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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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26 to 29 of 29 Research Studies DisplayedKwon HT, Nelson DE
AHRQ Author: Kwon HT
Communicating research to help influence policy and practice.
This chapter provides an overview of communicating with policymakers. It describes aspects of the policymaking environment as it relates to communicating with policymakers; explores ways to build relationships with policymakers to enhance communication; describes the concept of communication planning; and describes challenges and barriers to effectively communicating scientific information to policymakers.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Kwon HT, Nelson DE .
Communicating research to help influence policy and practice.
In: Eyler AA, Chriqui JF, Moreland-Russell S, Brownson RC, editors. Prevention. Policy, and Public Health: Oxford University Press; 2016. p. 303-27..
Keywords: Communication, Health Services Research (HSR), Policy
Wittie M, Ngo-Metzger Q, Lebrun-Harris L
AHRQ Author: Ngo-Metzger Q
Enabling quality: electronic health record adoption and meaningful use readiness in federally funded health centers.
This study analyzed cross-sectional data from all 1,128 health centers in 2011, which served over 20 million patients during that year. As of 2011, 80 percent of health centers reported using an electronic health record (EHR), and high proportions reported using many advanced EHR functionalities. There were no indications of disparities in EHR adoption by census region, urban/rural location, patient sociodemographic composition, physician staffing, or health center funding.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Wittie M, Ngo-Metzger Q, Lebrun-Harris L .
Enabling quality: electronic health record adoption and meaningful use readiness in federally funded health centers.
J Healthc Qual 2016 Jan-Feb;38(1):42-51. doi: 10.1111/jhq.12067.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Community-Based Practice, Health Services Research (HSR)
Berliner E
AHRQ Author: Berliner E
Multisociety letter to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: serious methodological flaws plague technology assessment on pain management injection therapies for low back pain.
The recent publication of an AHRQ report on Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low Back Pain has raised significant concerns for physicians who utilize injection procedures to treat patients suffering with pain and functional limitations resulting from spinal pathology. The authors are concerned that the methodology used by the report cannot and does not make such determinations, and that the conclusions may lead to egregious denial of access to these procedures for many patients suffering from low back pain.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Berliner E .
Multisociety letter to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: serious methodological flaws plague technology assessment on pain management injection therapies for low back pain.
Pain Med 2016 Jan;17(1):10-15. doi: 10.1111/pme.12934..
Keywords: Back Health and Pain, Care Management, Chronic Conditions, Evidence-Based Practice, Health Services Research (HSR), Pain, Research Methodologies
Sathe NA, Nocon RS, Hughes B
The costs of participating in a diabetes quality improvement collaborative: Variation among five clinics.
The costs over the first four years-from June 2009 through May 2013-of an ongoing diabetes Quality improvement collaborative were characterized by activities and over time. Cost/diabetic patient/year ranged across clinic sites from $6 (largest clinic) to $68 (smallest clinic).
AHRQ-funded; HS000084.
Citation: Sathe NA, Nocon RS, Hughes B .
The costs of participating in a diabetes quality improvement collaborative: Variation among five clinics.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2016 Jan;42(1):18-25..
Keywords: Diabetes, Quality Improvement, Healthcare Costs, Health Services Research (HSR)