AHRQ-Related Articles, May 8, 2015

Accounting, Organizations and Society
Tian Y, Zhou H. From bottom line to consumers' mind: the framing effects of accounting information. Account Organ Soc 2015 May; 43(5):56-66. [Reviews findings from article by Haas et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2005) which uses 1997-2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.]

Annals of Internal Medicine
Gould CV. In pursuit of appropriate urinary catheter indications: details matter. Ann Intern Med 2015 May 5; 162(9 Suppl):S35-6. [Comments on findings from AHRQ-funded article by Meddings et al. published in same issue.]

BMJ Quality and Safety
Young RA. Bad assumptions on primary care diagnostic errors. Response to: 'Advancing the science of measurement of diagnostic errors in healthcare: the Safer Dx framework' by Singh and Sittig. BMJ Qual Saf 2015 May; 24(5):345. [Response to comments on AHRQ-funded study by Singh and Sittig (BMJ Qual Saf 2015).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Thiele K, Perka C, Matziolis G, et al. Current failure mechanisms after knee arthroplasty have changed: polyethylene wear is less common in revision surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015 May 6; 97(9):715-20. [Cites data on total knee replacement from AHRQ's HCUPnet.] Select to access the abstract.

Wei DH, Hawker GA, Jevsevar DS, et al. Improving value in musculoskeletal care delivery: AOA critical issues. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015 May 6; 97(9):769-74. [Includes the AHRQ-funded Function and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement (FORCE-TJR) in the table of current U.S. orthopedic registries, citing AHRQ-funded article by Franklin, Allison, and Ayers (JAMA, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Koroukian SM. Capsule commentary on Chawla et al., Unveiling SEER-CAHPS®: a new data resource for quality of care research. J Gen Intern Med 2015 May; 30(5):655. [Comments on the use of AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) in subject article.] Select to access the abstract.

U.S. News & World Report
Morse R, Mason M. Methodology behind the U.S. News Health Care Index. US News World Rep 2015 May 7; online. [Describes the use of MEPS as a source of health insurance data for the index.]