AHRQ-Related Articles, December 12, 2014

American Journal of Public Health
Vogel J, Brown JS, Land T, Platt R, Klompas M. MDPHnet: secure, distributed sharing of electronic health record data for public health surveillance, evaluation, and planning. Am J Public Health 2014 Dec; 104(12):2265-70. [Cites AHRQ publication, Design Specifications for Network Prototype and Cooperative to Conduct Population-based Studies and Safety Surveillance, 2009.] Select to access the abstract.

Santos SL, Tagai EK, Wang MQ, Scheirer MA, Slade JL, Holt CL. Feasibility of a web-based training system for peer community health advisors in cancer early detection among African Americans. Am J Public Health 2014 Dec; 104(12): 2282-9. [Cites AHRQ publication, Diffusion and Dissemination of Evidence-based Cancer Control Interventions, 2003.] Select to access the abstract.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Mora DC, Quandt SA. Work organization and health among immigrant women: Latina manual workers in North Carolina. Am J Public Health 2014 Dec; 104(12):2445-52. [Cites article by Dong, Men, and Ringen (Am J Ind Med, 2010) which uses Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Gerontologist
Chui MA, Stone JA, Martin BA, Croes KD, Thorpe JM. Safeguarding older adults from inappropriate over-the-counter medications: the role of community pharmacists. Gerontologist 2014 Dec; 54(6):989-1000. [Mentions AHRQ's designation of medication safety "a priority area for national action," citing AHRQ publication, Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality, 2003.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Lucey CR, Golub RM. Value, social contracts, and medical education. JAMA 2014 Dec 10; 312(22):2345-7. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Landrigan et al. (N Engl J Med, 2004).]

JAMA Internal Medicine
Lindenauer PK, Lagu T, Ross JS, Pekow PS, Shatz A, Hannon N, Rothberg MB, Benjamin EM. Attitudes of hospital leaders toward publicly reported measures of health care quality. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):1904-11. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Conway, Mostashari, and Clancy (former AHRQ director) (JAMA, 2013) and AHRQ-sponsored Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Care
Frank L. Raising the bar for self-reported health status. Med Care 2014 Dec; 52(12):1007-9. [Comments on article by Stewart et al. (Med Care, 2014), which uses MEPS data.]

Modern Healthcare
Rice S. Despite progress on patient safety, still a long way across the chasm. Mod Healthc 2014 Dec 8; 44(49):8-9. [Reviews findings from AHRQ report on patient safety trends presented the first week of December 2014.]

New England Journal of Medicine
Ayanian JZ, Landon BE, Newhouse JP, Zaslavsky AM. Racial and ethnic disparities among enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans. N Engl J Med 2014 Dec 11; 371(24):2288-97. [Cites AHRQ publication, Creation of New Race-Ethnicity Codes and Socioeconomic Status (SES) Indicators for Medicare Beneficiaries: Final Report, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.