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301. Disposition of Comments for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - The notion that it requires "decades" to witness the difference between improved blood pressure control … may actually increase cost, at least in the short term, since there is a decades-long lag between improved … to “ SMBP may actually increase cost, at least in the short term, since it takes several years for improved

302. Heart-Failure-Natriuretic-Peptide Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Some articles suggested improved test performance with age- optimized cutpoints and others did not. … Risk prediction improved incrementally when admission BNP was added to the predictive models that did … data also showed that for all-cause mortality, the discriminatory ability for risk prediction was improved … Nine RCTs examined whether patients whose treatment for HF was guided by BNP or NT-proBNP displayed improved … B-type natriuretic peptide in response to levosimendan or dobutamine treatment is associated with improved

303. Autism-Adolescents Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - .29 In a randomized study assessing strategies to promote reading comprehension,30 scores generally improved … Overall quality of life scores similarly improved for intervention participants compared with the control … control was indirect.40 A placebo-controlled crossover study found that haloperidol significantly improved … met our criteria.45-47 One fair quality RCT assessed a 12-month recreation program22 and reported improved

304. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2012 - hierarchical summary receiver- operating characteristic curve for different tests and diagnoses could be improved … Introduction: This was a clear introduction to the review but I think it could be improved by adding … report more concise and removing some of the repetitive sections the structure and usability could be improved … minor: typo on line 54, page 1; .... effective immunosuppressive has>>> to improved outcomes> lead

305. Fibromyalgia Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - score; in four there was no difference by sex at 33,57 and 6 months,55,63 but in one study females improved … average pain severity by race,3,63 but in one RCT that was not powered for subgroup effects, nonwhites improved … severity score Weak evidence that treatment effects may differ in subgroup (3 NS; in 1study females improved … severity score Weak evidence that treatment effects may differ in subgroup (2 NS; in 1 study nonwhites improved

306. Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological Treatment for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - . �� Response and remission rates may be improved by augmentation with a second SGA or with CBT, although

307. Roblin_final (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Slide 19: How To Organize the Community (3) • Results: o Improved emotional and instrumental social

308. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 27 Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2016 - #1 Findings Findings (page 15) - Figure 1 matrix- I found this very difficult to follow We have improved … This section, however, could be improved with more synthesis of the evidence. … The comprehensiveness and depth of this section can be improved. … Without any specifics on how this section should be improved, we are unable to respond to this comment … Making specific policy recommendations about how EHR use might be improved is beyond our scope.

309. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Thus, Table I shows the specific adherence rates that were improved with each combination of QI strategies … There was improved methodological quality in the included studies of the current report compared with … Effective or partly effective studies (defined by the proportion of improved measures) appeared to … science of using QI strategies to reduce HAI, studies need to demonstrate a causal linkage between improved … Methodologic quality would also be improved by systematic collection and reporting of factors that may

310. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - A small study found improved rates in terms of area healed and overall healing rates compared with … Some antimicrobial dressings improved wound area reduction by 20 percent or more as compared with other … One study of freeze-dried pig intestinal mucosa showed improved healing in well-selected patients compared … other types of dressings (4) Moderate Some antimicrobial dressings improved wound area reduction by … Antimicrobial dressings, such as those that contained cadexomer iodine, provided advantages in improved

311. Asthma-Provider-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Despite the evidence of improved outcomes associated with adherence to guidelines, their long-term existence … Awareness of asthma guidelines may have improved over time,17,18 but certain barriers outlined by Cabana … Improved asthma outcomes in a high-morbidity pediatric population: results of an emergency department-based … Improved preventive care for asthma: a randomized trial of clinician prompting in pediatric offices … Improved asthma outcomes using a coordinated care approach in a large medical group.

312. Migraine-Adults-Executive-130408 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - in monthly migraine frequency, individual RCTs of approved antiepileptic drugs and beta blockers improved … The trials offered low-strength evidence that multidisciplinary team care improved quality of life … program resulted in complete cessation of migraine; a minimal-contact cognitive-behavioral program improved … The studies provided low-strength evidence that pharmaceutical care improved self-efficacy; an intensive … • A cognitive-behavioral minimal contact program improved patient satisfaction with treatments.

313. Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - Improved practitioner adherence to EBPs or guidelines from training practitioners to monitor metabolic … Improved practitioner morale, engagement, and stress from a program to improve organizational climate … Improved patient access to care, parent satisfaction, treatment engagement, and therapeutic alliance … ;13 and Improved service utilization from training practitioners about monitoring medications38 and … Twelve of the 17 included studies (11 of the 16 strategies) significantly improved at least one such

314. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 20 Core Functionality in Pediatric Electronic Health Records (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - the goal of this document, that paradigm will not serve some aspects of well informed decisions, improved … Model PEHR as exhaustive (and by extension exhausting) but do not describe where the Model PEHR improved … The search strategy might have been improved by expanding the search to include pediatric personal … We agree that medication prescribing has some areas that can be improved (e.g. indication-based dosing … In other words, the “usability” of the pediatric EHRs needs to be improved significantly No response

315. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     September 26, 2014 - Experts cited adequate glycemic control, improved medication adherence, and the potential to reduce … Therefore, a need exists for improved insulin options to improve glycemic control. … C-peptide responses to glucose increased substantially, suggesting improved β-cell function. … The authors reported the following results:137 Overall, VA [visual acuity] improved ≥3 lines in 16.8% … Ryzodeg offers improved glycaemic control with significantly lower rates of hypoglycaemia compared

316. Disposition of Comments - Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model Services Evidence shows improved … brief interventions delivered by behavioral health providers in primary care settings significantly improved

317. Investing in Deliberation: Defining and Developing Decision Support Interventions for People Facing Difficult Health Decisions (Session III) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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318. Evidence-Summary-CER-209-Noninvasive-Nonpharmacological-Treatment-For-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2018 - Key Messages • Interventions that improved function and/ or pain for at least 1 month when used for— … of these interventions on outcomes during or immediately after the course of treatment reporting improved … Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions for Chronic Neck Pain • There was no clear evidence that massage improved … • No clear evidence that basic body awareness therapy improved function in the short term versus exercise … Although the Affordable Care Act has improved access to complementary and integrative medicine therapies

319. Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - WE also included changes in the CGI and PGI scores of “improved” or “much improved” as a measure of … Affiliation Section Comment Response Public Comment Results Quality of Life (QoL) In Study XP052, improved

320. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - on clinical outcomes, reviewers need to identify which intermediate outcomes link a medical test to improved … clinical outcomes, a second problem is how to identify which intermediate outcomes link a medical test to improved