D. Birnbaum

Most-cited papers

Statistical Quality Control Methods in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Part II: Chart Use, Statistical Properties, and Research Issues
D. Birnbaum, J. Benneyan
1998Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology155 citations
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The Analysis of Disease Clusters, Part I: State of the Art
D. Birnbaum, G. Jacquez, L. A. Waller, R. Grimson +1 more
1996Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology60 citations
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Who Is at Risk of What?
D. Birnbaum
1999Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology49 citations
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The Analysis of Disease Clusters, Part II: Introduction to Techniques
D. Birnbaum, G. Jacquez, R. Grimson, L. Waller +1 more
1996Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology42 citations
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An Introduction to Time-Trend Analysis
D. Birnbaum, J. Ely, J. Dawson, J. Lemke +1 more
1997Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology41 citations
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Antimicrobial resistance: a deadly burden no country can afford to ignore.
D. Birnbaum
2003Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada34 citations
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Efficacy of microbial identification system for epidemiologic typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci
D. Birnbaum, L. Herwaldt, D. Low, Michael Noble +3 more
1994Journal of Clinical Microbiology34 citations Open access
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Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Programs
D. Birnbaum
1987Infection Control19 citations
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Adoption of Guidelines for Universal Precautions and Body Substance Isolation in Canadian Acute-Care Hospitals
D. Birnbaum, M. Schulzer, R. Mathias, Michael T. Kelly +1 more
1990Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology18 citations
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SIR, You've Led Me Astray!
D. Birnbaum, R. Zarate, A. Marfin
2011Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology14 citations
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Addressing Public Health informatics patient privacy concerns
D. Birnbaum, E. Borycki, B. Karras, E. Denham +1 more
201513 citations
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Validation of New Tests
D. Birnbaum, S. Sheps
1991Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology13 citations
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Revisiting public health informatics: patient privacy concerns
D. Birnbaum, K. Gretsinger, Marcy G. Antonio, E. Loewen +1 more
201811 citations
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The Current State of Validating the Accuracy of Clinical Data Reporting: Lessons to Be Learned from Quality and Process Improvement Scientists
José A. Fortuna, William A. Brenneman, Sandra Storli, D. Birnbaum +1 more
2013Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology11 citations
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Hidden in plain view: the importance of professional nursing care
A. Tourangeau, P. Stone, D. Birnbaum
200310 citations
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Postdischarge Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Practices in Washington Acute Care Hospitals
R. Zarate, D. Birnbaum
2012Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology8 citations
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WS Cleveland .The Elements of Graphing Data.
D. Birnbaum
19967 citations
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The new frontier of public health education.
D. Birnbaum, K. Gretsinger, U. Ellis
2017Leadership in Health Services6 citations Open access
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Have international trade agreements been good for your health
D. Birnbaum
20166 citations
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Designing public web information systems with quality in mind: Public reporting of hospital performance data
D. Birnbaum, M. Cummings, K. M. Guyton, James W. Schlotter +1 more
20106 citations
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Mandatory public reporting
D. Birnbaum
20086 citations
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Analysis of Infection Control Surveillance Data in a Long-Term–Care Facility: Use of Threshold Settings
D. Birnbaum
1996Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology5 citations
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Cross Infection Control in Dentistry, a Practical Illustrated Guide PR Wood London, England: Mosby Year Book1992; 207 pages
D. Birnbaum
1995Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology5 citations
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Choices: A Brief Review of Economic Analysis
S. Sheps, D. Birnbaum
1993Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology5 citations
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Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates: Ranking the States on Credibility and User Friendliness
A. Amini, D. Birnbaum, Bernard Black, D. Hyman
2013Itch4 citations
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Mandatory reporting of healthcare associated infections: Can US experience inform Canadian policy?
S. Sheps, D. Birnbaum
20124 citations
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The Denver Connection (Porter‐Swedish) experiment revisited
D. Birnbaum, C. Petersen
20034 citations
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Beware of the patient safety juggernauts
D. Birnbaum, W. Scheckler
20024 citations
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Experience in the Field: Assessing Quality of Health Care Reform in Canada
D. Birnbaum, J. Millar
2001Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology4 citations
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Aspects of Truth: Statistics, Bias, and Confounding
L. F. Burmeister, S. Sheps, D. Birnbaum
1992Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology4 citations
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Standardized Infection Ratio for Surgical Site Infection after Colon Surgery: Discord in Models Measuring Healthcare Quality
Raymond Chinn, Jason M Lempp, Susan S. Huang, Rekha Murthy +10 more
2016Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology3 citations Open access
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Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship
D. Birnbaum
20153 citations
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Mandatory Public Reporting: Build It and Who Will Come?
Sigall K. Bell, J. Benneyan, A. Best, D. Birnbaum +8 more
2011Itch3 citations
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Applying continuous improvement in public reporting: What should government reports do for quality improvement?
D. Birnbaum, J. Van Buren
20103 citations
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Williamson's ABNA revisited
D. Birnbaum, M. Konieczna, P. Ratner
20063 citations
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CQI Tools Sentinel Events, Warning, and Action Limits
D. Birnbaum
1993Infection control and hospital epidemiology3 citations
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Needlestick injury: do preventive measures work?
D. Birnbaum, M. Schulzer, R. Mathias, M. Kelly +1 more
1990Dimensions in health service3 citations
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Evaluation of the National Healthcare Safety Network standardized infection ratio risk adjustment for healthcare-facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in intensive care, oncology, and hematopoietic cell transplant units in general acute-care hospitals
C. Polage, K. Quan, Keith M. Madey, F. Myers +14 more
2020Infection control and hospital epidemiology2 citations
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S&I Public Health Reporting Initiative: Improving Standardization of Surveillance
M. Coletta, N. Lipskiy, D. Birnbaum, J. Abellera
2013Online Journal of Public Health Informatics2 citations Open access
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The US experience with mandatory public reporting
D. Birnbaum
20122 citations
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A different kind of public healthcare system
D. Birnbaum
20122 citations
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Validity of Self-Declared Teaching Status in Mandatory Public Reporting
R. Zarate, D. Birnbaum
2010Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology2 citations Open access
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Take Two Orthogonals and Call Me in the Morning
D. Birnbaum
2003Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology2 citations
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A Shared Vision of Healthcare Quality Improvement
D. Birnbaum
2001Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology2 citations
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Systems are changing: where can they be improved?
D. Birnbaum
1999Clinical performance and quality health care2 citations
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Visualizing Data , William S. Cleveland, Summit, NJ: Hobart Press; 1993, 360 pages, $40.00
D. Birnbaum
1994Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology2 citations
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Buyer beware: health choices information broadcast to the public
D. Birnbaum
20161 citations
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Ebola from a North America perspective
D. Birnbaum
20151 citations
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Unravelling a web of confusion
D. Birnbaum
20131 citations
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POA, HAC and never events
D. Birnbaum
20091 citations
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