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241. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ischemic-stroke-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     February 19, 2010 - The global odds ratio for improvement included improvements in the Barthel Index (OR 1.6, 95 percent

242. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-tools_research-protocol.pdf
     April 14, 2016 - clinical trials in palliative care and found that though interventions were associated with significant improvements

243. ECRI_Penn EPC FINAL Environ Cleaning Protocol 08_21_14 CC[1] (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/healthcare-infections_research-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Older studies may not reflect these important improvements in the clinical environment.

244. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and- reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1303 Published Online: October 2012. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Dis…

245. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - Evidence was insufficient for drawing 10 conclusions regarding improvements in OME at longer time … Oral steroids do not offer any improvements in OME at 1 to 2 months after treatment (low strength of … Similarly, oral steroids with antibiotics do not provide improvements in OME at 1 to 2 months (moderate

246. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - KQ2 KQ2a: Does a screening-based program for open-angle glaucoma lead to improvements in patient-reported … identify any study that addressed whether participation in an OAG screening-based program leads to improvements … However, despite improvements in the technology, it is still not clear that there is any one test or

247. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-therapy-management_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2014 - As noted earlier, improvements in medication appropriateness or drug therapy regimens may not always … translate into improvements in health or costs, and even if they do, secular trends in related quality … reasonable amount of time may be the key to translating the potential of MTM interventions into actual improvements

248. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     January 31, 2013 - performed in 2008, compared exercise training to usual care.22 It found statistically significant improvements … Perkins et al.27 and Whyman et al.28 found modest but significant improvements in ABI for patients undergoing … With improvements in endovascular techniques and equipment, the use of balloon angioplasty, stenting

249. 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…

250. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_research_executive.pdf
     February 01, 2016 - found cognitive-behavioral and other combined psychological therapy to be associated with greater improvements … function, although 1 small subsequent trial found combination therapy to be associated with greater improvements … found cognitive-behavioral and other combined psychological therapy to be associated with greater improvements … function, although 1 small subsequent trial found combination therapy to be associated with greater improvements … report such dichotomous outcomes, and among those that did, definitions for clinically important improvements

251. Stakeholder-Engagement-Benefits White-Paper (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement-benefits_white-paper.pdf
     March 01, 2014 - perceptions of the utility of a systematic review, whether they actually used the review, and needed improvements … ” - Improvements in study design and recruitment - Improvements in study promotion and dissemination … - Improvements in study documentation, including protocol development, writing patient information … , study papers - Improvements in decision making about the study or its findings - Increased confidence

252. AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-synthesizing-evidence-improve.pdf
     July 01, 2020 - AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery 1 EPC Program Methods for Systematic Reviews What is the Evidence-based Practice Center Program? The vision for AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program is that all health care decisions are…

253. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 47: Measuring Documentation Burden in Healthcare (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/documentation-burden-prepub-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 21, 2024 - As a result, they resulted in substantial increases in burden that were disproportionate to actual improvements … direct clinician experience must be measured, monitored and streamlined in a timely manner through EHR improvements … the problem, but there did not appear to be any mention of whether or not the measures used showed improvements … in order to robustly define success, but again I think the focus at this point could have been on improvements

254. Goal Setting (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/delilberative-methods-design-gupta.pdf
     October 08, 2025 - Goal Setting Slide 5 Goal Setting Jyoti Gupta, MPH, Senior Public Engagement Associate Public Agenda Speaker notes: This webinar is part of a large, three-year project, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and led by the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Slide 6 Purposes…

255. Disposition of Comments_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 14, 2025 - report: “Unlike treatment, where all who engage have the potential to benefit from quality-of-life improvements … to enable access, and that implementing multi- cancer screening now will contribute to near- term improvements … Forum Personalized Medicine Coalition, Cynthia Bens General (1 of 2) We appreciate the modest improvements

256. Strategies for Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement: Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-family-engagement-protocol.pdf
     December 31, 2019 - found little evidence on quality or effectiveness of care.35 A more recent review identified process improvements

257. Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-making-sure-evidence-understood.pdf
     July 01, 2020 - Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used: Engaging With the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Evidence Reviews Why Engage With AHRQ? The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) wants to engage with organizations to promote the use…

258. 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 - AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth AHRQ EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CENTER (EPC) PROGRAM RESEARCH GAPS SUMMARY: TELEHEALTH An AHRQ EPC Program publication summarizing evidence gaps identified across recent EPC Program reviews for select healthcare topics addressing telehea…

259. 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 - rising healthcare costs and variability in care quality, with a particular focus on incentivizing improvements … HbA1c, blood pressure), and overall health improvements.

260. 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 - We did not feel it was within the scope of this review to summarize the improvements seen in adherence