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<h2>June 2001, No. 250</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="601RA1.htm">Medication errors are common in hospitalized children</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="601RA2.htm">Diabetes Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA2.htm">Patients with both diabetes and other chronic conditions can still achieve good glycemic control</a><br />
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<a href="601RA3.htm">Researchers examine ways to improve diabetes care in different health care settings</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA4.htm">Health Care Quality</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA4.htm">New AHRQ-funded studies focus on quality improvement in diabetes, atrial fibrillation, and end-of-life care</a><br />
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<a href="601RA5.htm">Researchers develop new system for identifying successful hospital quality improvements</a><br />
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<a href="601RA7.htm">Consumer input is a critical component of efforts to improve the quality of behavioral health care services</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="601RA8.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA8.htm">Hip fracture study calls for assessing patients' risks of both functional impairment and death</a><br />
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<a href="601RA9.htm">Waiting longer for a liver transplant increases the risk of graft failure following transplantation</a><br />
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<a href="601RA10.htm">Nearly one-third of stroke patients receive blood coagulation testing when the result is unlikely to influence treatment</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA11.htm">Primary Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA11.htm">Primary care doctors are more likely to refer patients with uncommon problems to specialists</a><br />
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<a href="601RA12.htm">Primary care doctors in California have a positive view of voluntary disease management programs</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA13.htm">Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA13.htm">New assessment scale confirms that pain is prevalent and often untreated in nursing home residents</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA14.htm">Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA14.htm">Community pharmacists can increase flu vaccination rates among nonelderly adults</a><br />
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<a href="601RA15.htm">Women prefer to see female doctors when they visit the ER, but men have no preference</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA16.htm">Evidence-Based Medicine</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA16.htm">Researchers examine available evidence on managing acute episodes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</a><br />
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<a href="601RA17.htm">Antifungal drug fluconazole found to be effective in preventing thrush in people who are HIV positive</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA18.htm">Managed Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA18.htm">Increased HMO market penetration and local access to primary care doctors can reduce hospital admissions among children</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA19.htm">Research Methodology</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA19.htm">AHRQ researchers explore ways to improve the accuracy and design of health care surveys</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA20.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA20.htm">AHRQ expands its primary care research agenda</a></p>
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<h3><a href="601RA21.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="601RA21.htm">AHRQ funds new projects</a><br />
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<a href="601RA22.htm">Report on data privacy now available from AHRQ</a><br />
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<a href="601RA23.htm">Reprints of recent Eisenberg articles now available</a><br />
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<a href="601RA24.htm">Free copies of journal and reprints</a></p>
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<p><a href="601RA26.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of June 2001<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 01-0033</em></p>
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