Field research 2004

Research Activities #288, August 2004

disease are much less likely than men with HIV to receive potentially lifeprolonging drugs even though they have private health insurance that would help pay for the drugs, according to a recent study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Fred J. Hellinger, Ph.D., and William E. Encinosa, Ph.D., of AHRQ’s Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, found that only 39 percent ...

Research Activities #286, June 2004

experience adverse patient safety events— such as medical injuries or errors—in the course of their care. Those in vulnerable populations, including children under 1 year old are at highest risk for medical injuries related to hospitalization, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study, which uses the recently developed Patient...

A Focus Research Sampler -2004

Research Activities #292, December 2004

groundbreaking Institute of Medicine report focused attention on medical errors in hospitals, the results of a new survey show that Americans do not believe the Nation’s quality of care has improved. Four in 10 (40 percent) people surveyed said the quality of health care has gotten worse in the past 5 years, while one in six (17 percent) said the quality of care has gotten better. Nearly four i...

Research Activities #285, May 2004

copayments for prescription medications led to decreases in their use of eight classes of therapeutic drugs, according to a new study cofunded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS13447). Researchers linked pharmacy claims data representing nearly 530,000 people aged 18 to 64. All of the subjects had employer-sponsored health insurance, with health benefit designs from 52 privat...