Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)-Related Articles, November 21, 2014

American Journal of Medical Quality
Nelson MF, Merriman CS, Magnusson PT, Thomassian KV, Strawn A, Martin J. Creating a physician-led quality imperative. Am J Med Qual 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):508-16. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Healthcare Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.

BMC Infectious Diseases
McInnes E, Phillips R, Middleton S, Gould D. A qualitative study of senior hospital managers' views on current and innovative strategies to improve hand hygiene. BMC Infect Dis 2014 Nov 18; 14(1):611; epub ahead of print. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Healthcare Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

BMJ Quality and Safety
Cifra CL, Jones KL, Ascenzi J, Bhalala US, Bembea MM, Fackler JC, Miller MR. The morbidity and mortality conference as an adverse event surveillance tool in a paediatric intensive care unit. BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Nov; 23(11):930-8. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Healthcare Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices, 2013, AHRQ publication, Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, Volume 2: Culture and Redesign, 2008, AHRQ Patient Safety Network Web site pages for "Error" and "Near Miss," and AHRQ Common Formats page on AHRQ’s PSO Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Neuman MD, Bosk CL, Fleisher LA. Learning from mistakes in clinical practice guidelines: the case of perioperative β-blockade. BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Nov; 23(11):957-64. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Healthcare Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices, 2001, and AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Healthcare Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Muth C, Kirchner H, van den Akker M, Scherer M, Glasziou PP. Current guidelines poorly address multimorbidity: pilot of the interaction matrix method. J Clin Epidemiol 2014 Nov; 67(11):1242-50. [Lists several AHRQ Effective Health Care Program publications in online supplementary table of reviewed/selected studies, including Treating Cholesterol with Combination Therapy: Clinician’s Guide, 2009, Choosing Nonopioid Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: Clinician Summary Guide (in J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother, 2009), Three Treatments for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence Shows Lack of Benefit (AHRQ Summary Guide), 2009, and Fracture Prevention Treatments for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis (AHRQ Summary Guide), 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Lancet
Howard LM, Molyneaux E, Dennis CL, Rochat T, Stein A, Milgrom J. Non-psychotic mental disorders in the perinatal period. Lancet 2014 Nov 15; 384(9956):1775-88. [Cites AHRQ-funded systematic review by Gavin et al. (Obstet Gynecol, 2005) on prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression.] Select to access the abstract.