AHRQ-Related Articles, November 21, 2014

American Journal of Medical Quality
Hughes JS, Eisenhandler J, Goldfield N, Weinberg PG, Averill R. Postadmission sepsis as a screen for quality problems: a case-control study. Am J Med Qual 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):499-507. [Cites AHRQ publication, Guide to Patient Safety Indicators Version 3.1, 2007. Select to access the abstract.

James T 3rd. Is it time to change directions of quality measures?  Am J Med Qual 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):555-6. [Mentions AHRQ's adoption of the Donabedian quality model for the development of quality measures and gives the definition of heuristics from AHRQ's PSNet Glossary; cites AHRQ-authored article by Conway, Mostashari, and Clancy (former AHRQ director) (JAMA, 2013).]

Odonkor CA, Hurst P, Kondo N, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Halting the revolving door: how a focus on patient- and community-level risks may help curb readmissions after surgery. Am J Med Qual 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):557. [Cites AHRQ-authored articles by Friedman and Basu (Med Care Res Rev, 2004) and AHRQ statistical briefs, Post-Surgical Readmissions among Patients Living in the Poorest Communities, 2009, 2012, and Readmissions to U.S. Hospitals by Diagnosis, 2010, 2013.]

Annals of Internal Medicine
Laskey WK. Drug-eluting stents: boom or bust? Ann Intern Med 2014 Nov 18; 161(10):740-1. [Cites AHRQ statistical brief, Hospital Stays with Cardiac Stents, 2009, 2012.]

Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Meyer O. Comparative effectiveness of pharmacologic treatments to prevent fractures: is this all we need to know? Ann Intern Med 2014 Nov 18; 161(10):755-6. [Comments on AHRQ-funded systematic review by Crandall et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

BMJ Quality and Safety
Lyndon A, Jacobson CH, Fagan KM, Wisner K, Franck LS. Parents' perspectives on safety in neonatal intensive care: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Nov; 23(11):902-9. [Cites AHRQ publication, Guide to Patient and Family Engagement: Environmental Scan Report, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

Generations
Damron-Rodriguez J, Carmel S. Exploring the will to live and distinguishing depression at end of life. Generations 2014 Fall; 38(3):30-6. [Cites AHRQ publication, Advance Care Planning, Preferences for Care at the End of Life: Research in Action, 2003.]

Molinari V, Rosowsky E. Personality disorders in late life. Generations 2014 Fall; 38(3):37-44. [Cites AHRQ publication, Mental Health and Functional Status of Residents of Nursing and Personal Care Homes, National Medical Expenditure Survey Research Findings, 1990.]

Barry KL, Blow FC. Substance misuse and abuse in older adults: what do we need to know to help? Generations 2014 Fall; 38(3):53-67. [Cites AHRQ press release, Hospitalizations for Medication and Illicit Drug-Related Conditions on the Rise Among Americans Ages 45 and Older, 2010.]

JAMA
Park DW, Clare RM, Schulte PJ, Pieper KS, Shaw LK, Cliff RM, Oman EM, Van de Warf F, Harjo S, Harrington RA, et al.  Extent, location, and clinical significance of non-infarct-related coronary artery disease among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. JAMA 2014 Nov 19; 312(19):2019-27. [Last author (Patel MR) reports receiving AHRQ grant support for other work.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Should guideline panels declare nonfinancial conflicts of interest? J Clin Epidemiol 2014 Nov; 67(11):1179-80. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Guise et al. in same issue.]

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Steinberg MB, Zimmermann MH, Delevan CD, Lewis MJ, Shukla P, Coups EJ, and Folds J. E-cigarette versus nicotine inhaler: comparing the perceptions and experiences of inhaled nicotine devices. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Nov; 29(11):1444-50. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Ennis SK, Larson EB, Grothaus L, Helfrich CD, Balch S, Phelan EA. Association of living alone and hospitalization among community-dwelling elders with and without dementia. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Nov; 29(11):1451-9. [Cites AHRQ statistical brief, Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles, 2008, 2010.] Select to access the abstract.

Tak HJ. Capsule commentary on Albrecht et al., Hospital discharge instructions: comprehension and compliance among older adults. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Nov; 29(11):1529. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Albrecht et al. in same issue.]

MedSurg Nursing
Harris R. Improving preceptors' knowledge on medication error reduction strategies. MedSurg Nurs 2014 Nov; 23(6):402-7. [Cites AHRQ's Patient Safety Measure Tools & Resources topic page on the AHRQ Web site and AHRQ publication, Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses, 2008).]

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Garely AD, Noor N. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol 2014 Nov; 124(5):1011-27. [Reports Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data on procedures to treat urinary incontinence.] Select to access the abstract.