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<h2>September 2003, No. 277</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="0903RA1.htm">Key symptoms can differentiate inhalation anthrax from flu</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA2.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA2.htm">Researchers focus on management of asthma in children</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA3.htm">Rapid MRI costs more but offers little benefit over x-ray for diagnosing the cause of low back pain</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA4.htm">Blood pressure control can be attained in a substantial number of primary care patients who have diabetes and hypertension</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA5.htm">AHRQ policy on the inclusion of priority populations in research commences October 1st</a> <br />
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<a href="0903RA6.htm">Behavioral counseling for people with diabetes can decrease unhealthy lifestyles that may lead to cardiovascular disease</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA7.htm">Simple meal plans that emphasize healthy foods are effective in reducing blood sugar level among blacks with diabetes</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA8.htm">Inappropriate use of carotid endarterectomy to prevent stroke has declined over the past few years</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA9.htm">Computer-based telecolposcopy may offer superior diagnostic services to clinicians and patients in remote areas</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA10.htm">Newer treatments for hepatitis C infection appear to be cost effective, but results vary widely across different groups</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA11.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA11.htm">Long-term use of antibiotics to treat acne can lead to antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in patients' mouths</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA12.htm">Misuse of an over-the-counter drug to treat urinary tract infection raises concern about reclassifying prescription drugs</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA13.htm">Prescribing COX-2-selective NSAIDs over traditional NSAIDs is influenced by physician specialty and patient risk factors</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA14.htm">Quality of Care/Patient Safety</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA14.htm">Physician-led, low-key quality improvement efforts can improve care for patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA15.htm">Physician compliance with obstetric clinical pathways may protect against malpractice litigation</a> <br />
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<a href="0903RA16.htm">Quality improvement initiatives can improve health care for minorities</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA17.htm">Study finds that overall use of DNR orders changed little after passage of the Patient Self-Determination Act</a> <br />
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<a href="0903RA18.htm">Factors that predict rehospitalization of home health care patients should be targeted by home health providers</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA19.htm">Information technology is one key to improving patient safety</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA20.htm">Organizational culture and leadership, as well as medical informatics, play important roles in quality improvement</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA21.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA21.htm">Hospital type and experience affect outcomes of children who undergo tracheotomy</a> <br />
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<a href="0903RA22.htm">Delaying the urge to push during second-stage labor offers no benefit for women who receive low-dose epidural analgesia</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA23.htm">Nearly one-third of hip fracture patients are readmitted to the hospital within 6 months, usually for nonsurgical problems</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA24.htm">Elderly Health/Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA24.htm">Recommended medications are underused among elderly people with diabetes</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA25.htm">Depression and anxiety affect a substantial number of elderly people living in the community</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA26.htm">Researchers examine functional decline among the frail elderly</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA27.htm">Unsteadiness and falls often lead to hip fracture and subsequent decline in the elderly</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA28.htm">Health Care Access/Use</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA28.htm">Heavy users of the ER are usually socioeconomically disadvantaged and have significant health problems</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA29.htm">U.S. hospitals have become greatly overcrowded, resulting in overloaded ERs and diverted ambulances</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA30.htm">Factors that impede access to care and patient satisfaction are explored in three recent studies</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA31.htm">Availability of computerized health information does not appear to affect use of medical care</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA32.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA32.htm">Researchers examine drug expenditures and drug formularies</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA33.htm">Managed care plans rarely deny reimbursement for hospital care</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA34.htm">Some States with high Medicaid use of home care may be able to shift some of these visits to Medicare</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA35.htm">Hospitals that increase their number of registered nurses increase their operating costs but do not decrease profits</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA36.htm">State and Federal health care financial policies can affect patient treatment and outcomes</a><br />
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<a href="0903RA37.htm">Physicians are likely to remain influential in certain areas of health policy reform</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA38.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA38.htm">Generalist physicians experienced in HIV/AIDS care can provide care comparable to that of HIV/AIDS specialists</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA39.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA39.htm">AHRQ focuses on translating research findings into improved patient outcomes</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0903RA40.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0903RA40.htm">AHRQ awards $2.1 million in grants to help clinicians promote health behaviors among their patients</a></p>
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<p><a href="0903RA42.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of September 2003<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 03-0046</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. September 2003, No. 277. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0046. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/sep03/</p>
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