EPC-Related Articles, August 22, 2014

American Journal of Managed Care
Chambers JD, Winn A, Zhong Y, Olchanski N, Cangelosi MJ. Potential role of network meta-analysis in value-based insurance design. Am J Manag Care 2014 Aug; 20(8):641-8. [Reviews and analyzes studies from AHRQ-funded comparative effectiveness review, Treatment to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Internal Medicine
Kansagara D, Papak J, Pasha AS, O'Neil M, Freeman M, Relevo R, Quiñones A, Motu'apuaka M, Jou JH. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med 2014 Aug 19; 161(4):261-9. [Cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2014, prepared by the Pacific Northwest EPC.] Select to access the abstract.

Zipkin DA, Umscheid CA, Keating NL, Allen E, Aung K, Beyth R, Kaatz S, Mann DM, Sussman JB, Korenstein D, et al. Evidence-based risk communication: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med 2014 Aug 19; 161(4):270-80. [Cites AHRQ research working paper, Systematic Reviews of Complex Multicomponent Health Care Interventions, 2014, based on research conducted by the EPCs’ Methods Working Group.] Select to access the abstract.

Permanente Journal
McDonald KM, Schultz EM, Chang C. Evaluating the state of quality-improvement science through evidence synthesis: insights from the Closing the Quality Gap series. Perm J 2013 Fall; 17(4):52-61. [Supported by contract 290-2007-10062-I; third author is a researcher in AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement; uses/analyzes topics presented in AHRQ technical review series, Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science, Volumes 1-8, 2012, and summarizes the preceding series, Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volumes 1-7, 2004-2007.] Select to access the abstract.

Psychiatric Services
Hartung DM, Middleton L, McFarland BH, Haxby DG, McDonagh MS, McConnell KJ. Use of administrative data to identify off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics in a Medicaid population. Psychiatr Serv 2013 Dec 1; 64(12):1236-42. [Supported by grant 1 K12 HS19456 through the Oregon Comparative Effectiveness Research K12 program; cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

Also refer to article by Sultan et al. (J Health Care Poor Underserved, 2014) cited in Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products.