Race and sex may influence recommendations for cardiac catheterization
Women's Health
Practice patterns for hysterectomy changed during the early 1990s
Outcomes/Effectiveness Research
Improvements are needed in treatment of depression in primary care and among minorities in specialty care
Some perinatal care practices can optimize or worsen the condition of very premature newborns
Patients with recurrent stroke have poorer outcomes and higher care costs than those with a first stroke
International variations in cataract surgery practices may be due in part to slower diffusion of new technology in Europe
Quality of Care
Hospital readmissions do not necessarily reflect poor quality of care
Many costly lab tests performed in the hospital are unnecessary
Health Care Costs and Financing
Losing health insurance coverage or changing plans often means patients will delay seeking needed care
High costs of caring for a disabled family member may negatively affect receipt of needed care for other family members
Rural Health
Studies document positive aspects of Medicaid coverage for poor families living in rural areas
Long-Term Care
Nursing homes are beginning to use psychotropic drugs more often for clinical reasons than for restraint of residents
Asthma patients prefer treatment in the emergency department asthma observation unit to being hospitalized
Use of hospitalists instead of primary care physicians to care for hospitalized patients has both pros and cons
Minority Health
Some Latino children are more likely to have asthma than others
AHCPR News and Notes
AHCPR seeks nominations of topics for evidence reports
AHCPR recognizes contributions of peer reviewers
Announcements
AHCPR announces availability of audiotapes from User Liaison Program workshops
New projects funded
Research Briefs
Evaluating the effect of usual source of dental care on access to dental services: Comparisons among diverse populations
A reliability study for evaluating information extraction from radiology reports
Screening inpatient quality using post-discharge events
Work patterns of ambulatory care pharmacists with access to electronic guideline-based treatment suggestions
Units of measure in clinical information systems
Exploring heterogeneity in randomized trials via meta-analysis
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