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341. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - However, it is generally acknowledged that early diagnosis and treatment of breast tumors leads to improved … Use of image guidance and vacuum assistance improved the accuracy of core-needle biopsy; however, vacuum … reported by the studies about the accuracy of core-needle biopsy Use of vacuum Low Vacuum assistance improved … accuracy Use of image guidance Low Use of image guidance improved accuracy; stereotactic guidance

342. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Patients with G551D-CFTR Mutation  Key Facts: Before the approval of ivacaftor, therapies for CF had improved … Slowing disease progression could lead to improved quality of life in patients and reduced costs. … in Patients with G551D-CFTR Mutation Unmet need: Current therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) have improved … coverage, patient copayments, real-world clinical efficacy, and offsets of other health care costs from improved … Slowed disease progression could lead to improved patient quality of life and reduced costs.

343. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2013 - TEP #2 Key Question 3 I believe that improved control is a patient outcome of significance that is … Did any of the interventions demonstrate that patient's level of control was improved? … We agree that improved control of asthma symptoms is an important outcome. … The evidence from clinical studies cited in the introduction which demonstrate improved clinical outcomes … intervention to change provider behavior with a guideline recommended process outcome and subsequently improved

344. Prostate-Cancer-Test Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - including diagnostic accuracy (clinical validity) for prostate cancer, intermediate outcomes (e.g., improved … including diagnostic accuracy (clinical validity) for prostate cancer, intermediate outcomes (e.g., improved … accuracy (clinical validity) for aggressive (high-risk) prostate cancer, intermediate outcomes (e.g., improved … PCA3 had better diagnostic accuracy than tPSA elevations, but insufficient evidence that this led to improved … quantification of alpha- methylacyl-CoA racemase transcripts and prostate cancer antigen 3 in urine sediments improved

345. Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Studies that examined whether HIE improved resource use defined this as: (1) reduced ordering of laboratory … required them to pull the data with a query;29 and physicians believed electronic reports of ED use improved … followup30,31 and that HIE improved ambulatory care practice efficiency.32,33 However, physicians … in one study responded that having HIE provide pharmacy information in the ED improved knowledge but … higher levels of weekly HIE use.54 Providers who used HIE also reported increased satisfaction and improved

346. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - They viewed these interventions as having some ability to meet the need for improved patient adherence … results from the phase III confirmatory study suggested that treatment with the implant significantly improved … Experts generally agreed that opioid dependence therapies that offer improved patient adherence represent … upfront costs compared with currently available therapies, but some experts stated that if adherence is improved … According to this expert, “Since then, there has been improved administration techniques; however,

347. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - New RA therapies with improved efficacy, tolerability, and convenience that can effectively control … Patient global assessment of disease improved 33% and 33% from baseline at 6 and 12 months, respectively … Physician global assessment improved 51% and 53% from baseline at 6 and 12 months, respectively. … Fifty-foot walk pain improved 26% and 17% from baseline at 6 and 12 months, respectively. … Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index improved 20% and 8% from baseline at

348. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2011 - body of literature consistently shows that increasing adherence to dual therapy is associated with improved … Hepatitis-specific limitations and distress improved over time in the intervention group, but not in … Similarly, the mean score on self-reported health distress improved at followup in the intervention … This study reported improved adherence in the reduced-pill-burden intervention on all three measures … Both studies suggested a tendency toward improved QOL in the adherence intervention groups compared

349. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 22, 2012 - Policy Issues By summarizing data that support improved management of AF, we hope to enhance patient … Thus, our findings will have direct implications for improved patient care and for the allocation of … predicting successful conversion, successful ablation, successful maintenance of sinus rhythm, and improved … predicting successful conversion, successful ablation, successful maintenance of sinus rhythm, and improved … predicting successful conversion, successful ablation, successful maintenance of sinus rhythm, and improved

350. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - TT improved hearing through 9 months after surgery compared with watchful waiting (3–6 months: 8.8 … TT also improved hearing relative to watchful waiting or myringotomy, but the effect was shorter in … WW 1 study (n = 250) TT plus adenoidectomy improved hearing at 3 to 24 months. … Low for no difference 13 improved hearing at 3 to 24 months compared with watchful waiting (low … Although autoinflation improved MEE at less than 1 month after treatment (low strength of evidence)

351. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - This use correlates the GEP result with benefit (reduced recurrence rate and improved survival) from … Predictive assays are especially important in that their use could result in improved survival. … The key research questions that must be addressed are whether use of GEP results lead to improved net … This use as a predictive marker is important in that the outcome is improved survival from a specific … Clinical utility should reflect patient outcomes such as improved survival.

352. Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2020 - . • Care setting interventions that initiated MAT in soon-to-be-released incarcerated patients improved … retention following release. • Contingency management improved retention when combined with antagonist … While patients who receive longer-term treatment with MAT have improved outcomes, fewer than half of … • Care setting interventions that initiated MAT in soon-to-be-released incarcerated patients improved … • Contingency management (CM) improved retention when combined with antagonist, but not with agonist

353. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2023-2024 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2024 - Findings From Previous MHS Reports MHS I (2001) reported that Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) improved … Improved medication-related CDSS were associated with reductions of medication errors and adverse drug … , 6 pre-post studies, 1 single-arm study Evidence Summary Interventions targeting family caregivers improved … performance in the pre-hospital setting; (2) SOE was moderate for linking use of automated systems to improved … Most telemedicine interventions improved time in therapeutic range relative to usual care, which should

354. Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: An Evidence Map | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - Improved reporting in studies, along with organized and curated catalogues of maternal health exposures

355. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Illness (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2021 - The questions would be whether adding specialty clinicians and teams substantially improved upon that … CAPC is pleased to develop and/or curate many tools that will support improved palliative care access … that we should instead include objective outcomes for these interventions that are associated with improved

356. Outcomes of Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The evidence base linking quality measures to improved health outcomes is limited, a constraint made … and there is little evidence identifying which components of care are most strongly associated with improved … Project Timeline Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental

357. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - that there is no evidence that identifying and treating pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism improved … Cochrane review concluded that levothyroxine therapy for subclinical hypothyroidism did not result in improved … survival, decreased cardiovascular morbidity, or improved health-related quality of life. 11 Some

358. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact June 2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - The program’s most dramatic effects are expected to be seen reduced health care costs, improved health … Experts were extremely enthusiastic about this program’s potentital to address the unmet need for improved … Most experts appeared to believe that physicians would be grateful for the improved patient care and … Some experts suggested that patients would appreciate the continuity of care and improved outcomes … 13 that although evidence is limited to one trial, the data collected from this trial showed improved

359. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact 2012-12-11 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Experts expected to see the program’s most dramatic effects in reduced health care costs, improved … researchers state that one benefit of the system lies in its ability to give health care providers “improved … Some experts suggested that patients would appreciate the continuity of care and improved outcomes … 13 that although evidence is limited to one trial, the data collected from this trial showed improved … or lined stretchers to improve patient comfort and reduce pressure ulcers; large-faced clocks for improved

360. Disparities-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - . • The biennial lipid profile testing rate improved by 26.2% in African- American fee-for-service Medicare … In the first study, a patient reminder system for breast cancer screening improved mammography rates … • The intervention was successful in both groups. • Reminder interventions improved the likelihood … • Although the effect of the intervention on disparity was not measured directly, the intervention improved