AHRQ-Related Articles, December 19, 2014

Africa News
The Guardian (Lagos). Ayanda—Deconstructing Cole's perception of Islam. Africa News 2014 Dec 16; online. [Mentions AHRQ in association with breastfeeding outcomes.]

Health Affairs
Halfon N, Wise PH, Forrest CB. The changing nature of children's health development: new challenges require major policy solutions. Health Aff 2014 Dec; 33(12):2116-24. [Recommends that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services work with AHRQ and other HHS agencies "to maintain and scale up the national collaborative learning network" and that that the National Institutes of Health be charged "with developing a cross-institute, cross-sponsor strategy"…prioritizing "essential research on child health development and well-being" linked with AHRQ and other entities.] Select to access the abstract.

Health Services Research
Tipirneni R, McMahon LF Jr. Measuring value in primary care: enhancing quality or checking the box? Health Serv Res 2014 Dec; 49(6):1724-8. [Cites AHRQ publication, Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs: A User's Guide, 2008.]

Casalino LP. Categorizing accountable care organizations: moving toward patient-centered outcomes research that compares health care delivery systems. Health Serv Res 2014 Dec; 49(6):1875-82. [Cites AHRQ publication, Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research, 2014.]

JAMA Pediatrics
Hawkins SS, Baum CF, Oken E, Gillman MW. Associations of tobacco control policies with birth outcomes. JAMA Pediatr 2014 Nov; 168(11):e142365. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Surgery
Dimick JB, Finks JF. The beginning of the end for laparoscopic banding.  JAMA Surg 2014 Dec; 149(12):1287-8. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Arterburn et al. (JAMA Surg, 2014) in the same issue.]

Courcoulas AP, Yanovski SZ, Bonds D, Eggerman TL, Horlick M, Staten MA, Arterburn DE. Long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery: a National Institutes of Health symposium. JAMA Surg 2014 Dec; 149(12):1323-9. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Encinosa, Bernard, and Steiner (Med Care, 2009) on improvements in bariatric surgery outcomes.]

Finks JF, Dimick JB . An updated National Institutes of Health consensus panel on bariatric surgery.  JAMA Surg 2014 Dec; 149(12):1330. [Comments on article by Courcoulas et al. cited above and notes authors' receipt of AHRQ funding for other work.]

Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Patient Safety
Lin GA, Bardach NS. Editorial: Moving patients from consultants to partners in health care system redesign: achieving meaningful engagement. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 Dec; 40(12):531-2. [Mentions AHRQ's Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) and AHRQ-funded Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]

Caplan W, Davis S, Kraft S, Berkson S, Gaines ME, Schwab W, Pandhi N. Engaging patients at the front lines of primary care redesign: operational lessons for an effective program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 Dec; 40(12):533-40. [Cites AHRQ publications, Engaging Patients and Families in the Medical Home, 2010, and Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council, 2008, and AHRQ-funded IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]

Arbaje AI, Newcomer AR, Maynor KA, Duhaney RL, Eubank KJ, Carrese JA. Excellence in transitional care of older adults and pay-for-performance: perspectives of health care professionals. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 Dec; 40(12):550-8. [Cites AHRQ's Care Coordination Atlas, Version 4, 2014.]

Reddy KK, Samuel A, Smiley KA, Weber S, Hon H. Reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in three ICUs at a tertiary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 Dec; 40(12):559-66. [Cites AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and multimedia product, Understand the Science of Safety, 2013.]

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 
Lall MP. Opioid therapy for chronic low back pain: prescribing considerations for advanced practice registered nurses. J Neurosci Nurs 2014 Dec; 46(6):361-6; quiz E1-2. [Cites AHRQ statistical brief, Top 10 Most Costly Conditions Among Men and Women, 2008: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Adult Population, Age 18 and Older, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Patient Safety
Wu AW, Kavanagh KT, Pronovost PJ, Bates DW. Conflict of interest, Dr Charles Denham and the Journal of Patient Safety. J Patient Saf 2014 Dec; 10(4):181-5. [Notes that first and third authors receive AHRQ grant support for other work.]

Journal of Women's Health
Grigorescu VI, D'Angelo DV, Harrison LL, Taraporewalla AJ, Shulman H, Smith RA. Implementation science and the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system. J Womens Health 2014 Dec; 23(12):989-94. [Mentions AHRQ's promotion, support, and/or conduct of implementation science.] Select to access the abstract.

Modern Healthcare
Rice S. Quality quarterback. Hospital's chief experience officer faces challenges in opening up communication. Mod Healthc 2014 Dec 15; 44(50):27-9. [Mentions hospitals' focus on improving HCAHPS scores.]

Pain Research Management
Stang AS, Hartling L, Fera C, Johnson D, Ali S. Quality indicators for the assessment and management of pain in the emergency department: a systematic review. Pain Res Manag 2014 Nov-Dec; 19(6):e179-90. [Cites AHRQ publication, Quality Indicator Measure Development, Implementation, Measurement and Retirement, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.