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Subject Index

Agency Information
Children's Health
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical Preventive Services
Consumer Information and Education
Data Development and Use
Dental Health
Effectiveness Health Care
Elderly/Long-Term Care
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Care Costs and Utilization
Health Care Markets/Managed Care
Health Information Technology
Health Insurance/Access to Care
Health Services Research
Hospitals
Minority Health
Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
Patient Saftey/Medical Errors
Pay for Performance
Primary Care
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Quality of Care
Statistical and Methodological Research
Treating Tobacco Use
Women's Health


Access to Care. See Health Insurance/Access to Care

Agency Information

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Effective Health Care Program: Creating a Dynamic System for Discovering and Reporting What Works in Health Care, The
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2006
AHRQ Publications Order Form
AHRQ Update
AHRQ Update: Evidence-Based Health Care 2004: AHRQ Moves Research to Translation and Implementation
Translating Research into Nursing Practice: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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Children's Health

Access to Care and Utilization Among Children—Estimating the Effects of Public and Private Coverage
Advancing the Current Recommended Panel of Conditions for Newborn Screening: Committee Report
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Treatment
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Pediatric Anthrax
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries
Burden of Illness for Children and Where We Stand in Measuring the Quality of this Health Care
Childhood Obestity: Combating the Epidemic
Childhood Obesity: Is There Effective Treatment?
Children's Eligibility and Coverage: A Look Ahead
Children's Health Care in the First National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report
Compliance with Well-Child Visit Recommendations: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000–2002
Correlation of Youth Physical Activity with State Policies, The
Cost of Hospitalization for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants in the United States
Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children with Special Health Care Needs, A
Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments
Diarrhea- and Rotavirus-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age: United States, 1997 and 2000
Does SCHIP Benefit All Low-Income Children?
First, Do No Harm: Reducing Pediatric Medication Errors
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
Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures by Income
How Much Can Really Be Saved by Rolling Back SCHIP? The Net Cost of Public Health Insurance for Children
Impact of SCHIP on Insurance Coverage of Children, The
Kawasaki Syndrome in Hawaii
Low Birth Weight, Determining Disability in Infants and Children
Management Tools for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Max's Magical Delivery
Measuring Children's Health Care Quality
Medicaid Markets and Pediatric Patient Safety in Hospitals
More on RotaShield and Intussusception: The Role of Age at the Time of Vaccination
National Estimates of Antidepressant Medication Use Among U.S. Children, 1997–2002
Necrotising Enterocolitis Hospitalisations Among Neonates in the United States
Neonatal Circumcision: Cost-Effective Preventive Measure or "the Unkindest Cut of All?"
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Management
Not Your Father's PE: Obesity, Exercise, and the Role of Schools
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Child and Maternal Health
Pediatric Quality Indicators
Prior Health Care Experiences of Adolescents Who Enroll in SCHIP
Recent Trends in Stimulant Medication Use Among U.S. Children
Relevance of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicators for Children's Hospitals
Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data
Rural Areas and Children's Health Care Coverage, Use, Expenditures, and Quality: Policy Implications
SCHIP Enrollees with Special Health Care Needs and Access to Care
Toilet Training
Trends in Children's Antibiotic Use: 1996 to 2001
Violence Prevention in Adolescents
Who Enrolls in Oregon's Premium Assistance Program and How Do They Fare?

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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Cardiac Rehabilitation as Secondary Prevention. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
Cardiac Rehabilitation. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 17
Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Clinician's Packet, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Tutorial
Pressure Ulcer Treatment. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 3
Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
Preventing 3 Million Premature Deaths and Helping 5 Million Smokers Quit: A National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation
Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 15
You Can Quit Smoking Kit

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Clinical Preventive Services

