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  1. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - Insufficient Evidence There is insufficient strength of evidence that the use of base strategies improves … Toyota production system quality improvement initiative improves perioperative antibiotic therapy.

  2. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 06, 2012 - benefits (aerobic and strengthening exercise decrease pain and improve function and aquatic exercise improves … As noted earlier, the first conclusions presented are that few PT interventions work and that none improves

  3. Disposition of Comments for CER 159 Insomnia (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_disposition-comments.pdf
    December 30, 2015 - For example, such statement as ‘…CBT-I improves global outcomes by minimum important differences and … modestly improves most sleep outcomes in the general adult population (low to moderate strength of

  4. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
    June 01, 2012 - probabilities to observed outcomes How the use of a new test reclassifies patients into different groups and improves … to the observed outcomes, and how use of a new test reclassifies patients into different groups and improves

  5. Restless-Legs Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/restless-legs_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - Rotigotine improves restless legs syndrome: a 6-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled … Ropinirole improves depressive symptoms and restless legs syndrome severity in RLS patients: a multicentre

  6. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dyspnea-advanced-cancer-summary-1.pdf
    November 01, 2020 - Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 232 Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer Evidence Summary Main Points For patients with advanced cancer: • Airflow interventions (fans) were …

  7. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 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/cer-241-physical-activity-wheelchair-evidence-summary-updated.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 241_Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 241 Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Scle…

  8. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Examining the Impact of Implementing High-Reliability Organization Principles on Patient Safety Outcomes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hro-rapid-research.pdf
    May 01, 2025 - Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Examining the Impact of Implementing High-Reliability Organization Principles on Patient Safety Outcomes Making Healthcare Safer IV Examining the Impact of Implementing High-Reliability Organization Principles on Patient Safety Outcomes Rapid Review Structured Abs…

  9. 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-evidence-reviews-federal-agencies.pdf
    July 01, 2020 - AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program- Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery 1 AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Conducts Evidence Reviews for Federal…

  10. 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 - Use of the structured handoff tool I-PASS probably improves patient clinical outcomes and use of the

  11. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rural-telehealth-amended-protocol.pdf
    February 25, 2021 - Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to- Provider Communication Amendment Date: February 25, 2021 (Amendmen…

  12. Disposition of Comments Report for Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-outcomes_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 15, 2015 - that the style of treatment plan advocated by the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies improves … We state now that “No studies have assessed whether the use fo QMs improves health outcomes . . . “

  13. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_technical-brief.pdf
    December 01, 2014 - photography in conjunction with mole mapping techniques.28-30 Studies have shown that baseline photography improves … that noninvasive ultrasound imaging of skin lesions provides important clinical information, which improves … Dermoscopy improves accuracy of primary care physicians to triage lesions suggestive of skin cancer

  14. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Although ITCA 650 use would add to the upfront cost of therapy, it could potentially save money if it improves … and fill the unmet need.68-70,72,73 One research expert noted “pretty clear evidence that surgery improves … Long-acting insulin injection improves baseline glucose; however, the control of meal related (prandial

  15. Horizon Scanning_Rapid Cost Analyses of Selected Potential High-Impact Intervention Reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - The overall cost-effectiveness of the technology will depend on whether it improves clinical outcomes … The overall cost- effectiveness of the technology will depend on whether the integrated system improves … Ivacaftor was recently FDA approved and is a CFTR modulator that improves the function of the CFTR gene

  16. 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…

  17. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-sepsis.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Review Protocol Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Sepsis Prediction, Recognition, and Intervention Review Questions 1. What is the frequency and s…

  18. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - successful mode of care meets the need for assistance, moderates the rate of functional decline, and improves

  19. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-executive-170505.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - Methylphenidate also improves hyperactivity but with significant harms.

  20. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - , and will be updated as further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves
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