AHRQ Child and Adolescent Health Update

AHRQ Child and Adolescent Health Update
Volume 12, Number 1—January 20, 2010
Today's Headlines:
1. Registration Open: Second Annual CMS Multi-Health IT Collaborative for e-Health Conference
2. Request for Nominations: Effective Health Care Stakeholder Group
3. AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles
4. AHRQ-Related Articles
5. Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products
6. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)/Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)-Related Articles
7. Evidence-Based Practice Centers-Related Articles


1. Registration open for the Second Annual CMS Multi-Health IT Collaborative for e-Health Conference
Come together with Federal and State partners to:
Discuss efforts to promote Electronic Health Record/Health Information Technology (HIT) adoption.
Share best practices for implementing and evaluating Health IT.
Hear the latest information on Federal and State implementation of the Health IT provisions of the Recovery Act.
Conference participants include State Medicaid and CHIP programs, State health information technology coordinators, and State-designated entities. The conference will have technical support and participation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and nongovernmental stakeholders.
Registration, lodging, and other conference information is available at http://www.blsmeetings.net/CMSHealthIT2010. The conference is free, however, only registered participants may attend.


2. Request for Nominations: Effective Health Care Stakeholder Group
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking nominations from interested organizations and knowledgeable individuals for appointment to the Stakeholder Group, supporting the work of the Effective Health Care Program. The goals of this program are to develop evidence on the efficacy and comparative effectiveness of different treatments and health care interventions of importance to the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Child Health Insurance programs. Nominations must be received no later than February 8, 2010. For complete details go to: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31341.htm.


3. AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles

3.1. Pediatric Nephrology
MacHardy N, Miles PV, Massengill SF, et al. Management patterns of childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 2009 Nov;24(11):2193-201. [Supported in part by grant 2 U18 HS10397-08 (UNC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs), principal investigator, Stiles.] Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19672630]

3.2. Pediatrics
Devoe JE, Saultz JW, Krois L, et al. A medical home versus temporary housing: the importance of a stable usual source of care. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):1363-71. (Supported in part by grants 5 F32 HS14645 and 1 K08 HS16181 [to first author]; uses 2004 MEPS data, citing 2004 MEPS Web site and AHRQ publication, Access to Health Care: Source and Barriers, 1996: MEPS Research Findings No. 3, 1997; also cites AHRQ publications CAHPS® 2.0 Survey and Reporting Kit, 2002, Annual Report of the National CAHPS Benchmarking Database, 2000, 2003, Usual Source of Care: United States, 2002, MEPS Statistical Brief no. 78, 2005, and Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, MEPS Methodology Report no. 2, 1997; cites AHRQ-authored articles by Moy, Bartman, Clancy [AHRQ director], et al. [J Health Care Poor Underserved, 1998], Cohen, et al. [current and former researchers in AHRQ's Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends] [Inquiry, 1996-1997], and Selden and Hudson [Med Care, 2006], using 1996-2002 MEPS data.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841117]


4. AHRQ-Related Articles

4.1. Medical Care
Domino ME, Humble C, Lawrence WW Jr, et al. Enhancing the medical homes model for children with asthma. Med Care 2009 Nov;47(11):1113-20. (Cites AHRQ-funded article by Weiss et al. [Health Serv Outcomes Res Methodol, 2003].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19786921]


4.2. Maternal and Child Health Journal
Sparks PJ. One size does not fit all: an examination of low birthweight disparities among a diverse set of racial/ethnic groups. Matern Child Health J 2009 Nov;13(6):769-79. (Cites AHRQ-funded article by Morales, et al. [J Health Care Poor Underserved, 2002].)


4.3. Pediatrics
Watson RS, Clermont G, Kinsella JP, et al. Clinical and economic effects of iNO in premature newborns with respiratory failure at 1 year. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):1333-43. (Cites AHRQ publications, Treatment Costs for Very Low Birth Weight Infants, 1995 and Care of Children and Adolescents in US Hospitals, 2003.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841128]


Simon TD, Lamb S, Murphy NA, et al. Who will care for me next? Transitioning to adulthood with hydrocephalus. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):1431-7. (Suggests that the Hydrocephalus Association follow the model of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by collaborating "with researchers and government agencies" such as AHRQ "to refine and implement quality standards, review and accredit centers, support robust quality improvement initiatives, and provide center-specific reports on patient outcomes;" also cites AHRQ-funded article by Grant, et al. [Arch Intern Med, 2008].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841113]


