Research

SILBER RECENT RESEARCH 2003-2007

National Committees

1998-2003 Oncology Measurement Advisory Panel of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
2004- Children’s Asthma Care Core Measure Advisory Panel of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Editorial/Peer Review Positions

2002 Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2004 Reviewer, Behavioral and Social Science of Aging Review Committee, National Institute of Aging

Lectures by Invitation

April 18, 2003 The importance of the first postoperative complication. Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. Harrisburg, PA

April 30, 2003 Beyond claims analysis: New methods and new results. Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Oakland, California

May 14, 2003 Using claims-based data to make medical decisions (Visiting Professor). Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

May 15, 2003 Hospital quality of care, failure-to-rescue, and the practice of anesthesiology (Grand Rounds). Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

June 1, 2003 Development of a directly standardized assessment tool for chemotherapy associated adverse events. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

June 29, 2003 Changes in prognosis after the first postoperative complication. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN

May 14, 2004 AUA President’s Panel: Measuring meaningful surgical and anesthesia outcomes: Separating the signal from the noise. Association of University Anesthesiologists, Sacramento, CA

June 25, 2004 The role of afterload reduction in the management of anthracycline cardiomyopathy. International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

May 13, 2005 The daily costs of chemotherapy-associated adverse events: A cluster-based analysis. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

June 5, 2006 Does ovarian cancer survival differ by who gives the chemotherapy? American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA

June 24, 2006 Failure to rescue theory and practice. Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA

June 27, 2006 Race, income and operative time. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA

Research Publications, Peer Reviewed

Volpp KGM, Waldfogel J, Williams SV, Silber JH, Schwartz JS, Pauly MV: Market reform in New Jersey and the effect on mortality from acute myocardial infarction. Health Serv Res, 2003; 38:515-533.

Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Even-Shoshan O, Shabbout M, Zhang X, Bradlow ET, Marsh, RR: Length of stay, conditional length of stay, and prolonged stay in pediatric asthma. Health Serv Res, 2003; 38:867-886.

Aiken LH, Clarke SP, Cheung RB, Sloane DM, Silber JH: Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality. JAMA, 2003; 290:1617-1623.

Howard DL, Silber JH, Jobes DR: Do regulations limiting residents’ work hours affect patient mortality? J Gen Intern Med, 2004; 19:1-7.

Silber JH, Cnaan A, Clark BJ, Paridon SM, Chin AJ, Rychik J, Hogarty AN, Cohen MI, Barber G, Rutkowski M, Kimball, TR, DeLaat C, Steinherz LJ, Zhao H: Enalapril to prevent cardiac function decline in long-term survivors of pediatric cancer exposed to anthracyclines. J Clin Oncol, 2004; 5:820-828.

Greevy R, Lu B. Silber JH, Rosenbaum P. Optimal multivariate matching before randomization: An algorithm and case-study. Biostatistics, 2004; 5:263-275.

Greevy R, Silber JH, Cnaan A, Rosenbaum PR. Randomization inference with imperfect compliance in the ACE-inhibitor after anthracycline randomized trial. J Am Stat Assoc, 2004; 99:7-15.

Ginsberg JP, Cnaan A, Zhao H, Clark BJ, Paridon SM, Chin AJ, Rychik J, Hogarty AN, Barbar G, Rutkowski M, Kimball TR, DeLaat C, Steinherz L, Silber JH. Using health related quality of life measures to predict cardiac function in survivors exposed to anthracyclines. J Clin Oncol, 2004; 3149-3159.

Li Y, Womer RB, Silber JH. Predicting cisplatin ototoxicity in children: The influence of age and the cumulative dose. Eur J Cancer, 2004; 40:2445-2451.

McGuire KJ, Bernstein J, Polsky D, Silber JH. Delays until surgery after hip fracture increases mortality. Clin Orthop, 2004; 428:294-301.

Lorch SA, Zhang X, Rosenbaum PR, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. Equivalent length of stay of pediatric patients hospitalized in rural and non-rural hospitals. Pediatrics 2004; 114:e400-e408.

Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Trudeau ME, Chen W, Zhang X, Rapaport RK, Mosher RE, Even-Shoshan O. Changes in prognosis after the first postoperative complication. Med Care 2005; 43:122-131.

Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Trudeau ME, Chen W, Zhang X, Loch SA, Kelz RR, Mosher RE, Even-Shoshan O. Preoperative antibiotics and mortality in the elderly. Ann Surg 2005; 242:107-114.

Tabak YP, Johannes RS, Silber JH, Kurtz SG, Gibber EM. Should do-not resuscitate status be included as a mortality risk adjustor? The impact of DNR variations on performance reporting. Med Care 2005; 43:658-666.

Silber JH. Challenges in conducting a pediatric longitudinal prevention study: Lessons from the ACE-inhibitor after anthracycline trial. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2005; 20:65-70.

Polsky D, Armstrong KA, Randall TC, Ross RN, Even-Shoshan O, Rosenbaum PR, Silber JH. Variation in chemotherapy utilization in ovarian cancer: The relative contribution of geography. Health Serv Res, in press.

Fiks AG, Alessandrini EA, Luberti AA, Ostapenko S, Zhang X, Silber JH. Identifying factors predicting immunization delay for children followed in an urban primary care network using an electornic health record. Pediatrics, in press.