Adult Preventive Care Timeline
Analysis of Preventive Dental Visits by Provider Type, 1996, An
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments: Build Your Question List
Choosing Non-Opioid Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: Clinician's Guide
County Characteristics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Preventive Services
Do You Know the Right Questions to Ask?
Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS)
Employer Coverage of Clinical Preventive Services in the United States (From Evidence-Based Practice to Practice-Based Evidence)
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2007, The
Long-Term Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Interventions in Adults with Pre-Diabetes: A Review
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age. Your Checklist for Health
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health
Motorcycle-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2001
Neonatal Circumcision: Cost-Effective Preventive Measure or "the Unkindest Cut of All?"
Preventive Health Examinations: A Comparison Along the Rural—Urban Continuum
Questions Are the Answer
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatments: A Guide for Consumers
Step-by-Step Guide to Delivering Clinical Preventive Services: A Systems Approach, A
Timeline for Staying Healthy at 50+, A
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age. Your Checklist for Health
Women: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health

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Consumer Information and Education

Antidepressant Medicines: A Guide for Adults with Depression
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments: Build Your Questions List
Choosing Pain Medicine for Osteoarthritis: A Guide for Consumers
Comparing Two Kinds of Blood Pressure Pills: ACEIs and ARBs. A Guide for Adults
Crossing the Language Chasm
Do You Know the Right Questions to Ask?
5-Day Countdown, Flip Book
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Good Information for Smokers, Consumer Guide
Guide to Health Care Quality
Having Surgery? What You Need to Know
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age. Your Checklist for Health
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Ten Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor After a Diagnosis
Pills for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults
Preventing Pressure Ulcers. A Patient's Guide
Questions and Answers About Health Insurance: A Consumer Guide
Questions Are the Answer
Quitting Helps You Heal Faster, Hospital Card
Recovering from Heart Problems Through Cardiac Rehabilitation. Patient Guide
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatments: A Guide for Consumers
Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Treating Pressure Sores. Consumer Guide
What You Need to Know About Episiotomy
Women and Medicines: What You Need to Know
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age. Your Checklist for Health
Women: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health
You Can Quit Smoking, Card
You Can Quit Smoking, Consumer Guide
You Can Quit Smoking Kit
You Can Quit Smoking, Poster
Your Medicine: Play It Safe

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Cost of health care. See Health care cost and utilization

Data Development and Use

Cost-Effective Enhancement of Claims Data to Improve Comparisons of Patient Safety
Databases and Related Resources from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Disparities Between Two Common Data Sources on Hospital Nurse Staffing
HCUPnet
Lost in Translation: The Value of Qualitative Data
MEPSnet
Potential Benefits and Problems with Computerized Prescriber Order Entry: Analysis of a Voluntary Medication Error-Reporting Database
Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data

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Dental Health

Analysis of Preventive Dental Visits by Provider Type, 1996, An
Coping with Toothache Pain: A Qualitative Study of Low-Income Persons and Minorities
Dental Use, Expenses, Dental Coverage, and Changes, 1996 and 2004
Medicaid Coverage and Utilization of Adult Dental Services
Periodontitis, Scaling and Root Planing Therapy
Supply of Dentists and Access to Care in Rural Kansas, The
Vision and Oral Health Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Visits to Non-Dentist Health Care Providers for Dental Problems

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Effective Health Care

ACEIs or ARBs for Adults with Hypertension: Clinician's Guide
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Effective Health Care Program: Creating a Dynamic System for Discovering and Reporting What Works in Health Care, The
Antidepressant Medicines: A Guide for Adults with Depression
Challenge of Comparative Effectiveness: Getting the Right Information to the Right People at the Right Time, The
Choosing Antidepressants for Adults: Clinician's Guide
Choosing Non-Opioid Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: Clinician's Guide
Choosing Pain Medicine for Osteoarthritis: A Guide for Consumers
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) and Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs) for Treating Essential Hypertension
Comparative Effectiveness of Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults
Comparative Effectiveness of Epoetin and Darbeopetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis: 2007 Update
Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease
Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis
Comparing Oral Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Clinician's Guide
Comparing Two Kinds of Blood Pressure Pills: ACEIs and ARBs. A Guide for Adults
Effective Health Care Program Booklet
Effective Health Care Program Kit
Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities
Efficacy and Comparative Effectiveness of Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Management of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: Clinician's Guide
Pills for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults
Progress Report on AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program: Commentary, A
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatments: A Guide for Consumers
User's Guide to Registries Evaluating Patient Outcomes: Summary

