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321. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report #208 Part 5 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 26, 2012 - This review is a part of a series of reports and quality improvement is related to the overarching goals … has been revised to explain this and to acknowledge that public reporting can have other roles and goals … quality of care, with “change in patient/proxy or purchaser health care behavior” as an intermediate goal … Change in quality is not necessarily the ultimate goal of public reporting. … patient/consumer actions are important we included their changes in behavior as an intermediate goal

322. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 31, 2012 - informed decisions that will improve health care at both the individual and population levels. 1 One EHC goal … to the information, can impede its use in decisionmaking. 31-33 Given AHRQ’s mission, a critical goal … One or more of the above goals/strategies: Combining multiple communication techniques may be more … As described above, evidence dissemination has several broad goals. … One or more of the above goals/strategies: Combining multiple dissemination strategies—including

323. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2016 - We have revised the sentence to make the goals more explicit. … Response Peer Reviewer #3 Introduction In both the executive summary and the introduction, the goals … Would recommend and favor all statements of the goals defaulting to the more comprehensive listing. … The statement has been revised to: The goals of therapy are improvement in uncontrolled HTN, preservation … TEP Reviewer #7 Introduction ...Third paragraph, first sentence, the goals of therapy are reduction

324. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2012 - decisions that will improve health care at both the individual and population levels.1 One EHC goal … Evidence dissemination has several very broad goals: (1) to increase the reach of evidence; (2) to increase … to the information, can impede its use in decisionmaking.31-33 Given AHRQ’s mission, a critical goal … One or more of the above goals/strategies: Combining multiple communication techniques may be more … As described above, evidence dissemination has several broad goals.

325. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2014 - aminoglycosides were not included because studies were required to have a comparator PK/PD target goal … We have also revised the Methods to make it clear that our goal is not to look at an individual drug … Studies lacking a comparator PK/PD target goal were not eligible; similarly, retrospective cohort studies … The two primary goals of such investigations are (1) to document the impact of different dosing strategies … If the goal is to make the manuscript more relevant to a broader range of stakeholders (hospitalists

326. Characteristics of Existing Asthma Self-Management Education Packages | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 16, 2019 - Are explicit educational goals identified? How is individual learning/progress evaluated? … What are the most important clinical and psychosocial goals for patients who engage in AS-ME?

327. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - cannot be applied directly to weight maintenance.24 Components of self-management approaches include goal-setting … □ If a goal of a study is weight loss, a combination of weight loss and weight gain prevention ( … will include: no original data, followup clearly stated as less than 1 year, study of children only, goal

328. S29 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - The goals of the study and the interview questions provided an initial organizing framework. … interviews varied by site: at 1 site, we were able to recruit only 3 leaders; at 4 sites, we met our goal … of recruiting 4 leaders; and at 3 sites, we exceeded our goal, and recruited 5 leaders. … Cost differential (1 drug is much less expensive; goal is to determine whether less expensive is as effective

329. Disposition of Comments for CER 181 Mental Health Care (pdf file)
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     December 19, 2016 - Introduction There is no clear introduction in either that clearly states why the study is important and its goal … Peer Reviewer 8 Methods A stated goal of seeking "homogeneity of interventions" seems highly inconsistent … We agree Peer Reviewer 5 General The goal of improving children's mental health in the U.S. is a … evidence-based practices, so trying to learn how that can best be done is also certainly a worthy goal … that this systematic review was designed to do that, but unfortunately it did not accomplish the goal

330. Autism Spectrum Disorder — An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 20, 2013 - The goals of treatment for ASD focus on improving core deficits in social communication and social interactions … no cure for ASD and no global consensus on which intervention is most effective. 33,35 Individual goals … Individual goals for treatment vary for different children and may include combinations of therapies. … The goal of ABA is to teach new skills, promote generalization of these skills, and reduce challenging

331. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - their healthcare provider and providers do not consistently ask about symptoms.1,5 The primary goal

332. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … According to MFMER, the primary ES-4 treatment goal is to maintain blood sugar levels as close … However, targets are individualized according to clinician judgment about the optimal goal for a specific … of the surgery differ, although the same procedures are used to accomplish those goals. … The goal of bariatric surgery is typically achieving weight loss, while the goal of metabolic surgery

333. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review 235_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     November 04, 2020 - If the document is intended to accomplish goals 1-7 as laid out in the introduction, it might be worthwhile … to return to these goals and provide relevant take home points for each goal in the conclusion of … characteristics (in this type of project) should be universally applicable to all trauma populations if the goal … Discussion/Concl usion Major findings description were sparse and might be more closely linked to project goals

334. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review 235_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-comments.pdf
     November 04, 2020 - If the document is intended to accomplish goals 1-7 as laid out in the introduction, it might be worthwhile … to return to these goals and provide relevant take home points for each goal in the conclusion of … characteristics (in this type of project) should be universally applicable to all trauma populations if the goal … Discussion/Concl usion Major findings description were sparse and might be more closely linked to project goals

335. Engaging-Caregivers-Appendix-B (xls file)
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     January 08, 2024 - information, discharge plan/disposition, followup plan with primary care and subspecialists, code status/goals … ICU stay using a structured form to guide daily family communication, including the patient status, goals

336. Zikmund (pdf file)
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     December 26, 2012 - information  formats o Use data formats that are congruent with patients’ concrete informational goals

337. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - This follow-up PHQ-9 was sent directly to the patient via email, with the goal of enabling clinicians … A key goal of the app is to enable clinicians to view the outcome measures within the EHR, without the … conduct data quality evaluations on a routine basis, and these evaluations were expanded to address the goals … A key goal of implementing the harmonized outcome measures in patient registries is to create research … interoperability standards, quality reporting processes, and the normal process of care, with the goals

338. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2012 - very broad one, I think it reasonable that the authors have focused in this review on the short-term goals … very broad one, I think it reasonable that the authors have focused in this review on the short-term goals … It should be rephrased to reflect that the goal of these modalities would be to perform as mentioned … Perhaps by saying instead: "While surgical approaches can provide definite answers, the goals of the … While a study concerning the "ability to achieve paternity" is the ultimate goal, it requires a 20-30

339. Phenylketonuria Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - The usual treatment goal is a blood Phe level Effective Health Care Effective Health Care Program … This supports the typical target goal for Phe level in individuals with PKU (120 to 360 µmol/L).3 Notably … LNAAs may work should be clarified, as should the optimal target population and specific treatment goals … remains the mainstay of treatment for PKU, and maintaining control over the lifetime is an appropriate goal … Nonetheless, there is potential to support patients in achieving their clinical goals and possibly

340. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/07_diabetes_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … It is the accepted standard for monitoring diabetes management goals. … However, targets are individualized according to clinician judgment about the optimal goal for a specific … Many patients with T2DM do not meet treatment goals and require additional therapy with one of two … Despite combined hypoglycemic therapy, many patients with T2DM can still fail to meet treatment goals