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Children's Health
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Consumer Information and Education
Data Development and Use
Effective Health Care
Elderly/Long-Term Care
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Care Costs and Utilization
Health Information Technology
Health Insurance/Access to Care
Health Services Research
Hospitals
Minority Health
Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
Patient Safety/Medical Errors
Pay for Performance
Prevention
Primary Care
Quality of Care
Statistical and Methodological Research
Treating Tobacco Use
Women's Health


Access to Care. Go to Health Insurance/Access to Care

Children's Health

Accuracy of a Computerized Clinical Decision-Support System for Asthma Assessment and Management
Adjuvant Treatment for Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Children's Health Care Quality
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children: Clinician Research Summary
Antipsychotic Medicines for Children: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Clinician Research Summary
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Measures Initiatives: Moving Forward to Improve Measurement, Care, and Child and Adolescent Outcomes, The
Committee Report: Method for Evaluating Conditions Nominated for Population-Based Screening of Newborns and Children
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinician Guide
Concentration of Hospital Care for Acute Sickle Cell Disease-Related Visits
Containing Costs and Improving Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP
Delivery of a Small for Gestational Age Infant and Greater Maternal Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease
Evaluating the Use of a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System for Asthma by Pediatric Pulmonologists
Explaining Racial and Ethnic Differences in Antidepressant Use Among Adolescents
First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Children and Young Adults
First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Children: Comparative Effectiveness; Clinician Research Summary
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population
Hospitalizations for Kawasaki Syndrome Among Children in the United States, 1997-2007
Human Growth Hormone for Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Identifying Children’s Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP: An Evidence-Informed, Publicly Transparent Expert Process
Impact of Rotavirus Vaccine on Diarrhea-Associated Disease Burden Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kid's Inpatient Database
Methods for Delivering Insulin and Monitoring Glucose: A Review of the Research for Children, Teens, and Adults with Diabetes
Modelling Seasonal Variations in the Age and Incidence of Kawasaki Disease to Explore Possible Infectious Aetiologies
Pediatric Quality Indicators
Public Role in Promoting Child Health Information Technology
Racial Disparities in Diarrhea-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children in Five U.S. States, Before and After Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine
Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Incidence of Kawasaki Syndrome Among Children in Hawaii
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Reduction in Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations Among U.S. Children After Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine: Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data from 18 U.S. States
Role of the Geographic Information Systems Infrastructure in Childhood Obesity Prevention
Screening of Infants for Hyperbilirubinemia to Prevent Chronic Bilirubin Encephalopathy
Stimulant Medication Use in Children: A 12-Year Perspective
Strategies for Addressing Barriers to Publishing Pediatric Quality Improvement Research
Supplementing Iron and Zinc: Double Blind, Randomized Evaluation of Separate or Combined Delivery
Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Transforming Children's Health Care Quality and Outcomes—A Not-So-Random Non-Linear Walk Across the Translational Continuum
Treatment Options for ADHD in Children and Teens: A Review of Research for Parents and Caregivers
Trends in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Hospitalizations Among American Indian/Alaska Native Children and the General U.S. Child Population
Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone for Pediatric Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Clinician Guide
Youth Motorcycle-Related Brain Injury by State Helmet Law Type: United States, 2005-2007
Youth Motorcycle-Related Hospitalizations and Traumatic Brain Injuries in the United States in 2006

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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users: Consumer Guide
Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians
Quick-Reference Guide for Clinicians: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Quitting Helps You Heal Faster, Hospital Card
You Can Quit Smoking, Pocket Card
You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Clinician, Tearsheet Pad
You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Prenatal Care Provider, Tearsheet Pad

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Consumer Information and Education

