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301. Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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302. Topic 0610 CE of Treatments for Uterine Fibroids NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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     September 03, 2014 - hysterectomy Outcome(s): Intraoperative and postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, improvement

303. DARTNet Summary Report (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - final organizational structure of the network, define the selection process for research and quality improvement … for bringing populations of primary care practices together to design, track, and evaluate quality improvement … OCER) and secondary aim of conducting a full spectrum of practice-based research involving quality improvement … This approach enhances and sustains both the OCER model and the PBRN model of practice improvement … to provide local clinical decision support services for clinicians to use for their own quality improvement

304. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2025 - Which treatments show improvement for which symptoms? … Key Question 4: What is the appropriate follow-up interval to assess improvement, sustained improvement … their clinicians; it is possible that asking women about the presence of symptoms may lead to symptom improvement … Many studies reported symptom improvement in participants who received lubricating vaginal placebo creams

305. Executive Summary: Systematic Review_Implementing Recommended Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Counseling Interventions in Primary Care Settings for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - statistical process control charts without an interrupted time series design were excluded, so many quality improvement … Identifying and responding to depression in adolescents in primary care: a quality improvement response … Improving Primary Care Adolescent Depression Screening and Initial Management: A Quality Improvement … Vaping: Impact of Improving Screening Questioning in Adolescent Population: A Quality Improvement Initiative

306. Pediatric Quality Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and Followup | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2024 - problems if there is appropriate followup with linkage to treatment. 6 , 8-10 Despite multiple quality improvement … American Academy of Audiology, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, National Improvement … Health Care"[mh] OR “Quality of health care”[mh] OR “Quality Indicators, Health Care”[mh] OR “Quality improvement … tiab] OR "quality measures"[tiab] OR “process measure”[tiab] OR “process measures”[tiab] OR “quality improvement

307. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     December 05, 2013 - ACDF patients in NDI score at all timepoints and significantly greater 3 improvement in VAS … Mean symptom improvement was 50% or more 18 months after treatment.34 In one trial, patients (n= … Significant improvement in all WOMAC parameters (p<0.05) were noted in both PRP-injection groups … No significant difference in clinical improvement was observed between patients treated with single … Both groups showed clinical improvement at followup with no statistical difference between groups.

308. Anxiety in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - Benzodiazepines did not show significant improvement in primary anxiety symptoms (low SOE).

309. In patients with dementia, what is the effectiveness of psychological treatment (i.e., non-pharmacological; e.g., cognitive or behavioral therapy for individuals with dementia; environmental and behavioral interventions to address… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - symptoms of depression and anxiety; Reduction and physically or verbally aggressive behaviors; Improvement … in "patient centered" care indices as rated by patients and families; Maintenance and/or improvement

310. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - Version 1.0. http://www.acog.org/About- ACOG/ACOG-Departments/Patient-Safety-and-Quality-Improvement/ … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/postpartum-hemorrhage http://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/ACOG-Departments/Patient-Safety-and-Quality-Improvement

311. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Dashed line indicates theoretical relationship 3 • No high or moderate strength evidence found improvement … further research on the interaction between the effect size of outcome measures and meaningful clinical improvement

312. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods - Part I | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Design of Cluster-Randomized Trials of Quality Improvement Interventions Aimed at Medical Care Providers … Design of Cluster-Randomized Trials of Quality Improvement Interventions Aimed at Medical Care Providers

313. Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2020 - clinical practice guidelines, performance measures, educational materials, and quality or operational improvement

314. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - Mean symptom improvement of all patients who reported outcomes was nearly 60% at 24 months after … Patients treated with MSCs had an additional improvement of 7.65 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.04 … Investigators reported “rapid and progressive improvement of algofunctional indices that approached … No significant difference in clinical improvement was observed between patients treated with single … Both groups showed clinical improvement at followup with no statistical difference between groups.

315. Key Questions 1. Does routine preoperative testing compared to no testing or alternative testing strategies improve outcomes (such as surgical complications, other morbidity, and mortality) among patients undergoing elective surgery? 2.… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - for an end to routine preoperative testing, including the ASA and the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement … for an end to routine preoperative testing, including the ASA and the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

316. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Most patients experience a rapid improvement in (and often a complete resolution of) pain and disability … and are able to return to work. 6 In those with persistent symptoms, continued improvement is often … Final health outcomes Reduction or elimination of low back pain, including related leg symptoms Improvement … in back-specific and overall function Improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) Reduction … in work disability/return to work Global improvement Number of back pain episodes or time between

317. Interventions to Modify Healthcare Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - published a report on asthma care, entitled Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement … The report authors examined the published literature through May 2006 to evaluate whether quality improvement … A framework for improvement. JAMA 1999 Oct 20;282(15):1458-65. PMID: 10535437. … Quality improvement strategies for children with asthma: a systematic review. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 5—Asthma Care.

318. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - ACR Pediatric 30 is a relative measure of disease activity, the impact of JIA category on percent improvement … Full understanding of the impact of treatment requires understanding not only relative improvement but … Some studies report the percentage improvement from baseline without providing baseline data or an estimate … The current response criteria of the ACR 10 Pediatric 30 definition of improvement, a composite measure

319. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 232 Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer Evidence Summary Main Points For patients with advanced cancer: • Airflow interventions (fans) were …

320. Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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