: Glucose Control and Symptom Severity. Journal of women's health (2002). 2015 Jun 1; 24(6):496-505.
Krein SL. Introduction to qualitative and mixed methods. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference; 2015 May 15; Orlando, FL.
Krein SL. Using Mixed and Qualitative Methods. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference; 2015 May 15; Orlando, FL.
Krein SL. Successful Implementation of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Bundles: Lessons Learned. Paper presented at: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; 2015 Apr 28; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Krein SL. Contributing to the Mission and Vision of the Veterans Health Administration: Care, Service, Education & Research. Paper presented at: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Pi Delta Chapter Meeting; 2014 Dec 2; Flint, MI.
Saint SK, Krein SL, Stock B. Preventing Hospital Infections: Real World Problems, Realistic Solutions. 1 ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2014. 176 p.
Krein SL, Fowler KE, Ratz D, Meddings J, Saint SK. Preventing Device-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals: National Surveys from 2005 to 2013. Poster session presented at: ID Week Annual Conference; 2014 Oct 14; Philadelphia, PA.
Fakih MG, Krein SL, Edson B, Watson SR, Battles JB, Saint S. Engaging health care workers to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection and avert patient harm. American journal of infection control. 2014 Oct 1; 42(10 Suppl):S223-9.
Yano EM, Bair MJ, Carrasquillo O, Krein SL, Rubenstein LV. Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT): VA's journey to implement patient-centered medical homes. [Editorial]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2014 Jul 1; 29 Suppl 2:S547-9.
Emeott AA, Holtz B, Moorish W, Davis JA, Krein SL. Implementation of a Nurse Navigator Program in a Large Veterans Affairs Health System. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2014 Jun 10; San Diego, CA.
Krein SL, Bohnert AS, Kim M, Harris ME, Richardson CR. Opioid Use and Walking Among Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2014 Jun 10; San Diego, CA.
Saint S, Gaies E, Fowler KE, Harrod M, Krein SL. Introducing a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention guide to patient safety (GPS). American journal of infection control. 2014 May 1; 42(5):548-50.
Krein SL. The Why and How to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI). [Cyberseminar]. 2013 Dec 2.
Saint S, Fowler KE, Krein SL, Flanders SA, Bodnar TW, Young E, Moseley RH. An academic hospitalist model to improve healthcare worker communication and learner education: results from a quasi-experimental study at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Journal of hospital medicine. 2013 Dec 1; 8(12):702-10.
Krein SL. Gateway to Harm: The Non-infectious Harms of Catheterization. [Cyberseminar]. 2013 Nov 12.
Chopra V, Kuhn L, Flanders SA, Saint S, Krein SL. Hospitalist experiences, practice, opinions, and knowledge regarding peripherally inserted central catheters: results of a national survey. Journal of hospital medicine. 2013 Nov 1; 8(11):635-8.
Kiyoshi-Teo H, Krein SL, Saint S. Applying mindful evidence-based practice at the bedside: using catheter-associated urinary tract infection as a model. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2013 Oct 1; 34(10):1099-101.
Saint S, Greene MT, Damschroder L, Krein SL. Is the use of antimicrobial devices to prevent infection correlated across different healthcare-associated infections? Results from a national survey. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2013 Aug 1; 34(8):847-9.
Harrod M, Manojlovich M, Kowalski CP, Saint S, Krein SL. Unique factors rural veterans' affairs hospitals face when implementing health care-associated infection prevention initiatives. The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 2013 May 23; 30(1):17-26.
Harrod M, Kowalski CP, Saint S, Forman J, Krein SL. Variations in risk perceptions: a qualitative study of why unnecessary urinary catheter use continues to be problematic. BMC health services research. 2013 Apr 26; 13:151.
Saint S, Greene MT, Olmsted RN, Chopra V, Meddings J, Safdar N, Krein SL. Perceived strength of evidence supporting practices to prevent health care-associated infection: results from a national survey of infection prevention personnel. American journal of infection control. 2013 Feb 1; 41(2):100-6.
Chopra V, Anand S, Krein SL, Chenoweth C, Saint S. Bloodstream infection, venous thrombosis, and peripherally inserted central catheters: reappraising the evidence. The American journal of medicine. 2012 Aug 1; 125(8):733-41.
Harris ME, Krein SL, Holleman R, Richardson CR. Influence of Narcotic Use in Back Pain Patients Using an Internet Mediated Walking Program. Poster session presented at: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders Medical Student Research Symposium; 2012 Aug 1; Nashville, TN.
Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Hofer TP, Saint S. Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009. Journal of general internal medicine. 2012 Jul 1; 27(7):773-9.
McGlynn G, Hecht MI, Krein SL. Short Video-08: The Benefits of A Regular Walking Program for Veterans with Chronic Back Pain. 2012 Jul 1; 2(4).
Eisen S, Fihn SD, Krein S, Nelson KM, Rosland AM, Yano E. National Implementation of Patient-Centered Medical Home: Early Lessons from the VA PACT Initiative. Presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2012 Jun 24; Orlando, FL.
Krein SL. Putting the Patient Into the Patient Aligned Care Team. Paper presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2012 Jun 24; Orlando, FL.
Krein SL. An Internet-mediated Exercise Intervention for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain. [Cyberseminar]. 2012 Jun 5.
Holtz B, Richardson CR, Krein SL, Hughes M, Bentley D, Giardino N. OEF/OIF Veteran Preferences for and Feasibility of Internet-Mediated Physical Activity Interventions. Poster session presented at: American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting; 2012 Apr 29; San Jose, CA.
Krein SL. Introduction to Qualitative and Mixed Methods. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference; 2012 Apr 14; Jacksonville, FL.
Buis LR, Kotagal LV, Porcari CE, Rauch SA, Krein SL, Richardson CR. Physical activity in postdeployment Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs services. Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2012 Apr 5; 48(8):901-11.
Miller MA, Bosk EA, Iwashyna TJ, Krein SL. Implementation challenges in the intensive care unit: the why, who, and how of daily interruption of sedation. Journal of Critical Care. 2012 Apr 1; 27(2):218.e1-7.
Miller MA, Krein SL, Saint S, Kahn JM, Iwashyna TJ. Organisational characteristics associated with the use of daily interruption of sedation in US hospitals: a national study. BMJ quality & safety. 2012 Feb 1; 21(2):145-51.
Krein SL. Appropriate Urinary Catheter Placement in the Emergency Department. Paper presented at: Michigan Health and Hospital Association ER Workshop; 2011 Sep 28; Grand Rapids, MI.
Krein SL. Using Implementation and Mixed Methods Research to Translate Infection Prevention Evidence Into Practice. 2011 May 26.
Krein SL. Implementing Evidence to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. [Cyberseminar]. 2011 May 19.
Krein SL. Integrating Qualitative and Mixed Methods into Your Infection Prevention Initiatives. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Scientific Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr 2; Dallas, TX.
Mody L, Bradley SF, Galecki A, Olmsted RN, Fitzgerald JT, Kauffman CA, Saint S, Krein SL. Conceptual model for reducing infections and antimicrobial resistance in skilled nursing facilities: focusing on residents with indwelling devices. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2011 Mar 1; 52(5):654-61.
Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Hofer TP, Saint S. What VA and Non-VA Hospitals are Doing to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections: 2005-2009. Poster session presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2011 Feb 16; Washington, DC.
Krein SL. Implementing Change: The Socio-Adaptive Aspects of Preventing CAUTI. 2011 Jan 13.
Krein SL, Meddings J. Implementing Evidence to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A State-wide and a Unit-based Approach. 2010 Nov 30.
Krein SL, Damschroder LJ, Kowalski CP, Forman J, Hofer TP, Saint S. The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection prevention: a multi-center qualitative study. Social science & medicine (1982). 2010 Nov 1; 71(9):1692-701.
Saint S, Howell JD, Krein SL. Implementation science: how to jump-start infection prevention. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2010 Nov 1; 31 Suppl 1:S14-7.
Krein SL. The Use of Mixed-Methods to Study Translating Infection Prevention Evidence into Practice. [Cyberseminar]. 2010 Oct 6.
Saint S, Kowalski CP, Banaszak-Holl J, Forman J, Damschroder L, Krein SL. The importance of leadership in preventing healthcare-associated infection: results of a multisite qualitative study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. 2010 Sep 1; 31(9):901-7.
Mody L, Saint S, Galecki A, Chen S, Krein SL. Knowledge of evidence-based urinary catheter care practice recommendations among healthcare workers in nursing homes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2010 Aug 1; 58(8):1532-7.
Kerr EA, Pogach LM, Krein SL, Hofer TP. Developing more meaningful performance measures for VA: a partnership between OQP and QUERI. Poster session presented at: VA “One Team toward One Dream” National Quality, Patient Safety and Systems Redesign Conference; 2010 Jun 20; San Francisco, CA.
