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State regulatory policies appear to constrain growth in nursing home beds
Elderly/Long-term Care Treating pneumonia in the nursing home rather than the hospital may be a better choice for some residents Researchers examine factors influencing choices for end-of-life care
Research on Heart Disease Echocardiography rarely changes diagnosis or management of patients with suspected mitral valve prolapse Early exercise ECG to evaluate chest pain in ER patients improves heart attack diagnosis over standard evaluation Abnormal blood TnT levels indicate patients at risk for heart complications following major noncardiac surgery
Clinical Decisionmaking Erythromycin compares favorably with other, more costly antibiotics for outpatient treatment of pneumonia
Health Care Delivery Less than one-fifth of patients with diabetes receive certain recommended lab tests to monitor diabetes care Researchers examine variation in stroke rehabilitation practices and impact of patient knowledge on stroke prevention
HIV/AIDS Research Use of formal home care is concentrated at later stages of HIV infection
Quality of Care More research is needed to monitor the impact of health system changes on children's health and health care
AHCPR News and Notes AHCPR's CAHPS® initiative focuses on what consumers want to know about health plans
Announcements Register now for outcomes research conference Proceedings from Kaiser/AHCPR quality conference now available AHCPR funds new grants Final reports now available from NTIS
Research Briefs Clinical practice guidelines in practice and education Perioperative low molecular weight heparin for infrageniculate bypass Statistical methods for profiling providers of medical care: Issues and applications The Boston AIDS survival score (BASS): A multidimensional severity instrument Measuring casemix, severity, and complexity in geriatric patients undergoing rehabilitation
Current as of September 1997
Internet Citation:
Research Activities newsletter. September 1997, No. 208. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/sep97/
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