ACE Inhibitors and ARBs to Protect Your Heart? A Guide for Patients Being Treated for Stable Coronary Heart Disease
Be More Involved in your Health Care
Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely
Choosing Medicines for High Blood Pressure: A Review of the Research on ACEIs, ARBs, and DRIs
Conoce las Preguntas (Know the Questions)
Considerations for the Design of Safe and Effective Consumer Health IT Applications in the Home
Depression After Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients and Their Caregivers
DMARDs for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Do You Know the Right Questions to Ask?
Explore Your Treatment Options
Gestational Diabetes: A Guide for Pregnant Women
Having a Breast Biopsy: A Guide for Women and Their Families
Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users, Consumer Guide
Healthy Men
How to Get the Best Value for Your Health Insurance Plans: Do Homework During Open Enrollment to Save Money
Managing Osteoarthritis Pain with Medicines: A Review of the Research for Adults
Managing Pain from a Broken Hip: A Guide for Adults and Their Caregivers
Measuring Your Blood Pressure at Home: A Review of the Research for Adults
Medicines for Treating Depression: A Review of the Research for Adults
Medicines for Type 2 Diabetes: A Review of the Research for Adults
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence: A Review of the Research for Women
Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Guide for Adults
Premixed Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults
Questions Are the Answer, DVD
Questions Are the Answer, Notepads
Quitting Helps You Heal Faster, Hospital Card
Quitting Smoking—You Can Do It
Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Guide for Adults
Reducing the Risk of Bone Fracture: A Review of the Research for Adults with Low Bone Density
Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer with Medicine: A Guide for Women
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatments: A Guide for Consumers
Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners
Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital
Thinking About Having Your Labor Induced? A Guide for Pregnant Women
Treating and Preventing C-diff Infections: A Review of the Research for Adults and Their Caregivers
Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Review of the Research for Women
Treating High Cholesterol: A Guide for Adults
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer
Treating Sleep Apnea: A Review of the Research for Adults
Treatment Options for ADHD in Children and Teens: A Review of Research for Parents and Caregivers
Treatment Options for GERD or Acid Reflux Disease: A Review of the Research for Adults
Treatment Options for Rotator Cuff Tears: A Guide for Adults
Twenty Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors
Understanding Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Guide for Adults and Their Caregivers
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age
Women: Stay Healthy at 50+
You Can Quit Smoking, Pocket Card
Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe.

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Cost of health care. Go to Health care cost and utilization

Data Development and Use

Advancing Research Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Assessment of the Impact of Two Distinct Survey Design Modifications on Health Care Utilization Estimates in the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
Common Formats Allow Uniform Collection and Reporting of Patient Safety Data by Patient Safety Organizations
Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
Emergency Department Care in the United States: A Profile of National Data Sources
GRADE Guidelines: 9. Rating Up the Quality of Evidence
HCUPnet
Impact of Survey Design Modifications on Health Insurance Coverage Estimates in a National Longitudinal Health Care Survey, The
Implications of the Accuracy of MEPS Prescription Drug Data for Health Services Research
Let the Data Be Our Guide: Trends and Tools for Research on Health Care Utilization
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: A National Information Resource to Support Healthcare Cost Research and Inform Policy and Practice, The
MEPS: A Survey of Health Care Use and Spending
MEPS Statistical Briefs
MEPSnet
Methodological Considerations in Generating Provider Performance Scores for Use in Public Reporting: A Guide for Community Quality Collaboratives
Methods for Developing and Analyzing Clinically Rich Data for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: An Overview
Race and Ethnicity Reporting in Statewide Hospital Data: Progress and Future Challenges in a Key Resource for Local and State Monitoring of Health Disparities
Translating Frontiers into Practice: Taking the Next Steps Toward Improving Hospital Efficiency
Utility of the Integrated Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to Inform Mortality Related Studies, The

