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  1. Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers Evidence Summary Main Points Background and Purpose The aging of the U.S. population and the co…

  2. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genitourinary-symptoms-protocol_0.pdf
    July 10, 2023 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause Publication Date: March 1, 2023 Amendment Date(s): April 10, 2023, May 3, 2023, July 10, 2023 (Amendments Details–see Section VII) I.…

  3. Public-Reporting-Cost-Measures Technical-Brief (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2015 - One approach to improve transparency has been public reporting, a quality improvement strategy that … Additionally, public reporting may encourage providers to pursue quality improvement in order to elevate … Fung et al. concluded that public reporting stimulates quality improvement, but evidence is lacking

  4. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-brain-injury_research-protocol.pdf
    December 09, 2009 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: December 9, 2009 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression I. Background and Objectives…

  5. Patient-Centered-Medical-Home Executive (pdf file)

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    July 01, 2012 - Quality improvement in chronic illness care: a collaborative approach. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies.

  6. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
    June 06, 2011 - Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies.

  7. Asthma-Treatment Executive (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2011 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 71 Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness Executive Summary Background In 2009, an estimated 8.2 percent of Americans (9.6 percent of children and 7.7 percent of adults) had asthma, and the prevalence…

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

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    January 01, 2013 - EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Addressing Social Isolation to Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review Questions: 1. Among older adult…

  9. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2016 - PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 12: Pregnancy, Including Preterm Birth Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road …

  10. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)

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    January 15, 2015 - renal-update-2015-150115 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Renal Artery Stenosis Update Initial publication date if applicable: 2006, with a 2007 update I. Background and Objectives…

  11. 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/mhs4-infection-prevention-mdro-protocol.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: Prevention of Transmission of Infection with Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) Review Questions…

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

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    December 30, 2015 - Disposition of Comments for CER 159 Insomnia Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Management of Insomnia Disorder Draft review available for public comment from November, 2014 to December 2014. Research Review Citation: Brasure M, MacDonald R, Fuchs…

  13. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - Layout 1 Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common and costly. Over the course of a year, between 13.1 million and 14.2 million people will experience MDD. Approximately half of these people seek help for this condition, and only 20 percent of those receive adequate treatment. For those who do initiate tr…

  14. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269_Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture To Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-269-respectful-maternity-care-disposition-comments.pdf
    January 02, 2024 - improvement initiatives. … improvement intervention in Uttar Pradesh, India. … improvement, it would have been a fuller discussion if it included how these tools are being used … improvement projects in Texas and Oklahoma evaluated the implementation of safety bundles for … For example, a recent study of quality improvement projects in Texas and Oklahoma evaluated the

  15. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2017 - Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated current evidence regarding the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and adverse effec…

  16. Evidence Summary: CER 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2021 - Evidence Summary: CER 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 237 Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Illness Evidence Summary Main Points Background and Purpose In the Unit…

  17. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2013 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 96 Primary Care Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Executive Summary Background Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is among the most common gynecologic complaints of reproductive-age women in ambulatory care settings. It is estimated to affect 11 to 13 percent of…

  18. 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…

  19. Glasgow.Presentation (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_media_glasgow_presentation.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Glasgow.Presentation   Source:    Eisenberg  Center  Conference  Series  2009,  Translating  Information  Into  Action:  Improving  Quality  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web  site   (http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.g…

  20. Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2020 - Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report Methods Research Report Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews: A Framework for When and How Unpublished Health System Data Can Be Used With Systematic Reviews To Support Health System Decision Making Methods Rese…
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