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2581. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 22, 2012 - Current Page Topic Timeline Nov. 17, 2011 Topic Initiated Feb. 22, 2012 Research Protocol Aug. 27, 2012 Systematic Review Dec. 5, 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities Research Protocol Archived February 22, 2012 Download…

2582. Crosscutting Hi Impact (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - increased patient monitoring, regardless of its specificity and sensitivity, would actually translate to improved … primary care would improve for patients who are underserved, and (2) chronic conditions that can be improved … Some experts suggested that patients would appreciate the continuity of care and improved outcomes … padded/ lined stretchers to improve patient comfort and reduce pressure ulcers; large-faced clocks for improved

2583. Disposition of Comments Report for Medication Adherence Interventions: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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      September 11, 2012 - some mention of this fact is necessary since I would not expect a "normal" diastolic BP to be much improved … medication adherence, evidence exists for only a subset of these effective interventions showing that the improved … Overall, interventions, of several types, improved adherence, but in many cases the strength of evidence … body of the review, are well written and concise, the abstract is difficult to follow and could be improved

2584. Finding Evidence for Comparing Medical Interventions (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - While it is currently difficult to construct searches for observational studies, in the future, improved … reporting and improved indexing may make it possible to develop standardized generic hedges that would … Reporting of search strategies is an area of systematic review methodology that can be improved, and … The SRC, therefore, has initiated projects such as peer review of search strategies and improved structures

2585. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - carotid arterial stenosis are changing as hypertension treatment and the use of lipid-lowering drugs have improved … Change in treatment given Change in sequence of other testing Change in sequence/intensity of care Improved … Has the treatment of the related disease improved or changed? … It is important for reviewers of medical tests to understand that the applicability of a review is improved

2586. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - A good-quality RCT found improved overall mental health based on the SF-12 (Medical Outcomes Study … screening and intervention Mental health score (SF-12) 1 (2,579) Low NA Direct Imprecise Low SOE for improved … large part of the goal of screening for depression is to improve longer term child outcome through improved … that the receipt of appropriate services is much higher and depressive symptoms are substantially improved

2587. Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - prioritization.30 These models calculate the probability that research would provide evidence for an improved … treatment decision and the gains that are to be expected from this improved treatment decision.31 Such … Several studies have proposed improved ways to estimate sample size and power using existing meta-analyses … Implication: 72 hours was sufficient as most participants completely improved by then, no need for longer

2588. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - carotid arterial stenosis are changing as hypertension treatment and the use of lipid-lowering drugs have improved … Change in treatment given Change in sequence of other testing Change in sequence/intensity of care Improved … Has the treatment of the related disease improved or changed? … It is important for reviewers of medical tests to understand that the applicability of a review is improved

2589. Closing the Quality Gap Series: End-of-Life and Hospice Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      June 27, 2011 - An outcome of improved adherence to chemotherapy may not necessarily translate into improved quality

2590. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      June 27, 2011 - An outcome of improved adherence to chemotherapy may not necessarily translate into improved quality

2591. A total of 1,364 patients were treated with a neurothrombectomy device as part of X reports (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2014 - and Quality iii Acknowledgments We thank William Lawrence and Tim Carey, whose comments only improved … likelihood of their cancer shrinking by half.33 Three studies measured participant perceptions of improved … Two studies used a Likert type scale to assess whether the participant believed knowledge was improved … X X Improved decisionmaking X X X X Improved communication X X X X Patient/provider concordance X … Satisfaction X X X X Helpfulness X X X X Decisional conflict X X X X Sense of control X X X X Improved

2592. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - experts commented that a collaborative care model to treat MDD in patients with HIV could lead to improved … They believed that better MDD management might lead to improved treatment adherence and improve health … Nevertheless, the Xpert MTB/RIF test could replace other PCR methods of detection and provide an improved … offset from the program might be achieved through better adherence to antiretroviral therapy and improved … Additionally, a need exists for improved tolerability of CDI treatment.

2593. Obesity (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - cost of this drug, unless payers decide to cover it for individuals with comorbidities that could be improved … Qnexa patients had improved cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and a decrease in the need for … Additionally, preoperative weight loss is widely recognized as correlating with improved outcomes and

2594. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Executive summary for the update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Consensus Statement (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2017 - , with no significant difference compared with WBI in the ELIOT trial. 26 IORT techniques may allow improved … 3D-CRT APBI.15 In contrast, the University Florence phase 3 trial reported that IMRT APBI resulted in improved … clinical studies are designed to evaluate or validate innovative approaches in a disease for which improved

2595. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - Slowed disease progression could lead to improved quality of life and reduced costs. … Slowed disease progression could lead to improved patient quality of life and reduced costs. … Patient health outcomes could be improved by the purported increase in lung tissue quality from the

2596. Disposition of Comments Report for Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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      September 10, 2012 - consistently seen a huge improvement in symptoms, decrease and even elimination of medications and a much improved … Results after applying Buteyko techniques for 6 months • Asthma control improved from 41% to 75%, an … Robert Cowie Results after applying Buteyko techniques for 6 months • Asthma control improved from

2597. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      September 29, 2011 - Several randomized trials have demonstrated improved clinical outcome in patients with an invasive … benefit of using an early invasive strategy, as compared with an initial conservative strategy, for improved … In FRISC-II and RITA-3, an improved outcome in the early invasive arm was seen only in men, whereas

2598. Closing the Quality Gap Series: The Patient-Centered Medical Home | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 23, 2012 - redesigning the practice of primary care to provide proactive chronic illness management may lead to improved … highest quality of care possible. 13 Comprehensive PCMH interventions hold promise as a pathway to improved

2599. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      February 23, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: February 23, 2012 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Closing the Quality Gap 2010: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities …

2600. Development of a Primary Care Guie for Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Pilot Dissemination Project (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2018 - key informants’ evaluation of the revised draft clearly indicated ways in which the package could be improved