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6921. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - myeloma occurred in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society.3 Although the median survival has improved … framework depicts the chain of logic that evidence must support to link the use of the SFLC assay to improved … studies of AL amyloidosis, a reduction in the SFLC concentration after treatment was associated with improved

6922. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Clinical outcomes •E.g., reduced mortality, CVD complications (i.e., MI, CVA, CHF), and incident ESRD; improved … of CKD or of CKD progression might be beneficial if outcomes in these patients are significantly improved … • Only limited RCT data address whether treatments improved outcomes in CKD subgroups in which

6923. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - infection (AECOPD), febrile neutropenia, postoperative infection, sepsis) Testing Decisionmaking B Improved … selection, exclusion, or timing of antibiotic therapy D A C F Improved intermediate outcomes (antibiotic … exposure, duration of antibiotic therapy, length of stay, response to therapy Improved morbidity,

6924. Evidence Summary: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-pregnant-women1/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
      June 11, 2019 - Improved pregnancy outcomes with increasing antiretroviral coverage in South Africa. … Improved obstetric outcomes and few maternal toxicities are associated with antiretroviral therapy, including … risk for gestational diabetes; increased risk of anemia Anemia in HIV-infected pregnant women improved

6925. Xt2Uhv4Qyluz8O2Hb A4Yq (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2013 - that initiation of ART in patients with CD4 counts greater than 0.200 � 109 cells/L would result in improved … evidence to conclude that initiation of ART in patients with higher CD4 cell counts would result in improved … Reduction in viral load with ART can result in improved clinical outcomes for HIV-infected individuals

6926. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
      June 15, 2016 - deaths. 1 Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), which identify intact human hemoglobin in stool, have improved … examination (test is performed at home) FIT c Every year Test characteristic studies: Improved … results, more diagnostic colonoscopies, and more associated adverse events per screening test Improved

6927. Screening for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2016 - interventions and combinations of pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and other interventions Remission Improved … screening for MDD among children and adolescents in the primary care (or comparable) setting lead to improved … sensitivity and specificity but have substantial heterogeneity in populations, instruments, and cutoffs Improved

6928. Exploring Financial and Non-Financial Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology: The Impact of an Ambulatory Electronic Health Record on Financial and Workflow in Primary Care Practices and Costs of Implementation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - Perceived benefits of health IT are weighted more heavily towards patient care (improved access to medical … information, workflow, patient communications, and clinical decision making) than financial performance (improved … improvement activities, by Corrigan et al.10 To complicate the decision further, evidence exists that improved

6929. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief No. 39_Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Care (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2021 - we haven't demonstrated that decreasing barriers to survivorship care can actually translate to improved … This has also been an important contextual factor in improved treatment that has increased survival … We agree and have added this to include hematopoietic stem- cell transplantation as a reason for improved

6930. Research | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Dorr D et al. 2007 "Informatics systems to promote improved care for chronic illness: a literature review … Malasanos T et al. 2005 "Improved access to subspecialist diabetes care by telemedicine: cost savings … Mayo-Smith MF et al. 2007 "Factors associated with improved completion of computerized clinical reminders

6931. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-supplemental-screening-in-women-with-dense-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
      January 11, 2016 - have not evaluated whether diagnosis of additional breast cancer by supplemental screening leads to improved … Improved breast cancer detection in asymptomatic women using 3D-automated breast ultrasound in mammographically … additional supplemental screening to identify breast cancer, and how supplemental screening may lead to improved

6932. Archived: Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 08, 2016 - screening for MDD among children and adolescents in the primary care (or comparable) setting lead to improved … horizontal arrow connects "screening" to an outcome box on the far right containing the text "remission;" "improved … sensitivity and specificity but have substantial heterogeneity in populations, instruments, and cutoffs Improved

6933. Behavioral-Developmental Health Screening and Response for Adolescents (Ages 12-17) in Pediatric Primary Care | The Academy
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      July 01, 2025 - between pediatric care team members have been associated with increased first appointment show rates, improved … It was 66% more likely that a randomly selected youth would experience improved behavioral health outcomes … advantage over usual care, though collaborative care had a higher likelihood (7 percentage points) of improved

6934. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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      July 09, 2013 - evidence was adequate to determine whether PET imaging of brain beta-amyloid changes health outcomes (improved … savings might be realized through a variety of mechanisms, experts commented; mechanisms include improved … Investigators reported that the insulin treatment “improved delayed memory (P <0 .05),” “preserved

6935. July Teleconference Transcript (pdf file)
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      June 16, 2021 - We still have issues with incomplete compliance with scanning, that has improved over time, but there … purchased so that physicians could always get on a computer to identify what meds have been given and improved … detail about that, you can see the performances perceptions included things like, it increased – it improved

6936. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - Table 1 could be improved by adding a column with recommended dosing intervals and modes of application … This work also reveals the need for improved outcome measures from which to test therapeutic outcomes … 20 Peer Reviewer #3 General (clarity and usability) In addition, I think the report could be improved

6937. Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology: Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - SURPAS improved patients’ understanding and comfort with planned operations and the shared-decision … adverse operative outcomes to the surgical team, patient, and relevant hospital personnel leads to improved … Patients reflected that this improved their understanding and comfort with the planned operation.

6938. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      April 20, 2015 - recommended treatment for T1 renal masses, yet the single randomized, prospective study demonstrated improved … believed that nephron-sparing approaches (partial nephrectomy or thermal ablation) are associated with improved … surgical nephron loss or injury) is dramatically different, with stable long-term renal function and improved

6939. Improving Diagnosis of Hypertension in Children - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - of any acknowledgement by providers of abnormal BP (by recording “elevated BP” or “hypertension”) improved

6940. Antipsychotics-Children-Surveillance-150120 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2014 - had greater improvements in manic symptoms in response to risperidone, while patients without DBD improved … and the ADHD-Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-IV) were used as primary outcome measures and both significantly improved … Both CGI-S and C-GAS significantly improved (p<0.0001). … NCBRF-TIQ subscale scores improved in all four treatment groups, with 34%, 34%, 32%, and 55% decreases … CGI-S and SNAP-IV scores improved over time in all treatment groups, and CGI-I scores improved to the