AHRQ-Related Articles, January 23, 2015

Annals of Internal Medicine
Mandl LA, Losina E. Relative efficacy of knee osteoarthritis treatments: are all placebos created equal? Ann Intern Med 2015 Jan 6; 162(1):71-2. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Bannuru et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2015) published in the same issue.]

BMJ Quality and Safety
Provenzano A, Rohan S, Trevejo E, Burdick E, Lipsitz S, Kachalia A. Evaluating inpatient mortality: a new electronic review process that gathers information from front-line providers. BMJ Qual Saf 2015 Jan; 24(1):31-7. [Cites AHRQ-funded Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001, and AHRQ-authored article by Altman, Clancy (former AHRQ director), and Blendon (N Engl J Med, 2004).] Select to access the abstract.

International Journal of Cardiology
Isogai T, Yasunaga H, Matsui H, Tanaka H, Ueda T, Horiguchi H, Fushimi K. Effect of weekend admission for acute myocardial infarction on in-hospital mortality: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Cardiol 2015 Jan 20; 179:315-20. [Uses database which "partially corresponds to" the HCUP NIS.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Wharam JF, Graves AJ, Kozhimannil KB. Navigating the rise of high-deductible health insurance: childbirth in the Bronze Age. JAMA 2015 Jan 20; 313(3):245-6. [Cites AHRQ publication, Most Frequent Conditions in U.S. Hospitals, 2010, 2013.]

Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Jones CM, Stewart C, Roszell SS. Beyond best practice: Implementing a unit-based CLABSI project. J Nurs Care Qual 2015 Jan-Mar; 30(1):24-30. [Mentions AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), citing article by Clancy (former AHRQ director) (J Nurs Care Qual, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

Skowronsky C, Bena JF, Albert NM. Close observation unit to prevent falls and minimize use of patient care companions. J Nurs Care Qual 2015 Jan-Mar; 30(1):38-43. [Cites AHRQ publication, Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Translational Medicine
Barkhordarian A, Demerjian G, Jan A, Sama N, Nguyen M, Du A, Chiappelli F. Stakeholder engagement analysis—a bioethics dilemma in patient-targeted intervention: patients with temporomandibular joint disorders. J Transl Med 2015 Jan 20; 13:15. [Mentions AHRQ's concurrence on the importance of stakeholder engagement in translational science.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatrics
Barata I, Brown KM, Fitzmaurice L, Griffin ES, Snow SK; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee. Best practices for improving flow and care of pediatric patients in the emergency department. Pediatrics 2015 Jan; 135(1):e273-83. [Cites AHRQ publications, Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals, 2011, and AHRQ-funded IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.