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2261. 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 - well-written systematic review of two key question areas, the effects of allergen remediation in the home to improve … asthma and the effects of bronchial Thermoplasty, BT, to improve asthma. … We note that it did not improve in either AIR or AIR 2. … We agree that it is best to use “may improve” in describing BT’s effects in some patients with asthma

2262. AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help Make Evidence Reports More Useful to Health Systems in Improving Patient Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      Home » News » AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help Make Evidence Reports More Useful to Health Systems in Improving Patient Care AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help Make Evidence Reports More Useful to Health Systems in Improving Patient …

2263. Depression-Chronic-Conditions-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2012 - interest is emerging about whether treatment of common mental health conditions in primary care can improve … An emerging literature addresses whether better treatment of depression in primary care can also improve … eager to identify interventions and processes that can streamline care for multiple conditions and improve … mean any intervention that (1) targets the care process within a system of care and (2) works to improve … antidepressant medications, but they must be delivered as part of a broader systematic strategy to improve

2264. Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernia: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      August 17, 2012 - Conclusions Patients, families, and providers can use this evidence review to improve decisionmaking

2265. Defining the Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      March 18, 2014 - become a routine part of the systematic review process, allowing the program to begin to explore how to improve

2266. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 20, 2013 - evidence, impedes timely clinician, patient, and policymaker awareness, uptake, and use of evidence to improve

2267. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - Accurate initial staging of pancreatic cancer can improve decision-making about appropriate therapy,

2268. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - cervical disc replacement in the absence of neurologic compromise, stating that patient symptoms can improve … However, data are limited regarding the ability of autologous MSCs to improve OA symptoms and regenerate … encouraging, the experts said, and they were cautiously optimistic about the potential of MSCs to improve … Experts were cautiously optimistic about PRP therapy’s potential to improve patient health outcomes … Mesenchymal stem cell injections improve symptoms of knee osteoarthritis.

2269. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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      August 12, 2009 - Furthermore, physicians’ ability “to recognize non-adherence is poor and intervention to improve adherence

2270. Evaluation of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      May 26, 2016 - the performance of the three primary functions of the Horizon Scanning System and to discern ways to improve

2271. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Reports from observational studies suggested that helminths might prevent or improve UC by inducing … No effective treatments are available to improve long-term nutritional absorption other than intestinal … If the patient does not improve after 3–5 days, colectomy (i.e., surgical removal of the colon) can … Early results of TSO are encouraging; however, larger trials will be needed to improve patient and … A reduction in PN might significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

2272. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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      December 05, 2013 - Additionally, patients treated with Mobi-C were reported to improve more than patients treated with … Experts thought that available evidence suggests that Mobi-C may improve clinical success rates and … If Mobi-C is shown to improve outcomes enough to benefit patients and reduce the need to reoperate … Experts were cautiously optimistic about PRP therapy’s potential to improve patient health outcomes … Mesenchymal stem cell injections improve symptoms of knee osteoarthritis.

2273. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Clinician (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2016 - Conclusions There was moderate-strength evidence that acamprosate and oral naltrexone improve alcohol … medications.† Expanding awareness and access to medication-assisted treatment for AUD has the potential to improve

2274. Psoriatic Arthritis Surveillance Assesment_CER 54_Low (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2013 - golimumab patients.14 KQ 2: For patients with PsA, do drug therapies differ in their ability to improve …  patients  with  PsA,  do  drug  therapies  differ  in  their  ability  to  improve

2275. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Biologics are intended to reduce disease activity, slow joint damage, and improve physical function … However, data regarding the ability of MSC to improve OA symptoms and regenerate cartilage are limited … However, data regarding the ability of MSC to improve OA symptoms and regenerate cartilage are limited … Experts were cautiously optimistic about the potential of PRP therapy to improve patient health outcomes … The experts thought that tofacitinib could improve health outcomes in patients with RA and might lead

2276. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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      October 20, 2009 - therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact by the provider (use of dynamic activities to improve

2277. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2016 - Whether integrated interventions improve workplace safety (compared with OSH programs or policies that … Few studies have assessed whether specific integrated strategies that modify the work environment improve … Intervening to improve health indicators among Australian farm families. … Results of a pilot intervention to improve health and safety for health care workers. … Recommendations for worksite-based interventions to improve workers’ health.

2278. Management of Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      June 21, 2016 - Research to improve standardization of outcome measures is, therefore, crucial.

2279. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - • The majority of the cohort studies found that surgery may help improve cough and laryngeal symptoms

2280. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - during the next few decades as the population ages.5 OA treatments aim to reduce or control pain, improve … Function did not improve further at 6 months followup. Proprioception Exercises. … Low-strength evidence also demonstrated that ultrasound did not improve disability. Diathermy. … – No single physical therapy intervention was shown to improve all examined outcomes. … Can stimulating massage improve joint repositioning error in patients with knee osteoarthritis?