Prevention
Physicians vary widely in providing heart disease prevention services to their patients
Researchers study screening for hemochromatosis in primary care
Routine thyroid screening is not recommended for patients suspected of having obstructive sleep apnea
Outcomes/Effectiveness Research
Greater blood loss during surgery is associated with postoperative delirium
IV heparin is associated with more complications than some other therapies for preventing secondary stoke
Elderly knee replacement patients fare better when treated in more experienced hospitals
Low Birthweight PORT publishes recent findings
Foreign-born Hispanic women have fewer low birthweight babies than their American-born counterparts
Prostate studies focus on barriers to early diagnosis, candidates for conservative treatment, and urinary tract symptoms
Home Health Care
Nearly half of home health care clients have unmet needs such as household and nutritional support
Hospitalization
Improving communication with patients needs to be major focus for hospitalist systems
HIV/AIDS Research
Medications comprise the third largest health care expenditure for children with HIV
AHCPR News and Notes
AHCPR releases evidence reports on depression and sinusitis
AHCPR announces new topics for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Research grant applicants may "self-assign" to review groups
Peer review update
Announcements
New national data set provides in-depth picture of hospital care in the United States
New MEPS chartbook presents data on minority health
New electronic inventory added to AHCPR's Web site
AHCPR funds new projects
Seven new grant final reports now available from NTIS
Research Briefs
Using outcomes to improve quality of research and quality of care
Otitis media and child development: Should we worry?
Facility-level outcome performance measures for nursing homes
Understanding articles describing clinical prediction tools
Measuring satisfaction among low-income women: A prenatal questionnaire
Cross-cultural use of measurements
Linking primary care performance to outcomes of care
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease are not associated with protection against subsequent disseminated M. avium complex disease
The design of partners in care: Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of improving care for depression in primary care
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