Committee on Environmental Health, Committee on Substance Abuse, Committee on Adolescence, and Committee on Native American Child Health. Tobacco use: a pediatric disease. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):1474-87. (Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008); also cites article by Cromwell, et al. [JAMA, 1997], using AHRQ smoking cessation guidelines.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841108]


Best D, Committee on Environmental Health, Committee on Native American Child Health, Committee on Adolescence. Technical report—secondhand and prenatal tobacco smoke exposure. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):e1017-44. (Discusses findings and recommendations from the AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2008 Update [citing an erroneous reference]; lists Web site URLs for the updated guideline, the quick reference guide, and the associated publication, Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians, 2008, in a separate appendix of resources; also cites article by Hanrahan, et al. Am Rev Respir Dis, 1992 which used National Medical Expenditure Survey [NMES] data.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841110]


Sims TH, Committee on Substance Abuse. Technical report—tobacco as a substance of abuse. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):e1045-53. (Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841120]


Sanders-Phillips K, Settles-Reaves B, Walker D, et al. Social inequality and racial discrimination: risk factors for health disparities in children of color. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S176-S186. (Cites AHRQ publication, The Role of partnerships: Second Annual Meeting of Child Health Services Researchers, 2000, as published on the AHRQ Web site.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861468]


Chin MH, Alexander-Young M, Burnet DL. Health care quality-improvement approaches to reducing child health disparities. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S224-S236. (Cites AHRQ-authored article by Forrest, Simpson (former AHRQ deputy director), and Clancy (AHRQ director) [JAMA, 1997].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861474]

Ochoa ER Jr, Nash C. Community engagement and its impact on child health disparities: building blocks, examples, and resources. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S237-S245. (Cites AHRQ-authored article by Brady, Ho [researchers in AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety], and Clancy [AHRQ director] [Am J Med Qual, 2008].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861475]


Abrams MA, Klass P, Dreyer BP. Health literacy and children: recommendations for action. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S327-S331. (Suggests AHRQ and other "public and private agencies and organizations that affect child health policy and health care delivery, public health, and education... should be at the forefront of efforts to highlight the importance of health literacy, adopt, model, teach, and incentivize clear health communication strategies, and support evaluation and research to advance the field" and that AHRQ's CAHPS® and HCAHPS should "include health literacy-specific items, especially related to teach-back and the extent to which care environments foster communication, invite questions, and simplify navigation.").
[none]


5. Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products

5.1.American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Talbird SE, Brogan AJ, Winiarski AP. Oseltamivir for influenza postexposure prophylaxis: economic evaluation for children aged 1-12 years in the U.S. Am J Prev Med 2009 Nov;37(5):381-8. (Uses HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample [NIS] data, citing Web site publication, Introduction to the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample [NIS], 2004.) [none]


Pediatrics
Gallagher P, Ding L, Ham HP, et al. Development of a new patient-based measure of pediatric ambulatory care. Pediatrics 2009 Nov; 124(5):1348-54. (Uses CAHPS® data; cites AHRQ publications, National CAHPS® Benchmarking Database, CAHPS Clinician and Group Survey, and CAHPS® 2.0 Survey and Reporting Kit, 1999, all published on the AHRQ Web site; cites articles by Eselius, et al. [Health Serv Res, 2008], Kim, Zaslavsky, and Cleary [Med Care, 2005], Goldstein, et al. [Health Care Financ Rev, 2001], and others, using CAHPS® data.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19822587]


Health Affairs
Trasande L, Liu Y, Fryer G, et al. Effects of childhood obesity on hospital care and costs, 1999-2005. Health Aff 2009 Jul-Aug;28(4):w751-60. (Uses and cites 1999-2005 HCUP NIS data.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19589800]


6. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)/Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)-Related Articles

6.1. Journal of Pediatrics
Weitzman M, Kursmark M. Breast-feeding and child lead exposure: a cause for concern. J Pediatr 2009 Nov;155(5):610-11. (Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women,2006.) [none]


