Articles of Interest: Two Years Ago Articles of Interest is a weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters. It 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. Show: All 2013 2012 2011 2010 Date Title 2011 December 30 2011 20111230 Comparing National Institutes of Health Funding of Emergency Medicine to Four Medical Specialties December 23 2011 20111223 Health Information Systems in Small Practices December 16 2011 20111216 Lower mortality in Sepsis Patients Admitted through the ED vs Direct Admission December 9 2011 20111209 Nystagmus Assessments Documented by Emergency Physicians in Acute Dizziness Presentations: a Target for Decision Support? December 2 2011 20111202 To Report or To Not Report: Examination of the Initial Primary Care Management of Suspicious Childhood Injuries November 25 2011 20111125 Variations in Ambulance Use in the United States: the Role of Health Insurance November 18 2011 20111118 Professional Challenges of Non-U.S.-born International Medical Graduates and Recommendations for Support during Residency Training November 11 2011 20111111 How to Get the Best Value for Your Health Insurance Plans: Do Homework during Open Enrollment to Save Money November 4 2011 20111104 Comparison of Different Approaches to Confounding Adjustment in a Study on the Association of Antipsychotic Medication with Mortality in Older Nursing Home Patients October 28 2011 20111028 Which Treatments Work Best for You? Information Helps with Right Care, Treatment Decisions October 21 2011 20111021 Interventions to Reduce 30-day Rehospitalization: A Systematic Review October 14 2011 20111014 A National Collaborative for Reducing Health Care-associated Infections: Current Initiatives, Challenges, and Opportunities October 7 2011 20111007 Patient-centered Integrated Networks of Emergency Care: Consensus-based Recommendations and Future Research Priorities September 30 2011 20110930 The Utility of the Integrated Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to Inform Mortality Related Studies September 30 2011 20110930 Quality Measurement of Medication Monitoring in the "Meaningful Use" Era September 23 2011 20110923 Quality of Care for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Primer for Gastroenterologists September 16 2011 20110916 Eradicating Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections Statewide: The Hawaii Experience September 9 2011 20110909 Persons Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection Are at High Risk for Depression and Poor Linkage to Care: Results from the Steps Study August 30 2011 20110830 Scaling Up Circumcision Programs in Southern Africa: The Potential Impact of Gender Disparities and Changes in Condom Use Behaviors on Heterosexual HIV Transmission August 19 2011 20110819 HIV Treatment Adherence, Drug Resistance, Virologic Failure: Evolving Concepts August 12 2011 20110812 Off-label Drug Use and Promotion: Balancing Public Health Goals and Commercial Speech August 5 2011 20110805 Characterizing and Fostering Charity Care in the Surgeon Workforce July 29 2011 20110729 Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality July 15 2011 20110715 A Resident-led Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Obesity Screening July 8 2011 20110708 Resource Burden at Children's Hospitals Experiencing Surge Volumes During the Spring H1N1 Influenza Pandemic July 1 2011 20110701 Hospital-reported Data on the Pneumonia Quality Measure ‘Time to First Antibiotic Dose" are not Associated with Inpatient Mortality June 24 2011 20110624 Research Priorities for Palliative and End-of-life Care in the Emergency Setting June 17 2011 20110617 A National Collaborative for Reducing Health Care-associated Infections: Current Initiatives, Challenges, and Opportunities June 10 2011 20110610 Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality June 3 2011 20110603 Academic Health Centers and Comparative Effectiveness Research: Baggage, Buckets, Basics, and Bottles May 27 2011 20110527 Making the Right Thing the Easy Thing To Do May 20 2011 20110520 Advancing the Science of Patient Safety May 13 2011 20110513 Impact of NRTIs on Lipid Levels among a Large HIV-infected Cohort Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Clinical Care May 6 2011 20110506 Public Health Insurance in Oregon: Underenrollment of Eligible Children and Parental Confusion about Children's Enrollment Status April 22 2011 20110422 Leveraging Certified Nursing Assistant Documentation and Knowledge To Improve Clinical Decision Making: the On-time Quality Improvement Program To Prevent Pressure Ulcers April 15 2011 20110415 Screening Mammography Use in Medicare Beneficiaries Reflects 4-year Mortality Risk April 8 2011 20110408 Lower Mortality in Sepsis Patients Admitted Through the ED vs Direct Admission April 1 2011 20110401 Hepatic Steatosis Associated with Increased Central Body Fat by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Uncontrolled HIV in HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected Persons March 25 2011 20110325 Health Information Technology: Turning the Patient-centered Medical Home from Concept to Reality March 18 2011 20110318 Code Status Discussions at Hospital Admission Are Not Associated with Patient and Surrogate Satisfaction with Hospital Care: Results from the Multicenter Hospitalist Study March 11 2011 20110311 Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure March 4 2011 20110304 Decreased Antibiotic Utilization after Implementation of a Guideline for Inpatient Cellulitis and Cutaneous Abscess February 25 2011 20110225 The Effect of Triage Diagnostic Standing Orders on Emergency Department Treatment Time February 18 2011 20110218 Learn the Signs and Treatments for Heart Disease February 11 2011 20110211 Associations between Minimum Wage Policy and Access to Health Care: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1996-2007 February 4 2011 20110204 Effects of Documentation-based Decision Support on Chronic Disease Management January 28 2011 20110128 Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in 58 U.S. Emergency Departments January 21 2011 20110121 Culturally Appropriate Storytelling To Improve Blood Pressure: A Randomized Trial January 14 2011 20110114 Perioperative Pulmonary Outcomes in Patients with Sleep Apnea after Noncardiac Surgery January 7 2011 20110107 Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States
December 30 2011 20111230 Comparing National Institutes of Health Funding of Emergency Medicine to Four Medical Specialties
December 16 2011 20111216 Lower mortality in Sepsis Patients Admitted through the ED vs Direct Admission
December 9 2011 20111209 Nystagmus Assessments Documented by Emergency Physicians in Acute Dizziness Presentations: a Target for Decision Support?
