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461. Topic 0523 Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2013 - Does regional lymph node dissection improve oncologic outcomes of cystectomy or partial cystectomy for

462. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 27, 2011 - The purpose of QI in palliative care is to improve care to maximize the quality of life of people facing … pain) vary widely, and there clearly is a need for information on what types of QI interventions can improve … KJ, Campbell ML, Cortez TB, Curtis JR, Lustbader DR, Mulkerin C, Puntillo KA, Ray DE, Weissman DE; Improve … integrative) and pilot test and refine them to improve the reliability of abstracting data in these … For example, an intervention to improve advance directive completion by healthy patients might not

463. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2014 - organizations and AHRQ to discuss ways the EHC Program and the nursing community can work together to improve … nurse to demonstrate high clinical proficiency, leadership skills, and apply evidence based practice to improve … Tara Jones 43 Appeal of the Challenge Healthcare provider challenge Developing a useful resource Improve

464. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 27, 2010 - was put into this study and such a comprehensive document will be very useful for future studies to improve … Research to improve the management of xerostomia and to disseminate that knowledge to clinical practice … from other pressing cancer treatment questions and delay deployment of technologies which may further improve … Research to improve the management of xerostomia and to disseminate that knowledge to clinical practice … • RTOG protocol 0522 is an example of prospectively building in site specific AEs to improve clinical

465. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - However, since the results of IMPROVE-IT trial (ezetimibe + statin) are not yet released a review with … /niacin v statin/EZE (Taylor 2009), and another trial found that adding niacin to a statin did not improve … We also note that the IMPROVE-IT trial may be necessary for definitive answer. … The ongoing IMPROVE-IT trial will compare ezetimibe added to simvastatin to simvastatin monotherapy … I think we have to wait for further trials such as IMPROVE-IT.

466. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1406 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - They saw it as having potential to improve access to primary care and reduce care costs. … Experts were highly optimistic about the potential of these EDs to improve quality of life and health … With regard to health outcomes, experts thought the Sedasys system has little potential to improve … Experts are eager to see more clinical utility data to ascertain whether this technology can improve … Unmet need and health outcomes: An important unmet need exists for ways to improve patient adherence

467. pediatric-EHR-protocol-140818 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - and reducing error and variability in the entry and communication of patient data.4-9 While EHRs may improve … effect on vendors, who, confronted with Meaningful Use requirements, have not leveraged the Format to improve … Policy Statement--Using personal health records to improve the quality of health care for children. … Interventions using electronic medical records improve follow up of infants born to hepatitis C virus … Use of an electronic health record clinical decision support tool to improve antibiotic prescribing

468. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - purported to or may hold potential to diagnose, treat, or otherwise manage a particular condition or to improve … Initial clinical trial results suggest that insulin may improve certain cognitive measures in patients … widely accessible, noninvasive, and easily administered therapy, such as intranasal insulin might improve … are not yet robust enough to assume efficacy and some were skeptical about the agent’s potential to improve … If insulin can improve the functional capabilities of patients with AD, experts noted, the costs of

469. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Donor milk from other lactating mothers might provide an option to improve neonatal health outcomes … milk programs to African-American and socioeconomically disadvantaged babies might significantly improve … donor human milk to African-American and socioeconomically disadvantaged babies may significantly improve … All experts agreed that donor human milk has the potential to significantly improve patient health … One clinical expert stated, “This is an important intervention with large potential to improve the

470. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - The availability of these new agents could improve treatment outcomes for many patients. … To improve MDD diagnosis and management as well as HIV outcomes, a collaborative care team consisting … The experts theorized that anal Pap screening is an effective tool to improve patient health outcomes … Better management of MDD is expected to improve treatment adherence and health outcomes. … If shown to significantly improve survival in patients with HIV, experts thought anal Pap screening

471. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - • Strategies to improve communication between clinicians and patients. … However, there was also evidence that use of these systems can improve appropriate prescribing (N … Communication Training Interventions to improve clinicians’ ability to communicate with patients on … Interventions to improve appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections. … Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care.

472. Future Research Needs: Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - 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 … Identification of critical interventions at critical points of vulnerability that improve functioning … Potential to improve decision-making for patient or provider, by decreasing uncertainty.

473. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - multicenter, prospective observational studies—where randomized trials are not practical or advisable—would improve

474. S1 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - in the forefront of this interest because the appropriate use of medications holds the potential to improve

475. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - systematic review adds to our understanding about components of transitional care interventions that improve … including Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supple- mental plans) seeking to implement programs to improve

476. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     February 23, 2012 - strategies for enhancing outcomes for patients with chronic illness,2 numerous remaining opportunities to improve … systems, private practices, and the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system.14-16 The goal is to improve … series include a focus on outpatient care and the inclusion of studies where the intervention seeks to improve … Educational and organizational interventions to improve the management of depression in primary care … Academic detailing to improve use of broad-spectrum antibiotics at an academic medical center.

477. Functional-Limitations-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1306 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Experts generally agreed that the potential to improve patient health was high because of the device … However, other experts believe this device has the ability to significantly improve patient mobility … The TDS might not improve health outcomes, a clinical expert thought, because it does not directly … And a research expert stated that although this device could improve mobility and increase patient … Mouth gear: tongue drive system goes inside the mouth to improve performance and user comfort.

478. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - and earlier reports), commenters were generally optimistic that this intervention had potential to improve … An effective therapy has the potential to improve the associated morbidity of irritable bowel syndrome … and improve the quality of life of patients.”17 A health systems expert countered, “Ultimately, irritable … It has the potential to improve the lifestyle of millions of patients (e.g., not being tethered to … health systems expert thought that “It appears as though Xifaxan has the potential to effectively improve

479. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 26, 2011 - of staff and, in larger health care facilities, computerized support. 10 As extensive efforts to improve … consequences resulting from implementation (e.g., rise in frequency of norovirus infection due to effort to improve … therefore can be compared across hospitals and studies. 23 Reporting of adherence measures can thus improve … OR adherence [tw] OR training [tw]) AND (improvement* [tw] OR improving [tw] OR improves [tw] OR improve

480. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - – Omega-3 fatty acids, N-acetylcysteine, and tetrahydrobiopterin did not improve outcomes in small … Our confidence in the conclusion that risperidone and aripiprazole improve challenging behaviors in