Research Syntheses

Research in Action syntheses interpret findings from AHRQ-sponsored studies to show how research results can be used in meaningful ways to improve health care.

The subject areas of the syntheses are grouped into the following categories, with some syntheses being cross-indexed in more than one category.

Cost

Chronic Care for Low-Income Children with Asthma: Strategies for Improvement (June 2005)
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Trends in Cost and Access (September 2004)
The High Concentration of U.S. Health Care Expenditures (June 2006)
Prescription Drug Therapies: Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes (September 2002)
Reducing Costs in the Health Care System (September 2002)
Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs (March 2001)

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Dental

Dental Care: Improving Access and Quality (July 2003)

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Disease-related

Chronic Care for Low-Income Children with Asthma: Strategies for Improvement (June 2005)
Improving Care for Diabetes Patients Through Intensive Therapy and a Team Approach (November 2001)
Improving Treatment Decisions for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (July 2002)
Managing Osteoarthritis: Helping the Elderly Maintain Function and Mobility (May 2002)
Preventing Disability in the Elderly With Chronic Disease (April 2002)

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Elderly

Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life (March 2003)
Managing Osteoarthritis: Helping the Elderly Maintain Function and Mobility (May 2002)
Preventing Disability in the Elderly With Chronic Disease (April 2002)

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Pharmaceuticals

Prescription Drug Therapies: Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes (September 2002)
Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs (March 2001)

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Quality of Care

Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life (March 2003)
AHRQ Tools for Managed Care (March 2003)
AHRQ Tools and Resources for Better Health Care (February 2003)
Expanding Patient-Centered Care to Empower Patients and Assist Providers (May 2002)
Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care (March 2004)
Medical Informatics for Better and Safer Health Care (June 2002)
Mental Health: Programs and Tools to Improve the Quality of Services (July 2004)

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