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<h2>December 2006, No. 316</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="1206about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA1.htm">Longer anti-clotting treatment appears to lower the risk of death or a heart attack in patients with drug-eluting stents</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1206RA2.htm">Disparities/Minority Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA2.htm">Older American Indians often have a poorer view of their own health than their doctors</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="1206RA3.htm">Patient Safety and Quality</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA3.htm">Both hospitals and Medicare would gain financially by improving patient safety</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA4.htm">Functional outcomes may be good markers of quality of care for hip fracture surgery patients</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA5.htm">Health Information Technology</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA5.htm">Journal supplement reviews evidence for the efficacy of telemedicine and telecare</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA6.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA6.htm">Racial differences in religiosity and religious coping styles are linked to use of health care services by low-income older women</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA7.htm">Elderly/Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<a href="1206RA7.htm">The decision to hospitalize nursing home residents is driven primarily by residents' preference and quality of life</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA8.htm">A pain medication appropriateness scale reveals that many nursing home residents suffer from poorly controlled pain</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA9.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA9.htm">Direct-to-consumer drug advertising on television may have led to increased prescribing of Vioxx® and Celebrex®</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA10.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<a href="1206RA10.htm">Studies examine factors influencing postoperative complications and functioning among patients undergoing hip fracture repair</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA11.htm">Emergency Medicine</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA11.htm">Study raises doubts about the usefulness of emergency department diagnosis as a criteria for medically unnecessary EMS transports</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA12.htm">Access to Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA12.htm">People with low incomes are more likely to obtain dental care outside of private dental practices than those with higher incomes</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA13.htm">Lack of health care options in rural communities poses substantial barriers to care for rural disabled adults</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA14.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1206RA14.htm">Tax subsidies for employer-sponsored health insurance will exceed $200 billion in 2006</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA15.htm">Acute Care/Hospitalization</a></h3>
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<a href="1206RA15.htm">Medical injuries among children result in longer hospital stays and higher charges</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA16.htm">Clinician communication through multidisciplinary rounds may improve with well-designed information tools</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA17.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="1206RA17.htm">Injuries cost hospitals $20 billion annually</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA18.htm">The cost of treating diabetes surges</a>
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<a href="1206RA19.htm">Hospitalization of obese patients more than doubles</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA20.htm">New report offers first look at sickle cell disease hospitalizations in 10 years</a>
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<h3><a href="1206RA21.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="1206RA21.htm">New disaster planning guide offers valuable mass casualty care information</a><br />
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<a href="1206RA23.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of December 2006<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 07-0011</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. December 2006, No. 316. AHRQ Publication No. 07-0011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/dec06/</p>
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