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Richard E. Nelson
Researcher at University of Utah
Publications - 179
Citations - 4278
Richard E. Nelson is an academic researcher from University of Utah. The author has contributed to research in topics: Veterans Affairs & Health care. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 172 publications receiving 3086 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard E. Nelson include Boston University & Columbia University.
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The economic burden of incident venous thromboembolism in the United States: A review of estimated attributable healthcare costs
TL;DR: Treating an acute VTE on average appears to be associated with incremental direct medical costs of $12,000 to $15,000 among first-year survivors, controlling for risk factors, and subsequent complications are conservatively estimated to increase cumulative costs to $18,000-23,000 per incident case.
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in U.S. Hospitalized Patients, 2012-2017.
John A. Jernigan,Kelly M Hatfield,Hannah Wolford,Richard E. Nelson,Babatunde Olubajo,Sujan C. Reddy,Natalie L. McCarthy,Prabasaj Paul,L. Clifford McDonald,Alex Kallen,Anthony E. Fiore,Michael W. Craig,James Baggs +12 more
TL;DR: Health care-associated antimicrobial resistance places a substantial burden on patients in the United States and further work is needed to identify improved interventions for both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
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The clinical epidemiology of male osteoporosis: a review of the recent literature
TL;DR: An overview of recent findings in male osteoporosis, including pathophysiology, epidemiology, and incidence and burden of fracture, is provided and current knowledge about the evaluation and treatment of osteoporeosis in males is discussed.
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The cost-effectiveness of telestroke in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke
Richard E. Nelson,Gregory M. Saltzman,Gregory M. Saltzman,Elaine Skalabrin,Bart M. Demaerschalk,Jennifer J. Majersik +5 more
TL;DR: If barriers to use such as low reimbursement rates and high equipment costs are reduced, telestroke has the potential to diminish the striking geographic disparities of acute stroke care in the United States.
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Costs and infant outcomes after implementation of a care process model for febrile infants
Carrie L. Byington,Carolyn C. Reynolds,Kent Korgenski,Xiaoming Sheng,Karen J. Valentine,Richard E. Nelson,Judy A. Daly,Russell J. Osguthorpe,Brent C. James,Lucy A. Savitz,Andrew T. Pavia,Andrew T. Pavia,Edward B. Clark +12 more
TL;DR: After implementation of the EB-CPM in 2008, infants in all facilities were more likely to receive evidence-based care including appropriate diagnostic testing, determination of risk for SBI, antibiotic selection, decreased antibiotic duration, and shorter hospital stays.