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<h2>December 2003, No. 280</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="1203RA1.htm">New study suggests that death rates for some cardiac and cancer surgeries may be linked to surgeons' experience</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA2.htm">Quality of Care/Patient Safety</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1203RA2.htm">Surgical patients fare better at hospitals with a higher proportion of registered nurses who have bachelor's degrees</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA3.htm">Hospital isolation policies to prevent spread of infection may inadvertently reduce care quality for isolated patients</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA4.htm">People with disabilities are generally satisfied with their care but report poor communication and lack of thorough care</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA5.htm">Studies focus on systems for reporting medical errors and quality issues</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA6.htm">Ethics consultations can help resolve conflicts that may prolong unwanted or nonbeneficial ICU treatments</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA7.htm">Experts are uncertain whether full disclosure of medical errors will help avoid lawsuits</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA8.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1203RA8.htm">CT scans of pelvic fracture patients can determine the extent of hemorrhage and need for pelvic arteriography and transfusions</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA9.htm">Studies focus on diagnosis and treatment of low back pain, as well as related pain and disability</a> <br />
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<a href="1203RA10.htm">Researchers focus on diabetes care</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA11.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA11.htm">More aggressive treatment recommendations for women with diabetes may be needed to reduce their risk of heart disease-related death</a> <br />
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<a href="1203RA12.htm">Surgical complications and clinical outcomes are similar for total and supracervical hysterectomy</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA13.htm">Black women with suspected breast cancer are more likely than white women to have delayed or incomplete followup</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA14.htm">Radiologists' access to women's previous mammograms reduces by at least half the incidence of false-positive mammogram readings</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA15.htm">Low-risk deliveries in a collaborative care birth center have outcomes similar to hospital deliveries by obstetricians</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA16.htm">Home visits by a nurse-health advocate team can improve the outcomes of low-income, minority mothers and their infants</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA17.htm">Child and Adolescent Health</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA17.htm">Parental misconceptions about antibiotic use are widespread, but they may be modifiable by clinicians and the media</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA18.htm">Antiinflammatory medications for the long-term treatment of childhood asthma are underused</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA19.htm">Among children with asthma, those enrolled in Medicaid managed care fare better than those in a primary care case manager plan</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA20.htm">Researchers examine the effects of family and community violence and risky behaviors on children and adolescents</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA21.htm">Determinants of children's access to care in rural North Carolina are similar to those of urban and suburban children</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA22.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA22.htm">Community-based hypertension control programs hold promise for decreasing blood pressure among urban blacks</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA23.htm">Racial disparities found in receipt of osteoporosis screening and management</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA24.htm">Health Care for the Elderly</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA24.htm">Use of coagulometers by home health nurses could reduce costs of monitoring the homebound elderly taking warfarin</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA25.htm">Complementary and Alternative Medicine</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA25.htm">Many medical school faculty members have positive attitudes towards use of alternative medical practices</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA26.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA26.htm">Expanding the number of poor children eligible for Medicaid has increased access to care, but gaps remain</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA27.htm">One form of managed care was associated with declines in physician participation in Georgia and Alabama Medicaid programs</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA28.htm">CHIRI™ studies children enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA29.htm">Formularies are not likely to control costs for psychotropic drugs as well as they do for some other types of drugs</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA30.htm">Retrospective drug utilization review may not improve clinical outcomes or reduce the rate of potential prescribing errors</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA31.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA31.htm">HIV patients who are coinfected with HCV and those who take a protease inhibitor are at increased risk of hyperglycemia</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA32.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA32.htm">HHS issues national reports on quality and disparities in the use of health care services</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA33.htm">AHRQ director issues two statements on patient safety issues</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA34.htm">Task Force issues recommendations on screening adults for obesity</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1203RA35.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="1203RA35.htm">AHRQ to support health information technology projects to improve patient safety and quality of care</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA36.htm">AHRQ awards five new surge capacity grants to address bioterrorism preparedness</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA37.htm">Former AHRQ researcher receives prestigious award from APHA</a><br />
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<a href="1203RA38.htm">NLM unveils new exhibit honoring John Eisenberg</a></p>
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<p><a href="1203RA40.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of December 2003<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-0024</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. December 2003, No. 280. AHRQ Publication 04-0024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/dec03/</p>
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