Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)-Related Articles, April 3, 2015

American Family Physician
Garrison A. Screening, diagnosis, and management of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am Fam Physician 2015 Apr 1; 91(7):460-7. [Uses AHRQ evidence reports and USPSTF recommendations as data sources; cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, 2012; cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (Ann Intern Med, 2014) and USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Hartling et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on the benefits and harms of treating gestational diabetes mellitus.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Public Health
Viehbeck SM, Petticrew M, Cummins S. Old myths, new myths: challenging myths in public health. Am J Public Health 2015 Apr; 105(4):665-9. [Cites AHRQ methods future research needs report, Frameworks for Determining Research Gaps in Systematic Reviews, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Yu PP, Hoffman MA, Hayes DF. Biomarkers and oncology: the path forward to a learning health system. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2015 Apr; 139(4):451-6. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Enabling Health Care Decisionmaking Through Clinical Decision Support and Knowledge Management, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

GAO Reports
Comparative effectiveness research: HHS needs to strengthen dissemination and data-capacity-building efforts. GAO Rep 2015 Mar; online. [Examines AHRQ efforts to disseminate the results of federally funded comparative effectiveness research (CER), including 74 CER-related systematic reviews conducted by AHRQ.]

Comparative effectiveness research: initial assessment of the Patient-Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). GAO Rep 2015 Mar; online. [Discusses PCORI's efforts to address findings from AHRQ Future Research Needs reports, which identify gaps in evidence analyzed in AHRQ comparative effectiveness reviews.]

HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Locatelli SM, Turcios S, LaVela SL. Optimizing the patient-centered environment: results of guided tours with health care providers and employees. HERD 2015 Winter; 8(2):18-30. Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Family Practice
Hodge B, Skolnik D. Clinical inquiry: does topical diclofenac relieve osteoarthritis pain? J Fam Pract 2015 Feb; 64(2):124-5. [Cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: An Update of the 2006 Comparative Effectiveness Review, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

Lancet
Garway-Heath DF, Crabb DP, Bunce C, et al. Latanoprost for open-angle glaucoma (UKGTS): a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2015 Apr 4; 385(9975):1295-304. [Cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Treatment for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, 2012.]

Nephrology Nursing Journal
Hain DJ. Where's the evidence? Care coordination for adults with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Nurs J 2015 Jan-Feb; 42(1):77-82; quiz 83.  [Cites AHRQ's definition of care coordination from AHRQ technical review, Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, 2007, and lists AHRQ's Care Coordination Measures Atlas in table of care coordination resources.] Select to access the abstract.

South African Medical Journal
Webster J, Taylor A, Balchin R. Traumatic brain injury, the hidden pandemic: A focused response to family and patient experiences and needs. S Afr Med J 2015 Mar; 105(3):195-8. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury, 1998, and Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents, 1999.] Select to access the abstract.