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21. 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)?

22. 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

23. Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 27, 2012 - 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis and Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 09, 2012 - 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

27. What is the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques for the assessment of response to treatment in metastatic breast cancer? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 28, 2011 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.) … Improvements in outcomes such as mortality and monitoring response to avoid ineffective chemotherapy,

28. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    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

29. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    January 20, 2011 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.) … Improvements in mortality and morbidity and quality of life Describe any health-related risks, side

30. Physical Therapy Interventions for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy/research
    November 06, 2012 - Six of 11 individual RCTs demonstrated clinically important improvements in pain and disability with … scales were determined for 26 tools but have not been used in RCTs to examine the clinical importance of improvements

31. Data Points #17: Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 30, 2012 - In addition, studies have demonstrated significant improvements in medical comorbidities such as type … rehospitalization rates moderate, it did not appear that bariatric surgery was associated with health status improvements

32. Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 05, 2013 - Improvements in blood glucose measures were reported as early as one month postsurgery. … Improvements in hypertension, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides were also

33. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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    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. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    December 27, 2011 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.) … Improvements in morbidity and mortality outcomes from treatment among patients with colorectal cancer

35. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    August 04, 2010 - symptomatic peripheral arterial disease), or (3) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, lead to improvements … (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.)

36. Comparing Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text Mining Tools | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 28, 2020 - Impact Improvements to searching techniques positively affect the quality and efficiency of systematic

37. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 27, 2011 - support decision making when evidence of safety and effectiveness is limited, weak, or conflicting; improvements

38. Assessing the Validity of Administrative Data Using Clinical Medical Records | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 02, 2009 - effectiveness; Identify barriers to the proposed model, strategies to overcome or avoid them, and potential improvements

39. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    December 27, 2011 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.) … Improvements in the accuracy of staging among patients with pancreatic cancer, which may assist treatment

40. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    December 07, 2009 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.) … neuropsychological tests measuring areas of cognitive function, patient oriented outcomes such as functional improvements