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Effective Health Care

ACE Inhibitors and ARBs to Protect Your Heart? A Guide for Patients Being Treated for Stable Coronary Heart Disease
ACEIs, ARBs, or DRI for Adults with Hypertension: Clinician Research Summary
Adding ACEIs and/or ARBs to Standard Therapy for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Benefits and Harms; Clinician Guide
Adding ACEIs and/or ARBs to Standard Therapy for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Benefits and Harms; Policymaker Summary
Adding the Patient Perspective to Comparative Effectiveness Research
Adjunctive Devices for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Adjunctive Devices in PCI to Remove Thrombi or Protect Against Distal Embolization in Patients with ACS: Clinician Research Summary
Adjuvant Treatment for Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Advancing Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Keeping Up-to-Date in a Rapidly Evolving Field, The
AHRQ's DEcIDE Network
Analgesics for Osteoarthritis
Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: An Update of the 2006 Comparative Effectiveness Review
Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: Focus of Research for Clinicians
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) and Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs) for Treating Essential Hypertension
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), and Direct Renin Inhibitors for Treating Essential Hypertension: An Update
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Added to Standard Medical Therapy for Treating Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children: Clinician Research Summary
Antipsychotic Medicines for Children: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Assessing Applicability When Comparing Medical Interventions: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health Care Program
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Clinician Research Summary
CER: Tools—Not Rules, and Its Effects Can Be Transformational
Charting a Path from Comparative Effectiveness Funding to Improved Patient-Centered Health Care
Choosing Medications for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinician Guide
Choosing Medicines for High Blood Pressure: A Review of the Research on ACEIs, ARBs, and DRIs
Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3: Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment
Clostridium difficile Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention: Clinician Research Summary
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer: Clinician Guide
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer: Policymaker Summary
Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Clinician Research Summary
Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions for Rotator Cuff Tears in Adults: Clinician Guide
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinician Guide
Comparative Effectiveness Research and Genomic Medicine: An Evolving Partnership for 21st Century Medicine
Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities at Federal Agencies: The View From the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institute on Aging, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Comparative Effectiveness Research: Promising Area of Study for Pharmacists
Comparing Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Clinician Guide
Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
Core-Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions
Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities: Clinician Guide
Depression After Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients and Their Caregivers
Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinician Guide
Depression Following a Traumatic Brain Injury: Policy Brief
Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Dietary Supplements in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
DMARDs for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Drug Therapy for Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults: Update of a 2007 Report
Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults
Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults: An Update
Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Epilepsy
Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection
Effectiveness of Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in Adults with Hypertension: Clinician Research Summary
Effectiveness of Treatments for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Adult Women: Clinician Research Summary
Elective Induction of Labor: Safety and Harms: Clinician Guide
Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults
First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Children and Young Adults
First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Children: Comparative Effectiveness; Clinician Research Summary
First-Generation Versus Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Adults
Focusing the Research Enterprise on the Patient
Gestational Diabetes: A Guide for Pregnant Women
Gestational Diabetes: Caring for Women During and After Pregnancy, Clinician Guide
Guiding Comparative Effectiveness Research—A U.S. Perspective
Having a Breast Biopsy: A Guide for Women and Their Families
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population
Human Growth Hormone for Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
In-Hospital Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa for Off-Label Indications vs. Usual Care
Insulin Analogues in Premixed Formulations for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Methods for Diabetes Mellitus: Comparative Effectiveness; Clinician Research Summary
Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lipid-Modifying Agents
Making the Right Thing the Easy Thing to Do
Management of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: Clinician Guide
Management Strategies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Management Strategies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Update
Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis
Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis: 2007 Update
Managing Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Clinician Research Summary
Managing Osteoarthritis Pain with Medicines: A Review of the Research for Adults
Managing Pain from a Broken Hip: A Guide for Adults and Their Caregivers
Measuring Your Blood Pressure at Home: A Review of the Research for Adults
Medications to Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women
Medications to Reduce the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinician Guide
Medicines for Treating Depression: A Review of the Research for Adults
Medicines for Treating Mental Health Conditions: A Review of the Research for Adults and Caregivers
Medicines for Type 2 Diabetes: A Review of the Research for Adults
Methods for Delivering Insulin and Monitoring Glucose: A Review of the Research for Children, Teens, and Adults with Diabetes
Methods for Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring
Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults
Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women: Comparative Effectiveness
Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation (NPPV) for Acute Respiratory Failure
Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women
Noninvasive Tests for Breast Abnormalities
Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Repairs
Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adults
Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adults: Clinician Research Summary
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence: A Review of the Research for Women
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis and Comparative Effectiveness
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis and Comparative Effectiveness; Clinician Research Summary
Observational Studies in Systemic Reviews of Comparative Effectiveness: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics
Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update
Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs: An Update; Clinician Research Summary
Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An Update
Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Guide for Adults
Pain Management Interventions for Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture: Clinician Guide
Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture
Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research: Essential for High-Quality Care
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Nurse Practitioners' Role in Shared Decision Making
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: The Intersection of Science and Health Care
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease
Premixed Insulin Analogues: Clinician Guide
Premixed Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults
Promise and Future of Comparative Effectiveness Research, The
Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Guide for Adults
Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Clinician Guide
Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies
Reducing the Risk of Bone Fracture: A Review of the Research for Adults with Low Bone Dens
Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer with Medicine: A Guide for Women
Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User's Guide, Second Edition
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatments: A Guide for Consumers
Screening and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism
Screening, Behavioral Counseling, and Referral in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse
Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness
Second-Generation Antidepressants for Treating Adult Depression: An Update; Clinician Research Summary
Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression
Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression: An Update of the 2007 Comparative Effectiveness Review
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness
Starting the Conversation
Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears: Policymaker Summary
Terbutaline Pump for the Prevention of Preterm Birth
Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Research for Parents and Caregivers
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Review of the Research
Thinking About Having Your Labor Induced? A Guide for Pregnant Women
Three Treatments for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence Shows Lack of Benefit: Clinician Guide
Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression
Treating and Preventing C-diff Infections: A Review of the Research for Adults and Their Caregivers
Treating Cholesterol with Combination Therapy: Clinician Guide
Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Review of the Research for Women
Treating High Cholesterol: A Guide for Adults
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer
Treating Sleep Apnea: A Review of the Research for Adults
Treatment for Depression After Unsatisfactory Response to SSRIs
Treatment for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness
Treatment Options for ADHD in Children and Teens: A Review of Research for Parents and Caregivers
Treatment Options for GERD or Acid Reflux Disease: A Review of the Research for Adults
Treatment Options for Rotator Cuff Tears: A Guide for Adults
Treatments for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Clinician Guide
Treatment to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report
Treatment to Prevent Osteoporotic Fractures: An Update; Clinician Research Summary
Understanding Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Guide for Adults and Their Caregivers
Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone for Pediatric Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Clinician Guide
Utilization and Clinical Data on In-Hospital Off-Label Uses of Recombinant Factor VIIa: Clinician Guide
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery
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Effectiveness Research. Go to Outcomes and Effectiveness Research

