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Nicholas Graves
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 424
Citations - 12904
Nicholas Graves is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cost effectiveness & Health care. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 372 publications receiving 10967 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicholas Graves include Princess Alexandra Hospital & Cooperative Research Centre.
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Using simplified peer review processes to fund research: a prospective study
TL;DR: In this article, a prospective parallel study of Project Grant proposals submitted in 2013 to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia was conducted to evaluate the agreement between simplified and official processes, and compare the costs of peer review.
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Cost-Effectiveness of an Environmental Cleaning Bundle for Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections
Nicole White,Adrian G. Barnett,Lisa Hall,Lisa Hall,Brett G Mitchell,Brett G Mitchell,Alison Farrington,Kate Halton,David L. Paterson,Thomas V. Riley,Thomas V. Riley,Anne Gardner,Katie Page,Christian A. Gericke,Christian A. Gericke,Nicholas Graves +15 more
TL;DR: A bundled, evidence-based approach to improving hospital cleaning is a cost-effective intervention for reducing the incidence of HAIs.
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The Effect of Healthcare-Acquired Infection on Length of Hospital Stay and Cost
Nicholas Graves,Diana Weinhold,Edward Tong,Frances Birrell,Shane Doidge,Prabha Ramritu,Kate Halton,David R. Lairson,Michael Whitby +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the independent effect of a single lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, or "other" healthcare-acquired infection on length of stay and variable costs, and to demonstrate the bias from omitted variables present in previous estimates was presented.
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Make economics your friend.
TL;DR: In this essay, the discipline of economics is defined and it is argued that good economics can improve the amount of health gained from an infection prevention service working under conditions of scarce resources.
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'Are you siding with a personality or the grant proposal?': observations on how peer review panels function.
TL;DR: Transparency in the grant review process will result in better appreciation of the outcome and justification for further research on the process, especially of a kind that taps more deeply into the ‘black box’ of peer review.