Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2009 How Well Can Hospital Readmission Be Predicted in a Cohort of Hospitalized Children? A Retrospective, Multicenter Study.  Pediatrics.  123:286-293. 2009
2007 Off-label drug use in hospitalized children.  JAMA Pediatrics.  161:282-290. 2007
2006 Creating a regional pediatric medical disaster preparedness network: Imperative and issues.  Maternal and Child Health Journal.  10:391-396. 2006
2006 Interstate transfer of pediatric patients during Hurricane Katrina.  Pediatrics (Spanish Edition).  117. 2006
2006 Moving hospitalized children all over the southeast: interstate transfer of pediatric patients during Hurricane Katrina..  Pediatrics.  117. 2006
2004 Career opportunities available to graduates of pediatric residency programs. 2004
2004 Letters to the editor (multiple letters) 2004
2003 Pediatrics and patient safety.  Journal of Pediatrics.  142:359-360. 2003
2003 Do local opinion leaders augment Hospital quality improvement efforts? A randomized trial to promote adherence to Unstable Angina Guidelines.  Medical Care.  41:420-431. 2003
2002 Compliance with vision-screening guidelines among a national sample of pediatricians 2002
2001 Support of universal newborn hearing screening among mothers and health care providers.  Child: Care, Health and Development.  7:283-295. 2001
2001 Improving Adherence to Guidelines: Impact of an Opinion Leader Quality Improvement Intervention.  Journal of General Internal Medicine.  16, Supp. 2001
2000 Optimal reporting of health care process measures: inferential statistics as help or hindrance?.  Managed Care Quarterly.  8:1-10. 2000
2000 The art and science of chart review. 2000
1999 Variation in length of stay for pediatric Medicaid inpatients.  Child: Care, Health and Development.  5:15-26. 1999
1998 An unusual source of lead poisoning.  Clinical Pediatrics.  37:377-380. 1998
1998 Pediatric discourse on corporal punishment: A historical review.  Aggression and Violent Behavior.  3:357-368. 1998
1997 The pediatric costs of strategies for minimizing the risk of early- onset group B streptococcal disease.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  90:347-352. 1997
1997 Comparison of inpatient charges between academic and nonacademic services in a children's hospital.  Pediatrics.  99:175-179. 1997
1997 How rural physicians compare on cost and quality measures for medicaid ambulatory care episodes.  Journal of Rural Health.  13:126-135. 1997
1997 Impact of care setting on cost and quality under medicaid.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.  8:202-213. 1997
1997 Limitations of the current child sexual abuse medical literature from a Bayesian perspective.  Child Maltreatment.  2:73-77. 1997
1997 Preferences of pregnant women and physicians for 2 strategies for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis in neonates.  JAMA Pediatrics.  151:712-718. 1997
1997 The importance of preparing medical students to manage different types of uncertainty.  Academic Medicine.  72:688-692. 1997
1996 A comparison of pediatric telephone management by residents versus nurses.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1996 A way to approach the strategic decisions facing academic health centers.  Academic Medicine.  71:337-342. 1996
1996 Attitudes of academic pediatricians with a specific interest in child abuse toward the spanking of children.  JAMA Pediatrics.  150:1049-1053. 1996
1996 Comparing preferences of pregnant women, pediatricians and obstetricians for two strategies to reduce GBS infection in neonates.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1996 Impact of maternal group B streptococcal screening on pediatric management in full-term newborns.  JAMA Pediatrics.  150:802-808. 1996
1996 Is passive smoking a counseling priority for pediatric residents?.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1996 Managing conflicting expectations to better achieve our division’;s goals.  Academic Medicine.  71:816. 1996
1996 Medical universities and academic health centers: Lessons of history.  Academic Medicine.  71:1141-1143. 1996
1996 Staging pediatric residents' counseling behaviors for passive smoking within a health behavior framework.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1996 The changing academic health center. The death of the traditional academic physician..  Physician Executive.  22:22-24. 1996
1996 Universal screening and maternal chemoprophylaxis for Group B Streptococcus and its effect on management of mildly symptomatic term infants.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1995 Strategies for the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis: a decision analysis.  ACOG Current Journal Review.  8:18-19. 1995
1995 Patterns of care received by Medicaid recipients with urinary tract infections..  Pediatrics.  96:638-642. 1995
1995 The influence of feelings on professional judgment 1995
1995 Gun Ownership and Counseling of Alabama Pediatricians.  JAMA Pediatrics.  149:442-446. 1995
1995 Impact of patient history on residents' evaluation of child sexual abuse.  Child Abuse and Neglect.  19:943-951. 1995
1995 Patterns of care received by medicaid recipients with urinary tract infections.  Pediatrics.  96:638-642. 1995
1995 Quality in the Interorganizational Setting.  American Journal of Medical Quality.  10:3-9. 1995
1995 The impact of CQI on human resources management.  Journal of Healthcare Management.  40:138-153. 1995
1994 Enhancing multi-agency collaboration in the management of child sexual abuse.  Child Abuse and Neglect.  18:859-869. 1994
1994 Gun safety practices of trauma center workers in a southern city.  Southern Medical Journal.  87:965-970. 1994
1994 Strategies for the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis: A decision analysis.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  83:483-494. 1994
1993 Limitations of the pediatric risk of mortality score in assessing children with acute renal failure.  Pediatric Nephrology.  7:703-707. 1993
1992 Cross-functional, integrative team decision making: essential for effective QI in health care..  QRB. Quality review bulletin.  18:157-163. 1992

Principal Investigator On

Education And Training

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Internship
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Residency
  • Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1986

    • Full Name

  • Crayton Fargason