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221. Topic Brief: Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - improvement; RCT=randomized controlled trial; TKA=total knee arthroplasty; QI=quality improvement; … Effectiveness of the Lean process compared to other quality improvement initiatives on length of stay … that focused on quality improvement or process improvement interventions … • Continuous Quality Improvement. … improvement; RCT=randomized controlled trial; TKA=total knee arthroplasty; QI=quality improvement; VA

222. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Prognostic Tests Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Medical Test Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests This slide set is based on chapter 12 in a methods guide titled Methods Guide for Me…

223. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Prognostic Tests Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Medical Test Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests This slide set is based on chapter 12 in a methods guide titled Methods Guide for Me…

224. Technical-Brief-31-Mobile-Health-Applications-For-Self-Management-Of-Diabetes (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Technical-Brief-31-Mobile-Health-Applications-For-Self-Management-Of-Diabetes e Technical Brief Number 31 Mobile Applications for Self-Management of Diabetes Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. Findings may be used for research purposes, but should not be considered current. Technical Bri…

225. Ankyloglossia Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - 1 Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia With Concomitant Lip-Tie Executive Summary Introduction Ankyloglossia is a congenital condition characterized by an abnormally short, thickened, or tight lingual frenulum, or an anterior attachment of the lingual frenulum, that restricts mobility of the tongue.1…

226. Executive Summary: Systematic Review_Implementing Recommended Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Counseling Interventions in Primary Care Settings for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - statistical process control charts without an interrupted time series design were excluded, so many quality … improvement studies were not considered in this report. … Identifying and responding to depression in adolescents in primary care: a quality improvement response … Improving Primary Care Adolescent Depression Screening and Initial Management: A Quality Improvement … Vaping: Impact of Improving Screening Questioning in Adolescent Population: A Quality Improvement Initiative

227. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2023 - improvement.75 Another distinct aspect of this area is that patient and family engagement often … improvement projects) in the United States and do not need specific permission to be reprinted and … Director Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for … Healthcare Research and Quality Jennifer Eskandari Task Order Officer Center for Quality Improvement

228. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 27, 2011 - continuation of the 2004 CQG series, which performed a critical analysis of the existing literature on quality … improvement (QI) strategies for a selection of disease and practice priority areas for transforming … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 2: Diabetes Care … Closing The Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 1Series Overview … Definition of Terms There are two main types of quality improvement models in palliative care.

229. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2025 - Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons Systematic Review Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons Executive Summary Main Points • Only a small body of evidence has evaluated the effects of screening approaches. There was insufficien…

230. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients During Clinical Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 01, 2025 - and resolution programs (CRPs) that included communication with the patient and family, event review, quality … improvement, and in a qualifying subset of events, an apology for causing harm and an offer of compensation

231. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response: Acute Care Nursing Staff Shortages That Compromise Patient-to-Nurse Ratios (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Unit- based quality improvement projects found an acuity tool improved registered nurse satisfaction … Studies were mostly observational and quality improvement initiatives, with only nine studies including … Many quality improvement initiatives are like initiatives occurring in other hospitals. … Director Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for

232. Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - improvement; RCT = randomized controlled trial. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Vol. 1: Series Overview … Effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention for adolescent depression in primary care clinics … Long-term benefits of short-term quality improvement interventions for depressed youths in primary care … Outcomes for youths from racial-ethnic minority groups in a quality improvement intervention for depression

233. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2024 - Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities Technical Report Prepared by Robin M. Weinick, PhD Resonant, LLC Laura L. Sessums, JD, MD Agency …

234. Methods Research Report: Improving Health Systems' Access to High-Quality Evidence: AHRQ EPC 2018 Pilot Projects Summary (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2019 - improvement   2 Guideline development  1 Pathway development … improvement measures Inform ongoing work related to opioid prescribing guideline development … Quality Improvement a. Yes or no b. “Total hours” text box (number only) c. … Product or tool should be based on an EPC report that is current, relevant to health system quality … improvement efforts, and aligns with AHRQ priorities.

235. Topic 0613 Tympanostomy Tubes NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2014 - Topic 0613 Tympanostomy Tubes NSD FINAL Tympanostomy Tubes in Children Nomination Summary Document Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps § Th…

236. CER 226: Evidence summary_Labor Dystocia (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2020 - CER 226: Evidence summary_Labor Dystocia Purpose of Review To review the evidence on the definition of “normal” labor progression and the comparative effectiveness of different strategies for treating labor dystocia in women with otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies. Strategies assessed include amniotomy, suppo…

237. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

238. Identifying, Selecting and Refining Topics for Comparative Effectiveness Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - activities—including the development of guidelines by professional societies; clinical service and quality … improvement priorities within health care organizations; and national health service guidance for health … households could report on data related to these. 9 Similarly, to identify priority conditions for quality … improvement research, the Veterans Health Administration's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (

239. Research Methods | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 09, 2022 - Research Report February 12, 2014 An Ethical Framework for N-of-1 Trials: Clinical Care, Quality … Improvement, or Human Subjects Research?

240. Research Methods | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 09, 2022 - Research Report February 12, 2014 An Ethical Framework for N-of-1 Trials: Clinical Care, Quality … Improvement, or Human Subjects Research?