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Surgery-related errors may adversely affect up to 3 percent of hospitalized patients
Women's Health Blood coagulation testing of pregnant women with hypertension can be reduced Risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy are not the only factors that women consider
Children's Health Predicting which infants with RSV infection will need intensive care continues to be difficult Good communication between doctors, parents, and children remains the cornerstone of high-quality pediatric care
Clinical Decisionmaking Antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease depends on clinical signs and symptoms
Market Forces Business coalitions have the potential to buy health care quality as well as contain costs Physician practice management companies offer relatively narrow benefits to affiliated medical groups
Health Care Costs and Financing Community health centers need more resources to provide proper care to high-risk asthma patients Providing insurance coverage will not automatically ensure that mental health treatment needs are met Mental health/substance abuse carve-out program substantially reduce costs for these services
HIV/AIDS Research Greater access to clinics reduces the risk of hospitalization for poor people with advanced HIV disease AIDS patients fare much better in dedicated AIDS units and magnet hospitals compared with general hospital units Some HIV-infected patients feel their lives have improved since their diagnosis
Rural Health Rural and urban medical practices are more similar than different, with several notable exceptions
AHCPR News and Notes New Institute of Medicine study to examine privacy protection practices of institutional review boards Highlights from AHCPR's Health Care Research Scholars Program
Announcements AHCPR seeks research proposals on strategies for eliminating minority health disparities AHSR issues call for abstracts for June 2000 meeting AHCPR funds new projects
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AHCPR Publication No. 99-0006 Current as of November 1999
Internet Citation:
Research Activities newsletter. November 1999, No. 231. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/nov99/
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