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<h2>June 2004, No. 286</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="0604RA1.htm">Children in hospitals frequently experience medical injuries</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA2.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA2.htm">Regular use of inhaled antiinflammatory medication improves outcomes for children with persistent asthma</a> <br />
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<a href="0604RA3.htm">Shorter hospital length of stay not associated with worse outcomes for patients without DNR orders</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA4.htm">Variation in outcomes is small for CABG surgery patients treated at high-volume vs. lower volume hospitals</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA5.htm">Researchers examine the impact of medication costs and mental health care for patients with diabetes</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA6.htm">Both the nature of physician contact and visit frequency are important factors in hemodialysis patient outcomes</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA7.htm">Despite international treatment variations in cataract management, optimal vision is the usual patient outcome</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA8.htm">Researchers describe challenges in translating research findings into clinical practice</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA9.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0604RA9.htm">Physician prescribing preference plays a greater role than patient risk factors in prescribing COX-2 inhibitors</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA10.htm">Cyclic antidepressant doses higher than 100 mg should be used cautiously due to increased risk of sudden cardiac death</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA11.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA11.htm">Screening sigmoidoscopy may be less effective for detecting colorectal cancer in women and older people</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA12.htm">Review illuminates women's childbirth preferences following a previous cesarean delivery</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA13.htm">Study findings suggest that invasive prenatal diagnostic testing should be offered to all women</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA14.htm">Following a rigorous protocol for in-hospital and postdischarge management may lower rates of neonatal jaundice</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA15.htm">Routine assessment of asthma symptoms can predict the likelihood of related ER visits and hospitalizations</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA16.htm">Emergency physicians vary widely in the prescribing of opioid analgesics for common, painful conditions</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA17.htm">Using a simple blood test to identify patients at risk for heart failure is cost effective</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA18.htm">Guidelines can help to distinguish anthrax from influenza in patients with flu-like illness and exposure to anthrax</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA19.htm">Elderly/Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA19.htm">Doctors can use proactive office systems and patient education to persuade more elderly patients to get flu shots</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA20.htm">Fewer Medicare patients die in the hospital than in the past, but those who do receive more intensive and expensive treatment</a> <br />
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<a href="0604RA21.htm">Nursing homes generally respect residents' do-not-hospitalize orders, but not always</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA22.htm">Researchers examine Medicare costs and use of hospice care</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA23.htm">Nursing home staffing and quality improved after passage of the Nursing Home Reform Act</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA24.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA24.htm">Poorer outcomes from stroke are more common among minorities than whites</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA25.htm">Enhancing Hispanics' access to medications through increased Medicaid eligibility may improve their use of antihypertensives</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA26.htm">Many different subgroups make up the Hispanic population, and they have diverse health needs and barriers to care</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA27.htm">Primary Care Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA27.htm">Primary care of adults with chronic acid-related disorders could be improved if more doctors followed treatment guidelines</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA28.htm">Relief of symptoms from proton-pump inhibitor treatment does not necessarily confirm diagnosis of GERD</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA29.htm">Patients are more likely to stop smoking if they are advised by their doctors to do so</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA30.htm">Radical new approaches to taking a thorough family history will be needed to meet the challenges of genetic testing</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA31.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA31.htm">Referral of ED patients to outpatient HIV testing is not an effective way to identify unrecognized HIV infection</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA32.htm">Patient Safety/Quality</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA32.htm">Doctors' disclosure of medical errors improves patient satisfaction but may not prevent legal action</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA33.htm">Hospital workers worry about patient safety at their hospitals and look to hospital leaders for a commitment to safety</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA34.htm">Researchers identify five information technologies that have great potential to improve patient safety for children</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA35.htm">Conference participants focus on the role of nursing in health care quality improvement</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA36.htm">Bioterrorism Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA36.htm">Value to clinicians of educational Web sites on bioterrorism is unproven</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA37.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA37.htm">People with diabetes do a better job of managing their disease when HMOs cover diabetes self-monitoring devices</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA38.htm">Despite some slowing, the growth in drug expenditures continues to outpace growth in overall health care expenditures</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA39.htm">Most appeals to two of the Nation's largest HMOs to cover emergency care are resolved in favor of patients</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA40.htm">Patient age has more influence on Medicare costs for end-of-life care than race, income, or sex</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA41.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA41.htm">AHRQ's Senior Advisor on Women's Health discusses current efforts to eliminate inequalities in care</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA42.htm">Task Force recommends vision screening for children younger than age 5</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA43.htm">AHRQ makes access to hospital data easier</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0604RA44.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0604RA44.htm">New AHRQ tool can help hospitals better prepare for a disaster</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA45.htm">New publications now available from AHRQ</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA46.htm">AHRQ's third annual patient safety conference set for September</a><br />
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<a href="0604RA47.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a></p>
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<p><a href="0604RA49.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of June 2004<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-0062</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. June 2004, No. 286. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0062. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/jun04/</p>
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