Health Services Research

Building a Bridge to Somewhere Better: Linking Health Care Research and Health Policy. M. Davis, C. Gross, C. Clancy, Health Services Research, February 2012; 47(1, Part II):329-336. Introduces studies by scholars and alumni of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program that present a cross-section of approaches designed to inform policy through research. (AHRQ 12-R048)

Deriving SF-12v2 Physical and Mental Health Summary Scores: A Comparison of Different Scoring Algorithms. J. Fleishman, A. Selim, L. Kazis. Quality of Life Research, March 2010; 19(2):231-241. Examines alternative procedures for deriving the SF12v2 physical and mental health summary scores using recent, nationally representative U.S. data. (AHRQ 11-R071)

From Research to Health Policy Impact. C. Clancy, S. Glied, N. Lurie, Health Services Research, February 2012; 47(1, Part II):337-343. Describes the ways that research influences policy and offers reflections on the culture and imperatives of a policy environment. (AHRQ 12-R049)

Health Expenditure Estimation and Functional Form: Applications of the Generalized Gamma and Extended Estimating Equations Models. S. Hill, G. Miller, Health Economics, May 2010; 19(5):608-27. Uses data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to compare the bias, predictive accuracy, and marginal effects of generalized gamma models and extended estimating equation models with other commonly used regression models. (AHRQ 09-R067)

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Bacteraemia in HIV-Infected Adults in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. B. Yehia, J. Fleishman, I. Wilson, et al., HIV Medicine, October 2011; 12(9):535-43. Epub March 2011. Assesses the incidence of bacteraemia among HIV patients followed between 2000 and 2008 at 10 HIV Research Network sites and assesses risk factors for bacteraemia and trends over time in the odds of bacteraemia. (AHRQ 11-R041)

Patient Engagement in Health Care. C. Clancy, Health Services Research, April 2011; 46(2):389-393. Editorial discusses methods used by health services researchers to evaluate how individuals participate in health care at various decision points and introduces four papers that appear in the same journal issue. (AHRQ 11-R043)

Systematic Reviews Identify Important Methodological Flaws in Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Primary Studies: Review of Reviews. P. Santaguida, M. Oremus, K. Walker, et al., Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, April 2012; 65(4):358-367. Examines 38 systematic reviews to assess methodological issues in studies evaluating nondrug rehabilitation interventions in stroke patients. (AHRQ 12-R066)

Using Proxy Measures and Other Correlates of Survey Outcomes to Adjust for Non-Response: Examples from Multiple Surveys. F. Kreuter, K. Olson, J. Wagner, et al., Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, April 2010; 173(2):389-407. Examines traditional covariates and new auxiliary variables for use in various surveys, including AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, and provides empirical estimates of the association between proxy measures and response to the survey request. (AHRQ 10-R058)

What Have We Learned from the Application of Stochastic Frontier Analysis to U.S. Hospitals? M. Rosko, R. Mutter, Medical Care Research and Review, February 2011; 68(1 Suppl):75S-100S. Epub June 2010. Discusses the lessons learned from studies of U.S. hospitals that used the statistical technique, stochastic frontier analysis, to examine hospital inefficiency. (AHRQ 10-R073)

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