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161. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - The clinical significance of this improvement is likely influenced by baseline disease severity and … As discussed above, both groups showed improvement in AHI at 6-month followup, with maintenance at … We also found consistently greater improvement in sleep-related quality of life with tonsillectomy vs … of Apnea Hypopnea Index with tonsillectomy compared with no surgery Significant improvement in … This short-term improvement must be weighed against a roughly 4 percent frequency of PTH.

162. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - While definitions of continence are similar, the definitions most commonly applied to improvement in … Women define improvement according to reduced lifestyle restrictions or improved overall perception … of bladder symptoms, especially resolution of urine leakage, whereas researchers define improvement … This review examines improvement thresholds of clinical importance in validated scales and checklists … Significant improvement in UI with fesoterodine compared to placebo was dose responsive.

163. 2019 Letter of Appreciation to Associate Editors and Peer Reviewers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2019-letter-of-appreciation.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - Program Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Improvement

164. Topic 0548 Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for MDD NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0647-13114.pdf
     June 21, 2013 - Outcome(s): Improvement in symptoms of depression; reduced suicide risk; improved social and occupational

165. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0161_09-01-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - breathing Comparator(s): Treatment as usual (bronchodilators and inhaled steroids) Outcome(s): Improvement

166. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0136_07-21-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - oophorectomy Comparator: Nonsurgical treatments including pharmacologic and behavioral Outcomes: Improvement

167. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-testing_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - used.4 To accurately assess quality of care and provide tools for targeting and evaluating quality improvement … training, a nurse project manager and three professional nurse abstractors from Delmarva, a Quality Improvement … Improvement in oncology practice performance through voluntary participation in the Quality Oncology … American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. … assessment before or on the next visit to the same outpatient site of whether or not there was an improvement

168. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review: Implementing Recommended Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Counseling Interventions in Primary Care Settings for in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 09, 2025 - However, it is not clear why quality-improvement studies that do not include interrupted-time series … We did not exclude quality improvement (QI) studies per se. … There are many “traditional” quality-improvement projects using statistical process control charts … Those engaged in quality- improvement in the field may feel ignored if the exclusion criteria are not … TEP Reviewer 1 Results This section would be different if other quality-improvement studies were

169. Methods-Guidance-Topics Methods (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topics_methods.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - could report on data related to these. 9 Similarly, to identify priority conditions for quality improvement … fair and publicly accountable within a system that is capable of scrutiny, feedback, evaluation, and improvement … Fifth is the need for any prioritization approach to undertake process evaluation and improvement measures … Battista and Hodge point out, process documentation forms the basis for process evaluation and improvement … Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Public Law 108-173.

170. Cannabis-App-F5-Table-Surveillance-Report-2 0 0 (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-app-f5-table-surveillance-report-2_0_0.xlsx
     October 08, 2025 - 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)

171. Appendix-E-Table-E5 0 (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Appendix-E-Table-E5_0.xlsx
     October 08, 2025 - 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)

172. 2017 Letter of Appreciation to Peer Reviewers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/2017-letter-of-appreciation_corrected.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - Bierman Director, Scientific Resource Center Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

173. Letter of Appreciation 2016 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/letter-of-appreciation-2016.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - Bierman Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research

174. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0543_05-24-2013.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - revealed a 2006 AHRQ systematic entitled, “Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement

175. Topic 0562 Treatments for Biploar Disorder NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0663-131114.pdf
     April 10, 2013 - psychosocial interventions, somatic treatments, combinations of these, and placebo/sham Outcome(s): Improvement

176. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - and accrediting agencies to analyze harm events as part of their quality assurance and process improvement … Best practices go beyond event review and quality improvement, and include several components: proactive … Centered Outcomes Research Institute), or professional organizations (i.e., Institute for Healthcare Improvement … Institute for Healthcare Improvement- National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, 2020. https://

177. 2020 Letter of Appreciation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-letter-of-appreciation.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Program Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Improvement

178. App-F1-Surv-Report-2-Nonopioid-Pharmacol-Chronic-Pain (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-f1-surv-report-2-nonopioid-pharmacol-chronic-pain.xlsx
     October 08, 2025 - on NRS 14 Short 83 167 167 Langford, 2013 Good NPP (MS) Placebo Placebo ≥30% improvement on NRS 14 … Short 77 172 172 Lee, 2020 Fair NPP (DPN/PHN) PGB/GBP Pregabalin CR ≥30% improvement on DPRS 12 Short … 93 130 176 Lee, 2020 Fair NPP (DPN/PHN) PGB/GBP Pregabalin IR ≥30% improvement on DPRS 12 Short 91 … 131 176 Lee, 2020 Fair NPP (DPN/PHN) PGB/GBP Pregabalin CR ≥50% improvement on DPRS 12 Short 62 130 … 176 Lee, 2020 Fair NPP (DPN/PHN) PGB/GBP Pregabalin IR ≥50% improvement on DPRS 12 Short 59 131 176

179. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-patient-family-engagement.pdf
     October 01, 2023 - Free from Harm: Accelerating Patient Safety Improvement 15 Years After To Err Is Human National Patient … Acting Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Evidence-based Practice Center Program Liaison Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for

180. Systematic Review on Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 3 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-3.pdf
     June 01, 2022 - placebo, short-terma pain Opioids associated with small improvement in short-term pain • SOE: High … placebo, short-term function Opioids associated with small improvement in short-term function • … in pain and moderate improvement in function versus opioids SOE: low, based on new evidence … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality