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241. Module II: Stakeholders and Stakeholder Engagement (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module-ii-stakeholders-and-stakeholder-engagement.pdf
     June 01, 2011 - serves the purposes of reciprocal learning and knowledge exchange (the bolded text is in gold) to improve … It serves the purposes of reciprocal learning and knowledge exchange to improve health. … advocacy groups & residents to lead a study to develop strategies to improve … the city health organization, advocacy groups & residents to lead a study to develop strategies to improve … relevance and appropriate outcomes to assess § Review Draft Research Findings § Provide input to improve

242. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0107_05-19-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Nomination Summary: The nominator is interested in the effectiveness of sublingual immunotherapy to improve

243. Topic 0554 Breastfeeding and Ankyloglossia NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0653-131114.pdf
     June 14, 2013 - Summary: surgical therapies for ankyloglossia (e.g., frenotomy, frenulotomy, frenectomy) in order to improve

244. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     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.

245. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1406 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     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

246. Disposition of Comments_Models of Care That Include Primary Care for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Realist View (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/childhood-cancer-disposition-comments.pdf
     February 16, 2022 - We have added space and bullets in the Discussion to improve the readability. … to specify in much more detail how a realist analysis is conducted (e.g. see<> - it would improve … health care will benefit more from care plans, passive distribution of guidelines is unlikely to improve … We have edited this sentence to improve clarity. 51 Peer Reviewer #5 Introduction Table B hypotheses … guideline adherence and improve health outcomes.

247. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/09_infectiousdisease_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
     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

248. 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.

249. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
     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

250. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
     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

251. pediatric-EHR-protocol-140818 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pediatric-ehr_research-protocol.pdf
     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

252. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - outcomes and that psychosocial interventions utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy principles may improve … Therefore, effective treatment of pain might also improve substance use disorder outcomes, and vice … These therapies aim to address behavioral aspects of the underlying substance use disorder, improve … promising treatments, technologies, and models for managing such patients in this population could improve … Psychosocial Pain Management to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes (Persist).

253. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief3-SUD.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - outcomes and that psychosocial interventions utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy principles may improve … Therefore, effective treatment of pain might also improve substance use disorder outcomes, and vice … These therapies aim to address behavioral aspects of the underlying substance use disorder, improve … promising treatments, technologies, and models for managing such patients in this population could improve … Psychosocial Pain Management to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes (Persist).

254. Functional-Limitations-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1306 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/functional-limitations-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
     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.

255. Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Diabetes: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-outcomes-diabetes-rapid-research.pdf
     November 01, 2024 - These results suggest that periodontal therapy can significantly improve glycemic control and reduce … Patients are advised to take measures to improve and maintain good oral health practices. … • NSPT should be provided to people with diabetes, as it may help improve glycemic control. … Effectiveness of Periodontal Treatment to Improve Glycemic Control: An Umbrella Review. … Does Non- Surgical Periodontal Treatment Improve Glycemic Control?

256. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     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

257. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Era (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/use-telehealth-during-COVID-19-executive-summary.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - The question is no longer whether to use telehealth but how to provide • Telehealth may improve access … Our findings suggest that, while telehealth may improve access to care, it may be doing so for those

258. Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-information-exchange_executive.pdf
     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

259. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_disposition-comments.pdf
     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

260. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
     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