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101. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0407_01-20-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - cardiovascular events; bleeding risks; contrast nephropathy; poor wound healing; amputation; lack of improvement … in walking distance; lack of improvement in quality of life Key Questions from Nominators:

102. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2006 - Most authorities consider the goals of therapy to be improvement in uncontrolled hypertension, preservation … or salvage of kidney function, and improvement in symptoms and quality of life. … Renal artery revascularization may provide immediate improvement in kidney function and blood pressure … This may require quality improvement and other types of studies. … in blood pressure, and 1 found better improvement in kidney function than patients with unilateral

103. Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2025 Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 01, 2025 - Synthetic and purified THC (high THC to CBD) may be associated with small improvement in pain severity … mean difference [MD] −0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] −0.95 to −0.19, I 2 =39%; SOE: moderate); improvement … Synthetic and purified high THC to CBD ratio products were associated with a small improvement in pain … to 10 scale, MD 0.12, 95% CI −0.71 to 0.93, I 2 =0%), greater likelihood of experiencing ≥30 percent improvement

104. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - For these individuals with chronic GERD, most authorities consider the goals of therapy to be an improvement … Three of five studies found significant improvement in GERD symptoms at a mean followup of 5 years. … Significant improvement of quality of life as measured by the GERD-HRQL scale was reported by two of … However, another meta-analysis within the same systematic review showed a significant improvement in … One cohort study did not find a significant difference between men and women in symptom improvement.

105. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - radiation therapy (EBRT) probably slightly increases the likelihood of overall pain response (pain improvement … Overall pain response is used to reflect pain improvement. … findings suggest that MF EBRT probably slightly increases the likelihood of overall pain response (pain improvement … EBRT combined with surgery may confer more improvement in neurologic outcomes related to spinal cord

106. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - Outcome measures include mortality reduction, quality of life (objectively measured), functional improvement … For which presenting symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) does the technology result in an improvement

107. Migraine in Adults: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - ≥50 percent reduction in monthly migraine frequency, reduction in migraine-related disability, and improvement … migraine attacks by ≥50 percent (low-strength evidence from 3 RCTs of 459 adults) with inconsistent improvement … Drugs would result in clinical improvement in 200 to 400 patients per 1,000 treated.

108. Topic 0613 Tympanostomy Tubes NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2014 - non-surgical treatments or no intervention Outcome(s): Reduction in the prevalence of middle ear effusion; improvement … of hearing levels (HLs); speech and language improvement; health-related quality of life (HRQoL) … considered for tympanostomy tubes Intervention(s): Hearing testing Comparator(s): No test Outcome(s): Improvement

109. Standardized Library of Asthma Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2019 - Director Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … templates, whereas this project is based on FHIR version 1.8.0 objects.c The HL7 Clinical Quality Improvement … Change from not well controlled to controlled OR change representing minimal important difference (MID) improvement

110. Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - and Adolescents (2017) Structured Abstract Objectives To assess the effectiveness of quality improvement

111. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings, 2023-2024 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Liaison Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency … Director of The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK … areas2-6 have realized improvements, health care continues to struggle with improvement rates that

112. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Primary pain response was defined as ≥30 percent improvement (reduction) in pain score. … Secondary pain response criteria included >30 percent improvement 4 (e.g., ≥50% improvement), condition-specific … Duloxetine resulted in a small improvement in pain severity, moderate improvement in pain response, … Topical diclofenac showed small improvement in pain in the short term. … on pain improvement, function, and quality of life.

113. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - PFMT-BF alone* 2 109 Severity No significant difference was found between groups in improvement in the … compared with the sham group (1.7 days, SD 3.5). ��� Severity There was no significant difference in improvement … 12.5] vs. sham group: 3.0 episode reduction [IQR 0.0–8.9]). ��� Quality of life Percent change (improvement … electrostimulation 1 126 Severity No significant difference was found between groups in Vaizey score** improvement … mg/ day) vs. placebo 1 44 Severity No significant difference was found between groups in FICA score improvement

114. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     October 31, 2011 - conflict of interest Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality improvement … conflict of interest Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality improvement … It is also important to provide an opportunity for meeting evaluation and improvement. * Facilitation … Facilitation skills Identifying stakeholders Preparing stakeholders Managing bias & conflict Continuous improvement …   * Challenge: Continuous Improvement Review processes Encourage feedback Incorporate suggestions

115. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Studies were required to report at least one outcome of interest including symptom improvement, other … The findings for symptom improvement are presented for each condition in Table B. … Eleven bipolar studies reported symptom improvement. … Five studies provided evidence on symptom improvement in Tourette syndrome. … Four studies examined improvement for behavioral issues.

116. Table 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - rapid evaluation using quality improvement and benchmarking methodologies. … Medicare quality improvement community (MedQIC - Hospice). Available at: http://www.medqic.org. … Improvement in oncology practice performance through voluntary participation in the Quality Oncology … Distinguish the use of pain indicators in quality improvement versus performance measurement • Focus … the use of indicators for quality improvement; • Understand clinical triggers in the process of

117. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - PFMT-BF alone* 2 109 Severity No significant difference was found between groups in improvement … [evidence low] Severity There was no significant difference in improvement in the CCFIS score … [evidence low] Quality of life Percent change (improvement) from baseline in the FIQL coping-behavior … electrostimulation 1 126 Severity No significant difference was found between groups in Vaizey score** improvement … vs. placebo 1 44 Severity No significant difference was found between groups in FICA score improvement

118. Systematic Review on Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - THC/CBD versus placebo short-term Cannabis was associated with a moderate improvement in short … - term pain response versus placebo but no effect on pain improvement in neuropathic pain • SOE: … Low, based on 2 RCTs 1 new RCT (n=339) found no difference in pain response or pain improvement … Desipramine versus active placebo short- term No overall improvement in pain with desipramine, … (47.5% vs. 32.7%, p=0.004) and 50 percent or more pain improvement (27.2% vs. 17.0%, p=0.019) versus

119. Healthcare System Level Strategies to Address Racial/Ethnic and Related Disparities in Health and Healthcare (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2022 - Systematic Review: Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions To Address Health … Disparities. https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/disparities-quality- improvement/research … /products/disparities-quality-improvement/research 9 VIII. … Systematic Review: Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions To Address Health … Disparities. https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/disparities-quality-improvement/r... 8.

120. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Outcome(s): Scores on standardized neuropsychological tests measuring cognitive function, functional improvement … in activities of daily living, improvement in employment status, quality of life, reduced hospitalization