Elderly/Long-Term Care

Admissions for CABG Procedure in the Elderly: Was There a Change in Access to Teaching Hospitals After 1997?
Changes in Clinical and Hotel Expenditures Following Publication of the Nursing Home Compare Report Card
Community and Individual Race/Ethnicity and Home Health Care Use Among Elderly Persons in the United States
Do Medicare Advantage Enrollees Tend to Be Admitted to Hospitals with Better or Worse Outcomes Compared with Fee-for-Service Enrollees?
Does State Regulation of Quality Impose Costs on Nursing Homes?
Formal Home Care Utilization Patterns by Rural-Urban Community Residence
Impact of Local Resources on Hospitalization Patterns of Medicare Beneficiaries and Propensity to Travel Outside Local Markets
Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules
Incremental Cost of Postacute Care in Nursing Homes
Investing in Preventive Dental Care for the Medicare Population: A Preliminary Analysis
Is There Evidence of Cream Skimming Among Nursing Homes Following the Publication of the Nursing Home Compare Report Card?
Leveraging Certified Nursing Assistant Documentation and Knowledge to Improve Clinical Decision Making: The On-Time Quality Improvement Program to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Nursing Home Compare Measure of Urinary/Fecal Incontinence: Cross-Sectional Variation, Stability Over Time, and the Impact of Case Mix, The
Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Long-Term-Care Facilities: A Pilot Study Implementing Standardized Nurse Aid Documentation and Feedback Reports
Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline
Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults
State Regulatory Enforcement and Nursing Home Termination from the Medicare and Medicaid Programs

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Evidence-Based Medicine

Alcohol Consumption and Cancer Risk: Understanding Possible Causal Mechanisms for Breast and Colorectal Cancers
Assessment of Thiopurine Methyltransferase Activity in Patients Prescribed Azathioprine or Other Thiopurine-Based Drugs
Closing the Quality Gap. Paper No. 2: The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Revisiting the State of the Science
Closing the Quality Gap. Paper No. 3: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities
Closing the Quality Gap. Paper No. 5: Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Back Pain II
Current Guidelines Have Limited Applicability to Patients with Comorbid Conditions: A Systematic Analysis of Evidence-Based Guidelines
Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Infants (0-3 months)
Enabling Medication Management Through Health Information Technology
Enabling Patient-Centered Care Through Health Information Technology
Enhancing the Use and Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer, An
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction and Asthma
Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence when Comparing Medical Interventions—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health Care Program: AHRQ Series Paper 5
Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review
Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Infants
Lactose Intolerance and Health
Management of Acute Otitis Media: Update
Multigene Panels in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline
Safety of Probiotics to Reduce Risk and Prevent or Treat Disease
Transition of Care for Acute Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Patients: From Hospitalization to Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Secondary Prevention
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights

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Gerontology. Go to Elderly/Long-Term Care
Gynecology. Go to Women's Health

