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2561. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2016 - fecal incontinence etiologies, baseline characteristics, and comorbid conditions—are needed to improve … the variability in definitions for fecal incontience episodes and outcome measures in RCTs would improve

2562. Patient-Centered-Medical-Home Executive (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve … primary care transformation that seeks to meet the variety of health care needs of patients and to improve … diabetes mellitus, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or depression have been shown to improve … A meta-analysis of interventions to improve care for chronic illnesses.

2563. Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2015 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve … should follow patients wherever they receive care has been promoted as a cornerstone of efforts to improve … Enhancing laboratory report contents to improve outpatient management of test results. … The development of a health information exchange to enhance care and improve patient outcomes among

2564. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2014 - To improve the effectiveness of the available antibiotics specifically for HAP, the 2005 ATS/IDSA guidelines … becomes increasingly important.20,21 Although optimization of antibiotic dosing is important to improve … promoting antibiotic use only when indicated and selecting optimal antimicrobial drug regimens to improve … Appropriate use encompasses optimal dosing strategies that are cost effective, can improve patient … assessed through patient self-reports, or mortality as measured at specific points in time) will improve

2565. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2015 - purported to or may hold potential to diagnose, treat, or otherwise manage a particular condition or to improve … intervention that enhances insulin signaling or provides supplemental insulin in these regions may improve … These limited findings suggest that intranasal insulin treatment may slightly improve cognitive function … experts believe that as a potentially affordable, easily administered drug, intranasal insulin could improve … Some experts were also concerned that intranasal insulin would not dramatically improve patient health

2566. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2014 - They commented that if proved effective for this condition, the drug might improve patient outcomes … Overall, experts were optimistic about the intervention’s potential to improve patient outcomes for … Thus, its availability might improve access to care for some patients. … The agent might also improve the ability of marginalized patients to return to the work force or otherwise … Overall, experts were optimistic about the intervention’s potential to improve patient outcomes, but

2567. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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      November 30, 2012 - 2007 Evidence Report Authors of the 2007 report concluded that the evidence for QI strategies to improve … It is critical to consider ADAPTIVE CRCTs since this allows intervention sites to work to improve compliance … The intent is to assist in making well- informed decisions and thereby improve the quality of health … Simulation almost certainly is a good way to improve performance of procedures, and probably is a good … The future research section is clearly written and hopefully can be used as an agenda to improve quality

2568. For adults and children with asthma what is the effectiveness of the Buteyko Breathing method on reducing bronchodilator and inhaled steroid use and improving health status? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - To reduce the overall costs of treating asthma and to improve health status outcomes and the incidence

2569. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - Intensive case management was not found to improve global function, quality of life, or core illness

2570. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - Does the technology improve quality of life and function, and if so, to what extent and at what cost

2571. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      February 10, 2016 - Treatment  of  OSDB  may  improve  behavior,   attention,  quality  of  life,  neurocognitive  functioning … The  review  will  also  specify  analyses   to  improve  understanding  of  outcomes  in  subgroups   … (CPAP),  or   watchful  waiting  with  supportive  care  (including  pharmacologic  treatment)  to  improve …  CPAP,  or  watchful  waiting  with   supportive  care  (including  pharmacologic  treatment)  to  improve … To  improve  the   relevance  and  usefulness  of  this  key   question,  we  have  specified  the  

2572. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - strategies for PTSD, a peer-support program captured experts’ attention as having high potential to improve … Experts commented that if proven to be effective for this condition, the drug would improve patient … Overall, experts were optimistic about the intervention’s potential to improve patient outcomes for … The agent might also improve the ability of marginalized patients to return to the workforce or otherwise … Overall, experts were optimistic about the intervention’s potential to improve patient outcomes, but

2573. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0407_01-20-2011.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0343 Document Completion Date: 3-23-11 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Peripheral artery disease (PAD) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and out…

2574. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2017 - GnRH) agonists, mifepristone, ulipristal, and uterine artery embolism (UAE) reduce fibroid size, and improve … Myomectomy and hysterectomy also improve quality of life. … Interventions include expectant management or placebo; medications to improve or resolve symptoms or … Some medications and procedures also improve quality of life.

2575. Evidence gaps for mHealth tools in diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - mobile health products are being developed and promoted to payers, clinicians and patients to prevent or improve

2576. Topic 0556 CE of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
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      July 19, 2014 - What is the comparative safety and effectiveness of treatment options to improve the symptoms of diabetic

2577. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - The main goals of treatment are to reduce or control pain, improve physical function, prevent disability

2578. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Surveillance (pdf file)
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      October 29, 2012 - contrast to the original CER, the finding from one RCT demonstrated that magnetic stimulation did not improve … Darifenacin needed to be given to nine women in order to improve UI in one woman (Table 7).

2579. Autism-Update Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2014 - impairments in communication and social interaction and restricted/repetitive behaviors and interests) may improve … changes within this theoretically important domain, data are more limited about their ability to improve … Although such ratings outside of the clinical setting may be suggestive of generalization in that they improve … addressing interventions for younger children, children who received behavioral interventions seemed to improve … Training programs included components to improve social communication skills such as joint attention

2580. Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programs for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - and funders of research make well-informed decisions in designing and funding research and thereby improve … and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve … Potential to improve decisionmaking for patient or provider, by decreasing uncertainty. … To improve staff competencies on new or novel assessments of the TBI patient population NCT01132898