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Effectiveness Research. See Outcomes and Effectiveness Research

Elderly/Long-Term Care

Cataract and Glaucoma, Surgical Treatment
Cataract Surgery, Anesthesia Management
Computerized Physician Order Entry with Clinical Decision Support in Long-Term Care Facilities: Costs and Benefits to Stakeholders
Developing a Research Agenda for Assisted Living
Development of a CAHPS® Instrument for Nursing Home Residents (NHCAHPS), The
Do Trends in the Reporting of Quality Measures on the Nursing Home Compare Web Site Differ by Nursing Home Characteristics?
Effect on Health Outcomes of a Community-Based Medication Therapy Management Program for Seniors with Limited Incomes
Effects of Nursing Home Ownership Type and Resident Payer Source on Hospitalization for Suspected Pneumonia
Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
Evidence-Based Resources for Nurses: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Gender Differences in Drug Use and Expenditures in a Privately Insured Population of Older Adults
Hospitalization and Death Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Illness Severity and Propensity to Travel Along the Urban-Rural Continuum
Inappropriate Medication Use in the Elderly
Influence of Rural Location on Utilization of Formal Home Care: The Role of Medicaid, The
National Estimates of Medication Use in Nursing Homes: Findings From the 1997 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and the 1996 Medical Expenditure Survey
Nursing Home Spending Patterns in the 1990s: The Role of Nursing Home Competition and Excess Demand
Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies: Special Needs and Potential Roles
Nursing Homes' Response to the Nursing Home Compare Report Card
OBRA 1987 and the Quality of Nursing Home Care
Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures
On-Time Quality Improvement for Long-Term Care: Case Studies
On-Time Quality Improvement for Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions
Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents: Factors Associated With In-Home Care of EverCare Enrollees
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents: Their Scope and Associated Resident and Facility Characteristics
Quality of Health Care for Older Women: What Do We Know?
Reducing Hospitalizations from Long-Term Care Settings
Risk Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Fractures in U.S. Nursing Homes: Resident and Facility Characteristics and Prescription Medications
Severity of Illness, Race, and Choice of Local Versus Distant Hospitals Among the Elderly
Suboptimal Prescribing in Elderly Outpatients: Potentially Harmful Drug-Drug and Drug-Disease Combinations
Toward Optimal Screening Strategies for Older Women

