November 27, 2009
This weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters includes:
- Articles funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or authored by AHRQ researchers.
- Articles mentioning or discussing AHRQ staff, activities, and publications/products.
- Articles related to AHRQ-funded Evidence-based Practice Centers.
- Articles related to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force or Put Prevention into Practice program.
- Articles mentioning the National Healthcare Disparities Report and National Healthcare Quality Report.
- Other research using AHRQ data or products.
AHRQ-Funded/Authored
Articles Academic Medicine
Casale CR, Clancy CM. Commentary: Not
about us without us. Acad Med 2009 Oct; 84(10):1333-1335. [First author
is senior advisor for minority health in AHRQ's Office of Extramural
Research, Education, and Priority Populations and second author is AHRQ
director; summarizes findings from AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities
Report, 2008, and discusses community-based participatory research (CBPR)
implementation as described in AHRQ publication Community-Based Participatory
Research: Assessing the Evidence, 2004.] Select to access the abstract.
American Journal of Managed
Care
Hellinger FJ. The effect of certificate-of-need laws
on hospital beds and healthcare expenditures: an empirical analysis. Am J
Manag Care 2009 Oct; 15(10):737-44. [Author is a researcher in AHRQ's
Center for Delivery, Organization, and
Markets.] Select to access the abstract.
Yoon J, Ettner SL. Cost-sharing and adherence to
antihypertensives for low and high adherers. Am J Manag Care 2009 Nov;
15(11):833-40. [Supported in part by grant 1 R36 HS16815-01.] Select to access the
abstract.
American Journal of Public
Health
Alley DE, Soldo BJ, Pagán JA, et al. Material
resources and population health: disadvantages in health care, housing, and food
among adults over 50 years of age.
Am J Public Health 2009 Nov; 99 Suppl
3:S693-S701. [Supported in part by grant R24 HS17003 (to third author); cites
article by Marmot and Shipley (BMJ, 1996), using study cohort data from
the Whitehall II study, previously funded by
AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.
American Journal of Surgery
Argo JL, Vick CC, Graham LA, et al. Elective surgical
case cancellation in the Veterans Health Administration system: identifying
areas for improvement. Am J Surg 2009 Nov; 198(5):600-6. [Supported in
part by grant 5 T32
HS13852.] Select to access the abstract.
Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and
Immunology
Tsai CL, Rowe BH, Sullivan AF, et al. Factors
associated with delayed use or nonuse of systemic corticosteroids in emergency
department patients with acute asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2009
Oct; 103(4):318-24. [Supported in part by grant R01
HS13099.] Select to access the abstract.
Cohen JL, Mann DM, Wisnivesky JP, et al. Assessing
the validity of self-reported medication adherence among inner-city asthmatic
adults: the Medication Adherence Report Scale for Asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma
Immunol 2009 Oct; 103(4):325-31. [Supported in part by grants HS13312 and
HS09973.] Select to access the abstract.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Wang HE, Simeone SJ, Weaver MD, et al. Interruptions
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from paramedic endotracheal intubation. Ann
Emerg Med 2009 Nov; 54(5):645-52.e1. [Supported in part by Clinical
Scientist Development Award grant K08 HS13628 (to first
author).] Select to access the abstract.
Archives of Internal
Medicine
Carter BL, Ardery G, Dawson JD, James PA, Bergus GR,
Doucette WR, Chrischilles EA, et al. Physician and pharmacist collaboration to
improve blood pressure control. Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 23;
169(21):1996-2002. [Supported in part by grant 5 U18 HS16094 (to first, sixth,
and seventh authors.] Select to access the abstract.
Breastfeeding Medicine
Meyers D. Breastfeeding and health outcomes.
Breastfeed Med 2009 Oct; 4 Suppl 1:S13-S15. [Author is director of AHRQ's
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships; summarizes
and discusses findings from AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment,
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries, 2007 (from the Tufts-New England Evidence-based Practice Center)
and mentions a second review on breastfeeding conducted by the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force; editorial note mentions publication of
associated article by Ip et al., cited in Evidence-based Practice
Centers-Related Articles.]
