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321. pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment-protocol-130718 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     July 19, 2013 - pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) measures to select an antibiotic regimen, dosage, and route of administration with the goal … The primary goals of clinical pharmacokinetics include enhancing efficacy and decreasing toxicity of … serum trough concentration monitoring is more practical than AUC monitoring in clinical settings, a goal … using PK/PD measures for selecting an antibiotic regimen, dosage, and route of administration with the goal … effective regimen for dosing and administration of initial empiric antibiotic therapy may accomplish many goals

322. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - The primary goals of clinical PK include enhancing efficacy and decreasing toxicity of an individual … The goal of these guidelines is to provide recommendations for the selection of adequate therapy and … Antibiotic stewardship programs have several goals. … events, including limiting the emergence of antibiotic- resistant strains of bacteria, is a related goal … The two primary goals of such investigations are (1) to document the impact of different dosing strategies

323. What do we know about how evidence of harm and benefit is communicated in other countries? (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2005 - Overview Set the Stage—International Context Literature Review Describe International Examples Overall Goals

324. Comparative Effectiveness of Second Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression – An Update to a 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - weeks in length Continuation Phase: second phase of depression management during which the treatment goal … Phase: third phase of depression management, frequently a multi-year period during which the treatment goal

325. Outcomes of Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The goal of the proposed technical brief is to describe the current state of the art of various QMs and … associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care and/or that relate to one or more quality goals … These goals include effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely care.

326. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … About 47% of patients with gout do not achieve target goals for sUA levels (<6 mg/dL) with the standard … important risk factor for developing gout.18 About 47% of patients with gout do not achieve target goals … Clinical Pathway at Point of This Intervention Patients with gout are treated with a goal of ending … outcomes: A moderate unmet need exists for treatments to enable patients with gout to reach sUA level goals

327. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - I think the larger providers would use the paper and appreciate it, but if the goal is to penetrate … The reason for this recommendation is your state goal evaluating the evidence of the effectiveness of … The title really does not fit with the state goal of the study. … hospitalized patients” 50 9 Introduction The introduction is well written and clearly lays out the goals … Reiteration of the key topics always helps the reader stay on track with the purpose and goals of the

328. Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - For patients with IC, improving functional status is an additional goal. … Depending on the population and the goal, different treatment choices are available. … The following sections focus on the different options for achieving each therapeutic goal. … Reducing Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in All Patients With PAD The goal of medical therapy … Goals for treating IC with invasive therapies are to improve leg pain, walking distance, and quality

329. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … The primary treatment goal is to maintain blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible to delay … surgery are not appropriate for determining eligibility in patients with T2DM because the primary goal … The study goal is demonstrating that home use of the threshold-suspend feature is not associated with … Part of this plan is establishing target HbA1c goals.

330. Alternative Payment Models | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - is a common vocabulary and pathway for measuring success toward aspirational, national APM adoption goals

331. Proof-of-Principle Evaluation of a Distributed Research Network | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Introduction Objectives and Goals of Distributed Research Network Project The overall objective … Section 2 of this report delineates the proof-of-principle specifications and evaluation goals for the … Proof-of-Principle Specifications and Evaluation Goals The specifications for the demonstrations were

332. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
     December 11, 2015 - regulation, and policies) that provide mental health care to children and adolescents, with the ultimate goal … Although the ultimate goal of D/I/QI strategies is to improve patient-related outcomes for children … strategies targeting systems and providers of mental health care to children and adolescents with the goal … strategies to integrate evidence- based interventions that meet NREPP inclusion criteria with the goal … strategies targeting systems and providers of mental health care to children and adolescents with the goal

333. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - by providing the best available evidence on medications, devices, and healthcare services with the goal … Interventions • Studies need agreement on common outcomes and goals for P-P telehealth interventions

334. Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Driven by the same goals as other countries and organizations—improving the quality, effectiveness, and … While the various international programs and agencies mentioned here are united in their goal of providing

335. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bundled-payments-quality-effects_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 24, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #5 Executive Summary and Structured Abstract Because the main goal of most of … The ultimate goal of policymakers may be to slow public health care spending to e.g. … These many different potential goals and outcomes are of different relevance in different settings, … could be improved in a more general way by describing the connection of bundled payments and their goals … We have added a motivation paragraph to the introduction that discusses the overall goals of bundled

336. Disposition of Comments Report for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and/or Asthma (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - However, one of the main goals of this CER report is to provide the U.S. physician with quality information … The goal of the CER is to provide the reader with quality, up to date and impartial information regarding … It is not the goal of the CER to brand the quality of the U.S studies, but to interpret the data. … Our goal was to analyze the data without any prejudice of where it came from.

337. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … Many patients with T2DM do not meet treatment goals and require additional therapy with one of two … Part of this plan is establishing target HbA1c goals. … Despite the availability of oral antidiabetes drugs, many patients with T2DM do not meet treatment goals … Despite the availability of oral antidiabetes drugs, many patients do not achieve treatment goals and

338. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - The first paragraph summarizes goals of treatment and complication of treatment (and outcome) by comorbid … , et al, 2014 and Pfeiffer, et al, 2011 found statistically significant improvements in individual goals … (measured by goal attainment scales) which address adaptive behavior. … improved outcomes related to sensory challenges and motor skills as well as improvements in individual goals

339. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - intended to collect and display information on outcome measures used in patient registries, with the goals … The primary goal of the Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) project is to engage stakeholders in the … standard measures related to complex diseases, phenotypic traits, and environmental exposures, with the goals … While a major goal of the OMF is to standardize definitions for the same concept across registries, … . 21 Effective Health Care Program Research Report Number 43 Next Steps for the OMF The goal

340. Emerging MRI Technologies for Imaging Musculoskeletal Disorders under Loading Stress (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2011 - Results Table 5: Row titles seem in appropriate: for "study setting" these appear to be more study goals … These are important regardless of the role of the test. b) although the goal of this report is not … look at specific outcomes from each study; we only provide a general classification of the research goals … Better term - study goal or intent (setting to some may imply a physical location, type of center, etc … Peer Reviewer 1 Appendix E Should be omitted since it not part of the primary goals, appears out of