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361. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
     December 14, 2010 - RYGB) appear to be superior over restrictive procedures (e.g., LAGB) for obtaining weight loss and improvement … blood pressure o Long-term: - % with sleep apnea - % with GERD - % with diabetes resolution/improvement … Fasting glucose level  Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)  Triglycerides  Blood pressure resolution/ improvement

362. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - Director Acting Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and … Patients treated with lesinurad 200 mg and febuxostat did not achieve a statistical improvement at

363. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bundled-payments-quality-effects_research-protocol.pdf
     June 23, 2011 - Quality Gap series, which aims to provide critical analysis of the existing literature on quality improvement … The review will focus on ―bundled payment,‖ a strategy for health care quality improvement and cost … Other reviews in the series will address a range of quality improvement topics arising from Agency for

364. Disposition of Comments Report for Technical Brief 15 Transition Care for Children With Special Health Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/children-special-needs-transition_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 17, 2014 - Reviewer 5 (TEP) Next Steps Maybe transition success will have to be measured by quality improvement … The Got Transition principles lend themselves well to quality improvement projects. Thank you. … We have comments on the role of Quality improvement research in the “Areas for Future Research” section … This has been noted in the SQUIRE guidelines for quality improvement reporting. … Doing quality improvement projects using the SQUIRE guidelines for quality improvement reporting.

365. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Change in 39 Low 1 fair trial: ECT had significantly greater pharmacotherapy depressive severity improvement … rTMS vs. sham Health-related 60 Low 1 fair trail: low rTMS had significantly outcomes greater improvement … 1 study compared ECT with a combination of ECT and rTMS and found no differences between groups in improvement … In one fair trial, low rTMS had significantly greater improvement in health status and daily functioning

366. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management-1_research-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - Effective Health Care Research Report Number 1 Abstract Purpose: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement … Effective Health Care Research Report Number 1 Introduction In 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement … The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. HR1. … Sustained improvement in drug documentation, compliance, and disease control.

367. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-brain-injury_research-protocol.pdf
     December 09, 2009 - may be associated with a realization of the level of impairment and low likelihood of substantial improvement … screening – and conversely, may miss later depression that is situational or associated with plateaus in improvement

368. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_policymaker.pdf
     August 01, 2016 - discharge üü Evaluating 30-day readmission rates is important to hospitals, patients, payers, and quality improvement

369. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief3-SUD.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series No. 54. Report No.: (SMA) 12-4671. … Acting Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

370. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief3-SUD.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series No. 54. Report No.: (SMA) 12-4671. … Acting Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

371. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dyspnea-advanced-cancer-summary-1.pdf
     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 …

372. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 272_Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-272-genitourinary-syndrome-executive-summary.pdf
     July 01, 2024 - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 272_Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 272 Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review Executive Summary Main Points • One hundred seven publications of hormonal, non-hormonal moisturiz…

373. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_surveillance.pdf
     June 01, 2012 - p=0 .016 8 Baseline LVM: RR= 1.21; p= 0.07 Independent factors associated with SBP and DBP improvement … 1.29; p=0 .016 Baseline LVM: RR= 1.21; p= 0.07 Independent factors associated with SBP and DBP improvement … change: 33±12 mL · min-1 · 1.73 m-2 (mean ± SD) to 37 ±19 mL · min-1 · 1.73m-2 at 6 months ;P= .10 Improvement … in GFR ((>10% increase ) or stabilization of renal function: 67% of treated patients Not improvement … Findings Baseline LVM: RR= 1.21; p= .07 Independent factors associated with SBP and DBP improvement

374. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     January 10, 2012 - Severity Index (PSSI) and the Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) scores as outcomes, patient-reported improvement … when evaluating intermediate (plaque BSA measurement, PASI score, Patient’s Assessment of Global Improvement … , PGA, and individual symptom improvement) and final health outcomes (mortality, HRQoL [e.g., DLQI, … Intermediate outcomes  Plaque BSA measurement  PASI score  Patient’s Assessment of Global Improvement …  PGA  Individual symptom improvement (KQ 2) Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

375. Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - Early (1 to 3 months) decrease (improvement) in mean hearing thresholds compared with watchful waiting … Late (12 to 24 months) decrease (improvement) in mean hearing thresholds compared with watchful waiting … The improvement by early (mean age 3 months) compared to delayed (mean age 40.8 months or not at all … All studies reported additional intermediate outcomes (e.g., cessation, improvement or duration of … Our network meta-analysis of hearing thresholds suggests the possibility of a more sustained improvement

376. Evidence Summary: CER 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-237-evidence-summary-palliative-care-ambulatory.pdf
     February 01, 2021 - systems and payment mechanisms, use of interdisciplinary care, and integrating quality measurement and improvement

377. Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-231-dementia-interventions-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     August 01, 2020 - of dementia and the anticipated increase in care needs over time, it may be difficult to identify improvement

378. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-mental-health_research-protocol.pdf
     September 01, 2016 - Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Vol. 1: Series Overview

379. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - A statistically significant improvement in AHI was observed in the MAD group compared with the surgery … • By meta-analysis, CPAP results in a statistically and clinically significant improvement in sleepiness … By meta-analysis there was statistically significant, but clinically nonsignificant better improvement … • By meta-analysis, MAD results in a statistically and clinically significant improvement in sleepiness … By meta-analysis, CPAP results in a statistically significant greater improvement in AHI than MAD (

380. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - This group experienced a meaningful improvement in their menstrual frequency (42% increase from baseline … in cycle regularity while those who exercised only had a 42 percent improvement. … surgical referral and hysterectomy.65 However this treatment choice cannot necessarily be linked to improvement … controlled trial with 201 participants, documented effectiveness.51 The treatment effect was large with improvement … been shown to have additional positive effects, typically including shorter duration of bleeding and improvement