Cancer
Hardy D, Xia R, Liu CC, et al. Racial disparities and
survival for nonsmall-cell lung cancer in a large cohort of black and white
elderly patients. Cancer 2009 Oct 15; 115(20):4807-18. [Supported by
grant R01
HS16743.] Select to access the abstract.
Clinical Pediatrics
Oreskovic NM, Winickoff JP, Kuhlthau KA, et al.
Obesity and the built environment among Massachusetts children. Clin
Pediatr 2009 Nov; 48(9):904-12. [Supported by grant HS00063-13 (to first
author).] Select to access the abstract.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Winthrop KL, Chang E, Yamashita S, et al.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha
therapy. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 Oct; 15(10):1556-61. [Supported in part
by grant 1 K08 HS17552-01 (to first
author).] Select to access the abstract.
Health Affairs
Pizer SD, Frakt AB, Iezzoni LI. Uninsured adults with
chronic conditions or disabilities: gaps in public insurance programs. Health
Aff 2009 Nov-Dec; 28(6):w1141-w1150. [Supported in part by grant R01
HS15941-01; uses 2000-2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, citing
1996-2005 MEPS Web site and AHRQ publication Design and Methods of the
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component,
MEPS Methodology Report No 1,
1997.] Select to access the abstract.
Health Care Management
Review
Singer SJ, Falwell A, Gaba DM, et al. Identifying
organizational cultures that promote patient safety. Health Care Manage
Rev 2009 Oct-Dec; 34(4):300-11. [Supported by grant R01 HS13920; uses AHRQ
patient safety indicators to measure rates of safety events for sample
hospitals.] Select to access the abstract.
Health and Social Work
Silverman M, LaPerriere K, Haukoos JS. Rapid HIV
testing in an urban emergency department: using social workers to affect risk
behaviors and overcome barriers. Health Soc Work 2009 Nov; 34(4):305-8.
[Supported in part by grant K02 HS17526.]
Genetics in Medicine
Khoury MJ, Rich EC, Randhawa G, et al. Comparative
effectiveness research and genomic medicine: an evolving partnership for 21st
century medicine. Genet Med 2009 Oct; 11(10):707-11. [Third author is a
researcher in AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Evidence; discusses
designations and characteristics of "practical" clinical trials, citing
AHRQ-authored article by Tunis, Stryer, and Clancy (JAMA, 2003); cites
AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, HER2 Testing to Manage
Patients with Breast or Other Solid Tumors, 2008 (as published on AHRQ Web
site), and AHRQ publications Infrastructure to Monitor Utilization
and Outcomes for Gene-based Technologies, 2008, Computer-based Clinical
Decision Support (CDS) Tools for Gene-based Tests Used in Breast Cancer,
2008, Distributed Network for Ambulatory Research in Therapeutics
(DARTNet), 2009, and Developing a Distributed Research Network to Conduct
Population-based Studies and Safety Surveillance, 2009, all published
on AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program Web site; cites USPSTF Web site; notes
the oversight and use of applicable AHRQ EPC evidence reviews as the basis
of recommendations by the CDC-sponsored Evaluation of Genomic Applications in
Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group and EGAPP's adaptation
of evaluation methodologies from the USPSTF and
other entities.] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics
Association
Kawamoto K, Honey A, Rubin K. The HL7-OMG
Healthcare Services Specification Project: motivation, methodology, and
deliverables for enabling a semantically interoperable service-oriented
architecture for healthcare. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2009 Nov-Dec;
16(6):874-81. [Supported in part by grants R01 HS10472, R01 HS15057, and R03
HS10814 (to first
author).] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of Hospital Medicine
Mazotti LA, Vidyarthi AR, Wachter RM, Auerbach
AP, et al. Impact of duty-hour restriction on resident inpatient
teaching. J Hosp Med 2009 Oct; 4(8):476-80. [Supported by Patient
Safety Research and Training grant K08 HS11416-02 (to fourth
author).] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of PeriAnesthesia
Nursing
Lightdale JR, Mahoney LB, Fredette ME, et al. Nurse
reports of adverse events during sedation procedures at a pediatric hospital.
