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6901. Clinical Decision Support for Collaborative Diet Goal Setting in Primary Care | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/clinical-decision-support-collaborative-diet-goal-setting-primary-care
      June 30, 2023 - Clinical Decision Support for Collaborative Diet Goal Setting in Primary Care Project Final Report ( PDF , 1022.89 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily repre…

6902. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectious-disease-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - Incorporating protease inhibitors into HCV treatment regimens shortened the duration of treatment and improved … Nevertheless, the Xpert MTB/RIF test could replace other PCR methods of detection and provide an improved … are otherwise unable to tolerate IFN-containing regimens and need new DAA treatment options with improved … Clinical cure of HCV infection is associated with improved patient health outcomes, the experts stated … Nevertheless, the Xpert MTB/RIF test could replace other PCR detection methods and provide an improved

6903. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-high-risk-drugs-rapid-response.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - telemedicine interventions to prevent adverse events of anticoagulation in the ambulatory setting improved … Ferreira, Huang et al. found that combined telemedicine and self-testing statistically significantly improved … Quality of life was more improved in the mobile apps group than the control group in most of the included … Most telemedicine interventions improved TTR relative to usual care, which theoretically should reduce … testing (with portable coagulometer s) • Combined telemedicine and self-testing significantly improved

6904. Disposition of Comments Report for Otitis Media With Effusion (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 04, 2013 - In contrast, tympanostomy tubes only improved hearing through 9 months post surgery; hearing improved … Clarity could be improved by repeating the word “wrong” before each item in the “Full-text articles … “In contrast, tympanostomy tubes only improved hearing through 9 months post surgery (high [4 to 6 … “Tympanostomy tubes improved hearing through 9 months post surgery…” We modified the sentence as suggested … were mixed across studies concerning whether the addition of tympanostomy tubes to adenoidectomy improved

6905. Enhanced Medication Histories (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/enhancedmedhistories_102611comp.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - One of the deficits that could be improved is the incomplete monitoring (laboratory testing) of patients … slowly decrease with the passage of time, as patients returned for follow-up visits and their care improved … of the reminders are generated for conditions where quality or safety are problematic, and could be improved … Both intervention and control groups demonstrate improved quality with time. … not be attributed to the Enhanced Medication History intervention, but must be attributed to the improved

6906. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-chemotherapy-dental.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - regimens that induce immunosuppression.12, 13 This experience has led to an understanding of how improved … The underlying causal model that provides the rationale for pre-treatment dental care is that improved … Mucositis prevention by improved dental care in acute leukemia patients. … and dental services Study Name Citation E1: Standard of Care Requires Dental Services E2: Improved … Healing/Quality of Surgery/Reduced Likelihood of Readmission E3: Improved Clinical Outcomes

6907. Self-Measured Blood Pressure: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure-future_research.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - be possible to extrapolate from a large body of experimental evidence that links BP reduction with improved … analytic framework illustrates the chain of logic that the evidence must support to link interventions to improved … effect of SMBP on BP reduction is durable beyond 1 to 2 years, or whether this effect translates into improved … Several stakeholders expressed interest in quantifying how the potential benefits of SMBP (such as improved … Effect estimates should include: reductions in mortality and morbidity from improved BP control (including

6908. Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/guide-to-reducing-unintended-consequences-of-electronic-health-records.pdf
      August 01, 2011 - providers and their patients, including better quality of medical care, greater efficiencies, and improved … The process redesign, in combination with the new EHR, reduced duplicate documentation, improved communication … Finding a Solution An EHR has many advantages over the paper record, including improved legibility, … between clinicians and their patients, benefitted from EHR features such as e-mail, instant messaging, improved … access to patient information, and improved access to clinical guidelines.

