AHRQ-Related Articles, September 11, 2015

Catchpole K, Russ S. The problem with checklists. BMJ Qual Saf  2015 Sep;24(9):545-9. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Pronovost et al. (N Engl J Med, 2006).] Select to access the abstract.

Koontz L. Health information privacy in a changing landscape. Generations  2015 Spr;39(1):97-104. [Cites AHRQ publication Data for Individual Health, 2014.]

Bragg EJ, Hansen JC. Ensuring care for aging baby boomers: Solutions at hand. Generations  2015 Sum;39(2):91-8. [Cites AHRQ publication, Coordinating Care for Adults with Complex Care Needs in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Challenges and Solutions, 2012.]

Veeravagu A, Cole TS, Azad TD, et al. Improved capture of adverse events after spinal surgery procedures with a longitudinal administrative database. J Neurosurg Spine  2015 Sep;23(3):374-82. [Literature review results include three studies which use HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Rice HE, Englum BR, Gulack BC, et al. Use of patient registries and administrative datasets for the study of pediatric cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer  2015 Sep;62(9):1495-500. [Discusses the characteristics and uses of HCUP databases and AHRQ’s HCUP Clinical Classifications Software.] Select to access the abstract.