AHRQ-Related Articles, August 8, 2014

American Journal of Public Health
Santry HP, Collins CE, Wiseman JT, Psoinos CM, Flahive JM, Kiefe CI. Rates of insurance for injured patients before and after health care reform in Massachusetts: a possible case of double jeopardy. Am J Public Health 2014 Jun; 104(6): 1066-72. [Cites MEPS data from article by Hsia, MacIsaac, and Baker (Ann Emerg Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Maglio PP, Sepulveda MJ, Mabry PL. Mainstreaming modeling and simulation to accelerate public health innovation. Am J Public Health 2014 Jul; 104(7):1181-6. [Recommends that AHRQ support and incentivize modeling and simulation as "appropriate tools for pursuing quality improvement in care processes as well as innovation in the complex health care delivery system."] Select to access the abstract.

Pappas G, Yujiang J, Seiler N, Malcarney M, Horton K, Shaikh I, Freehill G, Alexander C, Akhter MN, Hidalgo J. Perspectives on the role of patient-centered medical homes in HIV care. Am J Public Health 2014 Jul; 104(7):e49-53. [Cites AHRQ's Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Resource Center Web site and AHRQ publication,  AHRQ's Definition of the Medical Home, as published on the same Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Family Medicine
Stange KC, Gotler RS. Tips for readers, reviewers, and authors advancing health and primary health care. Ann Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 12(4):299-301. [Cites AHRQ publication,  Contextual Factors: The Importance of Considering and Reporting on Context in the Patient-Centered Medical Home, as published on AHRQ's PCMH Resource Center Web site.]

Alidina S, Rosenthal MB, Schneider EC, Singer SJ, Friedberg MW. Practice environments and job satisfaction in patient-centered medical homes. Ann Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 12(4):331-7. [Cites AHRQ publication,  Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 1: Research Findings, 2005.] Select to access the abstract.

Bhuyan N, Miser WF, Dickson GM, Jarvis JW, Maxwell L, Mazzone M, Mitchell K, Schultz S, Shaffer T, Tuggy M. From family medicine milestones to entrustable professional activities (EPAs). Ann Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 12(4):380-1. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]

AHRQ updates on primary care research: self-management support resource library and companion videos. Ann Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 12(4):382-3. [Briefly describes AHRQ resources on self-management support.]

The evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Ann Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 12(4):384-5. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]

Health Affairs
Mechanic D. More people than ever before are receiving behavioral health care in the United States, but gaps and challenges remain. Health Aff 2014 Aug; 33(8):1416-24. [Quotes former AHRQ director John Eisenberg.] Select to access the abstract.

Health Services Research
Park SH, Boyle DK, Bergquist-Beringer S, Staggs VS, Dunton NE Concurrent and lagged effects of registered nurse turnover and staffing on unit-acquired pressure ulcers. Health Serv Res 2014 Aug; 49(4):1205-25. [Cites AHRQ HCUP publication,  Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Ulcers among Adults 18 Years and Older, 2006, 2008, and AHRQ-funded/authored articles by Needleman et al. (N Engl J Med, 2002) and Kovner et al. (Health Serv Res, 2002).] Select to access the abstract.

Werner RM, Canamucio A, Shea JA, True G. The medical home transformation in the Veterans Health Administration: an evaluation of early changes in primary care delivery. Health Serv Res 2014 Aug; 49(4):1329-47. [Cites AHRQ-funded/authored article by Peikes et al. (Am J Manag Care, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

Lancet
Khabbaz RF, Moseley RR, Steiner RJ, Levitt AM, Bell BP. Challenges of infectious diseases in the USA. Lancet 2014 Jul 5; 384(9937):53-63. [Cites data from HCUP publication, Clostridium Difficile Infections (CDI) in Hospital Stays, 2009, 2011, as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

New England Journal of Medicine
Hong CS, Abrams MK, Ferris TG. Toward increased adoption of complex care management. N Engl J Med 2014 Aug 7; 371(6):491-2. [Cites MEPS publication,  The Concentration and Persistence in the Level of Health Expenditures Over Time: Estimated from the U.S. Population, 2008-2009, 2012.]

Online Journal of Rural Nursing & Health Care
Mallow JA, Theeke LA, Barnes ER, Whetsel T, Mallow BK. Using mHealth tools to improve rural diabetes care guided by the Chronic Care Model. Online J Rural Nurs Health Care 2014 Mar 22; 14(1):43-65. [Cites Classifications Software (CCS) for Mortality Reporting, 2014, as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.]

Pediatric Nursing
MacMullen NJ, Dulski LA, Blobaum P. Evidence-based interventions for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Pediatr Nurs 2014 Jul-Aug; 40(4):165-203. [Cites 2009 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data from AHRQ publication,  HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2009, 2009, and includes AHRQ guideline summary, Guidelines for Breastfeeding and the Drug-Dependent Woman, 2010, as published on AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) Web site, in items selected from the literature review.]