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41. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements To Improve the Safety of Surgical Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2024 - as a method of measuring and reporting surgical outcomes, and they serve as a stimulus for quality improvement … studies included, pre-post or longitudinal studies, which use report card data to implement quality improvement … In these latter studies, links between the report card and the use of a targeted quality improvement … addressed the critical aspects of surgical report cards such as implementation of outcomes-based quality improvement

42. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements to Improve the Safety of Surgical Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 01, 2023 - Affairs (VA) Health System researchers and clinicians (the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement … This served as a stimulus for quality improvement and increased patient safety. … American Hernia Society Quality Task Force (ACHQC), and the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement … associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector National Surgical Quality Improvement … to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement

43. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - Outcomes The most commonly examined outcomes were measures of wound improvement. … However, we also considered other indicators of “wound improvement” in synthesizing evidence. … Although we evaluated multiple outcomes, only measures of wound improvement (complete wound healing … measure of wound improvement (e.g., complete wound healing), we report those findings. … Summary of evidence: impact of pressure ulcer treatment strategies on wound improvement and harms

44. Development of a Primary Care Guie for Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Pilot Dissemination Project (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - Colleen Barclay and Daniel Jonas received funding from the Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement … , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for the implementation/quality improvement project on … Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … In our initial implementation and quality improvement project we aimed to fill gaps in the delivery … Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Science of Improvement: Testing Changes. 2018.

45. Methods Report Appendix A: Foray Into Computable Reports (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - • Evidence synthesis for 51 specific interventions (14 intervention categories) for • Cure, improvement … ] [Amount of evidence] • n studies • N people [Outcomes (studies; people)] • Cure (75; 13921) • Improvement … information] [Amount of evidence] • n studies • N people [Outcomes (studies; people)] • Cure (54; 8664) • Improvement

46. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 01, 2020 - We included UI outcomes (cure, improvement, satisfaction), quality of life, and adverse events. … combination with hormones) was more effective than either alpha agonists or hormones to achieve cure or improvement … (moderate SoE); alpha agonists were more effective than hormones to achieve improvement (moderate SoE … commonly used for treatment of urgency UI, is more effective than no treatment of stress UI for cure, improvement … stress UI, indirect evidence suggests that intravesical pressure release is more effective to achieve improvement

47. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2023-2024 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2024 - The science and practice of patient safety improvement has evolved in the last 20 years and, while certain … areas 2-6 have realized improvements, health care continues to struggle with improvement rates that … Evidence Summary Four of the six studies found significant improvement in secondary health care worker … in at least one process measure, but only two studies showed improvement in outcome measures. 5b. … Frequent communication, iterative improvement, clinician involvement, and training with test versions

48. Cer-250-Cannabis-Table-E5-2022-Update 0 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2022 - C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 8.2 (4.5) vs. 8.7 (5.1) vs. 9.5 (4.9) 6 months … C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 17.8 (8.2) vs. 16.4 (9.1) vs. 33.1 (20.2) … B Pain intensity index (VAS 0-100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 83.4% vs … B Physical quality of life (VR12-PCS; NRS 100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week … Anxiety (DASS-A; NRS21) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 78.4% vs. 52.3%, p<0.001

49. A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis: A Brief Summary of Findings for Clinicians | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - The secondary outcomes were improvement in function and leg pain at 3 weeks; the proportions of patients … The degree of improvement in both function and pain was similar between groups. … The percentage of patients with an improvement in RMDQ score of ≥50 percent at 6 weeks was similar in … The percentage of patients with an improvement in leg pain score of ≥50 percent at 6 weeks was identical … Post-hoc adjustment for pain duration revealed similar pain improvement in both treatment groups but

50. Cannabis-2022-Surv-Rep-3-Table-F5 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2022 - C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 8.2 (4.5) vs. 8.7 (5.1) vs. 9.5 (4.9) 6 months … C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 17.8 (8.2) vs. 16.4 (9.1) vs. 33.1 (20.2) … B Pain intensity index (VAS 0-100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 83.4% vs … B Physical quality of life (VR12-PCS; NRS 100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week … Anxiety (DASS-A; NRS21) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 78.4% vs. 52.3%, p<0.001

