September 29, 2006
This weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters includes:
Academic Medicine
Rosen AB, Blendon RJ, DesRoches CM, et al. Physicians' views of interventions to reduce medical errors: does evidence
of effectiveness matter? Acad Med 2005 Feb; 80(2):189-92. [Supported by Grant No. 5 T32 HS00020-16; uses
evidence-based interventions analyzed in AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Health Care Safer: A
Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices, 2001.]
Ambulatory Pediatrics
Chevarley FM, Owens PL, Zodet MW, et al. Health care for children and youth in the United States: annual report on
patterns of coverage, utilization, quality, and expenditures by a county level of urban influence. Ambul Pediatr
2006 Sep-Oct; 6(5):241-64. [First and third authors are researchers in AHRQ's Center for Financing, Access, and
Cost Trends; second author is researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets; uses data from
he 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the 2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and State Inpatient
Database (SID) from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).]
Dougherty D, Simpson LA, McCormick MC. Rural areas and childrens health care coverage, use, expenditures, and quality: policy implications. Ambul Pediatr 2006 Sep-Oct; 6(5):265-7. [First author is researcher in AHRQ's Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations; second author is former AHRQ deputy director.]
American Heart Journal
Kramer JM, Hammill B, Anstrom KJ, et al. National evaluation of adherence to B-blocker therapy for 1 year after
acute myocardial infarction in patients with commercial health insurance. Am Heart J 2006 Sep; 152(3):454-8.
[Supported by Grant No. HS010548.]
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings
Fried MP, Cuellar H, Sadoughi B. Chronic sinusitis: a surgical perspective. Allergy Asthma Proc 2006 Jan-Feb;
27(1):26-35. [Supported by Grant No. R18 HS11866-03.]
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of
closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers. Ann Emerg Med 2006 Sep 22; epub ahead of print. [Supported
by Grant Nos. HS011886-03 and K02 HS11285.]
Archives of Internal Medicine
Feldstein AC, Smith DH, Perrin N, et al. Improved therapeutic monitoring with several interventions: a randomized
trial. Arch Intern Med 2006 Sep 25:166(17):1848-54. [Supported by U18 HS010391.]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Clancy C. Closing the knowledge translation gap will help to improve health service delivery. Bull World Health
Organ 2006 Aug; 84(8):662-3. [Author is AHRQ Director.]
Critical Care Medicine
Stone PW, Larson EL, Mooney-Kane C, et al. Organizational climate and intensive care unit nurses' intention to leave. Crit Care Med 2006 Jul; 34(7):1907-12. [Supported by Grant No. R01 HS013114.]
Hastings Center Report
Baily MA, Bottrell M, Lynn J, et al. The ethics of using QI methods to improve health care quality and safety. Hastings Cent Rep 2006 Jul-Aug; 36(4):S1-40. [Supported by Grant No. 1 R13 HS13369.]
Injury Prevention
Coben JH, Steiner CA, Barrett M, et al. Completeness of injury coding in healthcare administrative databases in the
United States, 2001. Inj Prev 2006 Jun; 12(3):199-201. [First author is former AHRQ researcher and second author is
researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets; uses 2001 data from the HCUP SID, NIS, and State
Emergency Department Databases (SEDD).]
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Just S, Schepers G, Piotrowski MM, et al. Improving the safety of intravenous admixtures: lessons learned from a
Pentostam overdose. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2006 Jul; 32(7):366-72. [Supported by Grant No. P20 HS11540.]
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Hand MM, Chesley FD, Ho KK, Clancy CM. The third national reports on healthcare quality and disparities in the
United States: national data for targeting improvements. J Nurs Care Qual 2006 Oct-Dec; 21(4):283-9. [First
two authors are researcher in and director of, respectively, AHRQ's Center for Extramural Research, Education, and
Priority Populations; third author is researcher in AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and
fourth author is AHRQ director.]
Journal of Trauma
Blackmore CC, Cummings P, Jurkovich GJ, et al. Predicting major hemorrhage in patients with pelvic fracture. J Trauma 2006 Aug; 61(2):346-52. [Supported by Grant No. 1 K08 HS11291.]
Maternal and Child Health
Zlot AI, Jackson DJ, Korenbrot C. Association of acculturation with Cesarean section among Latinas. Matern Child
Health J 2005 Mar; 9(1):11-20. [Supported by AHRQ grant, no grant number available (third author supported by Grant
No. 1 R21 HS015778-01).]
Seid M, Varni JW. Measuring primary care for children of Latino farmworkers: reliability and validity of the Parents Perceptions of Primary Care Measure (P3C). Matern Child Health J 2005 Mar; 9(1):49-57. [Supported by Grant No. R01 HS10317.]
