AHRQ-Related Articles, July 18, 2014

Academic Pediatrics
Vukin E, Greenberg R, Auerbach M, Chang L, Scotten M, Tenney-Soeiro R, Trainor J, Dudas R. Use of simulation-based education: a national survey of pediatric clerkship directors. Acad Pediatr 2014 Jul-Aug; 14(4):369-74. [Cites article by Robertson et al. (Simul Healthc, 2010) which uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Nursing
Brooks JA. The new world of health care quality and measurement. Am J Nurs 2014 Jul; 114(7):57-9. [Quotes Beth Collins Sharp, AHRQ senior advisor for women's health and gender research, and discusses AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs).]

Annals of Internal Medicine
Fleurence RL, Forsythe LP, Lauer M, Rotter J, Ioannidis JP, Beal A, Frank L, Selby JV. Engaging patients and stakeholders in research proposal review: the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Ann Intern Med 2014 Jul 15; 161(2):122-30. [Mentions AHRQ's experience with including nonscientists as funding application reviewers.] Select to access the abstract.

Health Affairs
Amarasingham R, Patzer RE, Huesch M, Nguyen NQ, Xie B. Implementing electronic health care predictive analytics: considerations and challenges. Health Aff 2014 Jul 1; 33(7):1148-54. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.

Etheredge LM. Rapid learning: a breakthrough agenda. Health Aff 2014 Jul 1; 33(7):1155-62. [Mentions AHRQ/NIH funding of "new learning networks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health, problems in pregnancy, multiple chronic diseases, and rare diseases."] Select to access the abstract.

Howie L, Hirsch B, Locklear T, Abernethy AP. Assessing the value of patient-generated data to comparative effectiveness research. Health Aff 2014 Jul 1; 33(7):1220-8. [Notes that second author receives funding from AHRQ and other organizations.] Select to access the abstract.

Phillips KA, Trosman JR, Kelley RK, Pletcher MJ, Douglas MP, Weldon CB. Genomic sequencing: assessing the health care system, policy, and big-data implications. Health Aff 2014 Jul 1; 33(7):1246-53. [Cites AHRQ publication, Expanding Patient-Centered Care to Empower Patients and Assist Providers, 2002, as published on the AHRQ Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Kinnier CV, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. The need to revisit VTE quality measures. JAMA 2014 Jul 16; 312(3):286-7. [Notes that third author receives AHRQ funding for other work; cites quality measure profiles, Surgical Care Improvement Project: VTE Prophylaxis and Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism or DVT Rates, both published on AHRQ's National Quality Measures Web site.]

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Ganiats TG, Kempster JA. Rationing on the fly: the opportunity cost of clinical guidelines. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 27(4):439-41. [Discusses AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) "compare guidelines" functionality.]

Pediatrics
Caskey R, Zaman J, Nam H, Chae SR, Williams L, Mathew G, Burton M, Li JJ, Lussier YA, Boyd AD. The transition to ICD-10-CM: challenges for pediatric practice. Pediatrics 2014 Jul; 134(1):31-6. [Cites AHRQ publication, Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, Volume 1, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Bergert L, Patel SJ, Kimata C, Zhang G, Matthews WJ Jr. Linking patient-centered medical home and asthma measures reduces hospital readmission rates. Pediatrics 2014 Jul;134(1):e249-56. [Cites AHRQ publication, Using Administrative Data to Monitor Access, Identify Disparities, and Assess Performance of the Safety Net: Appendix B: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, as published on AHRQ's Archive Web site.] Select to access the abstract.