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<h2>June 1996, No. 194</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3><p><a
href="feature.htm">Ischemic heart disease
PORT examines in-hospital death rates for CABG patients</a></p>
<h3>Departments</h3>
<p><strong><a href="dept1.htm">Patient Care/Clinical Decisionmaking</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept1.htm#head1">Strong
association found between the use of diagnostic testing and subsequent
invasive cardiac procedures</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept1.htm#head2">Physicians vary by
specialty in their use of life-sustaining treatments for patients with
end-stage disease</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept2.htm">Women's Health</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept2.htm#head1">Low
Birthweight PORT links high maternal ferritin levels during the second
trimester with preterm birth</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept2.htm#head2">Hypertension among
pregnant black women contributes to poor birth outcomes</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept3.htm">Primary
Care/Managed Care</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept3.htm#head1">Outpatient
resource use varies substantially by provider and region in one
state</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept3.htm#head2">Papers published
from HMO/health services research conference</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept4.htm">Health Technology
Assessment</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept4.htm#head1">AHCPR
releases two new health technology assessments</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept4.htm#head2">Value of bone
densitometry to improve the outcomes of patients with bone loss remains
unproven</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept5.htm">Quality of
Care</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept5.htm#head1">Consumers
need help in understanding health care report cards</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept6.htm">Medical
Effectiveness/Outcomes Research</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept6.htm#head1">Total Knee
Replacement PORT publishes recent findings</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept7.htm">Rural
Health</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head1">Rural
ambulance teams may not get enough practice to maintain sophisticated
lifesaving skills</a> </p>
<p><strong><a href="dept8.htm">Clinical Practice
Guidelines</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept8.htm#head1">AHCPR-sponsored
guidelines help users increase quality and cut costs</a></p>
<p><strong><a
href="dept9.htm">Announcements</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept9.htm#head1">AHCPR funds
new studies</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept9.htm#head2">AHCPR publishes two
HCUP-3 research notes</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href="dept9.htm#head3">New publications
available from NTIS</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>AHCPR Publication No. 96-0061<br />
Current as of June 1996</em></p>
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