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Evidence-Based Medicine

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Endovascular and Open Surgical Repairs
Adnexal Mass, Management
AHRQ Update: Evidence-Based Health Care 2004: AHRQ Moves Research to Translation and Implementation
Angina, Unstable, Prediction of Risk for Patients
Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in the Developing World
Asthma, Work-Related, Diagnosis and Management
Atrial Fibrillation, Management of New Onset
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Treatment
Autopsy
B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Information Technology
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Pediatric Anthrax
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Regionalization
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Training of Clinicians
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Breast Cancer Care in Women, Measuring Quality
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Symptoms and End-of-Life
Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations
Cancer Control Interventions, Diffusion and Dissemination
Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders and Relevant Considerations in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
Cardiac Ischemia, Acute, Emergency Department Technologies
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Defibrillators in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Cardiovascular Effects of Epinephrine
Cataract and Glaucoma, Surgical Treatment
Cataract Surgery, Anesthesia Management
Celiac Disease
Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Defining and Managing
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Spirometry
Closing the Health Care Disparities Gap: Turning Evidence Into Action
Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior
Closing the Quality Gap: Asthma Care Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Care Coordination
Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Care Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Hypertension Care Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Collection and Use of Cancer Family History in Primary Care
Community-Based Participatory Research
Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design: An Overview
Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Selected Topics
Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Systematic Review
Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness from Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews
Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children with Special Health Care Needs, A
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Diagnosis and Treatment
Dementia, Pharmacological Treatment
Depression, CYP450 Testing for Adults Treated with SSRIs
Developing a Methodology for Establishing a Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis
Diabetes Mellitus, Islet Transplantation in Patients
Diabetes Mellitus, Use of Glycated Hemoglobin and Microalbuminuria
Disability and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Systematic Literature Review
Eating Disorders, Management
Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Skeletal Homeostasis
Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education
Empirical Evaluation of the Association Between Methodological Shortcomings and Estimates of Adverse Events
End-of-Life Care and Outcomes
Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement
Epilepsy, Management of Newly Diagnosed Patients
Episiotomy Use in Obstetrical Care
Evidence-Based Decision Making: Global Evidence, Local Decisions
Evidence-Based Resources for Nurses: AHRQ
Health Information Technology, Costs and Benefits
Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Pharmacologic Management
Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Heart Failure Diagnosis and Prognosis, Testing for BNP and NT-proBNP
Heparin to Treat Burn Injury
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: Diagnostic Strategies and Their Implications
Hydroxyurea Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Immuno-Augmentation Therapy and Naltrexone for Cancer Treatment
Impact of Gene Expression Profiling Tests on Breast Cancer Outcomes
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Fasting Glucose, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy
Insomnia, Manifestations and Management
Literacy and Health Outcomes
Low Birth Weight, Determining Disability in Infants and Children
Making Policy When the Evidence is in Dispute
Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence
Mass Casualty Incident, Training Hospital Staff to Respond
Meditation Practices for Health
Melatonin for Treatment of Sleep Disorders
Menopause-Related Symptoms, Management
Mind-Body Interventions, Gastrointestinal Conditions
Minority Healthcare Quality, Improvement Strategies
Multiple Sclerosis, Criteria to Determine Disability
Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements, Chronic Disease Prevention
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Management
Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care
Obesity, Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects in Type II Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Other Diseases
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms in Culture Studies
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Asthma
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cancer
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cardiovascular Disease
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Child and Maternal Health
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cognitive Functions
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Eye Health
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Mental Health
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Organ Transplantation
Organizational Research with Impact: Working Backwards
Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women, Diagnosis and Monitoring
Ovarian Cancer, Genomic Tests for Detection and Management
Parkinson's Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment
Patient Safety, Effects of Working Conditions
Patient Safety Practices, Making Health Care Safer
Perinatal Depression, Prevalence and Screening
Periodic Health Evaluation, Value
Periodontitis, Scaling and Root Planing Therapy
Physical Activity, General Population and Cancer Patients and Survivors
Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression
Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults
Preventive Care, Economic Incentives
Rating Systems for Strength of Scientific Evidence
Rhinitis, Allergic and Nonallergic, Management
Rhinitis, Allergic, in the Working-Age Population,
Risk of Aprotinin: A Conflict of Evidence, The
Sinusitis, Acute Bacterial—Update
Small Cell Lung Cancer, Management
Soy, Effects on Health Outcomes
Speech/Language Disorders, Criteria for Determining Disability
Spinal Cord Injury, Management of Neurogenic/Neuropathic Pain
Spinal Cord Injury, Pulmonary Disease
Spinal Cord Injury, Sexuality and Reproductive Health
Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Lumbar, Treatment
Strategies to Support Quality-Based Purchasing: A Review of the Evidence
Stroke, Evaluation and Treatment
Systems for Grading the Quality of Evidence and the Strength of Recommendations I: Critical Appraisal of Existing Approaches
Telemedicine for the Medicare Population—Update
Therapeutic Management, Delivery, and Postpartum Risk Assessment and Screening in Gestational Diabetes
Tobacco Use, Prevention, Cessation, and Control
Toilet Training
Total Knee Replacement
Translating Research Into Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Evaluating Effectiveness
Translation Research: Where Do We Go From Here?
Treatment of Primary and Secondary Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy, Management
Updating Systematic Reviews
Utility of Monitoring Mycophenolic Acid in Solid Organ Transplant Patients
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Violence Prevention in Adolescents
Worker-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment
Wound Healing, Laser Treatment and Vacuum-Assisted Closure

