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AHRQ Research Studies
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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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1 to 8 of 8 Research Studies DisplayedMeisel ZF, Metlay JP, Sinnenberg L
A randomized trial testing the effect of narrative vignettes versus guideline summaries on provider response to a professional organization clinical policy for safe opioid prescribing.
The authors compared whether narrative vignettes embedded in the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) daily e-newsletter improved dissemination of the clinical policy to ACEP members, and engagement of members with the clinical policy, compared with traditional summary text. They found that the vignettes outperformed traditional guideline text in promoting engagement with an evidence-based clinical guideline related to opioid prescriptions.
AHRQ-funded; HS021956.
Citation: Meisel ZF, Metlay JP, Sinnenberg L .
A randomized trial testing the effect of narrative vignettes versus guideline summaries on provider response to a professional organization clinical policy for safe opioid prescribing.
Ann Emerg Med 2016 Dec;68(6):719-28. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.03.007.
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Keywords: Communication, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Opioids, Medication, Medication: Safety, Policy, Provider
McManus KA, Rodney RC, Rhodes A
Affordable Care Act qualified health plan enrollment for AIDS Drug Assistance Program clients: Virginia's experience and best practices.
This article highlighted the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for persons living with HIV and described the range of strategies employed by states to enroll patients in Qualified Health Plans (QHPs). It used the Virginia AIDS Drug Assistance Program ACA implementation to illustrate one program's shift to purchasing QHPs. The authors provided practical details of Virginia's implementation as well as insights and best practices at both the state and clinic level.
AHRQ-funded; HS024196.
Citation: McManus KA, Rodney RC, Rhodes A .
Affordable Care Act qualified health plan enrollment for AIDS Drug Assistance Program clients: Virginia's experience and best practices.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2016 Sep;32(9):885-91. doi: 10.1089/aid.2016.0033.
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Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Medication, Policy
Alpert A
The anticipatory effects of Medicare Part D on drug utilization.
While health care policies are frequently signed into law well before they are implemented, such lags are ignored in most empirical work. This paper demonstrates the importance of implementation lags in the context of Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit that took effect two years after it was signed into law.
AHRQ-funded; HS019681.
Citation: Alpert A .
The anticipatory effects of Medicare Part D on drug utilization.
J Health Econ 2016 Sep;49:28-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.06.004..
Keywords: Policy, Medicare, Medication, Policy, Policy
Fleischman W, Ross JS, Melnick ER
Financial ties between emergency physicians and industry: insights from open payments data.
The authors sought to describe nonresearch, nonroyalty Open Payments made to emergency physicians in the United States. They found that nearly a third of emergency physicians received such payments from industry in 2014, and that most payments were of small monetary value and for activities related to the marketing of antithrombotic drugs.
AHRQ-funded; HS021271.
Citation: Fleischman W, Ross JS, Melnick ER .
Financial ties between emergency physicians and industry: insights from open payments data.
Ann Emerg Med 2016 Aug;68(2):153-58.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.01.014.
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Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Medication, Policy, Practice Patterns, Provider: Physician
Grundy Q, Bero LA, Malone RE
Marketing and the most trusted profession: the invisible interactions between registered nurses and industry.
The mainstay for addressing conflicts of interest in health care is disclosure of personal financial ties to industry. The researchers described industry activities targeted at registered nurses. They concluded that nurse-industry interactions may be common and influential, but they remain invisible in the current policy climate. Although some aspects of these interactions may be beneficial, others may pose financial risks to hospitals or safety risks to patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS022383.
Citation: Grundy Q, Bero LA, Malone RE .
Marketing and the most trusted profession: the invisible interactions between registered nurses and industry.
Ann Intern Med 2016 Jun 7;164(11):733-9. doi: 10.7326/m15-2522.
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Keywords: Medication, Policy, Provider: Nurse
Williams AR, Olfson M, Kim JH
Older, less regulated medical marijuana programs have much greater enrollment rates than newer 'Medicalized' programs.
The researchers analyzed marijuana programs according to seven components of traditional medical care and pharmaceutical regulation. They then examined enrollment rates, while controlling for potentially confounding state characteristics. They found that fourteen of the twenty-four programs were nonmedical and collectively enrolled 99.4 percent of participants nationwide, with enrollment rates twenty times greater than programs deemed to be "medicalized."
AHRQ-funded; HS021112.
Citation: Williams AR, Olfson M, Kim JH .
Older, less regulated medical marijuana programs have much greater enrollment rates than newer 'Medicalized' programs.
Health Aff 2016 Mar;35(3):480-8. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0528.
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Keywords: Policy, Medication, Substance Abuse
Kennedy-Hendricks A, Richey M, McGinty EE
Opioid overdose deaths and Florida's crackdown on pill mills.
The researchers examined the effect on opioid overdose mortality of Florida state laws and law enforcement operations targeting "pill mills." They found that Florida's actions were associated with an estimated 1029 lives saved from prescription opioid overdose over a 34-month period, and estimated reductions in deaths grew over the intervention period.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Kennedy-Hendricks A, Richey M, McGinty EE .
Opioid overdose deaths and Florida's crackdown on pill mills.
Am J Public Health 2016 Feb;106(2):291-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302953.
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Keywords: Policy, Medication, Medication: Safety, Mortality, Opioids
Urick BY, Kaskie BP, Carnahan RM
Improving antipsychotic prescribing practices in nursing facilities: the role of surveyor methods and surveying agencies in upholding the Nursing Home Reform Act.
The objectives of this study were to explore surveyor observations of skilled nursing facilities/nursing facilities care practices subsequent to participation the Partnership guidance program and to use a social ecological framework to estimate how these observations were influenced by individual, organizational, and contextual factors. It found substantial variation in surveyor observations of changes to clinical care in response to the Partnership guidance initiative.
AHRQ-funded; HS019355.
Citation: Urick BY, Kaskie BP, Carnahan RM .
Improving antipsychotic prescribing practices in nursing facilities: the role of surveyor methods and surveying agencies in upholding the Nursing Home Reform Act.
Res Social Adm Pharm 2016 Jan-Feb;12(1):91-103. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.04.006.
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Keywords: Elderly, Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care, Policy, Medication, Organizational Change