AHRQ-Related Articles, September 26, 2014

Annals of Family Medicine
Ewitman B. Could 5R research help achieve the Triple Aim?  Ann Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 12(5):399-401. [Cites AHRQ innovation profile, Information Technology-facilitated Identification of At-risk Primary Care Patients Combined with In-office Automated Measurement Significantly Reduces Undiagnosed Hypertension, as published on AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site, and cites AHRQ publication, The Medical Home: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know? A Review of the Earliest Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model, as published on AHRQ's PCMH Web site.]

Phillips RL Jr, Han M, Petterson SM, Makaroff LA, Liaw WR. Cost, utilization, and quality of care: an evaluation of Illinois' Medicaid primary care case management program. Ann Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 12(5):408-17. [Cites Defining the PCMH, Early Evidence on the Patient-Centered Medical Home, 2012, and Federal PCMH Activities, all published on AHRQ's PCMH Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Peek CJ, Glasgow RE, Stange KC, Klesges LM, Purcell EP, Kessler RS. The 5 R's: an emerging bold standard for conducting relevant research in a changing world. Ann Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 12(5):447-55. [Cites AHRQ-funded Institute of Medicine report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.

AHRQ updates on primary care research: Care Coordination Measures Atlas and database. Ann Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 12(5):484. [Discusses AHRQ's Care Coordination Measures Atlas, and mentions AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site.]

Economic Review (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
Tuzemen D, Becker T. Does health-care reform support self-employment? Econ Rev Fed Res Bank Kansas City 2014 Third Quarter; ( ):27-45. [Cites data on the percentage of private sector employees working for firms offering health insurance options from 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.]

Families, Systems, & Health
Funderburk JS, Fielder RL. The Academy: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. Fam Syst Health 2014 Sep; 32(3):357-60. [Reviews AHRQ's Academy for Integrating Behavioral and Primary Care Web portal.]

Hospitals & Health Networks
Aston G. Measuring quality and safety in outpatient surgery. Hosp Health Netw 2014 Sep; 88(9):34-7. [Discusses AHRQ's Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery.]