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21. comparison of tight management vs less control among pts with type 2 dm who are hospitalized with blood glucose related illnesses | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Desired Health Improvements: If you question focuses on: … Identification of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in identification or diagnosis … Treatment of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in patient symptoms or problems would

22. Hit-Patient-Care Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hit-patient-care_executive.pdf
    June 01, 2012 - one or more components of PCC effective in improving health care process outcomes, and how do these improvements … telemedicine to tools for patient self-management, has resulted in positive, and often significant, improvements … or more components of PCC effective in improving clinical outcomes for patients, and how do these improvements … providers; patient-clinician communication; and access to medical information; and how do these improvements … While real improvements in all outcomes are the ultimate goal, standardization of core outcomes pertinent

23. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - • Comparable THC to CBD ratio oral spray is probably associated with small improvements in pain severity … In the short term (4 weeks to <6 months), small magnitude improvements in pain severity and overall … In the short term, moderate improvements in pain severity and no effect on overall function were found … In the short-term, moderate improvements in pain severity were found with whole-plant extracted, high-THC … In order to better understand the small to moderate improvements in pain, and the complete adverse event

24. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - Objective 1: Key Question 1 Does public reporting result in improvements in the quality of health … care (including improvements in health care delivery structures, processes, or patient outcomes)? … Improvements in quality of health care, including improvements in health care delivery structure or … Key Question 1: Does public reporting result in improvements in the quality of health care (including … improvements in health care delivery structures, processes, or patient outcomes)?

25. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Key Messages • Despite many randomized trials, confidence in reported improvements (strength of evidence … RCTs of methylphenidate, atomoxetine, and guanfacine reported improvements in hyperactivity and other … Finally, one RCT of atomoxetine reported significant teacher-rated improvements in hyperactivity in … improvements in rating of hyperactivity in treatment group compared with placebo in both studies … N-acetylcysteine and tetrahydrobiopterin were not associated with improvements in social skills and

26. Untitled (pdf file)
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    August 05, 2015 -       Comparator(s): All treatment options Outcome(s): Improvements … in patient symptoms; improvements in family functioning; increased understanding of potential modifiers

27. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 254: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - 4 Outpatient Care • Outpatient telehealth consultations with specialists may result in improvements …  Improvements in A1c and self-management but no effect on blood pressure or cholesterol levels in …  Improvements in A1c, fasting glucose, and blood pressure in patients with both hypertension and … weaknesses of the included studies of provider-to- provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements … methodological weaknesses of the included studies of provider-to-provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements

28. COPD is common and respiratory failure due to COPD is an increasingly common disorder. Use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) for patients with respiratory failure due to exacerbatons of COPD. Several trials and… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Desired Health Improvements: If you question focuses on: … Identification of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in identification or diagnosis … Treatment of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in patient symptoms or problems would

29. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Research-Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/public-reporting-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
    August 17, 2011 - For example, some studies have reported improvements in specific health services, while other studies … Key Questions for Objective 1 Question 1 Does public reporting result in improvements in the … Improvements in quality of health care (includes improvements in health care– delivery structure or processes … Improvements in care and patient outcomes may be combined in some studies and reviews under the heading … The actual improvements in care delivery and patient outcomes are the goals of quality improvement

30. Understanding Health-Systems' Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - functions within their health-system or have formed partnerships with other organizations to support these improvements … evidence include: using internal data to benchmark performance across the system and identify where improvements … and systematic reviews are excellent sources of evidence and facilitate quality, safety, and process improvements

31. Thrombosis plays a a key role in the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction-a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There have been a number of devices proposed for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with in the setting of acute… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - Desired Health Improvements: If you question focuses on: … Identification of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in identification or diagnosis … Treatment of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in patient symptoms or problems would

32. ? For women in the postpartum period, what is the effectiveness and safety of screening and treatment for depression? Please use the USPSTF framework, which considers not only screening but followup treatment and management. The treatment… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.) … Improvements in patient depressive symptoms Improvements in parenting skills Improvements in quality

33. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 29, 2015 - These improvements were observed in both DMARD-naïve and DMARD- refractory populations, although the … greatest improvements were seen in DMARD-naïve patients. … At 16 weeks, patients who received secukinumab 75 mg did not have significant improvements in ASAS20 … Also available: http://acrabstracts.org/abstract/secukinumab- provides-sustained-improvements-in … Secukinumab provides sustained improvements in the signs and symptoms of active psoriatic arthritis

34. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy: A Systematic Review of the Multiple Pathways Public Reporting May Influence Quality of Health Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - For example, some studies have reported improvements in specific health services, while other studies … Key Questions for Objective 1 Question 1 Does public reporting result in improvements in the quality … Improvements in quality of health care (includes improvements in health care–delivery structure or processes … Improvements in care and patient outcomes may be combined in some studies and reviews under the heading … The actual improvements in care delivery and patient outcomes are the goals of quality improvement and

35. Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Objectives To examine evidence for whether breathing exercises and retraining techniques lead to improvements … interventions (particularly those with 5 hours or more of patient contact) achieved medium to large improvements

36. Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - factors that drive patient and provider preferences and attitudes, and recommendations for methodologic improvements … The top-tier methodologic improvements focused on improving the capture of short- and long-term birth

37. AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help Make Evidence Reports More Useful to Health Systems in Improving Patient Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2019 - The learning health systems panel will generate ideas, provide feedback, make improvements, and implement

38. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis and Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - minimally clinically important differences in validated tools for diagnosing UI; and rates of continence, improvements … clinically important reductions in UI frequency as recorded in voiding diaries and with clinically important improvements

39. Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - with ASD; however, antipsychotic medications and serotonin reuptake inhibitors were associated with improvements … , and adaptive/life skills studies were typically small and short term and suggested some potential improvements

40. Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Education of Autistic and Communication related handicapped CHildren (TEACCH) program demonstrated some improvements … The needs for continuing improvements in methodologic rigor in the field and for larger multisite studies