Research Activities, February 2010, No. 354 ContentsAbout Research ActivitiesFeature StoryNonsurgical method for diagnosing breast cancer is safe and nearly as effective as surgical biopsyPatient Safety and QualityVaccines with names that look and sound alike can lead to vaccination errorsNonphysicians can be trained to assess residents' competence in catheter insertionDisparities/Minority HealthBlacks express more concerns about telemedicine than HispanicsImmigrant labor negatively affects natives' health insurance coverageHealth Care Costs and FinancingHealth care costs of obesity are passed off to obese workersMedicare reimbursement changes lessen regional disparities for home health servicesOutcomes/Effectiveness ResearchBeing overweight prior to transplant surgery slows improvement in the physical functioning of liver transplant patientsCOPD drug triad associated with reduced death and hospitalization ratesDemographic and health factors influence the type of prostate cancer screening received by men over age 40Patients who are treated with empathy during office visits get over colds fasterChronic DiseaseMany patients with coronary artery disease who could benefit from cardiac rehabilitation are not referred for this treatmentComputerized tomography angiography may help determine appropriate treatment for stroke patientsMental HealthMany unhealthy people remain happy because they adapt to their medical conditionsMedicaid drug restrictions may lead to adverse events for psychiatric patientsChild/Adolescent HealthChildren with cerebral palsy who undergo gait assessment before surgery are less likely to need additional surgery laterPneumonia vaccine has not increased dangerous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in childrenYouth with HIV/AIDS and conduct disorder are less likely to use or adhere to antiretroviral therapyOnly one-third of adolescents are screened for emotional health during routine physicalsEmergency CarePrimary care doctors often don't know that a child sought care for asthma in the emergency departmentICU scoring system better predicts the risk of death for trauma patientsTrauma triage system tends to overestimate injury severityUse of bedside ultrasound by hospital emergency departments is not yet common practice in CaliforniaEnd-of-Life CareDoctors typically agree with surrogates' decisions on careRural HealthRural residents depend on physician offices for their osteoporosis testingAgency News and NotesEmergency departments treat 3.5 million crash victims a yearOne in 13 U.S. adults report access to specialists to be a "big problem"AnnouncementsAHRQ releases new health literacy toolResearch BriefsResearch BriefsVisit the AHRQ Patient Safety Network Web Site Current as of February 2010 Internet Citation: Research Activities, February 2010, No. 354. February 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/research-activities/feb10/index.html
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