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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/community-based-participatory-research-slides.pptx
January 01, 2013 - of importance to the community with the aim of combining knowledge and action for social change to improve … and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or to improve … to assist consumers, clinicians, purchasers, and policy makers to make informed decisions that will improve
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-webinar-slides.pdf
June 01, 2014 - the
EHC
Program
and
the
nursing
community
can
work
together
to
improve … proficiency,
leadership
skills,
and
apply
evidence
based
practice
to
improve …
Healthcare
provider
challenge
Developing
a
useful
resource
Improve
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2012-3_0.pdf
January 01, 2012 - addition, similar to the goal
of ClinicalTrials.gov, a searchable listing of patient registries will improve … database of patient registries in the United States (to promote
collaboration, reduce redundancy, and improve … transparency);
• Facilitates the use of common data fields and definitions in similar health conditions (to
improve
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
November 30, 2012 - 2007 Evidence
Report
Authors of the 2007 report concluded that the
evidence for QI strategies to improve … It is critical to consider ADAPTIVE CRCTs since this
allows intervention sites to work to improve compliance … The intent is to assist in making well-
informed decisions and thereby improve the quality of health … Simulation almost certainly
is a good way to improve performance of procedures, and
probably is a good … The future research section is clearly written
and hopefully can be used as an agenda to improve quality
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - the growing number, complexity, and cost of medical tests, which tests can reliably be
expected to improve … systematic reviews of medical test studies are ultimately
aimed at informing the use of those tests to improve … sufficient: a test with sensitivity and specificity in the high 90-
1-3
percent range may not improve … only one link in this chain,
as when the test is being compared with an established test known to improve … Receiver operating characteristic
(ROC) curve
Ability of a test to direct
clinical management
and improve
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/innovations_in_stakeholder_engagement_conference_summary2.pdf
October 01, 2011 - that social media and social networks can serve as a cost-effective
way to solicit consumer input to improve … NCI used ideas gathered through this initiative to
improve its Web site. … They also can serve as a means of collecting patient-reported
outcomes measures and other data to improve … a community advisory council of farmers, ranchers, school teachers, and other community
members to improve … health care initiatives, including an effort to encourage screening for colon
cancer and another to improve
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_research-protocol.pdf
March 13, 2012 - To that end, advances in molecular and genomic medicine, such as gene
expression profiling, may improve … According to Midgley et al., “[T]here are good examples of gene expression profiles
being used to improve … and breast cancer and aid in
determination of prognosis in breast cancer.”5 Using GEP tests could improve … Selecting appropriate patients for
adjuvant chemotherapy could improve net outcomes, by giving adjuvant … Multigene assays to improve assessment of recurrence risk
and benefit from chemotherapy in early-stage
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Test Evaluation
Abstract
The decision to use a new test should be based on evidence that it will
improve … study designs
may suffice, begins by describing the pathway by which the new test is expected to
improve … The Replacement Test
A new replacement test may be introduced to improve patient outcomes by
improving … the critical
comparisons are:
• First, does treatment of the extra true positive cases detected improve … The Add-On Test
Add-on tests are generally introduced to improve patient outcomes through
improved
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0855-170515.pdf
April 28, 2017 - mHealth technologies for chronic illnesses have shown promise, questions remain as to
whether they improve … Telemedicine has a similar definition- “the use of information and communication technologies
to improve … mHealth technologies could potentially improve the self-management of diabetes and diabetes
risk factors … Although patient-
facing mHealth technologies show promise24, questions remain as to whether they improve … Technologically Enhanced Coaching: A
Program to Improve Diabetes Outcomes (VA-TEC).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - In a later study, azithromycin three times weekly
was shown to improve cough-specific health status … Developing new strategies to better
preserve or improve donor-lung quality could affect the number … OCS Lung may also improve
donor lung condition so that lungs previously considered as marginal in quality … a principal mediator of inflammation and tissue destruction.4 Lastly, azithromycin is
thought to improve … marginal lungs and potentially to preserve or
improve the condition of routine donor lungs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tnd-0855-170515.pdf
April 28, 2017 - mHealth technologies for chronic illnesses have shown promise, questions remain as to
whether they improve … Telemedicine has a similar definition- “the use of information and communication technologies
to improve … mHealth technologies could potentially improve the self-management of diabetes and diabetes
risk factors … Although patient-
facing mHealth technologies show promise24, questions remain as to whether they improve … Technologically Enhanced Coaching: A
Program to Improve Diabetes Outcomes (VA-TEC).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/executive-summary-2017-schizophrenia-adult.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Intensive case management was not found to improve
global function, quality of life, or core illness
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-195-uterine-fibroids-final.pdf
December 01, 2017 - GnRH) agonists, mifepristone,
ulipristal, and uterine artery embolism
(UAE) reduce fibroid size, and improve … Myomectomy
and hysterectomy also improve
quality of life. … Interventions include expectant management or placebo;
medications to improve or resolve symptoms or … Some medications
and procedures also improve quality of life.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism-update_executive.pdf
August 01, 2014 - impairments in communication and
social interaction and restricted/repetitive behaviors and
interests) may improve … changes within this theoretically
important domain, data are more limited about their
ability to improve … Although such ratings outside of the clinical setting may be
suggestive of generalization in that they improve … addressing interventions for younger
children, children who received behavioral interventions
seemed to improve … Training programs included
components to improve social communication skills such
as joint attention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - 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 … Potential to improve decisionmaking for patient or
provider, by decreasing uncertainty. … To improve staff competencies on new or novel assessments of
the TBI patient population
NCT01132898
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/closing-quality-gap-summary/research
January 09, 2013 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jan. 9, 2013 Topic Initiated Jan. 9, 2013 Systematic Review Closing the Quality Gap Series: Revisiting the State of the Science – A Summary
Systematic Review Archived January 9, 2013 Download Main Document PDF 217.3 KB
This report is available in PDF only [ Full Report (2…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_surveillance.pdf
October 29, 2012 - contrast to the original CER, the finding from one RCT demonstrated that magnetic
stimulation did not improve … Darifenacin needed to be given to nine
women in order to improve UI in one
woman (Table 7).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0407_01-20-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0343
Document Completion Date: 3-23-11
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of
this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and out…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement-benefits_white-paper.pdf
March 01, 2014 - To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research
by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to
improve … For example, both the interviews and literature suggest that stakeholder engagement helps to
improve … Ensure research is relevant to people, improve the
legitimacy of the decision-making process.
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