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121. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-centered-medical-home_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 - has been hypothesized that in combination with accountable care organizations (ACOs), PCMH may bring improvements … organizational components or elements encompassed in the definition of the PCMH are associated with improvements … Improvements in diabetes processes of care and intermediate outcomes: United States, 1988-2002.

122. Psoriatic Arthritis Surveillance Assesment_CER 54_Low (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-psoriatric_surveillance.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - patients on infliximab combined with MTX achieved an ARC20 response compared to those on MTX alone.10 Improvements … open label RCT reported patients on infliximab combined with MTX achieved significantly greater improvements … Improvements in C-reactive protein levels, DAS28 response and remission rates, dactylities, fatigue

123. Disposition of Comments for Child Exposure to Trauma: Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions Addressing Maltreatment (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 15, 2013 - Healthy Futures section, it states that, “Children in the Fostering Healthy Futures group showed greater improvements … in trauma symptoms and behavior problems…” The program has not yet demonstrated improvements in externalizing … behavior problems, although it has demonstrated improvements in internalizing problems. … Peer Reviewer #2 General On page 62 of the report, under Improvements in trauma symptoms, it reports

124. 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 - o A single-center study of a comprehensive HRO model showed initial improvements in several safety measures … because CRPs are embedded in patient safety programs, they are well positioned to promote patient safety improvements … transparency, is critical for making sure that research findings translate into meaningful patient care improvements

125. Nursing-Staff-Shortages-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nursing-staff-shortages-rapid-research-appendix-c.xlsx
     January 01, 2024 - Massachusetts legislation directed at intensive care unit (ICU) nurse staffing was associated with improvements … The majority of change was at intervention hospitals, and staffing improvements by one patient per nurse … inducing nurses in other sectors to return to the hospital" "increases in patient acuity coupled with improvements

126. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - study comparing nadolol and propranolol) and low levels of adverse effects, which may suggest that improvements … In one study comparing timolol and PDL+Nd:YAG laser, timolol was associated with greater improvements … in superficial lesions, while laser was associated with greater improvements in mixed (superficial … intense pulsed light photothermolysis with or without sclerotherapy versus cryotherapy and reported improvements … It particularly points to moderate benefits with steroid treatment and greater improvements with beta-blockers

127. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - To assess the clinical importance of improvements in disability and quality of life with physical therapy … We found few clinically important improvements. … reveal how many or which types of patients develop disability or experience clinically meaningful improvements … benefits of physical therapy interventions.75 Benefits should be defined as clinically important improvements … determined using the anchor method, which compares changes in scales with patient perception of improvements

128. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2010 - randomized and at least 4 nonrandomized studies have reported reductions in chamber dimension and/or improvements … In addition, left ventricular function and dimension improvements have also been observed in several … patients with heart failure as discussed previously.(4,5) Both of these studies showed quite large improvements … Both studies reported large and statistically significant improvements in SF-36 scores (over 30 point … randomized AAD trials.(10,11,12) We believe the nonrandomized evidence showing large and consistent improvements

129. Progestogens-Preterm-Birth Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/progestogens-preterm-birth_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2012 - such as postoperative management or treatment of active-duty military personnel, none demonstrated improvements … This implies that observed absolute effects and anticipated improvements in numbers of preterm births

130. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     November 01, 2016 - Additional smaller trials reported similar pain improvements, and bone mineral density loss was comparable … Additional, smaller trials reported improvements in bone mineral density loss, menstrual pain, and

131. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     November 01, 2016 - Additional smaller trials reported similar pain improvements, and bone mineral density loss was comparable … Additional, smaller trials reported improvements in bone mineral density loss, menstrual pain, and

132. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/13_pulmonary_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - (ivacaftor) in children ages 6 to 11 with a specific type of cystic fibrosis showed significant improvements … from phase 2 combination study of VX- 809 and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) showed statistically significant improvements

133. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2010 - patient-reported outcomes should be assessed with validated instruments for which clinically significant improvements

134. Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-update_consumer.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - The research reviewed for this guide showed that some treatments can make specific improvements in the

135. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_clinician.pdf
     July 01, 2016 - as psyllium dietary fiber supplementation and dextranomer tissue-bulking injections, showed modest improvements

136. Disposition of Comments for CER 211: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-211-rheumatoid-arthritis-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 20, 2018 - Compared with the mean score for the MTX group, significantly greater improvements over time in mean … Additionally, significantly greater improvements over time in mean EQ-5D scores were reported in the … Mean improvements in FACIT-F, SF-36 PCS, SF-36 MCS, Pain VAS, and PGA VAS scores at weeks 24 and 52 … Clinically relevant improvements of ≥5 for FACIT-F, >5.42 for SF-36 PCS, and >6.33 for SF-36 MCS were … Numerically higher improvements were also observed across all endpoints for Actemra combination therapy

137. Disposition of Comments_CER 241: Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-241-wheelchair-users-disposition-comments.pdf
     October 18, 2022 - evidence, especially for CVD, mortality, and other health outcomes, however there was evidence for improvements

138. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2023-2024 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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139. Disposition of Comments Report for Medication Adherence Interventions: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-adherence-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 11, 2012 - review so the reader can gain some perspective on the magnitude of effect of the studies which did show improvements … only a subset of these effective interventions showing that the improved adherence is accompanied by improvements … Something as simple as “Only a subset of interventions that improve adherence also demonstrate improvements … that 59% of the studies had moderate or low strength of evidence, or that 59% of the studies found improvements

140. Weight-Loss-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_executive.pdf
     June 01, 2013 - The mechanism of postoperative metabolic improvements has not been fully elucidated and may in part … Improvements in glucose control outcomes have been reported as early as 1 month post-surgery. … Several long-term trials and meta-analyses have reported clinically significant improvements in microvascular