J Perianesth Nurs 2009 Oct; 24(5):300-6. [Supported by Career
Development Award grant K08 HS13675-02 (to first
author).] Select to access the abstract.
Medical Care Research and
Review
Rivard PE, Elixhauser A, Christiansen CL, Zhao
S, Rosen AK. Testing the association between patient safety indicators and
hospital structural characteristics in VA and nonfederal hospitals. Med Care
Res Rev 2009 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print. Second author is a
researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets; supported
by AHRQ under Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) grant IIR-02-144-1 (last
author is principal investigator); uses AHRQ patient safety indicators,
citing patient safety indicators SAS software documentation and AHRQ
publications Guide to Patient Safety Indicators, 2005, and AHRQ
Quality Indicators Patient Safety Indicator Composite Measure Draft Technical
Report, all published on AHRQ Web site; uses 2003 Healthcare Cost and
Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data, citing
2005 NIS database documentation and AHRQ publication HCUP Nationwide
Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report, HCUP Methods Series Report No.
2006-09, as published on AHRQ Web site; cites AHRQ publication Advances
in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Vol. 2, 2005, and
several AHRQ-funded/authored articles.] Select to access the abstract.
Movement Disorders
Dore DD, Trivedi AN, Mor V, et al. Atypical
antipsychotic use and risk of fracture in persons with Parkinsonism. Mov
Disord 2009 Oct 15; 24(13):1941-8. [Supported by grant 5 T32 HS00011-21
(third author is principal
investigator).] Select to access the abstract.
Radiology
Gallagher TH, Cook AJ, Brenner RJ, et al. Disclosing
harmful mammography errors to patients. Radiology 2009 Nov;
253(2):443-52. [Supported in part by grant
HS10591. Also go to the AHRQ-sponsored updated summary of the
AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Breastfeeding and Maternal and
Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries, 2007 by Ip et al.
(Breastfeed Med, 2009), cited in Evidence-based Practice
Centers-Related Articles.] Select to access the abstract.
AHRQ-Related Articles
Archives of General
Psychiatry
Piper ME, Smith SS, Schlam TR, et al. A randomized
placebo-controlled clinical trial of 5 smoking cessation
pharmacotherapies. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Nov; 66(11):1253-62. [Cites
PHS-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008
Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.
Archives of Internal
Medicine
Lipton HL. Home is where the health is: advancing
team-based care in chronic disease management. Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov
23; 169(21):1945-8. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Walsh et al. (Med
Care, 2006).]
Law MR, Soumerai SB, Adams AS, et al. Costs and
consequences of direct-to-consumer advertising for clopidogrel in Medicaid.
Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 23; 169(21):1969-74. [Notes that second
and third authors are investigators in the HMO Research Network Center for
Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERTs), supported by grant 2 U18
HS10391, and that second author conducted "a previous study of
prior authorization of medications for schizophrenia" supported by AHRQ, CERTs,
and the HMO Research Network CERTs; cites AHRQ-funded articles by
Fischer et al. (N Engl J Med, 2004), Almasi et al. (PLoS Med,
2006), Roughead et al. (Med Care, 2006), and others.] Select to access the
abstract.
Woloshin S, Schwartz LM. Bringing the FDA's
information to market. Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 23; 169(21):1985-7.
[Comments on article by Law et al. cited above.]
Ma J, Berra K, Haskell WL, et al. Case management to
reduce risk of cardiovascular disease in a county health care
system. Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 23; 169(21):1988-95. [Cites AHRQ-funded
article by Sisk et al. (Ann Intern Med,
2006).] Select to access the abstract.