Krein SL. Knowledge Translation 2010. Paper presented at: Knowledge Translation: Improving Health Care and Health Systems with Knowledge Translation Conference; 2010 Jun 9; Halifax, Canada.
Krein SL, Helfrich C, Sahay A, Daggett V, Sales A. Interactive discussion of Case Examples of Researcher-Operations Collaborations from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Quality enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI). Presented at: Knowledge Translation: Improving Health Care and Health Systems with Knowledge Translation Workshop; 2010 Jun 9; Halifax, Canada.
Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Hofer TP, Saint SK. Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infection in U.S. Hospitals: 2005-2009. Presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2010 Apr 29; Minneapolis, MN.
Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Saint SK. Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in U.S. Hospitals: 2005-2009. Poster session presented at: Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting; 2010 Apr 10; Washington, DC.
Krein SL. What U.S. Hospitals Are Doing to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infection 2005-2009. Paper presented at: International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections; 2010 Mar 20; Atlanta, GA.
Krein SL. Implementing Evidence to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Enhance Patient Safety. Paper presented at: University of Michigan School of Nursing Dean's Lecture and Research Day Conference; 2009 Oct 15; Ann Arbor, MI.
Krein SL. Turning Evidence into Practice. Paper presented at: Michigan Society for Infection Prevention and Control Education Fall Conference; 2009 Oct 15; Lansing, MI.
Rouen P, Krein SL, Roberts J, Reame N. Menopause Symptoms in Women with Diabetes: Glucose Control is an Important Correlate of Severity. Paper presented at: North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting; 2009 Sep 30; San Diego, CA.
Krein SL. Behavioral Health Research and the Returning Veteran Population: challenges and Opportunities. Paper presented at: Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Annual Meeting; 2009 Jun 20; Keystone, CO.
Kerr EA, Holleman R, Piette JD, Krein SL, Hofer TP. Achievement of blood pressure control targets at a single visit does not adequately reflect quality of antihypertensive care. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2009 May 14; Miami, FL.
Kurlander JE, Kerr EA, Krein SL, Heisler MM, Piette JD. For patients with diabetes and chronic pain, mood and medication beliefs influence choices about medication underuse in the context of cost pressures. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2009 May 13; Miami, FL.
Krein SL. Translating Infection Prevention Research into Practice. Paper presented at: Evidence-Based Practice Center National Conference; 2009 Apr 2; Baltimore, MD.
Saint SK, Kowalski CP, Forman JH, Damschroder LJ, Krein SL. Active Resisters and Organizational Constipators: How Hospital Employees Affect Hospital-Acquired Infection Prevention Efforts. Poster session presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2009 Feb 13; Baltimore, MD.
Damschroder LJ, Banaszak-Holl J, Kowalski CP, Forman JH, Saint SK, Krein SL. The Role of Champions in Implementing Infection Prevention Practices. Poster session presented at: National Institutes of Health Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Building Research Capacity to Bridge the Gap From Science to Service; 2009 Jan 28; Bethesda, MD.
Mody L, Saint S, Kaufman SR, Kowalski C, Krein SL. Adoption of alcohol-based handrub by United States hospitals: a national survey. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. 2008 Dec 1; 29(12):1177-80.
Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Damschroder L, Forman J, Kaufman SR, Saint S. Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States: a multicenter mixed-methods study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. 2008 Oct 1; 29(10):933-40.
Saint, Kowalski, Krein SL. What Practices Are U.S. Hospitals Using to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection and Why? A Mixed-Methods Study. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2008 Apr 12; Pittsburgh, PA.
Krein SL, Kowalski, Kaufman, Forman, Damschroder, Saint. Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in U.S. Hospitals: A Mixed Methods Study. Paper presented at: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Scientific Annual Meeting; 2008 Apr 7; Orlando, FL.
Mitchinson AR, Kerr EA, Krein SL. Management of chronic noncancer pain by VA primary care providers: when is pain control a priority? The American journal of managed care. 2008 Feb 1; 14(2):77-84.
Green LA, Wyszewianski L, Lowery JC, Kowalski CP, Krein SL. An observational study of the effectiveness of practice guideline implementation strategies examined according to physicians' cognitive styles. Implementation science : IS. 2007 Dec 1; 2:41.
Madigan ME, Smith-Wheelock L, Krein SL. Healthy hair starts with a healthy body: hair stylists as lay health advisors to prevent chronic kidney disease. Preventing chronic disease. 2007 Jul 1; 4(3):A64.
Olmsted, Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Kauffman CA, Saint. Infection Control Programs Across the U.S.: Program Characteristics and Barriers to Translating Research into Practice. Poster session presented at: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Annual Conference; 2007 Jun 28; San Jose, CA.
