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121. Systematic Review on Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - THC/CBD versus placebo short-term Cannabis was associated with a moderate improvement in short … system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … systematic reviews to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality … of healthcare in the United States.

122. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Analysis of results for the intention-to-treat population did not find improvement, but analysis of … intention-to-treat analysis in a single RCT suggests that BT had no effect on asthma control (defined as improvement … presented in this review, including the highly selected and heterogeneous study populations, limited improvement

123. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief 52: Pediatric Quality Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and Followup (pdf file)
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     April 07, 2025 - Care Quality Su-chin Serene Olin, PhD; Gary L. … For many of us in the arena of tracking quality of care especially for children and youth, we know … Lumping “quality of care outcomes” and “health outcomes” together in the guiding questions therefore … care) quality measures. … of care for children and adolescents.

124. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Studies were required to report at least one outcome of interest including symptom improvement, other … The findings for symptom improvement are presented for each condition in Table B. … Eleven bipolar studies reported symptom improvement. … Five studies provided evidence on symptom improvement in Tourette syndrome. … Four studies examined improvement for behavioral issues.

125. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2012 - A randomized clinical trial of clinician feedback to improve quality of care for inner-city children … A framework for improvement. JAMA 1999 Oct 20;282(15):1458-65. PMID: 10535437. 16. … Quality improvement strategies for children with asthma: a systematic review. … Disclosures Co-principal investigator is a consultant on a study funded by Glaxo-Smith-Kline assessing care … quality in COPD.

126. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … Acting Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

127. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … Acting Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

128. S38 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE Design of Cluster-Randomized Trials of Quality Improvement Interventions Aimed at Medical … Key Words: cluster randomized trials, design effect, contamination, quality improvement, intraclass correlation … A key issue in the design of trials to evaluate quality improvement interventions is the unit of randomization … for imbalanced covariates.1–3 However, randomized trials that evaluate interventions to improve the quality … of health care are often conducted within health care systems in which adminis- trative data are available

129. REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - Quality measurement is the foundation for interventions and policies to improve the quality of care. … of care at the end-of-life. … The purpose of this analysis is to further evaluate claims-based indicators of the quality of care at … Consistent with prior reports of the quality of care at the end-of-life, the use opiates, particularly … of care at the end-of-life.

130. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - For these individuals with chronic GERD, most authorities consider the goals of therapy to be an improvement … Three of five studies found significant improvement in GERD symptoms at a mean followup of 5 years. … Significant improvement of quality of life as measured by the GERD-HRQL scale was reported by two of … However, another meta-analysis within the same systematic review showed a significant improvement in … One cohort study did not find a significant difference between men and women in symptom improvement.

131. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - conflict of interest Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality improvement … conflict of interest Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality improvement … It is also important to provide an opportunity for meeting evaluation and improvement. * Facilitation … Facilitation skills Identifying stakeholders Preparing stakeholders Managing bias & conflict Continuous improvement …   * Challenge: Continuous Improvement Review processes Encourage feedback Incorporate suggestions

132. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2005 - For these patients, who have chronic GERD, most authorities consider the goals of therapy to be improvement … A challenge in treating GERD is that neither improvement in symptoms nor reduction in the need for antisecretory … Almost 90 percent of patients who were followed for 5 or more years in both surgical arms reported improvement … Improvement of esophageal pH exposure compared with sham could not be demonstrated for Stretta™. … (Comment: observational data reported 80-90% improvement in symptoms at 5 years followup.)

133. Intergrated and Comprehensive Pain Management Programs: Effectiveness and Harms: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - • Comprehensive programs were associated with improvement in function in the short term compared … There was no improvement in pain at any time point. … The proportions of patients achieving a clinically meaningful improvement for measures of pain and

134. DARTNet Summary Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-ambulatory-therapeutics_research.pdf
     July 01, 2009 - great potential for becoming a valuable tool for comparative effectiveness research and improving the quality … of care provided by its members. … This approach enhances and sustains both the OCER model and the PBRN model of practice improvement … result in greater research effectiveness, quicker identification of safety problems and improved quality … of care for patients.

135. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Director Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director, Evidence-based Practice Center Program Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for

136. Executive Summary: Systematic Review_Implementing Recommended Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Counseling Interventions in Primary Care Settings for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - statistical process control charts without an interrupted time series design were excluded, so many quality improvement … Identifying and responding to depression in adolescents in primary care: a quality improvement response … Improving Primary Care Adolescent Depression Screening and Initial Management: A Quality Improvement … Vaping: Impact of Improving Screening Questioning in Adolescent Population: A Quality Improvement Initiative

137. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0175 Document Completion Date: 3-24-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Serum free light chain assay analysis for the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of plasma cell dyscrasias will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. T…

138. DuBenske_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 -  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web …  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web …  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web …  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web …  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web

139. Development and Usability Testing of EPC Evidence Review Dissemination Summaries for Health Systems Decisionmakers (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2018 - of health care in the United States. … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve health … care quality. … the short- and long-term planning, implementation, and evaluation of organizational strategies for health … care quality improvement.

140. Speakerbiosketches Deliberativemethodswebinar1 (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - over 50 health services research professionals conducting research on issues of public importance in health … care quality, access, health-related communications, financing, comparative effectiveness research, … her work assessing the performance of health care organizations and determining how best to enable improvement … Carman is a nationally known expert on reporting health care quality and delivery information and the