Ralph Cordell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ralph Cordell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ralph |
| FAMILY NAME | Cordell |
| SIGNATURE | CORDELL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | At the time this article was completed, the authors were with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Costs Attributable to Healthcare-Acquired Infection in Hospitalized Adults and a Comparison of Economic Methods
BACKGROUND: Hospitals will increasingly bear the costs for healthcare-acquired conditions such as infection. Our goals were to estimate the costs attributable to healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) and conduct a sensitivity analysis comparing analytic methods. METHODS: A random sample of high-risk adults hospitalized in the year 2000 was selected. Measurements included total and variable medical costs, length of stay (LOS), HAI site, APACHE III s…
Pandemic Influenza Planning: Addressing the Needs of Children
Children represent one quarter of the US population. Because of its enormous size and special needs, it is critically important to address this population group in pandemic influenza planning. Here we describe the ways in which children are vulnerable in a pandemic, provide an overview of existing plans, summarize the resources available, and, given our experience with influenza A(H1N1), outline the evolving lessons we have learned with respect t…
Pandemic Influenza Planning: Addressing the Needs of Children
Children represent one quarter of the US population. Because of its enormous size and special needs, it is critically important to address this population group in pandemic influenza planning. Here we describe the ways in which children are vulnerable in a pandemic, provide an overview of existing plans, summarize the resources available, and, given our experience with influenza A(H1N1), outline the evolving lessons we have learned with respect t…
Pandemic Influenza Planning: Addressing the Needs of Children
Children represent one quarter of the US population. Because of its enormous size and special needs, it is critically important to address this population group in pandemic influenza planning. Here we describe the ways in which children are vulnerable in a pandemic, provide an overview of existing plans, summarize the resources available, and, given our experience with influenza A(H1N1), outline the evolving lessons we have learned with respect t…
Costs Attributable to Healthcare-Acquired Infection in Hospitalized Adults and a Comparison of Economic Methods
BACKGROUND: Hospitals will increasingly bear the costs for healthcare-acquired conditions such as infection. Our goals were to estimate the costs attributable to healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) and conduct a sensitivity analysis comparing analytic methods. METHODS: A random sample of high-risk adults hospitalized in the year 2000 was selected. Measurements included total and variable medical costs, length of stay (LOS), HAI site, APACHE III s…
Medicine (2 works) · Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (1 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Disease (1 works) · Emergency Medicine (1 works) · Emergency Medicine (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Health care (1 works)