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New analysis confirms a direct link between nurse staffing and patient complications and deaths in hospitals
Computerized algorithms that generate reminders, alerts, protocols, and other information reduce clinical errors New Zealand's no-fault approach to medical injury cases has the potential to prevent such injuries in the future
Hysterectomy does not appear to diminish long-term life satisfaction among older women Long-term outcomes are comparable for inpatient and outpatient treatment of women with pelvic inflammatory disease
New measure may help prevent patients with pneumonia from being sent home from the hospital too soon People who have diabetes are twice as likely to use complementary and alternative medicine as other patients Elevated lipoprotein(a) may be a risk factor for problems with vascular access among black hemodialysis patients Use of subcutaneous instead of IV erythropoietin for end-stage renal disease patients could reduce Medicare costs Users of nonaspirin, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medicines may benefit from use of aspirin for cardioprotection Lower birthweight may be associated with patient responses to certain antihypertensive medications Iron deficiency in utero is associated with diminished performance in certain mental and psychomotor tests Researchers examine prevalence, quality of life, and treatment of men suffering from prostate problems
Primary care doctors suspect that one in five childhood injuries they see is due to physical abuse Pediatricians often make referrals to specialists during telephone conversations with parents Pneumonia vaccination rates remain low, and racial disparities exit Obese patients have a greater illness burden than other patients and usually are less satisfied with their health care Impaired nursing home residents may not get the end-of-life care they want, even if they have an advance directive
Depression in people with diabetes is associated with increased health care use and higher expenditures Primary care physicians often prescribe psychotropic drugs to treat hyperactivity and depression in children Although a sense of control at work and home affects people's risk for depression and anxiety, social class also counts
Expanding income eligibility for State Children's Health Insurance Programs would not burden the program New case study indicates that mental health parity did not raise costs for a large employer who used a managed care arrangement Shifting to Medicaid managed care in New Mexico increased barriers for rural residents and burdened safety-net providers Accreditation of managed care health plans does not necessarily ensure high quality care or higher enrollment rates Health plans can work toward eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities by developing better data
Collaborations between medical informatics and health services research are a natural bridge to improved health care quality
Joint Commission and National Quality Forum establish the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards AHRQ launches GOLD on the Web
AHRQ announces a new recommendation on screening for depression and other materials from the U.S Preventive Services Task Force Web conference on child health scheduled for mid-July AHRQ releases nine new evidence reports, including one on methods used to rate the strength of scientific evidence AHRQ schedules MEPS users' workshops New publications now available from AHRQ
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Current as of June 2002 AHRQ Publication No. 02-0032
Internet Citation:
Research Activities newsletter. June 2002, No. 262. AHRQ Publication No. 02-0032. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jun02/
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