AHRQ-Related Articles, September 12, 2014

Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica—Drug Research
Sliwińska-Mossoń M, Zieleń I, Milnerowicz H. New trends in the treatment of nicotine addiction. Acta Pol Pharm 2014 Jul-Aug; 71(4):525-30. [Discusses findings from AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update (Respir Care, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Managed Care
Roberto PN, Stuart B. Out-of-plan medication in Medicare Part D. Am J Manag Care 2014 Sep; 20(9):743-8. [Cites AHRQ publication, Using Health Information Technology to Determine Medication Adherence: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio, 2009, as published on AHRQ's Health IT Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Medical Quality
Bankowitz RA, Doyle B, Duan M, Kroch E, Martin J. Identifying hospital-wide harm: a set of ICD-9-CM-coded conditions associated with increased cost, length of stay, and risk of mortality. Am J Med Qual 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(5):373-80. [Mentions AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), citing AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals, as published on the AHRQ Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Sun GH, MacEachern MP, Perla RJ, Gaines JM, Davis MM, Shrank WH. Health care quality improvement publication trends. Am J Med Qual 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(5):403-7. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Clancy (former AHRQ director) and Berwick (Ann Intern Med, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Kalisch BJ, Xie B, Dabney BW. Patient-reported missed nursing care correlated with adverse events. Am J Med Qual 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(5):415-22. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Clancy (former AHRQ director) (Health Serv Res, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Herzer KR, Pronovost PJ. Motivating physicians to improve quality: light the intrinsic fire. Am J Med Qual 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(5):451-3. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Pronovost et al. (N Engl J Med, 2006).]

Kavanagh KT, Calderon LE, Saman DM. Much work still to be done to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections. Am J Med Qual 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(5):454-5. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Pronovost et al. (N Engl J Med, 2006).]

American Surgeon
Kimbrell AR, Novosel TJ, Collins JN, Weireter LJ, Terzian HW, Adams RT, Beydoun HA. Do postoperative antibiotics prevent abscess formation in complicated appendicitis? Am Surg 2014 Sep; 80(9):878-83. [Cites data from HCUP statistical brief, Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001-2010, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Family Medicine
AHRQ updates on primary care research: upcoming webinar on multiple chronic conditions. Ann Fam Med 2014 Jan-Feb; 12(1):79. [Summarizes research findings discussed in AHRQ webinar.]

Family Medicine
Post RE, Jamena GP, Gamble JD. Using Precept-Assist® to predict performance on the American Board of Family Medicine In-Training Examination. Fam Med 2014 Sep; 46(8):603-7. [Cites AHRQ publication, Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, Volume 2: Culture and Redesign, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Pediatrics
Leyenaar JK, Shieh MS, Lagu T, Pekow PS, Lindenauer PK. Variation and outcomes associated with direct hospital admission among children with pneumonia in the United States. JAMA Pediatr 2014 Sep; 168(9):829-36. [Cites Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) statistical briefs, Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department for Children and Adolescents, 2004, 2007, Hospital Admissions that Began in the Emergency Department for Children and Adolescents, 2004, 2007, and Hospital Stays for Children, 2006, 2008, and HCUP fact book, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Care of Children and Adolescents in US Hospitals, all published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Surgery
Suding PN, Paxton LD. How to use Patient Safety Indicators to monitor vascular surgery techniques. JAMA Surg 2014 Sep; 149(9):933. [Comments on article by Rose et al. (JAMA Surg, 2014) and cites AHRQ Quality Indicators: Patient Safety Indicators: Technical Specifications, Version 3.2, 2008.]

Journal of Patient Safety
Pedroja AT, Blegen MA, Abravanel R, Stromberg AJ, Spurlock B. The relationship between hospital systems load and patient harm. J Patient Saf 2014 Sep; 10(3):168-75. [Cites AHRQ-funded Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001, and AHRQ-funded article by Needleman et al. (N Engl J Med, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

Neurodiagnostic Journal
Galloway SG. Kathleen Mears Memorial Lecture: personal accountability: your key to survival in health care reform. Neurodiagn J 2014 Sep; 54(3):211-26. [Cites AHRQ publication, Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.