Weppner WG, Hollon MF, Chew LD, et al.
Direct-to-consumer offers for free and discounted medications on the internet: a
content analysis of "e-samples". Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 23;
169(21):2024-30. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Huskamp et al.
(Pharmocoeconomics, 2008).]
British Medical Journal
Lavigne JE. Smoking cessation agents and suicide.
BMJ 2009 Nov 7; 339(7729):1042-3. [Cites PHS-sponsored Treating
Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008, as published on AHRQ Web
site.]
Jackson GP, Tarpley JL. How long does it take to
train a surgeon? BMJ 2009 Nov 7; 339(7729):1062-4. [Cites AHRQ-funded
article by Poulose et al. (Ann Surg, 2005).]
Canadian Medical Association
Journal
Kaplan AG, Balter MS, Bell AD, et al. Diagnosis of
asthma in adults. CMAJ 2009 Nov 10; 181(10):E210-20. [Cites
PHS-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008
Update, 2008.]
Circulation
Eikelboom JW, Quinlan DJ, O'Donnell M. Major
bleeding, mortality, and efficacy of fondaparinux in venous thromboembolism
prevention trials. Circulation 2009 Nov 17; 120(20):2006-11. [Cites
AHRQ-authored article by Zhan (researcher in AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and
Evidence) and Miller (JAMA, 2003).] Select to access the
abstract.
Evaluation and the Health
Professions
Bausell RB. Are positive alternative medical therapy
trials credible? Evidence from four high-impact medical journals. Eval Health
Prof 2009 Dec; 32(4):349-69. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Cherkin et al.
(Arch Intern Med, 2001).]
O'Connell NE, Wand BM, Goldacre B. Interpretive bias
in acupuncture research?: a case study. Eval Health Prof 2009 Dec;
32(4):393-409. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Cherkin et al. (Arch Intern
Med,
2001).] Select to access the abstract.
Wider B, Boddy K. Conducting systematic reviews of
complementary and alternative medicine: common pitfalls. Eval Health Prof
2009 Dec; 32(4):417-30. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Shekelle et al. (Ann
Intern Med,
2005).] Select to access the abstract.
Family Medicine
Bailey SC, Pandit AU, Yin S, et al. Predictors of
misunderstanding pediatric liquid medication instructions. Fam Med 2009
Nov-Dec; 41(10):715-21. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Altman, Clancy (AHRQ
director), and Blendon (N Engl J Med, 2004); cites AHRQ-funded articles
by Bates et al. (JAMA, 1997), Gurwitz et al. (Am J Med, 2005),
Kaushal et al. (Ambul Pediatr, 2007), and Zandieh et al. (J
Pediatr, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.
Kunins HV, Sohler NL, Roose RJ, et al. HIV provider
endorsement of primary care buprenorphine treatment: a vignette study. Fam
Med 2009 Nov-Dec; 41(10):722-8. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Fleishman
(researcher in AHRQ's Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends) et al.
(Med Care, 2005) and AHRQ-funded article by Shapiro et al. (JAMA,
1999) from AHRQ's HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study
(HCSUS).] Select to access the abstract.
Hospitals and Health
Networks
Aston G. Comparative effectiveness: why does it
matter to you? Hosp Health Netw 2009 Nov; 83(11):22-5. [Outlines AHRQ's
operative plan for use of $300 million in comparative effectiveness
research (CER) funding, citing AHRQ's Operating Plan for American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds for Comparative Effectiveness Research,
2009; quotes remarks by Jean R. Slutsky (director of AHRQ's Center for
Outcomes and Evidence) regarding AHRQ's emphasis on hospital
participation; includes in side-bar sections a list of the 14 priority
conditions upon which AHRQ's CER will focus and a recommendation for hospitals
to nominate CER topics on the "Get Involved" section of AHRQ's
Effective Health Care Web site.]
JAMA
Kumbhani DJ, Cannon CP, Fonarow GC, et al.