6.2. Medical Care
Kressin NR, Nunn ME, Singh H, et al. Pediatric clinicians can help reduce rates of early childhood caries: effects of a practice based intervention. Med Care 2009 Nov;47(11):1121-8. (Cites USPSTF-sponsored summary of the evidence on physicians' roles in preventing dental caries in preschool children [Am J Prev Med, 2004].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19786919]


6.3. American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Solberg LI, Nordin JD, Bryant TL, et al. Clinical preventive services for adolescents. Am J Prev Med 2009 Nov;37(5):445-54. (Summarizes USPSTF recommended clinical preventive services for adolescents; cites USPSTF recommendation statement on screening and treatment for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents [Pediatrics, 2009]; cites article on USPSTF methods by Barton, et al. [Ann Intern Med, 2007]; cites the 2008 update to AHRQ-sponsored guidelines on treating tobacco use and dependence [as published in Am J Prev Med, 2008]; cites articles by Maciosek, et al. [Am J Prev Med, 2006] updating a 2001 ranking of USPSTF clinical preventive services based on comparable measures of their relative value to the U.S. population, Coffield, et al. [Am J Prev Med, 2001] describing the USPSTF systematic assessment of the value of clinical preventive services recommended for average-risk patients, and Solberg, Trangle, and Wineman [J Am Board Fam Pract, 2005] using USPSTF recommendations and rationale on screening for depression [Ann Intern Med, 2002]; cites AHRQ-authored article by Greco and Eisenberg [former AHRQ director] [N Engl J Med, 1993]; cites AHRQ-funded articles by Solberg, et al. [Ann Behav Med, 1997], Hillman, et al. [Am J Public Health, 1998], and Ma, et al. [J Adolesc Health, 2005]; cites article by Andrews, et al. [Prev Med, 2001], using AHRQ smoking cessation guidelines.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19840701]


6.4. Pediatrics
Sanders LM, Shaw JS, Guez G, et al. Health literacy and child health promotion: implications for research, clinical care, and public policy. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S306-S314. (Mentions the USPSTF as one of several "national organizations that have developed guidelines for child health promotion" [incorrectly referencing the CDC-sponsored The Community Guide Web site for community preventive services].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861485]


7. Evidence-based Practice Centers-Related Articles

7.1. Pediatrics
Greer FR. Defining Vitamin D deficiency in children: beyond 25-OH Vitamin D serum concentrations. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):1471-3. (Cites AHRQ's Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Bone Health, 2007.) [none]

Dalal SS, Mishra S, Agarwal R, et al. Does measuring the changes in TcB value offer better prediction of hyperbilirubinemia in healthy neonates? Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):e851-7. (Cites AHRQ's Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, 2003.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19822593]

DeWalt DA, Hink A. Health literacy and child health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S265-74. (Extends through 2008 the 2004 systematic review previously performed by the authors for AHRQ, cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Literacy and Health Outcomes, 2004, from the RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center; cites AHRQ-funded article by Pignone, et al. [J Gen Intern Med, 2005].) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861480]


Wolf MS, Wilson EA, Rapp DN, et al. Literacy and learning in health care. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S275-S281. (Cites AHRQ systematic review of the literature on literacy and health outcomes [J Gen Intern Med, 2004]; cites AHRQ-funded articles by Bennett, et al. [J Clin Oncol, 1998], Gerber, et al. [Diabetes Care, 2005], and Pignone, et al. [J Gen Intern Med, 2005]; cites article by Singh-Manoux, Ferrie, and Lynch [Am J Epidemiol, 2005], using study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by AHRQ.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861481]

Yin HS, Johnson M, Mendelsohn AL, et al. The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative study. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S289-98. (Cites AHRQ's Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Literacy and Health Outcomes, 2004.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861483]

Rothman RL, Yin HS, Mulvaney S, et al. Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S315-26. (Cites AHRQ's Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Literacy and Health Outcomes, 2004; cites AHRQ's NHQR, 2008; cites AHRQ publication, CAHPS® Surveys and Tools to Advance Patient-Centered Care, as published on AHRQ Web site; cites AHRQ-authored article by Forrest, Simpson [former AHRQ deputy director], and Clancy [AHRQ director] [JAMA, 1997]; cites AHRQ-funded articles by Schillinger, et al. [JAMA, 2002], Pignone, et al. [J Gen Intern Med, 2005], Tsai, et al. [Am J Manage Care, 2005], and others.) Select to access the abstract in PubMed®. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861486]