AHRQ-Related Articles, August 22, 2014

Hospitals & Health Networks
Are patients too patient? Hosp Health Netw 2014 Aug; 88(8):14. [Discusses AHRQ's Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS).]

JAMA
Vinci R, Bauchner H. Bronchiolitis, deception in research, and clinical decision making. JAMA 2014 Aug 20; 312(7):699-700. [Cites AHRQ publication, Most Frequent Conditions in U.S. Hospitals, 2011, as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.]

Rigotti NA, Regan S, Levy DE, Japuntich S, Chang Y, Park ER, Viana JC, Kelley JH, Reyen M, Singer DE. Sustained care intervention and postdischarge smoking cessation among hospitalized adults: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2014 Aug 20; 312(7):719-28. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Joint Force Quarterly
Berry CA, Stanley ES. The intentionality of education. Joint Force Q 2014 Jul 1; 74:84-90. [Quotes Anita Soni, researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, on the need for women veterans to "choose education to improve our socioeconomic status as well as our physical or physiological health," citing General Accountability Office report, Homeless Women Veterans: Actions Needed to Ensure Safe and Appropriate Housing, 2011.]

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Wong JG. R-E-S-P-E-C-T—implications for physicians and physicians-to-be. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Aug; 29(4):1096. [Mentions AHRQ's CAHPS®.]

Mostow C, Crosson J, Gordon S, Chapman S, Hardt E, James T, Gonzalez P. R-E-S-P-E-C-T: physician-patient communication. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Aug; 29(4):1097. [Mentions AHRQ's CAHPS.]

Forsythe LP, Szydlowski V, Murad MH, Ip S, Wang Z, Elraiyah TA, Fleurence R, Hickam DH. A systematic review of approaches for engaging patients for research on rare diseases. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Aug; 29 Suppl 3:S788-800. [Cites AHRQ publication, Engaging Patients in Information Sharing and Data Collection: The Role of Patient-Powered Registries and Research Networks, 2013, and the AHRQ Community Forum landing page, both published on AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program Web site.]

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Gard AM, Wessel LA. Addressing asthma disparities using clinical decision support in the electronic health record. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2014 Aug; 25(3):961-71. [Cites AHRQ publication, Clinical Practice Improvement and Redesign: How Change in Workflow Can Be Supported by Clinical Decision Support, 2009.]  

Espinosa CM, Cowan AE, Clark SJ. Ability to deliver services in Spanish: a survey of Michigan home health agencies, 2012. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2014 Aug; 25(3):976-81. [Cites 2011 National Statistics: Outcomes for All Discharges, 2011, as accessed on AHRQ's HCUPnet Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

MedSurg Nursing
Mallory AM, Angosta AD, Kawi J. A patient with metabolic syndrome and the role of the advanced practice registered nurse. Medsurg Nurs 2014 Jul-Aug; 23(4):245-50. [Cites AHRQ publication, Lipid Management in Adults, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

New England Journal of Medicine
Pronovost p, Jha AK. Did hospital engagement networks actually improve care? N Engl J Med 2014 Aug 21; 371(8):691-3. [Mentions AHRQ's roles in quality measures development and implementation science.]