Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, November 7, 2014

American Family Physician
Quinlan JD. Acute pancreatitis. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 1; 90(9):632-9. [Uses AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.

Saguil A, Kane S, Farnell E. Multiple sclerosis: a primary care perspective. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 1; 90(9):644-52. [Uses AHRQ's NGC as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Chen CL, Fitzpatrick L, Kamel H. Who uses the emergency department for dermatologic care? A statewide analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Aug; 71(2):308-13. [Uses 2005-2011 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) data for California.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Dykes PC, Samal L, Donahue M, Greenberg JO, Hurley AC, Hasan O, O'Malley TA, Venkatesh AK, Volk LA, Bates DW. A patient-centered longitudinal care plan: vision versus reality. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2014 Nov-Dec; 21(6):1082-90. [Uses codes based on elements of the AHRQ Care Coordination Framework, citing Care Coordination Atlas Version 3, 2010; also uses AHRQ's definition of the health care home from the AHRQ Patient Centered Medical Home Resource Center Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Nakao S, Scott JM, Masterson EE, Chi DL. Non-traumatic dental condition-related emergency department visits and associated costs for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. J Autism Dev Disord 2014 Nov 6; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2010 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Database (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume)
Browne JA, Novicoff WM, D'Apuzzo MR. Medicaid payer status is associated with in-hospital morbidity and resource utilization following primary total joint arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 Nov 5; 96(21):e180. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Rosenbaum BP, Kelly ML, Kshettry VR, Weil RJ. Neurologic disorders, in-hospital deaths, and years of potential life lost in the USA, 1988-2011. J Clin Neurosci 2014 Nov; 21(11):1874-80. [Uses 1988-2011 HCUP NIS data and Clinical Classifications Software (CCS).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Hicks CW, Selvarajah S, Mathioudakis N, Perler BA, Freischlag JA, Black JH 3rd, Abularrage CJ. Trends and determinants of costs associated with the inpatient care of diabetic foot ulcers. J Vasc Surg 2014 Nov; 60(5):1247-54, 1254.e1-2. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Skrepnek GH, Armstrong DG, Mills JL. Open bypass and endovascular procedures among diabetic foot ulcer cases in the United States from 2001 to 2010. J Vasc Surg 2014 Nov; 60(5):1255-64, with discussion 1264-5. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Maternal and Child Health Journal
Knapp C, Chakravorty S, Madden V, Baron-Lee J, Gubernick R, Kairys S, Pelaez-Velez C, Sanders LM, Thompson L. Assessing patient experiences in the pediatric patient-centered medical home: a comparison of two instruments. Matern Child Health J 2014 Nov; 18(9):2124-33. [Uses AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) survey data, citing AHRQ publication, Building the Evidence Base for the Medical Home: What Sample and Sample Size Do Studies Need?, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Military Medicine
Funderburk JS, Maisto SA, Wade MJ, Kenneson A, Campbell CE. Clinical course of alcohol use in veterans following an AUDIT-C positive screen. Mil Med 2014 Nov; 179(11):1198-206. [Uses the AHRQ Web site to identify relevant guidelines.] Select to access the abstract.

New Zealand Medical Journal
Hider P, Parker K, von Randow M, Milne B, Lay-Yee R, Davis P. Can patient safety indicators monitor medical and surgical care at New Zealand public hospitals? N Z Med J 2014 Nov 7; 127(1405):32-44. [Uses AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators adapted for Australia (AHRQ/AusPSIs) to assess their application to New Zealand administrative data.] Select to access the abstract.

Professional Case Management
Amin AN, Hofmann H, Owen MM, Tran H, Tucker S, Kaplan SH. Reduce readmissions with service-based care management. Prof Case Manag 2014 Nov-Dec; 19(6):255-62. [Uses Hospital CAHPS (H-CAHPS) scores as secondary outcomes; describes AHRQ's Project Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions (BOOST) and Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED).]  Select to access the abstract.

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Wang J, Zhang Z, Spivey CA, Chisholm-Burns M. Historical trend of racial and ethnic disparities in meeting Medicare medication therapy management eligibility in non-Medicare population. Res Social Adm Pharm 2014 Nov-Dec; 10(6):904-17. [Uses 1996-1997 and 2009-2010 MEPS data and cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR).] Select to access the abstract.

Women's Health Issues
Bastian LA, Trentalange M, Murphy TE, Brandt C, Bean-Mayberry B, Maisel NC, Wright SM, Gaetano VS, Allore H, Skanderson M, et al. Association between women veterans' experiences with VA outpatient health care and designation as a women's health provider in primary care clinics. Womens Health Issues 2014 Nov-Dec; 24(6):605-12. [Uses CAHPS-PCMH survey data.] Select to access the abstract.