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<h2>December 2007, No. 328</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="/research/resactabout.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA1.htm">Common medications provide equal blood pressure control</a></p>
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<h3>Child/Adolescent Health</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA2.htm">Over 5 million eligible children remain uninsured, despite SCHIP enrollment gains</a><br /><a href="1207RA3.htm">Many underinsured U.S. children are not getting needed vaccines due to the current vaccine financing system</a><br /><a href="1207RA4.htm">Family-centered, high quality primary care is linked to fewer nonurgent emergency department visits by children</a><br /><a href="1207RA5.htm">Parents and children are mostly passive during pediatric visits</a><br /><a href="1207RA6.htm">Treatments for pediatric Crohn's disease cases vary widely in North America</a>
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<h3>Patient Safety and Quality</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA7.htm">Full disclosure of medical errors to patients is becoming more and more transparent</a><br /><a href="1207RA8.htm">Many errors by medical residents are caused by teamwork breakdowns and lack of supervision</a><br /><a href="1207RA9.htm">Hospital CEOs need more research relevant to the challenges they face in the health care system</a><br /><a href="1207RA10.htm">Pilot study suggests that after-hours telephone medical consultations may pose risks to patient safety</a>
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<h3>Acute Care/Hospitalization</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA11.htm">Women leaving the hospital against medical advice after delivering a baby should be targeted for more services</a><br /><a href="1207RA12.htm">Studies suggest ways to improve the hospital discharge process to reduce postdischarge adverse events and rehospitalizations</a><br /><a href="1207RA13.htm">Interns taught teamwork during neonatal resuscitation training may be better able to resuscitate newborns</a>
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<h3>Elderly/Long-Term Care</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA14.htm">Many seniors will pay double the monthly copay for angiotensin receptor blockers under the Medicare Part D drug plan compared with their previous plans</a><br /><a href="1207RA15.htm">Prescribing antidepressants for elderly persons should not be affected by concern about drug-related pneumonia risk</a><br /><a href="1207RA16.htm">A pharmacy alert system plus physician-pharmacist collaboration can reduce inappropriate drug prescribing among elderly outpatients</a>
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<h3>Chronic Disease</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA17.htm">Use of simple clinical information systems can improve outcomes of patients with diabetes</a><br /><a href="1207RA18.htm">Primary care practices face competing demands, not clinical inertia, in providing quality care to patients with diabetes</a><br /><a href="1207RA19.htm">Severe food insecurity among low-income adults is linked to an increased rate of diabetes</a><br /><a href="1207RA20.htm">Adults with food allergies tend to have more severe asthma</a>
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<h3>Primary Care Research</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA21.htm">Colorectal cancer screening can be improved at primary care practices</a><br /><a href="1207RA22.htm">Doctors should advise Latino families about the safety, low cost, and dental health benefits of drinking tap water</a>
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<h3>Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA23.htm">Both invasive and noninvasive strategies can reduce the cardiac risks of noncardiac surgery</a><br /><a href="1207RA24.htm">Patients with HIV who share treatment decisions with their doctor have better outcomes</a>
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<h3>Emergency Medicine</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA25.htm">Studies explore the challenges and complexities faced by paramedics performing out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation</a>
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<h3>Mental/Emotional Health</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA26.htm">Despite their robust physical health and general optimism, a host of issues trouble young adults with depression</a>
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<h3>Agency News and Notes</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA27.htm">New AHRQ tools help pharmacies better serve patients with limited health literacy</a><br /><a href="1207RA28.htm">AHRQ report recommends use of existing call centers to expand communications in public health emergencies</a>
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<h3>Announcements</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA29.htm">AHRQ releases a new DVD about designing hospitals for safety and quality</a>
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<h3>Research Briefs</h3>
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<p><a href="1207RA30.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 08-0009<br />
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Current as of December 2007</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> Newsletter. December 2007, No. 328. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/dec07/</p>
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