AHRQ-Related Articles, September 19, 2014

Academic Pediatrics
Zuckerman B. Growing up poor: a pediatric response. Acad Pediatr 2014 Sep-Oct; 14(5):431-4. [Mentions continuing racial and income disparities in health care for children, citing AHRQ-funded/authored article by Berdahl et al. (Acad Pediatr, 2013).]

Condren M, Honey BL, Carter SM, Ngo N, Landsaw J, Bryant C, Gillaspy S. Influence of a systems-based approach to prescribing errors in a pediatric resident clinic. Acad Pediatr 2014 Sep-Oct; 14(5):485-90. [Cites AHRQ publication, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 2, 2005.] Select to access the abstract.

Bundy DG, Morawski LF, Lazorick S, Bradbury S, Kamachi K, Suresh GK. Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice: an online program to teach clinicians QI. Acad Pediatr 2014 Sep-Oct; 14(5):517-25. [Cites AHRQ-funded Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.

Health Affairs
Laurance J, Henderson S, Howitt PJ, Matar M, Al Kuwari H, Edgman-Levitan S, Darzi A. Patient engagement: four case studies that highlight the potential for improved health outcomes and reduced costs. Health Aff 2014 Sep; 33(9):1627-34. [Cites AHRQ publication, Engaging Patients and Families in the Medical Home, 2010, as published on AHRQ's Patient-Centered Medical Home Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Abraham H. Planning for pediatrics in disasters. J Emerg Med Serv 2014 Sep; 39(9):38-42. [Cites the National Commission on Children and Disasters 2010 Report to the President and Congress, 2010, as posted on AHRQ's Archive Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

New England Journal of Medicine
Curhan G. Imaging in the emergency department for suspected nephrolithiasis. N Engl J Med 2014 Sep 18; 371(12):1154. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Smith-Bindman et al. (N Engl J Med, 2014) published in same issue.]