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141. Module IV- Skills for Successful Engagement (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module-iv-skills-for-successful-engagement.pdf
     May 29, 2025 - of interest § Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality improvement … 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. … skills § Identifying stakeholders § Preparing stakeholders § Managing bias & conflict § Continuous improvement … Slide 22 Challenge: Continuous Improvement § Review processes § Encourage feedback § Incorporate

142. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - and accrediting agencies to analyze harm events as part of their quality assurance and process improvement … Best practices go beyond event review and quality improvement, and include several components: proactive … Centered Outcomes Research Institute), or professional organizations (i.e., Institute for Healthcare Improvement … Institute for Healthcare Improvement- National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, 2020. https://

143. Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-library-afib.pdf
     November 15, 2018 - technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality … 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. … Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

144. Disposition of Comments for CER 202 Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2017 - The RISA study did find a statistically significant improvement in FEV1% predicted (prebronchodilator … The degree of improvement did not achieve the MID for this outcome. … Our center, through careful patient selection, has noted significant improvement in quality of life, … The intent of bronchial thermoplasty is asthma control, not improvement in pulmonary physiology as … Given the inconclusive evidence of pulmonary physiology improvement across the three trials but no

145. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/stakeholder-report_0824.pdf
     August 01, 2024 - people, the disability communities in the United States have long advocated for improved access and quality … of healthcare services designed to meet the needs of disabled people. … focus on the ways in which ableism is embedded in the healthcare system and how ableism impacts the quality … of care for people with disabilities. … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Effective Health Care Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

146. Management of Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2016 - These clearance rates provide estimates for the expected level of improvement in IH appearance with … other beta-blockers (atenolol or nadolol) Improvement in IH 3 studies (100 subjects) Equivalent … placebo or observation Improvement in IH Network meta-analysis 3 additional studies (188 subjects … observation or placebo Improvement in IH Network meta-analysis Oral steroids more effective … observation Improvement in IH 2 studies (143 subjects) Pulse dye laser more effective NA �

147. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Surveillance (pdf file)
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     October 29, 2012 - • >50% improvement versus baseline in urgency in 65% patients on 100 U; p=0.086 • >50% improvement … Improvement in UI One RCT reported greater rates of significant improvement in UI (>75 percent decrease … Placebo >50% improvement versus baseline in urgency in 65% patients on 100 U; p=0.086 >50% improvement … Placebo >50% improvement versus baseline in urgency in 65% patients on 100 U; p=0.086 >50% improvement … Significant improvement in UI with fesoterodine compared to placebo was dose responsive.

148. White Paper_Supplementing Systematic Review Findings With Healthcare System Data: Pilot Projects From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - of healthcare in the United States. … purchasers as well as the healthcare system as a whole by providing important information to help improve healthcare … quality. … The AHRQ EPC program also supports healthcare systems in their efforts to improve quality of care and … Impact of primary to secondary care data sharing on care quality in NHS England hospitals.

149. Alcohol-Misuse Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2010 - instruments. 29 Another study found that patients with alcohol dependence received the recommended quality … of care, including assessment and referral to treatment, only about 10 percent of the time. 30 Less … Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium. … Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. … The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States.

150. Methods Research Report: Improving Health Systems' Access to High-Quality Evidence: AHRQ EPC 2018 Pilot Projects Summary (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2019 - technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality … of healthcare in the United States. … purchasers as well as the healthcare system as a whole by providing important information to help improve healthcare … quality. … Quality Improvement a. Yes or no b. “Total hours” text box (number only) c.

151. Cystic-Fibrosis-Hgh Surveillance (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Weight: Pooling of 5 RCTs found an improvement with rhGH vs. … control. 1 single arm trial found an improvement from baseline. … BMI: Pooling of 2 RCTs found an improvement with rhGH vs. … BMC Z-score: 1RCT found an improvement with rhGH vs. control. … Antibiotic Use: 3 RCTs found an improvement with rhGH vs.

152. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - of care, assist in care delivery and coordination, and support quality improvement. … of care. … Commercial payers also have uniquely-defined metrics, again including quality of care, focusing on their … of care, patient experience and potentially control per capita health expenditures. … Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

153. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0107_05-19-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0155 Document Completion Date: 1-11-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Sublingual and subcutaneous immunotherapy will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, compar…

154. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - To address the need for outcomes research, Section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement … Recognizing the need for outcomes research, Section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement … Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L.

155. Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - Studies should also describe other quality-improvement interventions initiated around or during the … Quality improvement for quality improvement studies. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Feb 1;178(2):187. … system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for

156. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - of research make well-informed decisions in designing and funding research and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … 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.

157. White Paper: Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug Trials (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of healthcare services. … evidence reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality … of healthcare in the United States. … quality.

158. White Paper: Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for Adapting Scope and Communicating the Evolving Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2025 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … 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.

159. Nursing-Staff-Shortages-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Efficacy of Using Available Data to Examine Nurse Staffing Ratios and Quality of Care Metrics. … of care. … of care metrics." … Post implementation, 95% (n = 40) responded that they are satisfied with the quality of care they gave … Leaders may also be concerned that the evidence suggesting better quality of care in Magnet hospitals

160. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response_Deprescribing To Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2024 - care goals.”9 Deprescribing has the potential to improve multiple aspects of patient safety and quality … of care, including by reducing drug burden, ADEs, and morbidity. … Deprescribing has the potential to improve multiple aspects of patient safety and quality of care, including … system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of healthcare services.