December 2 2011 20111202 To Report or To Not Report: Examination of the Initial Primary Care Management of Suspicious Childhood Injuries
November 25 2011 20111125 Variations in Ambulance Use in the United States: the Role of Health Insurance
November 18 2011 20111118 Professional Challenges of Non-U.S.-born International Medical Graduates and Recommendations for Support during Residency Training
November 11 2011 20111111 How to Get the Best Value for Your Health Insurance Plans: Do Homework during Open Enrollment to Save Money
November 4 2011 20111104 Comparison of Different Approaches to Confounding Adjustment in a Study on the Association of Antipsychotic Medication with Mortality in Older Nursing Home Patients
October 28 2011 20111028 Which Treatments Work Best for You? Information Helps with Right Care, Treatment Decisions
October 14 2011 20111014 A National Collaborative for Reducing Health Care-associated Infections: Current Initiatives, Challenges, and Opportunities
October 7 2011 20111007 Patient-centered Integrated Networks of Emergency Care: Consensus-based Recommendations and Future Research Priorities
September 30 2011 20110930 The Utility of the Integrated Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to Inform Mortality Related Studies
September 23 2011 20110923 Quality of Care for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Primer for Gastroenterologists
September 16 2011 20110916 Eradicating Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections Statewide: The Hawaii Experience
September 9 2011 20110909 Persons Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection Are at High Risk for Depression and Poor Linkage to Care: Results from the Steps Study
August 30 2011 20110830 Scaling Up Circumcision Programs in Southern Africa: The Potential Impact of Gender Disparities and Changes in Condom Use Behaviors on Heterosexual HIV Transmission
August 19 2011 20110819 HIV Treatment Adherence, Drug Resistance, Virologic Failure: Evolving Concepts
August 12 2011 20110812 Off-label Drug Use and Promotion: Balancing Public Health Goals and Commercial Speech
July 29 2011 20110729 Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
July 8 2011 20110708 Resource Burden at Children's Hospitals Experiencing Surge Volumes During the Spring H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
July 1 2011 20110701 Hospital-reported Data on the Pneumonia Quality Measure ‘Time to First Antibiotic Dose" are not Associated with Inpatient Mortality
June 24 2011 20110624 Research Priorities for Palliative and End-of-life Care in the Emergency Setting
June 17 2011 20110617 A National Collaborative for Reducing Health Care-associated Infections: Current Initiatives, Challenges, and Opportunities
June 10 2011 20110610 Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
June 3 2011 20110603 Academic Health Centers and Comparative Effectiveness Research: Baggage, Buckets, Basics, and Bottles
May 13 2011 20110513 Impact of NRTIs on Lipid Levels among a Large HIV-infected Cohort Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Clinical Care
May 6 2011 20110506 Public Health Insurance in Oregon: Underenrollment of Eligible Children and Parental Confusion about Children's Enrollment Status
April 22 2011 20110422 Leveraging Certified Nursing Assistant Documentation and Knowledge To Improve Clinical Decision Making: the On-time Quality Improvement Program To Prevent Pressure Ulcers
April 15 2011 20110415 Screening Mammography Use in Medicare Beneficiaries Reflects 4-year Mortality Risk
April 1 2011 20110401 Hepatic Steatosis Associated with Increased Central Body Fat by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Uncontrolled HIV in HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected Persons
March 25 2011 20110325 Health Information Technology: Turning the Patient-centered Medical Home from Concept to Reality
March 18 2011 20110318 Code Status Discussions at Hospital Admission Are Not Associated with Patient and Surrogate Satisfaction with Hospital Care: Results from the Multicenter Hospitalist Study
March 4 2011 20110304 Decreased Antibiotic Utilization after Implementation of a Guideline for Inpatient Cellulitis and Cutaneous Abscess
February 25 2011 20110225 The Effect of Triage Diagnostic Standing Orders on Emergency Department Treatment Time
February 11 2011 20110211 Associations between Minimum Wage Policy and Access to Health Care: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1996-2007
February 4 2011 20110204 Effects of Documentation-based Decision Support on Chronic Disease Management
January 28 2011 20110128 Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in 58 U.S. Emergency Departments
January 21 2011 20110121 Culturally Appropriate Storytelling To Improve Blood Pressure: A Randomized Trial
January 14 2011 20110114 Perioperative Pulmonary Outcomes in Patients with Sleep Apnea after Noncardiac Surgery
January 7 2011 20110107 Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States