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381. heart-failure-readmission-protocol-130611 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_research-protocol.pdf
     June 10, 2013 - relationship to the index hospitalization may help identify those areas most important for quality improvement … variation in inpatient care processes, education, discharge processes, care transition, and quality-improvement … although evaluating 30-day readmissions is important for certain stakeholders (hospitals, payers, quality improvement … on Performance Measures and the American Medical Association-Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement

382. Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-making-sure-evidence-understood.pdf
     July 01, 2020 - clinical practice guidelines, performance measures, educational materials, and quality or operational improvement

383. S16 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s16.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Quality improvement studies at the state level indicate some of these interventions can change processes … Quality improvement studies31 Modest improvements in outcomes with feedback of data to hospitals. … Multistate improvement in process and outcomes of carotid endarterectomy.

384. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 273_Treatment of Stages I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-273-anal-cancer-executive-summary.pdf
     August 01, 2024 - Colostomy-free survival (up to 5 yrs) 1; RCT; n=110 CRT favored over RT alone; estimated improvement

385. Introduction-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/introduction-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
     April 26, 2012 - Recognizing the need for outcomes research, Section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement … Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law No. 108- 173, § 1013

386. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250_Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2022 Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-evidence-summary-2022-update_0.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - • Synthetic THC (high-THC to CBD) may be associated with moderate improvement in pain severity, but … Improvement in pain was small to moderate with high and comparable THC to CBD ratio products.

387. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 22, 2023 - Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Title: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes Draft report available for public comment…

388. Glasgow.Presentation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_media_glasgow_presentation.pdf
     January 01, 2009 -  and  use  of  the  social  support  forum  were  associated  with  greater   improvement

389. 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

390. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     September 26, 2014 - An improvement ≥2 steps in the [ETDRS] retinopathy scale occurred in 13.7% (low dose) and 10.1% ( … The mean improvement in BCVA letter score between baseline and month 24 was 4.4 and 5.4 in the low- … A higher rate of improvement and lower rate of decline in DRSS [Diabetic Retinopathy Severity … Improvement in glycemic parameters with use of the low glucose suspend feature of the Veo insulin … ASMBS 2009: gastric banding achieves sustained weight loss, improvement of diabetes.

391. Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-2006_appendixes.pdf
     January 01, 2006 - When compared to naproxen, RR of improvement were 1.1 (95% CI:0.8, 1.4) at 100mg 1.2 (95% CI: 1.0, 1.5 … Percentage of patients showing improvement according to ACR 20 responder index was also essentially … Percentage of patients showing improvement: 100 mg - 40%; 200mg - 44% and 51%; 400mg - 39% and 52%; … NNT with rofecoxib v placebo to achieve improvement in patient global assessment was 5 (95% CI: 4, 6 … Wegman, 2004 Rest pain (Based on 5 trials with 1208 subjects)Overall improvement using pooled data

392. 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

393. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - The goals of treatment for OA of the knee include relief of pain and inflammation, and improvement in … Therefore, a lack of effect might simply reflect the limits of possible improvement over that from … Reported outcomes need to include the percent of participants who experience improvement as well as … Is there a dose response relationship between weight loss and symptom improvement in persons with knee … Minimum clinically important improvement and patient acceptable symptom state in pain and function

394. Disposition of Comments Report for Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-outcomes_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 15, 2015 - Typically this kind of research is generated because of investigators having an interest in quality improvement … emphasis in this brief was on the state of the evidence addressing whether use of QMs was related to improvement … scope of this brief was on the state of the evidence addressing whether use of QMs was related to improvement … scope of this brief was on the state of the evidence addressing whether use of QMs was related to improvement … ” [11: Rost K, Dickinson LM, Fortney J, et al.: Clinical Improvement Associated with Conformance to

395. Systematic Review on Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - placebo, short-term pain Opioids associated with small improvement in short-term pain • SOE: High … , based on 44 to 71 RCTs 1 small (n=40) new RCT4 found tapentadol associated with moderate improvement … placebo, short-term function Opioids associated with small improvement in short-term function • … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency … Sleep Disturbance Predicts Less Improvement in Pain Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of the SPACE Randomized

396. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - efficacious when supervised by a physical therapist and typically resulted in a clinically meaningful improvement … no high quality observational studies or administrative databases analyses suggesting significant improvement … Prognosis (including plan of care)–Determination of level of optimal improvement and interventions, … randomly assigned to either exercise alone or multimodal program and followed over time to determine improvement … no high quality observational studies or administrative databases analyses suggesting significant improvement

397. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - Improvement in patient symptoms, speed of improvement. … Evidence on symptom improvement was conflicting, with slightly longer duration of symptoms (N = 3 RCTs … Relative: RR range, 0.69 to 0.17 (5 RCTs) SOE: Moderate No evidence Conflicting evidence on symptom improvement … There were no differences in return clinic visits or rate of improvement of symptoms. … of Pediatrics), patient and family education for uncomplicated acute bronchitis (Michigan Quality Improvement

398. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 06, 2012 - -20, Table B, for Proprioception Exercises, finding for the outcome of Strength has been listed as Improvement … Page ES-20, Table B, for E-stim, finding for the outcome of Strength has been listed as Improvement. … Scale score of <4 had a conclusive diagnostic value for patient perception of clinically significant improvement … Peer Reviewer #2 Results I think the finding reported on p. 16 regarding the clinically important improvement … proposed that “benefits from physical therapy interventions should be defined as clinically important improvement

399. Sleep-Apnea Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_surveillance.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - Three assessed sleepiness and found an improvement. … Two RCTs assessed neurological or neurocognitive outcomes, only 1 showed an improvement. … Quality of life was assessed in 1 RCT, no improvement was reported. … A statistically significant improvement in AHI was observed in the MAD group compared with the surgery … A statistically significant improvement in AHI was observed in the MAD group compared with the surgery

400. Methods Research Report: Linking Evidence Reviews to Organizational Guideline Planning: A Pilot Test of an Interactive Web-Based Presentation and Discussion of Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/linking-evidence-reviews-methods_0.pdf
     October 01, 2018 - 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 … Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and … delivery of care within a system (e.g., decision-making regarding training, patient safety procedures, improvement