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Hospital charges for the uninsured have soared
Children with health insurance are less likely to receive needed services if their parents are uninsured
Adverse events occurring during pediatric sedation are recorded in charts but not always reported Restricting residents' working hours decreases teaching time but improves well-being Study provides insights into problems confronting quality improvement educational programs in rural hospitals Participation in reporting quality data can be costly for physicians and practices Improvements are needed to better measure mental health care quality
Atypical antipsychotic medications increase fracture risk in patients with Parkinson's disease Combination treatment reduces acute kidney injury due to infusion of contrast dye during cardiac catheterization Cost-effectiveness analysis supports genetic testing before patients with metastatic colorectal cancer are given irinotecan Published sources on warfarin interactions with other drugs, food, and supplements tend not to agree Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy increases risk for certain mycobacteria infections
Some patients are more satisfied when they are given usually unnecessary antibiotics for upper respiratory infections Emergency department treatment of asthma with systemic corticosteroids is not always timely
Drug monitoring may be improved by the use of health information technology and clinical pharmacists Physicians with electronic health records are more able to generate patient registries Health information technology improves the timely availability of diagnostic information
Racial and ethnic minority groups are less aware than whites of genetic testing for cancer risk
Opioid-naïve nursing home residents are commonly prescribed long-acting opioids, a potentially dangerous practice
While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer
Team-based care of patients with hypertension improves control of blood pressure
General hospitals are stepping up specialty services in response to competition from single specialty hospitals
Treating blood infections tops annual hospital cost increases Why women are admitted to the hospital Patients who take a proton-pump inhibitor with medicine to prevent blood clots are less likely to be hospitalized for bleeding ulcers
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AHRQ Publication No. 10-RA008 Current as of May 2010
Internet Citation:
Research Activities Newsletter. May 2010, No. 357. AHRQ Publication No. 10-RA008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may10/
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