6909. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes_hi_impact.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - The company reported that the drug resulted in improved glycemic control and was well tolerated at … several experts noted that the high cost of the artificial pancreas system could be offset somewhat by improved … population would generate high upfront costs, it has the potential to reduce long-term costs through improved … One clinical expert noted that patient quality of life would be significantly improved for those who … relative to regular insulin, the increased cost of buccal insulin has the potential to be offset by improved

6910. Follow-Up With Patient Family After Developmental Screening (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/preventive/chipra-202-fullreport.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - the patient’s family or guardian, early identification and follow-up of developmental delays can be improved … Measure Categories CHIPRA legislation requires that measures in the initial and improved core set, … evidence exists for the relationship between immunizing a child or adolescent (process of care) and improved … patient’s 34 family, early identification and follow-up on developmental delays can be improved … Department of Health and Human Services accept the measure for the 2014 and/or 2015 Improved Core Measure

6911. Disposition of Comments_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-disposition-comments.pdf
      May 14, 2025 - were eligible for harms and moved the text describing harms to come before the accuracy results for improved … appropriately streamlined, but I think that section 1.1.2 titled Multicancer Screening Tests could be improved … more likely to survive, but also to have better experiences of care, lower treatment morbidity, and improved … reduction of late-stage disease, eligibility for local curative treatments, reduced treatment morbidity, improved … late-stage disease, eligibility for local curative treatments, reduced treatment morbidity, and improved

6912. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
      June 20, 2017 - Other outcomes included health outcomes (eg, reduced orthopedic pain, sleep apnea, or asthma; improved … 59 With estimated contact hours ranging from 1 to 78, beneficial effects were fully maintained (or improved … Improved tests for a random effects meta-regression with a single covariate. … Metformin in combination with structured lifestyle intervention improved body mass index in obese adolescents … functioning scores, using a variety of specific measures, except for 1 trial in young children that reported improved

6913. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
      July 11, 2017 - Study Selection: Randomized clinical trials of behavioral interventions targeting improved diet, increased … Overall, there was evidence that behavioral interventions generally improved participants' dietary intake … Moving MobileMums forward: protocol for a larger randomized controlled trial of an improved physical … Randomized controlled trial of an improved version of MobileMums, an intervention for increasing physical … counseling to improve diet, increase physical activity, and reduce sedentary behavior may result in improved

6914. The Effectiveness of an HIT-based Care Transition Information Transfer System to Improve Outpatient Post-Hospital Care for Medically Complex Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017864-ciemins-final-report-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Provider satisfaction with the efficiency and reliability of the care transition process improved over … The overall goal was to achieve, especially during care transitions, improved quality of care, improved … Medication Education Improved medication education was a potential outcome of the initial intervention … Study findings indicate that when this measure improved, EHR medication reconciliation improved as … Provider satisfaction with the efficiency and reliability of the care transition process improved over

6915. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-5.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - This section covers four ways to figure out which aspects of patient experience could and should be improved … learn:  How the process works  What they think is wrong with it  How they think it needs to be improved

6916. Race and Ethnicity Data Improvement Toolkit
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/case_for_re.jsp
      February 01, 2025 - However, hospital leadership may question whether committing resources to improved R/E/L collection will

6917. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1512 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - other blood-loss estimation techniques and that available data were insufficient to demonstrate it improved … Training focuses on a walking program, breathing exercises, smoking cessation, improved nutrition, … impact on patient health outcomes is unclear, the experts noted, because of a lack of data supporting improved … They assumed that improved adherence improves health but also noted that other options (e.g., directly

6918. ___APS-Def_Public.book (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGs%20V23%20Definitions%20Manual.pdf
      August 01, 2006 - Severity-adjusted DRGs (APS-DRGs®) in response to the on-going need in the healthcare industry for improved … The CMS SDRGs improved upon the original DRG definitions by dividing all diagnoses into three categories … The R-square improved to 56.86% in explaining the variation in charges. … 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> /ENU (Use these settings to create PDF documents with higher image resolution for improved

6919. Development and Evaluation of Socio-Technical Metricsto Inform HIT Adaptation - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024767-yen-final-report-2019.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - After going through the Epic training program, my level of understanding was substantially improved. … I believe that the implementation of Epic has improved the quality of patient care in general. … After going through the Epic training program, my level of understanding was substantially improved. … After going through the Epic training program, my level of understanding was substantially improved.

6920. Personal Health Records and Elder Medication Use Quality (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017034-chrischilles-final-report-2011.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Compared with low/non-users, high users reported significantly improved medication management behaviors … In sub- analyses of the PHR intervention group, many self-reported medication management behaviors improved … ambulatory settings, with a particular focus on transitions of care, personal health records, and improved … Do increases in patient activation result in improved self- management behaviors?