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Electronic medication alerts reduce inappropriate prescribing of warfarin with interacting drugs
Computerized prescribing alerts can be designed to be widely accepted by primary care clinicians Many primary care doctors still do not use electronic antibiotic prescribing for acute infections
Nurse-anchored practice-based research centers help address health disparities Medicaid may reduce racial/ethnic differences in preventable hospitalizations, but Medicaid managed care adds no extra benefit Ethnicity, age, and living arrangements affect the use of assistive devices by people with impaired mobility
Parents of children with special health care needs identify multiple barriers to accessing care for their children Medicaid managed care plans with case management programs may benefit children with disabilities more than fee-for-service plans
AHRQ's health care quality and disparities reports can help nurse leaders make key decisions about quality and patient safety
Researchers examine gender disparities in the quality of preventive care and management of heart disease and diabetes
Nursing homes that emphasize team effort and staff flexibility are more likely to sustain improvements in quality of care Nursing home working conditions are linked to care performance Greater Medicare HMO penetration is associated with a shift in elderly stroke deaths from hospital to non-hospital settings Improved recognition and treatment of emotional problems may indirectly improve the elderly's use of preventive care
Studies connect patient satisfaction with back pain outcomes
One of every five medications approved for certain diagnoses are prescribed by office-based physicians for other conditions Primary care doctors often fail to prescribe "controller medications" for asthma patients after an emergency room visit Disadvantaged groups infected with hepatitis C can be effectively treated when health care providers collaborate
Physician compliance with medication black box warnings is mixed
Study examines national trends in the costs of bariatric surgery Employers are least likely to offer insurance coverage for preventive care services that provide the financial return they seek
Multidisciplinary physician/nurse practitioner teams can reduce the costs of hospital care while maintaining care quality The recommended dose of intravenous morphine does not control severe acute pain in patients presenting to the emergency department Accidental lung puncture is a substantial threat to hospitalized patients undergoing a wide range of procedures Preoperative risk factors and surgical complexity are more predictive of hospital costs than postoperative complications
One of every 10 women and men has a diagnosed cardiovascular disease One-third of all patients admitted to the Nation's community hospitals are elderly
AHRQ expands the therapeutics education and research network AHRQ releases pay-for-performance decision guide Business coalitions join AHRQ to improve the quality of diabetes care Transition to electronic submission of grant applications continues at AHRQ Research Briefs
Current as of May 2006 AHRQ Publication No. 06-0042
Internet Citation:
Research Activities Newsletter. May 2006, No. 309. AHRQ Publication No. 06-0042. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may06/
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