Research Findings
Research Activities, May 2004:
A user-friendly computer touchscreen enables low literacy cancer patients to more accurately report quality of life outcomes
Health care costs are lower in Minnesota than in other States due mostly to structural factors, not financial incentives
Research Activities, April 2004:
Physicians should give patients with kidney failure more information about the option of peritoneal dialysis
Researchers examine ways to measure the quality of health services for children and adolescents
Research Activities, February 2004:
Pneumatic otoscopy may be less costly, easier to use, and just as accurate as other methods for diagnosing middle ear effusion in children
Researchers examine ways to improve translation of scientific evidence into improved clinical practice
Research Activities, December 2003:
Studies focus on systems for reporting medical errors and quality issues
Radiologists' access to women's previous mammograms reduces by at least half the incidence of
false-positive mammogram readings
Research Activities, November 2003:
Researchers examine use of the Internet, E-mail, and telephone triage for medical advice
Research Activities, September 2003:
Information technology is one key to improving patient safety
Research Activities, January 2003:
Federal program provides a national approach to therapeutics education and research through a public-private partnership
Research Activities, September 2002:
Family attitudes and patient wishes, not timing of the request, usually determine consent for organ donation
Changing the process for administering drugs and fluids during surgery could improve anesthesia care
Local clinical hypertension specialists are developing a hypertension reduction plan for their area
Researchers identify practices to prevent problems arising from health care
Research Activities, August 2002:
ECG-based diagnostic tools speed treatment of suspected heart attack victims and substantially reduce malpractice suits
Areas with higher cardiac procedure rates for patients with coronary artery disease do not overuse the procedures
Both hospital characteristics and board certification of anesthesiologists affect patient outcomes
Cancer outcomes research is moving toward consensus on the most appropriate outcomes to be studied
Routine voluntary HIV testing of all hospital patients could identify a substantial number of patients with undiagnosed HIV
Research Activities, July 2002:
Local circumstances dictate how scientific evidence is translated into medical practice
Research Activities, October 2001:
Researchers examine the impact of consumer health plan reports on plan choices and quality of care
Research Activities, June 2001:
AHRQ researchers explore ways to improve the accuracy and design of health care surveys
Research Activities, September 2000:
Researchers identify key features of effective collaborative health care teams
Washington State employees find CAHPS® health plan assessments to be easy to understand and useful
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