Rosenbaum PR, Ross RN, Silber JH. Minimum distance matched sampling with fine balance in an observational study of treatment for ovarian cancer. J Am Stat Assoc, in press.

Research Publications, Non-Peer Reviewed

Aiken LH, Clarke SP, Sloane DM, Sochalski J, Silber JH: Nursing burnout and patient safety. JAMA, 2003; 289:549-551 (letter).

Aiken LH, Clarke SP, Cheung RB, Sloane DM, Silber JH: Educational levels of hospital nurses. JAMA, 2004; 291:1322-1323 (letter).

Silber JH: Comparing measures of afterload: Wall Stress and Fiber Stress. J Appl Physiol, 2004; 97:2395-2397 (letter).

Silber JH: The role of afterload reduction in the prevention of late anthracycline cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Blood and Cancer, 2005; 44: 607-613.

Selected Abstracts

Silber, JH, Weiner MG, Ross SJ, Even-Shoshan O, Clay V, Hennessy S, Mathews JI, Fox K, Gibson G: Development of a directly standardized assessment tool for chemotherapy associated adverse events. ASCO Annual Meeting, 2003.

Portnoy JD, Even-Shoshan O, Zhang X, Rosenbaum PR, Silber JF: Differences In pediatric appendectomy length of stay by state and hospital type. American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, 2003.

Li Y, Silber JH. Utility Assessment of the Toxicity of Childhood Cancer Chemotherapy: A Comparison of Oncology Parents, Childhood Cancer Survivors, and Parents in Other Clinics. SMDM annual meeting in Chicago, IL, 2003.

Lorch SA, Zhang X, Rosenbaum PR, Silber JH: Does High Occupancy Influence Length of Stay? American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, 2003.

Lorch SA, Zhang X, Rosenbaum PR, Silber JH: Equivalent Efficiency in the Management of Pediatric Patients between Rural and Community Hospitals. American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, 2003.

Lorch SA, Zhang X, Rosenbaum PR, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH: Does High Occupancy Influence Pediatric Length of Stay? AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, 2003.

Lorch SA, Zhang X, Rosenbaum PR, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH Equivalent Efficiency in the Management of Pediatric Patients between Rural and Community Hospitals. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, 2003.

Lorch SA, Zhang X, Evan-Shoshan O, Silber JH. The effect of travel time and insurance on the efficiency of pediatric hospitalizations. Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Polsky D, Armstrong K, Randall T, Ross R, Zhang X, Even-Shoshan O, Schwartz JS, Rosenbaum P, Silber JH: Explaining Differences in Chemotherapy Utilization in Ovarian Cancer Between Health Service Areas. ASCO Annual Meeting, 2004.

Portnoy JD, Dominguez TE, Lin RJ, Yeh TS, Glick HA, Silber JH. Epidemiology of medication errors in the pediatric intensive care unit. Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress, Orlando, FL, 2004.

Portnoy JD, Dominguez TE, Lin RJ, Yeh TS, Glick HA, Silber JH. Medication errors in the pediatric intensive care unit: Risk factors and outcome. Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress, Orlando, FL, 2004.

Li Y, Womer RB, Silber JH. Parental Valuation of the Toxicity of Childhood Cancer Chemotherapy: A Comparison of Oncology Parents and Parents in Other Clinics. Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Lorch SA, Escobar GJ, Wang Y, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner M, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. Prognostic factors for readmission after NICU Discharge. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 2005.

Lorch SA, Escobar GJ, Wang Y, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs B, Gardner M, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. The relationship between timing of NICU discharge and post-discharge medical use for premature infants. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 2005.

Lorch SA, Wade KC, Escobar GJ, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner M, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. Racial disparities and low frequency of antibiotic use among premature infants after hospital discharge. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Greenwich, CT, 2005.

Lorch SA, Wade KC, Escobar GJ, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner M, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. Racial disparities and low frequency of antibiotic use among premature infants after hospital discharge. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 2005.

Lorch SA, Wade KC, Escobar GJ, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner M, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. Predictive factors for the use of medications for reactive airways disease (RAD) in premature infants after hospital discharge. Estern Society for Pediatric Research, Greenwich, CT, 2005.

Lorch SA, Wade KC, Escobar GJ, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner M, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. Predictive factors for the use of medications for reactive airways disease (RAD) in premature infants after hospital discharge. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 2005.

Wade KC, Lorch SA, Escobar GJ, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner MN, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. High incidence and short duration of prescription drug use among premature NICU graduates one year after discharge. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Greenwich, CT, 2005.

Wade KC, Lorch SA, Escobar GJ, Medoff-Cooper B, Bakewell-Sachs S, Gardner MN, Greene J, Even-Shoshan O, Silber JH. High incidence and short duration of prescription drug use among premature NICU graduates one year after discharge. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 2005.

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters

Silber JH. Medicare Claims and Anesthesia Clinical Research: A Perfect Match. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2003; 28:259-261 (editorial).

Silber JH: Practice Point: Can dexrazoxane reduce myocardial injury in anthracycline-treated children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Nature Clinical Practice Oncology 2004; 1:16-17 (editorial).

Silber JH: Challenges in conducting a pediatric longitudinal prevention study: Lessons from the ACE-Inhibitor After Anthracycline Trial. Prog Pediatr Cardiol 2005; 20:65-70.