Health Care Costs and Utilization

Acute Care Utilization and Rehospitalizations for Sickle Cell Disease
Assessment of the Impact of Two Distinct Survey Design Modifications on Health Care Utilization Estimates in the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
Changes in Pharmaceutical Treatment of Diabetes and Family Financial Burdens
Comparing Different Measures of Retention` in Outpatient HIV Care
Concentration of Hospital Care for Acute Sickle Cell Disease-Related Visits
Containing Costs and Improving Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP
Contemporary Costs of HIV Healthcare in the HAART Era
Determinants of Utilization and Expenditures for the Episodes of Ambulatory Physical Therapy Among Adults
Disparities in Antiretroviral Treatment: A Comparison of Behaviorally HIV-Infected Youth and Adults in the HIV Research Network
Disparities in Receipt of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Adults (2002-2008)
Does Prescription Drug Adherence Reduce Hospitalizations and Costs? The Case of Diabetes
Does State Regulation of Quality Impose Costs on Nursing Homes?
Economic Burden of Late Entry into Medical Care for Patients with HIV Infection
Effects of Recall Length and Reporting Aids on Household Reporting of Health Care Events in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, The
Establishment, Retention, and Loss to Follow-Up in Outpatient HIV Care
Geographic Variation: A View from the Hospital Sector
HCUPnet
HIV-Related Medical Service Use by Rural/Urban Residents: A Multistate Perspective
How Can We Bend the Cost Curve? Health Information Technology and Its Effects on Hospital Costs, Outcomes, and Patient Safety
Impact of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic on Pneumococcal Pneumonia Hospitalizations in the United States
Incremental Cost of Postacute Care in Nursing Homes
Inefficiency Differences Between Critical Access Hospitals and Prospectively Paid Rural Hospitals
Inpatient Health Services Utilization Among HIV-Infected Adult Patients in Care 2002-2007
Investing in Preventive Dental Care for the Medicare Population: A Preliminary Analysis
Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)
Let the Data Be Our Guide: Trends and Tools for Research on Health Care Utilization
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—A National Information Resource to Support Healthcare Cost Research and Inform Policy and Practice, The
Mental Health and Family Out-of-Pocket Expenditure Burdens
MEPS: A Survey of Health Care Use and Spending
MEPS Statistical Briefs
MEPSnet
National Estimates of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure Burdens Among Nonelderly Adults with Cancer: 2001 to 2008
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Brochure
Patient-Centered Care Categorization of U.S. Health Care Expenditures
Paying Physicians by Capitation: Is the Past Now Prologue?
Payment Reform
Profile of Inpatient Operating Room Procedures in U.S. Hospitals in 2007
State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD) Brochure
State- and Payer-Specific Estimates of Annual Medical Expenditures Attributable to Obesity
State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) Brochure
State Inpatient Databases (SID) Brochure
Survey of Health Care Use and Spending, A
Trends and Burden of Bronchiectasis-Associated Hospitalizations in the United States, 1993-2006
Users of Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Are Especially Vulnerable to Costly Avoidable Hospital Admissions
Using Information on Clinical Conditions to Predict High-Cost Patients
Youth Motorcycle-Related Hospitalizations and Traumatic Brain Injuries in the United States in 2006

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Health Information Technology

Accuracy of a Computerized Clinical Decision-Support System for Asthma Assessment and Management
Bar-Coded Medication Administration: Decisionmaker Brief
Chronic Disease Management: Decisionmaker Brief
Commercial Off-the-Shelf Consumer Health Informatics Interventions: Recommendations for Their Design, Evaluation, and Redesign
Computerized Provider Order Entry: Decisionmaker Brief
Considerations for the Design of Safe and Effective Consumer Health IT Applications in the Home
Enabling Medication Management Through Health Information Technology
Enabling Patient-Centered Care Through Health Information Technology
Evaluating the Use of a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System for Asthma by Pediatric Pulmonologists
Health Information Management in the Home: A Human Factors Assessment
Health Information Technology: Turning the Patient-Centered Medical Home from Concept to Reality
How Can We Bend the Cost Curve? Health Information Technology and Its Effects on Hospital Costs, Outcomes, and Patient Safety
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care: Critical Areas of Research, Final Report
Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality: The Role of Health IT in Underresourced Settings
Strategies to Ensure HITECH Supports the Patient-Centered Medical Home; Decisionmaker Brief
Telehealth: Decisionmaker Brief

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