Primary Care

Alcohol Use Among HIV-Infected Persons in Care: Results of a Multi-Site Survey. G. Chander, J. Josephs, J. Fleishman, et al., HIV Medicine 9(4): April 2008, 196-202. Examines the prevalence of any alcohol use and hazardous alcohol consumption among HIV-infected individuals engaged in care and identifies factors associated with hazardous alcohol use. (AHRQ 08-R067)

Describing Primary Care Encounters: The Primary Care Network Survey and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. H. Binns, D. Lanier, W. Pace, et al., Annals of Family Medicine 5:2007, 39-47. Describes clinical encounters in primary care research networks and compares them with those of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. (AHRQ 07-R046)

Evidence on the Chronic Care Model in the New Millennium. K. Coleman, B. Austin, C. Brach, E. Wagner, Health Affairs, 28(1):January-February 2009, 75-85. Examines the evidence on the effectiveness of the chronic care model in improving outpatient care for people with chronic illnesses. (AHRQ 09-R016)

How Well Do Family Physicians Manage Skin Lesions? D. Merenstein, D. Meyers, A. Krist, et al, Journal of Family Practice 56(1): January 2007, 40-45. Examines the percentage of skin lesions that improve after evaluation and management by family physicians, as well as the agreement between family physicians' diagnosis and treatment of lesions compared with dermatologists' assessments and treatment plans. (AHRQ 07-R052)

Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice: Innovative Strategies and Future Directions. C. Klabunde, D. Lanier, E. Breslau, et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine 22:2007, 1195-1205. Analyzes colorectal cancer screening practices in primary care and discusses ways to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. (AHRQ 08-R010)

A National Survey of Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks. W. Tierney, C. Oppenheimer, B. Hudson, et al., Annals of Family Medicine 5(3): May/June 2007, 242-250. Presents and discusses the results of a Web-based survey and structured interviews conducted in Fall 2003 to assess the current status, relevance to everyday practice, and potential value of research underway in primary care practice-based research networks across the Nation. (AHRQ 07-R068)

Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2007, 50 pp. Presents a number of key considerations for developers and purchasers of patient self-management support programs, as well as program evaluation measures used in research and by existing programs. (AHRQ 08-0011)

Primary Care Physicians' Perceptions of the Effect of Insurance Status on Clinical Decision Making. D. Meyers, R. Mishori, J. McCann, et al., Annals of Family Medicine 4(5): September/October 2006, 399-402. Presents the results of a survey of primary care physicians about their perceptions of what effect, if any, patients' insurance status has on their clinical decisionmaking during office visits. (AHRQ 07-R017)

Primary Care: Too Important to Fail. D. Meyers, C. Clancy, Annals of Internal Medicine 150(4):February 2009, 272-273. Discusses the functions of primary care in America's health care system and offers some suggestions to assist primary care practices in meeting the challenges of increasing demands and expectations alongside increasing attrition in the current workforce and diminishing economic margins. (AHRQ 09-R037)

Substance Abuse Treatment in Human Immunodeficiency Virus: The Role of Patient-Provider Discussions. P. Korthuis, J. Josephs, J. Fleishman, et al., Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, March 2008, online. Examines factors associated with use of substance abuse treatment, including patient-provider discussions of substance use issues, based on a survey of 951 HIV-infected adults receiving care at 14 HIV Research Network primary care sites. (AHRQ 08-R066)

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