AHRQ-Related Articles, October 17, 2014

AANA Journal
Goudra B, Singh PM, Galvin E. Comparison of compliance of glove use among anesthesia providers: a prospective blinded observational study. AANA J 2014 Oct; 82(5):363-7. [Cites AHRQ publication, Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses, 2008.]

American Surgeon
Mitchell MB, Daniel D. Homeward bound: the safety of discharging postappendectomy patients directly home from the recovery room. Am Surg 2014 Oct; 80(10):1069-73. [Cites Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data on appendectomies.] Select to access the abstract.

Geographical Review
Mitchell BC, Chakraborty J. Urban heat and climate justice: a landscape of thermal inequity in Pinellas County, Florida. Geograph Rev 2014 Oct 1; 104(4:459-80.  [Cites AHRQ publication, Index of Racial and Economic Separation, 2010.]

JAMA
Dzau VJ, Pizzo PA. Relieving pain in America: insights from an Institute of Medicine committee.  JAMA 2014 Oct 15; 312(15):1507-8. [Discusses use and analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data in Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research.]

Howell EA, Zeitlin J, Hebert PL, Balbierz A, Egorova N. Association between hospital-level obstetric quality indicators and maternal and neonatal morbidity. JAMA 2014 Oct 15; 312(15):1531-41. [Cites article by Grobman, Feinglass, and Murthy (Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2006) which uses AHRQ's obstetric trauma indicators and cites AHRQ-authored article by Conway, Mostashari, and Clancy (JAMA, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Pediatrics
Berry JG, Blaine K, Rogers J, McBride S, Schor E, Birmingham J, Schuster MA, Feudtner C. A framework of pediatric hospital discharge care informed by legislation, research, and practice. JAMA Pediatr 2014 Oct; 168(10):955-62; quiz 965-6. [Cites HCUP data on pediatric discharges from AHRQ's HCUPnet Web site and cites AHRQ publications, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 2: Concepts and Methodology, 2005, and Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, Volume 2: Culture and Redesign and Volume 3: Performance and Tools, 2008.]  Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Surgery
Dillion PW, Paz HL. Team-based surgical care: an important role for academic health centers. JAMA Surg 2014 Oct; 149(10):999-1000. [Mentions the achievement of increased Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) satisfaction scores in conjunction with a surgical care improvement program at Penn State Hershey.]

Helmick RA, Knofsky ML, Braxton CC, Subramanian A, Byers P, Lan CK, Awad SS. Mandated self-reporting of ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle and catheter-related bloodstream infection bundle compliance and infection rates. JAMA Surg 2014 Oct; 149(10):1003-7. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Berenholtz et al. (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Warden G, Schlichting N. An interview with Gail Warden. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 May; 40(5):195-7. [Interviews 2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards (named after former AHRQ director) recipient and mentions his appointment to the AHRQ-supported President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry; cites AHRQ-funded IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]

Wynn JD, Draffin E, Jones A, Reida L. The Vidant Health quality transformation.  Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 May; 40(5):212-8. [Describes 2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards recipient's quality improvement program and cites AHRQ-funded IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]  Select to access the abstract.

Sarkar U, Simchowitz B, Bonacum D, Strull W, Lopez A, Rotteau L, Shojania KG. A qualitative analysis of physician perspectives on missed and delayed outpatient diagnosis: the focus on system-related factors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 Oct; 40(10):461-70. [Cites AHRQ publication, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 2: Concepts and Methodology, 2005.]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Edes T, Kinosian B, Vuckovic NH, Nichols LO, Becker MM, Hossain M. Better access, quality, and cost for clinically complex veterans with home-based primary care. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Oct; 62(10):1954-61. [Cites AHRQ publication, The High Concentration of U.S. Health Care Expenditures, 2005.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Steinman MA, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Komaiko KD, Schwartz JB. Prescribing quality in older veterans: a multifocal approach. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Oct; 29(10):1379-86. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Zhan et al. (JAMA, 2001).] Select to access the abstract.

Jena AB, DePasse JW, Prasad V. The declining demand for hospital care as a rationale for duty hour reform. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Oct; 29(10):1400-3. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Landrigan et al. (N Engl J Med, 2004).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Pain
Kennedy J, Roll JM, Schraudner T, Murphy S, McPherson S. Prevalence of persistent pain in the U.S. adult population: new data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. J Pain 2014 Oct; 15(10):979-84. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Chevarley et al. (Womens Health Issues, 2006) and mentions AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), citing Sample Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998-2006, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

MedSurg Nursing
Sterne PP, Grossman S, Migliardi J, Swallow AD. Nurses' knowledge of heart failure: implications for decreasing 30-day re-admission rates. Med Surg Nurs 2014 Sep; 23(5):321-9. [Mentions that AHRQ and other federal agencies have "identified hospital discharge instructions for self-management as an important aspect of patient quality of care."]

Waugh SM. Attitudes of nurses toward pressure ulcer prevention: a literature review. Med Surg Nurs 2014 Sep; 23(5):350-7. [Cites Never Events, 2012, as accessed on AHRQ's PSnet Web site, and AHRQ-funded article by Shekelle et al. (JAMA, 2001) which discusses AHRQ-sponsored guideline on preventing pressure ulcers.]

Neurosurgical Focus
Gologorsky Y, Knightly JJ, Lu Y, Chi JH, Groff MW. Improving discharge data fidelity for use in large administrative databases. Neurosurg Focus 2014 Jun; 36(6):E2. [Describes AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and its data collection process.] Select to access the abstract.