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Gerontology. See Elderly/Long-Term Care
Gynecology. See Women's Health

Health Care Costs and Utilization

Ambulatory Surgery in U.S. Hospitals, 2003
Can We Better Prioritize Resources for Cost-Utility Research?
Care of Adults with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004
Changes in Financial Burdens for Health Care: National Estimates for the Population Younger than 65 Years, 1996 to 2003
Changing Pattern of Hospital Care for Persons Living with HIV: 2000 through 2004, The
Consumer Financial Incentives: A Decision Guide for Purchasers
Cost of Being a Woman: A National Study of Health Care Utilization and Expenditures for Female-Specific Conditions, The
Cost of Hospitalization for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants in the United States
Cost Shifting Under Managed Behavioral Health Care
Databases and Related Resources from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Demand for Dependent Health Insurance: How Important is the Cost of Family Coverage, The
Dental Use, Expenses, Dental Coverage, and Changes, 1996 and 2004
Do HMOs Reduce Preventable Hospitalizations for Medicare Beneficiaries?
Does Capitation Matter? Impacts on Access, Use, and Quality
Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes
Effect of Immediate Reading of Screening Mammograms on Medical Care Utilization and Costs After False-Positive Mammograms, The
Factors Associated with High-Quality/Low-Cost Hospital Performance
Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004
HCUPnet
Health Care Expenditure Burdens Among Adults with Diabetes in 2001
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
Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures by Income
Health, Spending and the Effort to Improve Quality in OECD Countries: A Review of the Data
Hospital Inpatient Costs for Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Hospitalization in the United States, 2002
Identifying, Categorizing, and Evaluating Health Care Efficiency Measures
Impact of State Laws Limiting Malpractice Damage Awards on Health Care Expenditures, The
Improving the Quality of Nursing Care Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data
Increasing the Relevance of Research to Health Care Managers: Hospital CEO Imperatives for Improving Quality and Lowering Costs
Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)
Medicare Payment for Selected Adverse Events: Building the Business Case for Investing in Patient Safety
MEPS: A Survey of Health Care Use and Spending
MEPSnet
Modifying DRG-PPS to Include Only Diagnoses Present on Admission: Financial Implications and Challenges
Monitoring and Evaluating Medicaid Fee-for-Service Care Management Programs: A User's Guide
National Trends in the Costs of Bariatric Surgery
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Brochure
Neonatal Circumcision: Cost-Effective Preventive Measure or "the Unkindest Cut of All?"
New Cardiovascular Drugs: Patterns of Use and Association with Non-Drug Health Expenditures
Nursing Home Spending Patterns in the 1990s: The Role of Nursing Home Competition and Excess Demand
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Prescription Drugs and the Changing Concentration of Health Care Expenditures
Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 2003
Reconciling Medical Expenditure Estimates from the MEPS and NHEA, 2002
Relative Value in Healthcare: Cost-effectiveness of Interventions
Renewed Growth in Hospital Inpatient Cost Since 1998: Variation Across Metropolitan Areas and Leading Clinical Conditions
Riding the Rollercoaster: The Ups and Downs in Out-of-Pocket Spending Under the Standard Medicare Drug Benefit
Rural Areas and Children's Health Care Coverage, Use, Expenditures, and Quality: Policy Implications
Serving the Uninsured: Safety-Net Hospitals, 2003
State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD) Brochure
State Differences in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, 2003
State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) Brochure
State Inpatient Databases (SID) Brochure
State Level Estimates: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Statistics on Health Care Expenditures: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Statistics on Health Insurance: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Statistics on Prescribed Drugs: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Sustaining and Improving Hospital Performance: The Effects of Organizational and Market Forces
Trends in Medical Care Costs, Coverage, Use and Access: Research Findings From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Trends in Prescription Drug Expenditures by Medicaid Enrollees
Use and Costs of Bariatric Surgery and Prescription Weight-Loss Medications
Utility of Probabilistic Models to Identify Individuals with Future High Medical Expenditures, The
Who Can't Pay for Health Care?
Women's Health Care Utilization and Expenditures

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