Association of hospital primary angioplasty volume in ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction with quality and outcomes. JAMA 2009 Nov 25;
302(20):2207-13. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by Canto et al. (N Engl J
Med, 2000), Birkmeyer et al. (N Engl J Med, 2002), and Epstein et al.
(J Am Coll Cardiol,
2004).] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics
Association
Unertl KM, Weinger MB, Johnson KB, et al. J Am Med
Inform Assoc 2009 Nov-Dec; 16(6):826-36. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by
Glasgow et al. (Diabetes Care, 2005) and Sequist et al. (J Am Med
Inform Assoc,
2005).] Select to access the abstract.
Bakken S, Ruland CM. Translating clinical informatics
interventions into routine clinical care: how can the RE-AIM framework help?
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2009 Nov-Dec; 16(6):889-97. [Cites AHRQ-funded
article by Glasgow, Lichtenstein, and Marcus (Am J Public Health, 2003);
cites AHRQ-authored article by Tunis, Stryer, and Clancy (AHRQ director)
(JAMA,
2003).] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of Women's Health
Godfrey JR, Warshaw GA. Toward optimal health:
considering the enhanced healthcare needs of women caregivers. J Womens
Health 2009 Nov; 18(11):1739-42. [Recommends AHRQ's National Guideline
Clearinghouse™ as a source of evidence-based guidelines on "caregiver assessment,
caregiver depression, and depression in older adults with
dementia".]
Thind A, Diamant A, Hoq L, et al. Method of detection
of breast cancer in low-income women. J Womens Health 2009
Nov;18(11):1807-11. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Mandelblatt et al. (Prev
Med,
1999).] Select to access the abstract
Science
Marshall E. Science and the stimulus: medicine under
the microscope. Science 2009 Nov 27; 326(5957):1183-5. [Discusses
plans by AHRQ and NIH to spend funds allocated for comparative
effectiveness research under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and
notes that the House health care reform bill relies on AHRQ "to set research
policies, with input from advisors."]
Social Science and Medicine
Baron-Epel O, Kaplan G. Can subjective and objective
socioeconomic status explain minority health disparities in Israel? Soc Sci Med
2009 Nov; 69(10):1460-7. [Cites articles by Adler et al. (Soc Sci Med,
2008) and Singh-Manoux, Adler, and Marmot (Soc Sci Med, 2003 and
Psychosom Med, 2005), using study cohort data from Whitehall II study,
previously funded by
AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)/Put
Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)-Related Articles
American Family Physician
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for
congenital hypothyroidism: reaffirmation recommendation statement. 2009 Nov 15:
Online. [Reaffirms USPSTF recommendations for screening for congenital
hypothyroidism first published in 1996 and updated in
2006.]
CME quiz.Am Fam Physician 2009 Nov 15;
80(10):1063-6. [Includes two study questions based on USPSTF
recommendation statement on screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults,
cited below.]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for
type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: recommendation statement. [Summarizes USPSTF
recommendations on screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.]
Lin KW, Chang C. Screening for type 2 diabetes
mellitus in adults. Am Fam Physician 2009 Nov 15; 80(10):1141. [First
author is a medical officer in AHRQ's Center for Center for Primary Care,
Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships; presents case study based on USPSTF
recommendation statement on screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
cited above.]
Archives of Internal
Medicine
Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Ferrucci L, et al.
Subclinical hypothyroidism and functional mobility in older adults. Arch
Intern Med 2009 Nov 23; 169(21):2011-17. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored summary
of the evidence on screening for subclinical thyroid dysfunction in nonpregnant
adults (Ann Intern Med,
2004).] Select to access the abstract.
Drug Topics
Haines S, Sims LM. Metabolic syndrome throughout the
life cycle. Drug Topics 2009 Oct; 153(10):66-74. [Cites USPSTF
recommendation statement on screening and interventions for overweight in
children and adolescents (Pediatrics, 2005).]
