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261. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0365_10-28-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0307 Document Completion Date: 02-25-11 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Post-traumatic stress disorder will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and …

262. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - is any possible offending medication in use, it can be stopped and the patient can be observed for improvement … change in medications or change in nutrition or to affect patient-centered outcomes such as symptom improvement … Symptom improvement 2. Quality of life 3. Patient satisfaction ○ Resource utilization 1. … • We will include all durations of followup, but our desired length of followup for symptom improvement … setting  We will include all durations of followup, but our desired length of followup for symptom improvement

263. Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/practical-considerations.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - of health care services. … of health care in the United States. … care quality. … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

264. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0074_03-10-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care Topic Numbers: 0125 Document Completion Date: 1-12-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Effectiveness of nurse case managers will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators…

265. Cancer-Anemia-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - confidence interval; FACT = Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Any clinical significance of the improvement … In a cohort decision model in which increased hemoglobin determined the utility-based measure of improvement

266. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0351_05-10-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care Topic Number(s): 0265 Document Completion Date: 09-13-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Cryptorchidism (undescended testicle) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, compara…

267. Disposition of Comments Report for Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-outcomes_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 15, 2015 - Assessing Quality of Care: Administrative Indicators and Clinical Outcomes in Posttraumatic Stress … Evaluations of health care quality for patients with SMI often fail to focus sufficiently on patients … Unutzer J, Simon G, Pabiniak C, et al.: The use of administrative data to assess quality of care for … of care.” … of care measurement.

268. Case-Management Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/case-management_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Quality of care, as indicated by disease-specific process measures, receipt of recommended health care … of care • Disease-specific quality of care • Quality of life • Patient satisfaction • Morbidity … of care? … Studies showed only sporadic effects on elements of quality of care, such as receipt of appropriate … The most positive findings are that CM improves the quality of care, particularly for patients with

269. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
     June 06, 2011 - The most common justification for case management is to improve quality of care, and various health … Patient health outcomes (include but are not limited to): overall quality of care; disease- specific … quality of care; disease-specific health outcomes; quality of life; patient satisfaction with care … of care •Improved disease-specific quality of care •QOL •Patient satisfaction •Morbidity •Mortality … of care • Disease-specif ic quality of care • Quality of life • Patient satisfaction • Morbidity

270. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/outcome-research-white-paper.pdf
     June 01, 2022 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of healthcare services. … examine the effectiveness, safety, and value of products and interventions, and measure and improve quality … of care. … Clinical Response Improvement in Depressive Symptoms— Response Patients aged 18 or older with

271. Topic 0562 Treatments for Biploar Disorder NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0663-131114.pdf
     April 10, 2013 - psychosocial interventions, somatic treatments, combinations of these, and placebo/sham Outcome(s): Improvement

272. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0263_12-28-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - Effective Health Care Topic Number(s): 0003 Document Completion Date: 6-2-09 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Recombinant human growth hormone in patients with cystic fibrosis will go forward for refinement as a comparative effectiveness or effectiveness review. The scope o…

273. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269_Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture To Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-269-respectful-maternity-care-disposition-comments.pdf
     January 02, 2024 - this review, although PREMs are currently being used to measure respectful care as part of maternity care … quality improvement initiatives. … of care that warrants urgent investigation beyond description. … of care for pregnant and postpartum people. … of care, hence its incorporation into preexisting patient safety bundles instead of as a standalone

274. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-march-2023-grand-rounds-slides.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Janice Tufte Owner of Hassanah Consulting, an active patient ambassador whose work focuses on systems improvement … consultations with specialists vs. care without specialist involvement: • For patients with diabetes: – Some improvement … Janice Tufte Owner of Hassanah Consulting, an active patient ambassador whose work focuses on systems improvement

275. 2019 Letter of Appreciation to Associate Editors and Peer Reviewers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2019-letter-of-appreciation.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - Program Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Improvement

276. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-13121.pdf
     December 05, 2013 - ACDF patients in NDI score at all timepoints and significantly greater 3 improvement in VAS … Mean symptom improvement was 50% or more 18 months after treatment.34 In one trial, patients (n= … Significant improvement in all WOMAC parameters (p<0.05) were noted in both PRP-injection groups … No significant difference in clinical improvement was observed between patients treated with single … Both groups showed clinical improvement at followup with no statistical difference between groups.

277. Executive Summary - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-executive-summary-2023-update.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - • Synthetic THC (high-THC to CBD) may be associated with small improvement in pain severity, but … pain (mixed conditions).3 The addition of one new RCT1 slightly reduced the pooled effect size for improvement … a ≥30% improvement from baseline b Potential effect: SOE of low or higher; findings indicate at least … Improvement in pain intensity was small with high and comparable THC to CBD ratio products, though there … evidence to 11 determine effects on likelihood of a pain response (e.g., ≥30% improvement

278. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research.pdf
     April 15, 2019 - Some registries are developed solely to assist in quality improvement, but many serve broader research … and medical associations are turning to registries as valuable mechanisms for structuring quality improvement … Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for quality measurement, improvement, and reporting.34 … Product National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) Repository Provides database of evidence-based health … care quality measures and measure sets.37 National Quality Registry Network (NQRN) Data harmonization

279. Fibromyalgia Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - We summarized within-study43 outcomes comparisons on pain, global improvement, fatigue, function, and … and 1 observational study) assessed treatment- by-MDD interactions on the outcomes of pain, global improvement … Sparse low-strength evidence suggests that duloxetine effects on global improvement (PGI-I) and fibromyalgia … We found that pain, perceptions of global improvement, and changes in the overall impact of fibromyalgia … Study reporting needs improvement to make research information usable for clinicians, particularly in

280. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0477_11-01-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0396 Document Completion Date: 05-10-12 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Fibromyalgia treatment will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes…