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421. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2013 - Summary Introduction The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsors research to 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 … A randomized controlled trial to improve lymph node assessment in stage II colon cancer. … Does information about risks and benefts improve the decision-making process in cancer screening -

422. pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment-protocol-130718 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     July 19, 2013 - To improve the effectiveness of the available antibiotics, the 2005 American Thoracic Society and the … Measures for Dosing and Monitoring of Antibiotics Appropriate antibiotic therapy has been shown to improve … drug resistance.7-10 Optimal dosing of antibiotics based on PK/PD principles has the potential to improve … regimen, dosage, and route of administration with the goal of maximizing treatment effectiveness to improve … goals, such as to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with suboptimal antibiotic therapy, improve

423. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2011 - It serves the purposes of reciprocal learning and knowledge exchange to improve health. … the city health organization, 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

424. advanced-care-decision-aids-protocol-131209 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_research-protocol.pdf
     December 09, 2013 - to considering options, probabilities, and/or the realities of health states, are one approach to improve … A better knowledge base can potentially improve a patient’s ability to more accurately imagine potential … future health states, and thus improve their participation in the ACP process.

425. Topic 0410 Imaging to Diagnose and Statge SCLC and NSCLC NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0491-140827.pdf
     February 19, 2014 - intention to distribute the results of an AHRQ product to patients, clinicians, and policy makers to improve

426. CER 217 Management of Infertility Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-217-infertility-evidence-summary.pdf
     May 01, 2019 - Although the ultimate goal with any infertility management strategy is to improve live birth rates … Pretreatment fertility counseling and fertility preservation improve quality of life in reproductive … Will decreasing assisted reproduction technology costs improve utilization and outcomes among minority … Exposure to human chorionic gonadotropin during in vitro maturation does not improve the maturation … Use of ICSI in IVF cycles in women with tubal ligation does not improve pregnancy or live birth rates

427. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-13121.pdf
     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.

428. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
     June 01, 2013 - Preliminary evidence suggests that intra-articular injection with some MSC preparations may improve … Available evidence suggests that Mobi-C may improve clinical success rates and reduce reoperation rates … 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.

429. DEcIDE 34 - Developing a Registry of Patient Registries: Options for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries-development_research_0.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - listing of patient registries in the United States to promote collaboration, reduce redundancy, and improve … encourage and facilitate the use of common data elements and definitions in similar conditions to improve … encourage and facilitate the use of common data elements and definitions in similar conditions (to improve … transparency in the field of patient registries to encourage collaboration among registries and to improve … encourage and facilitate the use of common data elements and definitions in similar conditions (to improve

430. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_horizon-scan-high_impact-1306-revised.pdf
     July 09, 2013 - treatments are available, some experts were uncertain about the degree to which this would actually improve … an affordable, widely accessible, noninvasive, and easily administered therapy, such as this might improve … available, some experts were uncertain about the degree to which this intervention would actually improve … are available, experts were uncertain about the degree to which this intervention would actually improve … If the agent can improve the functional capabilities of patients with AD, experts noted, the sizable

431. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - For screening to be beneficial, it should improve important clinical outcomes (while limiting harms … Treatment modified because of monitoring results would need to improve important clinical outcomes more … Indirect evidence that these interventions improve outcomes would need to include evidence that CKD … benefits in CKD patients to be relevant to screening or monitoring, treatments also would need to improve … Study participants thus may have had transient impairments, been more likely to improve regardless

432. Research Protocol: Care Interventions for PeopleWith Dementia (PWD) and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pwd-care-interventions-protocol.pdf
     February 22, 2019 - Although drug and nondrug interventions are available to treat symptoms, support function, and improve … interventions may be segregated into two groups: 1) what is provided to PWD and/or their caregivers, to improve … their well-being and health, and 2) enhancing how the elements of care are delivered to improve effectiveness … Reenvisioning clinical science: Unifying the discipline to improve the public health. … Justify why the change will improve the report.

433. Public-Reporting-Cost-Measures Technical-Brief (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/public-reporting-cost-measures_technical-brief.pdf
     March 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 … One approach to improve transparency has been public reporting, a quality improvement strategy that … As a result, various federal, state, and private approaches have attempted to improve price transparency … To improve the impact and diffusion of public reporting of costs, we need public awareness programs

434. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 23, 2013 - Clarity and Usability I believe the authors can improve the utility of the review by providing clear … Many important points are made which will improve the quality of future tinnitus research. … It is suggested that laser irradiation can improve cell proliferation, increase blood flow in the inner … In response to peer and public review, we revised the report to improve clarity. … We have tried to improve the explanation for categorizing studies in the CBT section.

435. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
     August 22, 2008 - First, it may improve linear growth, as seen in children with growth failure, including those with CF … .5 Recombinant human growth hormone may also decrease protein turnover, improve protein synthesis, … KQ 1: In patients with CF, does treatment with rhGH as an adjuvant to usual care improve intermediate … with CF, does treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) as an adjuvant to usual care improve

436. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-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 … Expert Comments: Experts commenting on this intervention saw significant potential of the program to improve … The majority of experts indicated that this program has moderate to significant potential to improve … efficacy data, but the majority indicated that the program has a moderate to significant potential to improve

437. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_hi_impact.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - purported to or may hold potential to diagnose, treat, or otherwise manage a particular condition or to improve … treatments for AD are available, some experts were uncertain about the degree to which this would actually improve … available, some experts were uncertain about the degree to which this intervention would actually improve … disease-modifying treatments for AD are available, the degree to which this intervention would actually improve

438. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-256-telehealth-women-disposition-comments.pdf
     June 16, 2022 - effectiveness, the introduction would benefit from some addition about the mechanisms that telehealth may improve … should include studies to assess whether telehealth platforms can increase the reach of services and improve … Notably, telehealth interventions to augment or replace in person contraceptive services did not improve … more studies and data to know whether telehealth platform can increase the reach of services and improve … should include studies to assess whether telehealth platforms can increase the reach of services and improve

439. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - purported to or may hold potential to diagnose, treat, or otherwise manage a particular condition or to improve … posited that treatments that safely increase insulin levels or insulin signaling efficiency might improve

440. Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review Update - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/noninvasive-nonpharm-pain-summary.pdf
     April 01, 2020 - , qigong, acupuncture, MDR – Tension headache: Spinal manipulation • Some interventions did not improve … Our findings indicate that a number of nonpharmacological treatments improve pain and/ or function for … multidisciplinary rehabilitation in persons more likely to benefit (e.g., severe functional deficits, failure to improve