Journal of the American Academy of Physician
Assistants
Clinical watch. Major depression: screening and
treatment. JAAPA 2009 Nov; 22(11):18-19. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored
systematic evidence review on screening for child and adolescent depression in
primary care settings (Pediatrics, 2009); cites USPSTF-sponsored summary
of the evidence on screening for depression in adults (Ann Intern Med,
2002).]
Kole LA. Quick recertification series: lipid
disorders. JAAPA 2009 Nov; 22(11):54-5. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on
screening for lipid disorders in adults, 2008.]
Journal of Women's Health
Nelson W, Moser RP, Gaffey A, et al. Adherence to
cervical cancer screening guidelines for U.S. women aged 25-64: data from the
2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). J Womens Health
2009 Nov; 18(11):1759-68. [Assesses adherence to USPSTF recommendations for
cervical cancer screening for women 18-24 years of age, citing USPSTF
recommendation statement, Screening for Cervical Cancer, 2003, as
published on AHRQ Web
site.] Select to access the abstract.
Urology
Albertsen PC. The unintended burden of increased
prostate cancer detection associated with prostate cancer screening and
diagnosis. Urology 2009 Nov 19; [Epub ahead of print. Cites USPSTF
recommendation statement on screening for prostate cancer (Ann Intern
Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.
Evidence-based Practice Centers-Related
Articles
Breastfeeding Medicine
Ip S, Chung M, Raman G, et al. A summary of the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's evidence report on breastfeeding in
developed countries. Breastfeed Med 2009 Oct; 4 Suppl 1:S17-S30.
[Supported by contract 290-02-0022 (to Tufts Medical Center Evidence-based
Practice Center); summarizes and cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed
Countries, 2007; cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence review on interventions in
primary care to promote breastfeeding (Ann Intern Med,
2008.]
Canadian Journal of Public
Health
Kehler HL, Chaput KH, Tough SC. Risks factors for
cessation of breastfeeding prior to six months postpartum among a community
sample of women in Calgary, Alberta. Can J Public Health 2009 Sep-Oct;
100(5):376-80. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment,
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed
Countries, 2007 (as prepared by Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center).]
Heymann J, Kramer MS. Public policy and
breast-feeding: a straightforward and significant solution. Can J Public
Health 2009 Sep-Oct; 100(5):381-3. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed
Countries, 2007.]
Journal of the American Medical Informatics
Association
van Doormaal JE, van den Bemt PM, Zaal RJ, et al. The
influence that electronic prescribing has on medication errors and preventable
adverse drug events: an interrupted time-series study. J Am Med Inform
Assoc 2009 Nov-Dec; 16(6):816-25. [Cites AHRQ-funded systematic review by
Chaudhry et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2006) from the Southern California
Evidence-based Practice Center; cites AHRQ-funded systematic review by Kaushal,
Shojania, and Bates (Ann Intern Med, 2003) under contract to the
UCSF-Stanford Evidence-based Practice Center; cites AHRQ-funded article by Bates
et al. (JAMA,
1998).] Select to access the abstract.
Mnatsakanyan ZR, Burkom HS, Coberly JS, et al.
Bayesian information fusion networks for biosurveillance applications. J Am
Med Inform Assoc 2009 Nov-Dec; 16(6):855-63. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response: Use of
Information Technologies and Decision Support Systems, 2002; cites
AHRQ-funded systematic review by Bravata et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2004)
from the UCSF-Stanford Evidence-based Practice Center.]
Science
Marder J. Science and the stimulus: a user's
guide to cancer treatment.Science 2009 Nov 27; 326(5957):1184. [Reviews
methods used for and findings from the AHRQ-sponsored Comparative Effectiveness
Report, Comparatiive Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized
Prostate Cancer, 2008, prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice
Center; quotes remarks by William Lawrence and Jean Slutsky (researcher in and
director of, respectively, AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Evidence); notes that
over 15,000 copies of AHRQ's clinician and patient summaries of the review were
ordered, but that some clinicians and researchers see the review as having
limited usefulness in guiding treatment
decisions.]
