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81. A Primer for Systematic Reviewers on the Measurement of Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 23, 2013 - the methods for assessing function and HRQL, and evidence on the measurement properties of prominent measures … Results Key measurement properties include construct validity (does the instrument measure what it … is supposed to measure?) … Conclusions While further study of the measurement properties of measures in older populations is needed … , studies of older adults should include measures of HRQL and function.

82. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 03, 2017 - Even under ideal conditions that reveal and accurately measure important patient-related and LLP specific … KQ 1 What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb … (KQ 1 & 2) Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) Tests, scales, questionnaires … Predictor tools (used prior to prescription to predict functional outcomes with prosthesis) (KQ 2) Tests, scales … reproducibility, and related characteristics Exclude studies of validation of translations of non-English scales

83. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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    March 16, 2017 - Even under ideal conditions that reveal and accurately measure important patient-related and LLP specific … What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb amputation … (KQ 1 & 2) • Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) o Tests, scales, … tools (used prior to prescription to predict functional outcomes with prosthesis) (KQ 2) o Tests, scales … reproducibility, and related characteristics • Exclude studies of validation of translations of non-English scales

84. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    May 19, 2010 - the selection based on their professional knowledge and also considering the frequency of an outcome measure … To arrive at a quantitative measure, we will use the Jadad scale, which was developed for drug trials2 … Since most of the scales used as outcome measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely … Effectiveness: effectiveness trials (pragmatic trials) measure the degree of beneficial effect under … -3 (Conners 3) Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) Conners' Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales

85. Efficacy and Comparative Effectiveness of Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics – Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 19, 2010 - the selection based on their professional knowledge and also considering the frequency of an outcome measure … To arrive at a quantitative measure, we will use the Jadad scale, which was developed for drug trials … Since most of the scales used as outcome measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely … Effectiveness: effectiveness trials (pragmatic trials) measure the degree of beneficial effect under … -3 (Conners 3) Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) Conners' Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales

86. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 08, 2010 - Improving quality across domains of care requires good measures of quality and outcomes. … At a minimum, dyspnea assessment should include a measure of intensity plus at least one measure of bother … Where multiple reasonable measures are available, choosing the best measure is less important than measuring … A systematic review of measures of end-of-life care and its outcomes. … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care?

87. Effective Health Care Program
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    April 01, 2021 - Products » Pcor Depression » Submit Comments Open for comment: Outcome Measure … Comments on the Use of Harmonized Depression Outcome Measures for Research section of the draft report … Comments on the Resources to Support Future Use of Harmonized Depression Outcome Measures section of … Comments on the Implications for Future Use of Harmonized Outcome Measures section of the draft report … Topic Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

88. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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    November 24, 2014 - Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment … All provided strict measure for the review, though external/clinical validity may have been compromised … The definitions for outcome measures seem appropriate. … reason, we cannot answer the reviewer’s question about “how good and reproducible” the instruments and scales … factors in influencing outcomes, and that MIC may be a predictor of patient outcomes rather than a measure

89. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - III report also found moderate strength of evidence linking manual screening tool use to process measure … All the multicomponent sepsis intervention PSPs reported improvement in at least one process measure … , however, only two showed improvements in outcome measures. … (NCQA) patient safety related measures. … SEP-1—Taking the Measure of a Measure.

90. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - In addition, they would like to assess whether use of these quality measures or performance metrics, … that examine how documentation (e.g., electronic health records) affects the use of quality measures … Does the use of validated and evidence-based outcomes measures improve clinician outcomes? 3. … Do systems of care get better when they use validated, evidence-based outcomes measures? 4. … and how use of these measures impacts outcomes.

91. Health Information Technology | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 24, 2019 - Potential High Impact Reports Potential High Impact Report January 7, 2016 Outcome Measures

92. Table 1 (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2010 - Improving quality across domains of care requires good measures of quality and outcomes. … At a minimum, dyspnea assessment should include a measure of intensity plus at least one measure of … Where multiple reasonable measures are available, choosing the best measure is less important than measuring … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? … A systematic review of measures of end-of- life care and its outcomes.

93. Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End of Life Care | Effective Health Care Program
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    May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End of Life Care Timeline January 01, 2005 Topic … May 17, 2010 Research Report Archived Testing Cancer Quality Measures

94. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures | Effective Health Care Program
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    May 22, 2008 - Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures … Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures

95. Health Facilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 15, 2011 - Evidence-Based Care (EBC) Challenge Research Report June 1, 2013 Testing Cancer Quality Measures … Medical Devices Research Report November 19, 2012 Public Reporting of Cost Measures … Populations Systematic Review Archived May 29, 2013 Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures … Pneumonia Research Protocol Archived July 19, 2013 Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures

96. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 03, 2011 - The outcome measures may also be enhanced by using selected process measures that address the extent … Measures related to performance of care coordination are also of interest. … 2011 Research Timing: We will assess the duration of followup generally applied with each measure … Measurement time frame and the potential for fluctuating levels Disability cut-points (if the measure … Care Coordination Measures Atlas. Version 3.

97. Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 03, 2014 - Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness … January 15, 2015 Technical Brief Archived Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures

98. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - is a single measure plus a composite of five measures and the coronary artery disease metric is a composite … This model uses a five-step process to develop Resource Utilization Bands and Reference Concurrent Weights … The organization divides measures related to health into delivery measures and population health measures … efficiency measures. … Partnership and CheckQM, a private measure harmonization effort.

99. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - is a single measure plus a composite of five measures and the coronary artery disease metric is a composite … This model uses a five-step process to develop Resource Utilization Bands and Reference Concurrent Weights … The organization divides measures related to health into delivery measures and population health measures … efficiency measures. … Partnership and CheckQM, a private measure harmonization effort.

100. Measures for Primary Healthcare Spending | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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