Richard Platt

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Richard Platt is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Platt has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Richard Platt's work include Patient Safety and Medication Errors (4 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (4 papers) and Surgical site infection prevention (4 papers). Richard Platt is often cited by papers focused on Patient Safety and Medication Errors (4 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (4 papers) and Surgical site infection prevention (4 papers). Richard Platt collaborates with scholars based in United States and Uganda. Richard Platt's co-authors include Kenneth Sands, Sara E. Cosgrove, Edward Guadagnoli, Ellen Meara, Eli N. Perencevich, Ken Kleinman, Thomas S. Inui, Peter W. Choo, Cynthia S. Rand and Claire Canning and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Richard Platt

29 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection

2013 516 citations Susan S. Huang, Edward Septimus et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Advanced Clinical Decision Support for Vaccine Adverse Event Detection and Reporting 2015 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Meghan A. Baker, David C. Kaelber, (unknown), Pedro L. Moro, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adam Douglas Henry, Richard Platt, Michael Klompas	13
2	Lactate Testing in Suspected Sepsis 2015 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Chanu Rhee, Michael Murphy, Lingling Li, Richard Platt, Michael Klompas	28
3	Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection breakdown → 2013 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Susan S. Huang, Edward Septimus, Ken Kleinman, Julia Moody, Jason Hickok, Taliser R. Avery, Julie Lankiewicz, Adrijana Gombosev, Leah Terpstra, (unknown), Mary K. Hayden, John A. Jernigan, Robert A. Weinstein, Victoria J. Fraser, Katherine Haffenreffer, Eric Cui, Rebecca E. Kaganov, Karen Lolans, Jonathan B. Perlin, Richard Platt	516
4	A Win for the Learning Health System 2013 ·NAM Perspectives ·Richard Platt, Susan S. Huang, Jonathan B. Perlin	1
5	Effect of Nonpayment for Preventable Infections in U.S. Hospitals 2012 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Grace M. Lee, Ken Kleinman, Stephen B. Soumerai, Alison Tse, David Cole, Scott K. Fridkin, Teresa Horan, Richard Platt, Charlene Gay, William J. Kassler, Donald A. Goldmann, John A. Jernigan, Ashish K. Jha	173
6	Surveillance for Adverse Events Following Receipt of Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Vaccine in the Post-Licensure Rapid Immunization Safety Monitoring (PRISM) System, 2009-2010 2012 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·W. Katherine Yih, Grace M. Lee, Tracy A. Lieu, Robert Ball, Martin Kulldorff, Melisa D. Rett, Peter Wahl, Cheryl N. McMahill‐Walraven, Richard Platt, Daniel A. Salmon	58
7	Use of Antibiotic Exposure to Detect Postoperative Infections 2009 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Deborah S. Yokoe, Mervyn Shapiro, Elisheva Simchen, Richard Platt	3
8	Risk of Misleading Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia Rates with Use of Standard Clinical and Microbiological Criteria 2008 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Michael Klompas, Martin Kulldorff, Richard Platt	56
9	Development of an Algorithm for Surveillance of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia With Electronic Data and Comparison of Algorithm Results With Clinician Diagnoses 2007 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Michael Klompas, Ken Kleinman, Richard Platt	70
10	Academic Detailing to Improve Laboratory Testing Among Outpatient Medication Users 2007 ·Medical Care ·Jennifer Elston Lafata, Marc J. Gunter, John Hsu, Scott Kaatz, Richard Krajenta, Richard Platt, Lonni Schultz, Joseph V. Selby, Steven R. Simon, (unknown), Stephen B. Soumerai, Connie S. Uratsu	12
11	The Impact of Prescribing Safety Alerts for Elderly Persons in an Electronic Medical Record 2006 ·Archives of Internal Medicine ·David H. Smith, Nancy Perrin, Adrianne C. Feldstein, Xiuhai Yang, Daniel Kuang, Steven R. Simon, Dean F. Sittig, Richard Platt, Stephen B. Soumerai	117
12	Reducing Warfarin Medication Interactions 2006 ·Archives of Internal Medicine ·Adrianne C. Feldstein, David H. Smith, Nancy Perrin, Xiuhai Yang, Steven R. Simon, Michael Krall, Dean F. Sittig, (unknown), Richard Platt, Stephen B. Soumerai	90
13	Sex differences in gout epidemiology: evaluation and treatment 2006 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Leslie R. Harrold, Robert A. Yood, Ted R. Mikuls, (unknown), John M. Davis, (unknown), K. Arnold Chan, Douglas W. Roblin, Marsha A. Raebel, Alan Worley, Richard Platt, Kenneth G. Saag	118
14	Effect of Increased Cost-Sharing on Oral Hypoglycemic Use in Five Managed Care Organizations 2005 ·Medical Care ·Douglas W. Roblin, Richard Platt, Michael J. Goodman, John Hsu, Winnie W. Nelson, David H. Smith, Susan E. Andrade, Stephen B. Soumerai	72
15	Relationship of pulmonary artery catheter use to mortality and resource utilization in patients with severe sepsis* 2003 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Donghui Yu, Richard Platt, Paul N. Lanken, Edgar Black, Kenneth Sands, J. Sanford Schwartz, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Graman, Katherine L. Kahn, David R. Snydman, Julie Parsonnet, Richard B. Moore, David W. Bates	58
16	Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections 2001 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Richard Platt, Deborah S. Yokoe, Kenneth Sands	3
17	Prevalence and duration of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy use in a managed care organization, 1990–1995 2000 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Maureen T. Connelly, Marcie K. Richardson, Richard Platt	30
18	Validation of Patient Reports, Automated Pharmacy Records, and Pill Counts With Electronic Monitoring of Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy 1999 ·Medical Care ·Peter W. Choo, Cynthia S. Rand, Thomas S. Inui, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Claire Canning, Richard Platt	472
19	SERUM SICKNESS IN CHILDREN AFTER ANTIBIOTIC EXPOSURE: ESTIMATES OF OCCURRENCE AND MORBIDITY IN A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION POPULATION 1990 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Susan R. Heckbert, W. SCOTT STRYKER, Kathryn L. Coltin, JoAnn E Manson, Richard Platt	69
20	Safe and Cost-Effective Cleaning of Pressure-Monitoring Transducers 1988 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Richard Platt, John L. Lehr, Susan Marino, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel B. Raemer	8

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