AHRQ-Related Articles, April 3, 2015

AcademyHealth
Gold M. Translation and dissemination of health services research for policy: a review of available infrastructure and evolving tools. AcademyHealth 2015 Apr; online. [Cites Mathematic Policy Institute publication, Evaluation of Effectiveness of AHRQ's Grant-Supported Research on Healthcare Costs, Productivity, Organization, and Market Forces—Final Report, 2008.]

American Journal of Public Health
Auerbach J. Creating incentives to move upstream: developing a diversified portfolio of population health measures within payment and health care reform. Am J Public Health 2015 Mar; 105(3):427-31. [Cites AHRQ publication, Quality Measurement Enabled by Health IT: Overview, Possibilities, and Challenges, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

Franklin G, Sabel J, Jones CM, et al. A comprehensive approach to address the prescription opioid epidemic in Washington State: milestones and lessons learned. Am J Public Health 2015 Mar; 105(3):463-9. [Mentions dissemination of the first Washington state opioid prescribing guideline via AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC).] Select to access the abstract.

Biordi DL, Heitzer M, Mundy E, et al. Improving access and provision of preventive oral health care for very young, poor, and low-income children through a new interdisciplinary partnership. Am J Public Health 2015 Apr; 105 Suppl 2:e23-9. [Cites AHRQ publication, Dental Care: Improving Access and Quality, 2003).] Select to access the abstract.

Krahn GL, Walker DK, Correa-De-Araujo R. Persons with disabilities as an unrecognized health disparity population. Am J Public Health 2015 Apr; 105 Suppl 2:S198-206. [Mentions AHRQ's initiation of efforts to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in research and programs, citing AHRQ publication, Priority Populations, as published on the AHRQ Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Take a high level look CMS' PSI 90. 2015 Apr 1; 18(4):4-7. [Mentions that Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) 90 was developed by AHRQ and adopted by CMS for two pay-for-performance programs.]

Emergency Medicine Reports
Thoureen T, Scott S, Best J.  Urinary tract infection. Emerg Med Rep 2015 Mar 22; 36(7); online. [Cites HCUP data.]

JAMA
Rajaram R, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Concerns about using the patient safety indicator-90 composite in pay-for-performance programs. JAMA 2015 Mar 3; 313(9):897-8. [Discusses the use of AHRQ's PSI 90 and other PSIs); first and third authors report receiving AHRQ support for other work.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Schnoll RA, Goelz PM, Veluz-Wilkins A, et al. Long-term nicotine replacement therapy: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Apr; 175(4):504-11. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Dental Hygiene
Gurenlian JR. Advancing the profession. J Dent Hyg 2015 Feb; 89 Suppl 1:13-5. [Cites Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from article by Griffin et al. (MMWR Surveill Summ, 2014).]

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Beal CC, Faucher MA. Stroke and pregnancy: an integrative review with implications for neuroscience nurses. J Neurosci Nurs 2015 Apr; 47(2):76-84; quiz E1. [Cites 2006-2007 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data from study by Kuklina et al. (Stroke, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Nephrology Nursing Journal
Haras MS, Astroth KS, Woith WL, et al. Exploring advance care planning from the nephrology nurse perspective: a literature review. Nephrol Nurs J 2015 Jan-Feb; 42(1):23-35; quiz 36. [Cites AHRQ publication, Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Healthcare Quality: A Summary of the Institute of Medicine Report, 2003.] Select to access the abstract.

Hain DJ, Kear TM. Using evidence-based practice to move beyond doing things the way we have always done them. Nephrol Nurs J 2015 Jan-Feb; 42(1):11-20; quiz 21. [Mentions AHRQ's NGC as a source of translational literature.] Select to access the abstract.

Ulrich B. Transparency. Nephrol Nurs J 2015 Jan-Feb; 42(1):7. [Summarizes conclusions from AHRQ-authored article by Leape, Berwick, Clancy (former AHRQ director) et al. (Qual Saf Health Care, 2009) on progress in patient safety.]

Pediatric Nursing
Jolly AA. Handle with care: top ten tips a nurse should know before caring for a hospitalized child with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatr Nurs 2015 Jan-Feb; 41(1):11-6, 22. [Cites AHRQ publication, Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.