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<p>This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: <a href="https://info.ahrq.gov/">https://info.ahrq.gov</a>. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information. </p>
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<h2>April 2006, No. 308</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="0406about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0406RA1.htm">AHRQ study finds wrong-site surgery is rare and preventable</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA2.htm">Patient Safety and Quality</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA2.htm">Studies examine ways to improve the quality of diabetes care</a> <br />
<a href="0406RA3.htm">Patient responses to medical errors depend on the timeliness and quality of the physician's communication about the event</a><br />
<a href="0406RA4.htm">Immediate interpretation of lung tissue samples and use of transmucosal fine-needle aspiration reduces pathology errors</a><br />
<a href="0406RA5.htm">Over one-third of outpatients prescribed drugs for the first time do not receive recommended laboratory monitoring</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA6.htm">CAHPS&reg; Hospital Survey</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA6.htm">Researchers describe the development and testing of the CAHPS&reg; Hospital Survey</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA7.htm">Health Information Technology</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA7.htm">New information will help health care providers adopt health information technologies</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA8.htm">Disparities/Minority Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA8.htm">Black patients are more likely to die after major surgery than white patients</a><br />
<a href="0406RA9.htm">Very low-birthweight babies treated at minority-serving hospitals have higher death rates</a><br />
<a href="0406RA10.htm">Dialysis patients who are black, smoke, or use illicit drugs are more likely to skip treatments</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA11.htm">Child/Adolescent Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA11.htm">Wisconsin study finds hundreds of hospitalizations for self-poisonings among 12- to 17-year-olds</a><br />
<a href="0406RA12.htm">Study hints at link between breastfeeding and intelligence</a><br />
<a href="0406RA13.htm">A school-based weight loss/exercise program can reduce weight among low-income black children</a><br />
<a href="0406RA14.htm">Most teenagers with chlamydial infections receive appropriate antibiotics, but fewer receive other recommended care</a><br />
<a href="0406RA15.htm">Postoperative infection of a child's chest cavity by <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> is a risk factor for bloodstream infection</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA16.htm">End-of-Life Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA16.htm">Doctor-patient communication is critical to how parents view the quality of end-of-life care for children with cancer</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA17.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA17.htm">Certain clinical features are associated with seizure frequency after epilepsy surgery</a><br />
<a href="0406RA18.htm">Clinical factors can identify blunt head injury patients at low risk for intracranial injuries</a><br />
<a href="0406RA19.htm">More intense guideline implementation results in more patients treated appropriately for pneumonia</a><br />
<a href="0406RA20.htm">Clinician recommendations for pneumonia vaccination play a key role in vaccination rates</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA21.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA21.htm">Although inappropriate for use in older adults, propoxyphene was widely prescribed to elderly patients in the 1990s</a><br />
<a href="0406RA22.htm">Geographic access to most types of doctors has improved, but some smaller specialties have not spread to the most rural areas</a><br />
<a href="0406RA23.htm">Increasing specialization of generalist surgeons confounds workforce projections</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA24.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA24.htm">Higher insurance premiums and expanded Medicaid eligibility have reduced family coverage in employer-related health plans</a><br />
<a href="0406RA25.htm">One-fourth of America's non-elderly poor go years without the protection of health insurance</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA26.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="0406RA26.htm">AHRQ releases new evidence report on cesarean delivery on maternal request</a><br />
<a href="0406RA27.htm">New chartbook profiles racial/ethnic differences</a><br />
<a href="0406RA28.htm">AHRQ releases a new report on therapies for anorexia nervosa</a></p>
<h3><a href="0406RA29.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0406RA29.htm">New online health care information resource is available from AHRQ</a> <br />
<a href="0406RA31.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 06-0035<br />
Current as of April 2006</em></p>
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