Guendelman S, Angulo V, Wier M, et al. Overcoming the odds: access to care for immigrant children in working poor families in California. Matern Child Health J 2005 Dec; 9(4):351-62. [Supported by Grant No. HS13411-01.]
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare
Smith SR, Clancy CM. Medication therapy management: a new opportunity to optimize therapeutic outcomes in Medicare. Patient Saf Qual Healthc 2006 Sep-Oct; 3(5). [Authors are researcher in AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Evidence and
AHRQ Director, respectively.]
Spine
Gray DT, Deyo RA, Kreuter W, et al. Population-based trends in volumes and rates of ambulatory lumbar spine surgery. Spine 2006 Aug 1; 31(17):1957-63. [First author is researcher in AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient
Safety; uses data from the HCUP SID, NIS, and State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD).]
American Family Physician
Gardiner P, Dvorkin L. Promoting medication adherence in children. Am Fam Physician 2006 Sep 1; 74(5):793-8.
[Includes AHRQ publication, Your Medicine: Play It Safe on AHRQ Web site among patient information resources for
medication adherence.]
American Health Line
Health costs: hospitalization, births top expenses in 2004. Am Health Line 2006 Sep 25; #8. [Reports on AHRQ News and
Numbers data from HCUP Statistical Brief: The National Hospital Bill: The Most Expensive Conditions, by Payer, 2004, on
AHRQ Web site.]
American Journal of Managed Care
Trude S, Au M, Christianson JB. Health plan pay-for-performance strategies. Am J Manag Care 2006 Sep; 12(9):537-42.
[Notes AHRQ's efforts to develop a set of quality measures for ambulatory care as part of the Ambulatory Care Quality
Alliance.]
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Partin MR, An LC, Nelson DB, et al. Randomized trial of an intervention to facilitate recycling for relapsed smokers. Am J Prev Med 2006 Oct; 31(4):293-99. [Cites PHS guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000.]
Archives of Internal Medicine
Soumerai SB, Pierre-Jacques M, Zhang F, et al. Cost-related medication nonadherence among elderly and disabled Medicare
beneficiaries: a national survey 1 year before the Medicare drug benefit. Arch Intern Med 2006 Sep 25;
166(17):1829-35. [Designates authors Soumerai, Ross-Degnan, and Gurwitz as investigators in the HMO Research Network
CERTs supported by [AHRQ.] (grant 2 U18 HS010391).]
Tarn DM, Heritage J, Paterniti DA, et al. Physcian communication when prescribing new medications. Arch Intern Med 2006 Sep 25; 166(17):1855-62. [Cites AHRQ publications, Quick Tips—When Getting a Prescription, 2002, and 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors: Patient Fact Sheet, 2000.]
Critical Care Medicine
Talmor D, Shapiro N, Greenberg D. When is critical care medicine cost-effective? A systematic review of the
cost-effectiveness literature. Crit Care Med 2006 Sep 5; 34(11):1-11.
Health News Daily
Spicer M. AHRQ report finds naproxen safer than ibuprofen for cardiovascular risk. Health News Daily 2006 Sep
28; 18(187):1-2. [Reviews findings from AHRQ review, Comparative Effectiveness and
Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis, September 2006.]
Healthcare Disparities Report
Commonwealth Fund scorecard ranks U.S. behind other nations in healthcare. Healthc Disparities Rep 2006 Oct;
00-10:2-3. [Discusses findings from recent Commonwealth Fund report based on AHRQ-provided MEPS data.]
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
King ES, Moyer DV, Couturie MJ, et al. Getting doctors to report medical errors: Project DISCLOSE. Jt Comm J Qual
Patient Saf 2006 Jul; 32(7):382-92. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by Weingart, et al. (J Gen Intern Med, 2005) and
Rosen, et al. (Acad Med, 2005).]
Makary MA, Holzmueller CG, Sexton JB, et al. Operating room debriefings. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2006 Jul; 32(7):407-10. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by Gawande, et al. (N Engl J Med, 2003) and Pronovost, et al. (Jt Comm J Qual Pat Saf, 2006).]
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Schade CP, Sullivan FM, de Lusignan S, et al. e-Prescribing, efficiency, quality: lessons from the computerization
of UK family practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2006 Sep-Oct; 13(5):470-5. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Clancy
(AHRQ Director) (Health Serv Res, 2003).]
Journal of Family Practice
Malaty W, Crane S. How might acknowledging a medical error promote patient safety? J Fam Pract 2006 Sep;
55(9):775-80. [Cites AHRQ online database, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.]
Ryckman KA, Bercaw DM, Ellis MR, et al. Clinical inquiries. What predicts a successful smoking cessation attempt? J Fam Pract 2006 Sep; 55(9):816-9. [Describes recommendations given in PHS guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000.]
