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401. Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0768-141211.pdf
     October 23, 2014 - found a greater amount of evidence supporting the effectiveness of tonsillectomy to reduce SDB and improve

402. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0262_05-11-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - What are the strategies to improve the identification of persons at risk and patients who have urinary

403. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 27, 2016 - ’ prescribing as a key outcome measure, we have made the following changes to the report: 1) Improve … discussion of concepts and problems with concepts in introduction, as noted by our reviewers, 2) Improve … I think it would be better to focus on the interventions that reduce/improve antibiotic use. … There is also a summary of the effectiveness of national educational campaigns to improve antibiotic … Edited sentences about POC testing to improve clarity. 74.

404. 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 - • Telehealth may improve access to care; however, patients using telehealth during the COVID- 19 era … morbidity • Reasons are Multi factorial, but access is a key factor Potential of Telehealth • Means to improve … and mentoring, including ECHO-like programs that use video for instruction and collaboration, may improve

405. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_research-protocol.pdf
     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

406. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-testing_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - We modified several indicators at one or both sites to improve feasibility of abstraction and/or analysis … adopted and published without rigorous development or evaluation despite evidence that these methods improve … Routine symptom screening and recording could improve capacity to evaluate outcomes. … and focusing on the subset of indicators with acceptable reliability and validity, could potentially improve … Documentation and the use of EMR use may also differ in other settings, which could either improve or

407. Preterm-Birth-Terbutaline-Pump Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2013 - Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … (Yes/No/Don’t know) If yes, please provide references Comments Key Question 1: improve neonatal … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of

408. Preterm-Birth-Terbutaline-Pump Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
     January 30, 2013 - Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of … (Yes/No/Don’t know) If yes, please provide references Comments Key Question 1: improve neonatal … Key Question 2: improve other surrogate outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, incidence of

409. Rapid Evidence Product Patient Navigation Models For Lung Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-navigation-model-lung-cancer-rapid.pdf
     December 01, 2018 - clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve … In addition the effectiveness of patient navigation programs to improve lung cancer outcomes is uncertain … and having a coordinator for the navigation system.5 Patient navigation models have been shown to improve … Patient activation interventions focused on older adults aimed to improve at least one of the eight … This limited evidence shows that patient navigation may improve rates of screening or diagnostic CTs

410. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - Screening can potentially improve outcomes by identifying undiagnosed depression that would otherwise … countries, which have greater cultural and health care system similarities to the United States, to improve … Although the presence of any of these risk factors would presumably improve the positive predictive … • If a large part of the goal of screening for depression is to improve longer term child outcome … Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment,

411. Disposition of Comments Report for Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/case-management_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - For example, Key Point 1: CM does not improve survival among patients with HIV infection (strength … In these situations, CM may not be enough to improve the patient’s survival but can help coordinate … and help health care organizations achieve the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim: Improve … the experience of care, improve the health of populations and reduce (or control) the per capita costs … Case management can help improve client quality of life satisfaction with care, and use of Source

412. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - .17 In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instituted high-level policies to improve … for transitional care management intended to spur innovation and implementation of interventions to improve … A systematic review of interventions to improve nursing home to emergency department care transitions … clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve

413. A Prioritized Research Agenda for Using the Harmonized Outcome Measures in the Support Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritized-research-agenda.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve … Reorganization of the questions into four overarching themes would reduce redundancy and improve the … and ultimately addressing the full range of complex questions that need to be answered in order to improve … How can we improve documentation and extraction of data on suicide thoughts, suicide behaviors, suicide

414. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - .17 In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instituted high-level policies to improve … for transitional care management intended to spur innovation and implementation of interventions to improve … A systematic review of interventions to improve nursing home to emergency department care transitions … clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve

415. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment-future_research.pdf
     September 01, 2012 - and funders of research make well-informed decisions in designing and funding research and thereby improve … Does the use of breathing exercises and/or retraining techniques improve health outcomes, including: … Does the use of breathing exercises and/or retraining techniques improve pulmonary function or other … There was also moderate evidence that hyperventilation reduction breathing techniques do not improve … What suggestions do you have to improve the clarity of the wording? 4.

416. Healthcare Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/people-with-disabilities-protocol.pdf
     January 16, 2024 - Questions (Key Questions 2, 3, and 4) related to evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to improve … What is the effectiveness of interventions to improve the receipt of clinical preventive services among … outcomes according to disability status Intervention • Interventions to mitigate barriers and/or improve … include trials and observational studies (e.g., cohorts or before-after designs) of interventions to improve … The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities

417. A total of 1,364 patients were treated with a neurothrombectomy device as part of X reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_technical-brief.pdf
     July 01, 2014 - 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 … This information would improve the educational components of ACP decision aids. … • Value of decision aids, to improve clarity of verbal and written communication. … A randomized, controlled trial to improve advance care planning among patients undergoing cardiac

418. Binge-Eating Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Strength of evidence for pharmacological interventions to improve outcomes in binge-eating disorder … Strength of evidence for pharmacological interventions to improve outcomes in binge-eating disorder … Collectively, this body of evidence suggests that some forms of CBT help patients with BED improve … Thus, although CBT variations generally did not differ in their ability to improve outcomes related … Strength of evidence for harms of pharmacological interventions to improve outcomes in binge-eating

419. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 262_Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-262-pharmacotherapy-alcohol-summary.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - alcohol use disorder, the literature has grown and a synthesis that incorporates new evidence could improve … By improving clinical decision making, an updated review could potentially improve the health and welfare

420. Nursing-Staff-Shortages-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nursing-staff-shortages-rapid-research-appendix-c.xlsx
     January 01, 2024 - These evidence-based efforts ultimately improve nurse satisfaction and patient care and increase patient … they contributed to RN’s perceptions and experience but did not test programs or services designed to improve … Pre-post "To implement a program that could guide a nurse manager of a single inpatient unit on how to improve … To evaluate and adopt a staffing model that would align patient acuity with nurse staffing levels to improve … of the additional nurse staffing Minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policies are a feasible approach to improve