Krein SK, Ullrich PU. How QUERI Process Facilitates Collaboration: Focusing on Chronic Pain. Paper presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2007 May 3; Arlington, VA.
Krein SL, Heisler M, Piette JD, Butchart A, Kerr EA. Overcoming the influence of chronic pain on older patients' difficulty with recommended self-management activities. The Gerontologist. 2007 Feb 1; 47(1):61-8.
Krein SL, Vijan S, Choe HM, Hayward RA. Quality improvement strategies for type 2 diabetes. [Letter to the Editor]. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2006 Dec 13; 296(22):2680; author reply 2681.
Krein SL, Funnell MM, Piette JD. Economics of diabetes mellitus. The Nursing Clinics of North America. 2006 Dec 1; 41(4):499-511, v-vi.
Olmsted RN, Kowalski CP, Krein SL, Saint S. Reading habits of infection control coordinators in the United States: peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed evidence? American journal of infection control. 2006 Dec 1; 34(10):616-20.
Olmsted RN, Kowalski CP, Krein SL, Saint S. Survey of Reading Habits of Infection Control Coordinators in the United States: Peer-Reviewed or 'Throwaway' Evidence? Paper presented at: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Annual Conference; 2006 Jun 14; Tampa, FL.
Krein SL, Hofer T, Kowalski C, Saint S. Adoption of Infection Prevention Practices by VA and non-VA Hospitals. Paper presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2006 Feb 16; Arlington, VA.
Krein S, Heisler M, Piette J, Butchart A, Kerr E. Does self-efficacy mediate the influence of chronic pain on patients' self-care adherence? Paper presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2006 Feb 15; Arlington, VA.
Green LA, Kowalski CP, Krein SL, Lowery JC, Wyszewianski L. Effect of physician information style and implementation strategy on guideline adherence. Poster session presented at: Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting; 2005 Oct 1; San Francisco, CA.
Piette JD, Heisler M, Krein S, Kerr EA. The role of patient-physician trust in moderating medication nonadherence due to cost pressures. Archives of internal medicine. 2005 Aug 8; 165(15):1749-55.
Krein SL. Step-by-Step through the QUERI Process: Improving Diabetes Eye Care. Paper presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2005 Jun 1; Boston, MA.
Choe HM, Mitrovich S, Dubay D, Hayward RA, Krein SL, Vijan S. Proactive case management of high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by a clinical pharmacist: a randomized controlled trial. The American journal of managed care. 2005 Apr 1; 11(4):253-60.
Heisler M, Smith DM, Hayward RA, Krein SL, Kerr EA. How well do patients' assessments of their diabetes self-management correlate with actual glycemic control and receipt of recommended diabetes services? Diabetes Care. 2003 Mar 1; 26(3):738-43.
Heisler M, Smith DM, Krein S, Kerr EA. Racial Disparities in Diabetes Care Processes, Outcomes, and Treatment Intensity. Paper presented at: RWJ Foundation Clinical Scholars Program Annual Meeting; 2002 Nov 1; Denver, CO.
Krein SL, Hofer TP, Kerr EA, Hayward RA. Whom should we profile? Examining diabetes care practice variation among primary care providers, provider groups, and health care facilities. Health services research. 2002 Oct 1; 37(5):1159-80.
Kerr EA, Krein SL, Vijan S, Hofer TP, Hayward RA. Avoiding pitfalls in chronic disease quality measurement: a case for the next generation of technical quality measures. The American journal of managed care. 2001 Nov 1; 7(11):1033-43.
Kerr EA, Smith DM, Hayward RA, Krein SL, Kaplan SH. The influence of health status on satisfaction among patients with diabetes. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2001 May 3; San Diego, CA.
Hofer TP, Krein S, Davis J, Hayward RA. Variation at provider, team and facility level for profile measures related to diabetes care. Paper presented at: Scientific Basis of Health Services International Annual Conference; 2000 Sep 1; Toronto, Canada.
Hofer TP, Krein S, Hayward RA. Variation at provider, team and clinic site level for profile measures related to diabetes care. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2000 May 4; Boston, MA.
Krein SL. A public health approach to improve diabetes care and outcomes. Paper presented at: Association for Health Services Research Annual Meeting; 1999 Jun 1; Chicago, IL.
Krein SL. Michigan Diabetes Outreach Networks (MDONs): Evaluating the impact on care process and patient outcomes. Paper presented at: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes Translation Annual Conference; 1999 Apr 1; Albuquerque, NM.