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Connelly CD, Hazen AL, Coben JH, et al. Persistence of intimate partner violence among families referred to child
welfare. J Interpers Violence 2006 Jun; 21(6):774-97. [Third author is former AHRQ researcher.]
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Kalisch BJ. Missed nursing care: a qualitative study. J Nurs Care Qual 2006 Oct-Dec; 21(4):306-15. [Cites
AHRQ-authored article by Kovner, Jones, Zhan, Gergen, and Basu (third and fifth authors are researchers with AHRQ's
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety and Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships,
respectively; other authors are former AHRQ researchers: Health Serv Res, 2002); cites AHRQ-funded article by Needleman,
et al. (N Engl J Med, 2002); cites AHRQ publication, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation: Volume
I, 2005, as posted on AHRQ Web site.]
Rogers LM. Meeting the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements for quality assessment and performance improvement. J Nurs Care Qual 2006 Oct-Dec; 21(4):325-30. [Cites AHRQ publication, Quality Tools: Inpatient Quality Indicators, 2003, as posted on AHRQ Web site.]
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Ma Y, Goins KV, Pbert L, et al. Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income
women. Matern Child Health J 2005 Dec; 9(4):393-402. [Cites PHS guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000.]
Medicine and Health
No A+ for United States on new national health care scorecard. Med Health 2006 Sep 25; 60(35):1-2. [Discusses
findings from recent Commonwealth Fund report based on AHRQ-provided MEPS data.]
Modern Healthcare
Heart disease leads spending. Mod Healthc 2006 Sep 25; 36(38):4. [Reports on AHRQ News and Numbers data from HCUP Statistical Brief, The National Hospital Bill: The Most Expensive Conditions, by Payer, 2004, on AHRQ Web site.]
Evans M. The grade is: 66 out of 100. Mod Healthc 2006 Sep 25; 36(38):6-7. [Discusses findings from recent Commonwealth Fund report based on AHRQ-provided MEPS data.]
American Family Physician
Untzinger A. CDC recommends increased awareness for colorectal screening. Am Fam Physician 2006 Sep 15; 74(6):1048.
[Mentions USPSTF recommendations on colorectal cancer screening for persons older than 50 years of age.]
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Rabin BA, Brownson RC, Kerner JF, et al. Methodologic challenges in disseminating evidence-based interventions
to promote physical activity. Am J Prev Med 2006 Oct; 31(4):S24-34. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations and comments
on changes in dissemination methods; cites recommendations on counseling for tobacco use, counseling to promote physical
activity, and other topics in Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd edition, Periodic Updates, on AHRQ Web site;
cites articles on USPSTF recommendation development and diffusion by Woolf, et al. (Annu Rev Public Health, 1996) and
Lawrence (J Gen Intern Med, 1990).]
Estabrooks PA, Glasgow RE. Translating effective clinic-based physical activity interventions into practice. Am J Prev Med 2006 Oct; 31(4):S45-56. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence review on counseling to promote physical activity (Ann Intern Med, 2003).]
Green LW, Orleans CT, Ottoson JM, et al. Inferring strategies for disseminating physical activity policies, programs, and practices from the successes of tobacco control. Am J Prev Med 2006 Oct; 31(4):S66-81. [Discusses nd cites findings from USPSTF evidence reviews of and recommendations on counseling to promote physical activity (Ann Intern Med, 2002) and PHS guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Cessation, 2000.]
Journal of Family Practice
Shamliyan TA, Jacobs DR Jr, Raatz SK, et al. Are your patients with risk of CVD getting the viscous soluble fiber
they need? J Fam Pract 2006 Sep; 55(9):761-69. [Summarizes USPSTF recommendations on counseling on dietary
requirements and their application to the 5-A framework as described in Clinical Practice: American College of
Physicians Guidelines and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations, American College of Physicians,
2005.]
Biagioli FE, DeVoe JE, Hamilton A. Clinical inquiries. What are appropriate screening tests for infants and children? J Fam Pract 2006 Sep; 55(9):803-8. [Summarizes USPSTF recommendations on screening tests for children as given in Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, on AHRQ Web site.]
Journal of Womens Health
Bulletin Board. J Women Health 2006 Sep; 15(7):802. [Summarizes findings from AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Management of Eating Disorders, 2006, as published on AHRQ Web site. Also article by Rosen et al. (Acad Med, 2006) cited in AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles.]
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Liu CL, Zaslavsky AM, Ganz ML, et al. Continuity of health insurance coverage for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J 2005 Dec; 9(4):363-75. [Uses data from 1996 MEPS Household Component.]
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