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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedMistry KB, Forrest CB
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Applying evidence from clinical trials: need for pediatric learning health system research.
The authors argue that to fill the many gaps in the understanding of major depressive disorder management (and more generally, the pediatric knowledge base), a new approach for augmenting the conventional randomized controlled trial is needed. They believe that the emerging field of learning health system research addresses this need.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mistry KB, Forrest CB .
Applying evidence from clinical trials: need for pediatric learning health system research.
Pediatrics 2017 Dec;140(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3098.
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Keywords: Depression, Evidence-Based Practice, Health Systems, Children/Adolescents
Brach C
AHRQ Author: Brach C
The journey to become a health literate organization: a snapshot of health system improvement.
This chapter explores the journey that a growing number of organizations are taking to become health literate. A part of the chapter highlights the experiences of three organizations that have explicitly set a goal to become health literate: Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS), Intermountain Healthcare, and Northwell Health. The chapter ends with lessons learned from the experiences of health literacy pioneers that may be useful to organizations embarking on the journey.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Brach C .
The journey to become a health literate organization: a snapshot of health system improvement.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;240:203-37.
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Keywords: Health Literacy, Health Systems, Quality Improvement
Pantalone KM, Hobbs TM, Chagin KM
Prevalence and recognition of obesity and its associated comorbidities: cross-sectional analysis of electronic health record data from a large US integrated health system.
The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of obesity and its related comorbidities among patients being actively managed at a US academic medical centre, and to examine the frequency of a formal diagnosis of obesity. This cross-sectional summary from a large US integrated health system found that three out of every four patients had overweight or obesity based on BMI. Less than half of patients who were identified as having obesity according to BMI received a formal diagnosis via ICD-9 documentation.
AHRQ-funded; HS024128.
Citation: Pantalone KM, Hobbs TM, Chagin KM .
Prevalence and recognition of obesity and its associated comorbidities: cross-sectional analysis of electronic health record data from a large US integrated health system.
BMJ Open 2017 Nov 16;7(11):e017583. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017583..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Systems, Obesity, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Franklin P, Chenok K, Lavalee D
Framework to guide the collection and use of patient-reported outcome measures in the learning healthcare system.
Web-based collection of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical practice is expanding rapidly as electronic health records include web portals for patients to report standardized assessments of their symptoms. As the value of PROMs in patient care expands, a framework to guide the implementation planning, collection, and use of PROs to serve multiple goals and stakeholders is needed. In this study, researchers identified diverse clinical, quality, and research settings where PROMs have been successfully integrated into care and routinely collected and analyzed drivers of successful implementation.
AHRQ-funded; HS022789.
Citation: Franklin P, Chenok K, Lavalee D .
Framework to guide the collection and use of patient-reported outcome measures in the learning healthcare system.
eGEMS 2017 Sep 4;5(1):17. doi: 10.5334/egems.227..
Keywords: Learning Health Systems, Health Systems, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Web-Based, Patient-Centered Healthcare
Fowler AC, Grabowski DC, Gambrel RJ
Corporate investors increased common ownership in hospitals and the postacute care and hospice sectors.
The researchers used data from the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to identify common investor ownership linkages across the acute care, postacute care, and hospice sectors within the same geographic markets. To our knowledge, this study provides the first description of common investor ownership trends in these sectors.
AHRQ-funded; HS024072.
Citation: Fowler AC, Grabowski DC, Gambrel RJ .
Corporate investors increased common ownership in hospitals and the postacute care and hospice sectors.
Health Aff 2017 Sep;36(9):1547-55. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0591.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Health Systems
Blumenthal KG, Lai KH, Huang M
Adverse and hypersensitivity reactions to prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents in a large health care system.
The researchers aimed to use electronic health record data to determine the incidence and predictors of hypersentivity reaction (HSR) to prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). They concluded that NSAID therapeutic use can be limited by adverse drug reactions (ADRs); about 1 in 5 NSAID ADRs is an hypersentivity reaction.
AHRQ-funded; HS022728.
Citation: Blumenthal KG, Lai KH, Huang M .
Adverse and hypersensitivity reactions to prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents in a large health care system.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2017 May-Jun;5(3):737-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.12.006.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Medication, Risk, Health Systems, Adverse Drug Events (ADE)