Simulation in Healthcare
Griswold-Theodorson S, Hannan H, Handly N, et al.
Improving patent safety with ultrasonography guidance during internal jugular
central venous catheter placement by novice practitioners. Simul Healthc
2009 Winter; 4(4):212-16. [Mentions in head paragraph recommendations regarding
use of ultrasonography for central venous catheter placement from AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Healthcare Safer: A Critical Analysis of
Patient Safety Practices, 2001.]
National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR)/National
Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR)-Related Articles
Health Matrix
Rothstein MA, Cai Y, Marchant GE. The ghost in our
genes: legal and ethical implications of epigenetics. Health Matrix 2009
Winter; 19(1):1-62. [Cites AHRQ's NHDR, 2006. Also go to article by Casale and Clancy (Acad
Med, 2009) cited in AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles ]
Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or
Products
Journal of General Internal
Medicine
Rodriguez HP, von Glahn T, Elliott MN, et al. The
effect of performance-based financial incentives on improving patient care
experiences: a statewide evaluation. J Gen Intern Med 2009 Oct
14 [Epub ahead of print. Uses 2003-2006 clinician and group Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) data, citing AHRQ's
co-sponsored submission to National Quality Forum CAHPS® Clinician and Group
Survey, and article by Elliott et al. (Health Serv Res, 2009), using
CAHPS® data.] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of the National Medical
Association
Cram P, Bayman L, Popescu I, et al. Racial
disparities in revascularization rates among patients with similar insurance
coverage. J Natl Med Assoc 2009 Nov; 101(11):1132-9. [Uses and
cites 2000-2005 HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) data for Arizona,
California, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and Wisconsin; uses
and cites AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med
Care, 1998] cites articles by Southern et al. (Med Care, 2004) and
Quan et al. (Med Care, 2005), using AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity
measures.]
Occupational and Environmental
Medicine
Gimeno D, Elovainio M, Jokela M, et al. Association
between passive jobs and low levels of leisure-time physical activity: the
Whitehall II cohort study. Occup Environ Med 2009 Nov; 66(11):772-6.
[Uses study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by
AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.
Social Sciences and Medicine
Sekine M, Chandola T, Martikainen P, et al.
Socioeconomic inequalities in physical and mental functioning of British,
Finnish, and Japanese civil servants: role of job demand, control, and work
hours. Soc Sci Med 2009 Nov; 69(10):1417-25. [Uses study cohort data
from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by
AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.
Tennessee Medicine
Chang CF, Herrod HG, Steinberg SS. Prevalence and
costs of acute and chronic potentially avoidable pediatric hospitalizations in
Tennessee. Tenn Med 2009 Nov; 102(11):35-9. [Uses 2007 AHRQ revised
definitions for pediatric quality indicators as reported in AHRQ
publication Measures of Pediatric Health Care Quality Based on Hospital
Administrative Data, The Pediatric Quality Indicators, Ver. 3.1, 2007, and
cites associated publications AHRQ Quality Indicators—Prevention
Quality Indicators: Technical Specifications 3.2, 2008, and AHRQ Quality
Indicators-Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, 2004; uses HCUP Kids Inpatient
Database (KID) for 2003; cites AHRQ-authored article by Basu, Friedman, and
Burstin (researchers in AHRQ's Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and
Clinical Partnerships, Center for Center for Delivery, Organization, and
Markets, and former AHRQ center director, respectively), (J Health Care Poor
Underserved, 2006); cites article by Laditka, Laditka, and Mastanduno
(Soc Sci Med, 2003), using HCUP NIS data. Also go to articles by Pizer, Frakt, and Iezzoni (Health Aff, 2009) using MEPS data and by Rivard et al. (Med Care Res Rev, 2009) using HCUP NIS data, both cited in AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles.] Select to access the abstract
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Internet Citation:
Articles of Interest, November 27, 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/articles/art112709.htm
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