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81. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0272_03-06-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Outcome measures include mortality reduction, quality of life (objectively measured), functional improvement … For which presenting symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) does the technology result in an improvement

82. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - Aerobic exercises Improvement Aquatic exercises No improvement Strengthening exercises Improvement Tai … Worse PEMF No improvement Ultrasound Improvement Diathermy No improvement Heat No improvement* Cryotherapy … * Aerobic exercises Improvement Aquatic exercises Improvement Strengthening exercises No improvement … Tai Chi No improvement Proprioception exercises Massage Improvement* Joint mobilization Improvement* … improvement* E-stim No inprovement PEMF No improvement* Ultrasound No improvement Diathermy No improvement

83. September 2021 Surveillance Report 1: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-other-plant-based-treatments-surveillance-report-1-updated_0.PDF
    December 01, 2021 - Director Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Practice Center Program Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency

84. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
    March 14, 2013 - The median CRP of the treated patients was 12.0 (3.3-76.6).22 A study of tocilizumab found improvement … to be effective, safe and well-tolerated; 1 study including 55 patients on rituximab18 that found improvement … These demonstrate marked improvement in ESR The conclusions are possibly out of date given data … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued

85. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
    March 14, 2013 - The median CRP of the treated patients was 12.0 (3.3-76.6).22 A study of tocilizumab found improvement … to be effective, safe and well-tolerated; 1 study including 55 patients on rituximab18 that found improvement … These demonstrate marked improvement in ESR The conclusions are possibly out of date given data … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued

86. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Patient Monitoring Systems To Prevent Failure To Rescue (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-monitoring-systems-rapid-review.pdf
    December 01, 2024 - In primary studies of adults, none of the interventions showed consistent improvement in relevant outcomes … ) No consistent improvement Low SOE (3 studies) No consistent improvement Hospital mortality … (2 studies) No conclusion drawn Moderate SOE (7 studies) Improvement Low SOE ( … No study found a statistically significant improvement. … A Quality Improvement Project for Monitoring Surgical Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

87. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alternative-payment-models-protocol.pdf
    December 16, 2024 - aligned care teams"[Title/Abstract] OR "BPCI Advanced"[Title/Abstract] OR "Bundled Payments for Care Improvement … : ("patient aligned care teams") OR title: ("BPCI Advanced") OR title: ("Bundled Payments for Care Improvement … patient aligned care teams")) OR (title: ("BPCI Advanced")) OR (title: ("Bundled Payments for Care Improvement … payment" OR "payment model" OR "payment program" OR "BPCI Advanced" OR "Bundled Payments for Care Improvement … models" OR "payment program" OR "payment program" OR "BPCI Advanced" OR "Bundled Payments for Care Improvement

88. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-fatigue_executive.pdf
    July 01, 2016 - (Low strength of evidence) Improvement on work and social adjustment scales in 2 trials. … (Low strength of evidence) Better global improvement in 2 trials. … (Low strength of evidence) Better global improvement; changes in clinical global improvement, 1.26 … Two trials of rintatolimod showed improvement in some measures of performance, while one trial showed … GET improved measures of function, global improvement, and to a lesser degree, fatigue.

89. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0210_12-07-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Outcome(s): Scores on standardized neuropsychological tests measuring cognitive function, functional improvement … in activities of daily living, improvement in employment status, quality of life, reduced hospitalization

90. Cystic-Fibrosis-Hgh Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_surveillance.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Weight: Pooling of 5 RCTs found an improvement with rhGH vs. … control. 1 single arm trial found an improvement from baseline. … BMI: Pooling of 2 RCTs found an improvement with rhGH vs. … BMC Z-score: 1RCT found an improvement with rhGH vs. control. … Antibiotic Use: 3 RCTs found an improvement with rhGH vs.

91. Understanding Health-Systems’ Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-systems-research.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - Director Director Officer of the Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Preventive Services Task Force and Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Evidence-based Practice … Center Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Health- systems recognize that evidence and improvement ideas can come from both the top down (from … Using centralized performance improvement processes.

92. Layout 1 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd-2005_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - For these patients, who have chronic GERD, most authorities consider the goals of therapy to be improvement … A challenge in treating GERD is that neither improvement in symptoms nor reduction in the need for antisecretory … Almost 90 percent of patients who were followed for 5 or more years in both surgical arms reported improvement … Improvement of esophageal pH exposure compared with sham could not be demonstrated for Stretta™. … (Comment: observational data reported 80-90% improvement in symptoms at 5 years followup.)

93. Developing and Piloting a Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dot-plots-methods.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - 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 … Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and … the pilot utilized pooled data for pain response (the proportion of patients meeting a threshold for improvement … placebo or no opioid Note: Pain response indicates the proportion of patients who experience ≥30% improvement

94. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2024-2025 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-iv-patient-safety-practices-year-2.pdf
    May 01, 2025 - Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Liaison Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Liaison Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director of The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK

95. CER 226: Evidence summary_Labor Dystocia (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_2.pdf
    May 01, 2020 - Improvement with continuous emotional support: Continuous emotional support lowered risk of cesarean … with Doula support: Doula support reduced risk of instrumental vaginal delivery Improvement with … Adverse Events Maternal Outcomes – Trauma to the Pelvic Floor 1 RCT74 (271) Improvement with … Adverse Events Maternal Outcomes – Trauma to the Pelvic Floor 1 RCT74 (271) Improvement with … Low (one study) Maternal Outcomes – Chorioamnionitis 1 RCT167 (2,404) Improvement with immediate

96. Disposition of Comments for CER 202 Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-202-thermoplasty-comments.pdf
    December 14, 2017 - The RISA study did find a statistically significant improvement in FEV1% predicted (prebronchodilator … The degree of improvement did not achieve the MID for this outcome. … Our center, through careful patient selection, has noted significant improvement in quality of life, … The intent of bronchial thermoplasty is asthma control, not improvement in pulmonary physiology as … Given the inconclusive evidence of pulmonary physiology improvement across the three trials but no

97. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Review: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Within-Unit Transitions (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/structured-handoff-rapid-research.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Systematic review of quality improvement projects related to intershift nursing handover. … Systematic review of quality improvement projects related to intershift nursing handover. … Morning handover of on-call issues: opportunities for improvement. … A quality improvement approach to standardization and sustainability of the hand-off process. … Addition of CORES to the I-PASS handoff: a resident- led quality improvement study.

98. Developing and Piloting a Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/dot-plots-methods.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - 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 … Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and … the pilot utilized pooled data for pain response (the proportion of patients meeting a threshold for improvement … placebo or no opioid Note: Pain response indicates the proportion of patients who experience ≥30% improvement

99. Untitled (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
    December 11, 2015 - We plan to focus on dissemination, implementation, and quality improvement (D/I/QI) strategies targeting … Quality improvement: strategies targeting systems and providers of mental health care to children and … Quality Improvement Interventions To Address Health Disparities. … We intend to assess “having evidence of improvement” as our outcome set. … We assign a value of 1, indicating evidence of improvement) to cases that demonstrated a statistically

100. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ehc-research-gaps-telehealth.pdf
     April 01, 2023 - publicly available to use for noncommercial purposes (research, clinical or patient education, quality improvement … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Acting Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator for the USPSTF and EPC Programs Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … • Studies need standard outcome measures for quality assessment, quality improvement, and research