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221. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     November 01, 2016 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … NICHD has developed a scientific vision for the next decade, including goals for pregnancy and reproductive … NICHD’s goals for reproductive science include developing new male and nonhormonal contraceptives and

222. Disposition of Comments: CER 228, Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-228-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-comments.pdf
     April 16, 2020 - The goals were not met. Escaping serious harm is not an acceptable objective of any intervention. … The goal of this report is to review the research on specific interventions and compare their effectiveness … The goal of this report is to review the research on specific interventions and compare their effectiveness

223. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     January 31, 2013 - 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 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

224. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 31 Mobile Applications for Self-Management of Diabetes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tech-brief-31-mobile-applications-self-mgmt-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 08, 2018 - Peer reviewer #2 Background p. 1 line 29/30 A reasonable HbA1c goal for non-pregnant adult is less … We removed the statement “and other interventions for self-management are needed to maintain goals. … I am figures about goals. Comment 2.

225. Disposition of Comments Report for Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Also, while the overarching goal of the project is laudable - trying to find differences between markers … We are, however, concerned that one of the goals of the Comparative Effectiveness Review appears to … The Renal Physicians Association (RPA) is the professional organization of nephrologists whose goals

226. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 06, 2012 - A patient-centered outcome measure will identify when this goal has been achieved, but interim measures … We clarified that the ultimate goal of all interventions for older patients with knee OA is reducing … This is important because many physical therapy treatments are impairments directed with the goal of … intermediate outcomes in this report are integral to patient-centered outcomes and patient-centered goals … Our goal was a comprehensive synthesis of evidence with scientifically sound and transparent methods

227. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pain-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     July 28, 2010 - The goal of chronic pain treatment has evolved from eliminating pain to managing pain to an extent that … biomedical model, which emphasizes cure or at least elimination of a significant amount of pain, the goal … In addition, the Partial MPP must be fundamentally rehabilitation in focus, i.e. the goal of the program

228. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-evidence-communication_research-protocol.pdf
     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.

229. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism_research-protocol.pdf
     December 09, 2009 - Goals of treatment often focus on alleviating core deficits in communication, social interactions, or … Chronic management is often required, and the goals of treatment are to maximize the child’s ultimate

230. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/therapies-for-autism-spectrum-disorder-2-9-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Goals of treatment often focus on alleviating core deficits in communication, social interactions, or … Chronic management is often required, and the goals of treatment are to maximize the child’s ultimate

231. 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

232. Roadmap for Narratively Describing Effects of Interventions in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/roadmap-interventions/white-paper

233. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-safety-practices_research-protocol.pdf
     November 09, 2011 - The Key Questions Considering the above goals for the project, the first step we needed to perform

234. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_clinician.pdf
     July 01, 2016 - Treatment goals are to decrease the frequency and severity of fecal incontinence episodes.

235. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disruptive-behavior-disorder_clinician.pdf
     August 01, 2016 - Choosing the right treatment depends upon the child’s symptoms, age, goals for treatment, availability

236. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-standardized-library.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - on the factors of interest was assembled in a series of tables for presentation to AHRQ, with the goal … Other Stakeholders The workgroups for each of the five clinical areas were developed with several goals … Leveraging Existing Resources A key goal of this project was to leverage existing resources and build … To support that goal, the existing common data elements and value sets were used whenever possible. … registries were found through internet searches At least 6 registries are very broad in scope, with the goal

237. Project Title: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques, a Technical Brief (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_research-protocol.pdf
     August 23, 2010 - guidelines notwithstanding, according to Goodson and Grossman, most dermatologists would agree that the goals

238. 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

239. S29 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s29.pdf
     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

240. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-assessing-impact.pdf
     September 01, 2018 - ................................................................................................1 Goal … Goal/Objective Our objective was to create a successful process for establishing a quality measure index … Evidence Summary Background Methods Results Discussion Conclusion References Background Goal … Exercise and Questions for Key Informants Cover_Methods_Assessing the Impact.pdf Contents Background Goal