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381. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement_research.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Authorized in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, the EHC Program

382. Asthma-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-treatment_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2011 - improvements in a Juniper symptom subscale well beyond the level of clinical significance (i.e., improvement … Quality of life was only reported in three of the trials, but did show improvement in two of them (standardized … intervention groups were small (e.g., improvements of 20 milliliters or less in FEV1 or less than 2% improvement … Three of the four trials reporting pulmonary function found greater improvement in FEV1 or PEF in participants … Hyperventilation reduction techniques provided the strongest evidence for improvement in asthma symptoms

383. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genitourinary-symptoms-protocol_0.pdf
     July 10, 2023 - Which treatments show improvement for which symptoms? … 3 • Key Question 4: What is the appropriate follow-up interval to assess improvement, sustained … improvement, or regression of symptoms of GSM in women treated with hormonal, non-hormonal, and energy-based

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. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2021: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2021.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - and dissemination (supported by seven reports and manuscripts and a symposium), as well as to the improvement … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety … Underperformance of contemporary phase iii oncology trials and strategies for improvement.

386. rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update-protocol-170515 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update_research-protocol.pdf
     May 15, 2017 - Response, or improvement, is defined using the DAS28 from one patient on two different time points. … EULAR Response Criteria Present DAS28a DAS28 improvement >1.2 DAS28 improvement >0.6 and ≤1.2 … DAS28 improvement ≤0.6 ≤ 3.2 Good response Moderate response No response > 3.2 and ≤ 5.1 Moderate

387. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - 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 … available for treating BPD and MDD, half or more of patients with BPD or MDD fail to experience symptom improvement … Course of improvement in depressive symptoms to a single intravenous infusion of ketamine vs add-on

388. 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

389. Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Surgery practice, Parkstad Heerlen, reported that “EndoBarrier treatment offered rapid and long-lasting improvement … Long- term weight loss and improvement in glycemic parameters with low-dose, controlled-release … Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). … Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2009 Jan. 101 p. 12.

390. 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.

391. 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

392. Slide 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cf_deliberativemethodswebinar_goalsetting.pdf
     May 29, 2025 - Slide 1 Goal Setting Jyoti Gupta, MPH, Senior Public Engagement Associate Public Agenda 1 Purposes of Goal Setting • To choose the right strategies and methodologies for engagement • To be clear and honest about what one can reasonably expect to be the outcomes 2 Goals of Del…

393. 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.

394. 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

395. 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

396. 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.

397. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Program: Annual Report 2024 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2024.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Program: Annual Report 2024 1 AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Annual Report 2024 e Program Goals Achieved Vision, Mission, and Goals The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program produces evidence reports…

398. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 20, 2012 - Most notably and relevant are the improvement in adherence issues that were associated with the improved … The definition of adherence needs improvement, as mentioned above.

399. Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-integrating-health-system-data.pdf
     April 01, 2020 - Director Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and … data—including patient characteristics and reasons reported for missed appointments—to select optimal improvement

400. 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