51. Cannabis-2022-Update-Surv-Rep-1-App-F-5 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2022 - C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 8.2 (4.5) vs. 8.7 (5.1) vs. 9.5 (4.9) 6 months … C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 17.8 (8.2) vs. 16.4 (9.1) vs. 33.1 (20.2) … B Pain intensity index (VAS 0-100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 83.4% vs … B Physical quality of life (VR12-PCS; NRS 100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week … Anxiety (DASS-A; NRS21) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 78.4% vs. 52.3%, p<0.001

52. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - The analysis was also performed on the likelihood of experiencing 50 percent or more improvement in … • Opioids were associated with a mean improvement below the threshold for small vs. placebo in SF- … • No difference between opioids vs. placebo in mean improvement on SF-36 measures of mental health … • Effects of opioids vs. placebo on mean improvement in pain were greater at short- term followup in … might be associated with a small mean short- term improvement in SF-36 mental health status.

53. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence Report Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement … Strategies: Volume 6–Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections on quality improvement (QI) strategies … There were 34 analyses on adherence, of which 31 (91%) showed significant improvement. … There were 63 analyses of infection rates, of which 42 (67%) showed significant improvement.

54. Management of Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - These clearance rates provide estimates for the expected level of improvement in IH appearance with the … Beta-blockers Propranolol vs. observation or placebo Improvement in IH Network meta-analysis; 4 … , 21% to 66%) [evidence medium] Propranolol vs. other beta-blockers (atenolol or nadolol) Improvement … 11%) [evidence medium] Intralesional steroids (triamcinolone) vs. observation or placebo Improvement … 6% (95% BCI, 1% to 11%) [evidence low] Laser Treatments Pulse dye laser vs. observation Improvement

55. Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2019 - utility of an Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) report by a health system engaged in QI (quality improvement … Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … However, from the perspective of a health system focused on quality improvement (QI), such large evidence … However, from the perspective of a health system focused on quality improvement, such large evidence … Effectiveness of a focused, brief psychoeducation program for parents of ADHD children: improvement

56. Cannabis-2023-Surv-Rep-4-Table-E-5 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2023 - C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 8.2 (4.5) vs. 8.7 (5.1) vs. 9.5 (4.9) 6 months … C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 17.8 (8.2) vs. 16.4 (9.1) vs. 33.1 (20.2) … B Pain intensity index (VAS 0-100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 83.4% vs … B Physical quality of life (VR12-PCS; NRS 100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week … Anxiety (DASS-A; NRS21) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 78.4% vs. 52.3%, p<0.001

57. Cannabis-2022-Surv-Rep-4-Table-F5 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2022 - C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 8.2 (4.5) vs. 8.7 (5.1) vs. 9.5 (4.9) 6 months … C Absolute improvement in VAS since initiation (mean [SD]): 17.8 (8.2) vs. 16.4 (9.1) vs. 33.1 (20.2) … B Pain intensity index (VAS 0-100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 83.4% vs … B Physical quality of life (VR12-PCS; NRS 100 scale) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week … Anxiety (DASS-A; NRS21) mean relative change (improvement) rates at week 24 78.4% vs. 52.3%, p<0.001

58. Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - patients achieving SVR compared with usual care, and three of the other six showed a tendency toward an improvement … Four of the eight studies reporting adherence showed statistically significant improvement in adherence … , and two others achieved nonsignificant improvement.

59. Management of Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2016 - These clearance rates provide estimates for the expected level of improvement in IH appearance with … other beta-blockers (atenolol or nadolol) Improvement in IH 3 studies (100 subjects) Equivalent … placebo or observation Improvement in IH Network meta-analysis 3 additional studies (188 subjects … observation or placebo Improvement in IH Network meta-analysis Oral steroids more effective … observation Improvement in IH 2 studies (143 subjects) Pulse dye laser more effective NA �

60. Arthritis-Psoriatric Executive (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - quality of life and statistically significant, but not clinically significant, improvement in disease … Compared with placebo in one fair study, MTX resulted in greater improvement in physician assessment … Abbreviations: ACR 20 = American College of Rheumatology 20 percent improvement from baseline to endpoint … ) SF-36 PCS (Mean Improvement) Oral DMARDs Leflunomide 1 RCT/ 190 36 0.14 NR Methotrexate 1 RCT … Abbreviations: ACR 20 = American College of Rheumatology 20 percent improvement from baseline to endpoint