Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)-Related Articles, November 14, 2014

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Fitzgibbons PL, Bradley LA, Fatheree LA, Alsabeh R, Fulton RS, Goldsmith JD, Haas TS, Karabakhtsian RG, Loykasek PA, Marolt MJ, et al. Principles of analytic validation of immunohistochemical assays: Guideline from the College of American Pathologists Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Nov; 138(11):1432-43. [Cites AHRQ methods research report, Addressing Challenges in Genetic Test Evaluation: Evaluation Frameworks and Assessment of Analytic Validity, 2011, prepared by the ECRI Institute EPC.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Bogenschutz MP, Donovan DM, Mandler RN, Perl HI, Forcehimes AA, Crandall C, Lindblad R, Oden NL, Sharma G, Metsch L, et al. Brief intervention for patients with problematic drug use presenting in emergency departments: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Nov; 174(11):1736-45. [Cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Screening, Behavioral Counseling, and Referral in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Care
Wagner EH, Sandhu N, Coleman K, Phillips KE, Sugarman JR. Improving care coordination in primary care. Med Care 2014 Nov; 52(11 Suppl 4):S33-8. [Cites AHRQ technical report, Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 7—Care Coordination, 2007.] Select to access the abstract.

Transplantation 2014 Nov 12; epub ahead of print. [Uses AHRQ's PSIs.] Select to access the abstract.