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  1. Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media Executive Summary Background and Objectives Otitis media is often preceded by a viral upper respiratory tract infection that causes Eustachian tube obstruction, negati…

  2. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_policymaker.pdf
    August 01, 2016 - discharge üü Evaluating 30-day readmission rates is important to hospitals, patients, payers, and quality … improvement organizations.

  3. 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/making-healthcare-safer-IV.pdf
    August 04, 2023 - EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Response Protocol Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Active Infection Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile and Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: Methic…

  4. 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-failure-rescue-protocol-amendment.pdf
    September 19, 2023 - EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review 1 Protocol for an Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Review Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Failure to Rescue - Rapid Response Systems Publication Date: September 7, 2023 Amendment D…

  5. 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 - Strategies for Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement: Technical Brief Protocol Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol Project Title: Strategies for Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement I. Background and Objectives The widely applied Chronic Care Model emphasizes the need for both an “in…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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/patient-monitoring-systems-protocol.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Review Protocol Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer (MHS) IV: Patient Monitoring Systems to Prevent Failure to Rescue Review Questions Review Question: Based on t…

  9. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2021 - Rapid Evidence Product April 2021 Treatments, Technologies, and Models for Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in People With a History of Substance Use Disorder Purpose The purpose of this topic development brief is to explore and scope the evidence on treatments, technologies, and models for managem…

  10. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief3-SUD.pdf
    April 01, 2021 - Rapid Evidence Product April 2021 Treatments, Technologies, and Models for Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in People With a History of Substance Use Disorder Purpose The purpose of this topic development brief is to explore and scope the evidence on treatments, technologies, and models for managem…

  11. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 270: Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-270-bimp-executive-summary.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 270: Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 270 Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention Executive Summary Main Points • Adults: Interventions including cognitive behavioral ther…

  12. Disposition of Comments for Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_disposition-comments.pdf
    April 22, 2013 - Disposition of Comments for Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness …

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_disposition-comments.pdf
    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…

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
    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 …

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-update_research-protocol.pdf
    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…

  16. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2021: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

  17. Lumbar-Fusion-Draft-Report-Appendix-D (xls file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-draft-report-appendix-d.xlsx
    January 01, 2019 - Title Appendix D - Evidence Tables Table D-1. KQ 1-4 Table D-1. Evidence tables for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and nonrandomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) fpr Key Questions (KQs) 1-4: Fusion procedures for degenerative spondylolisthesis RefID KQ Author, Year Parent Study St…

  18. 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…

  19. 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.…

  20. Sleep-Apnea Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_surveillance.pdf
    April 01, 2012 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER #32: Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Original release date: August 8, 2011 Surveillance Report: July, 2012 Key Findings: - The conclusions for KQ2 (phased testing), KQ3 (preoperative screening), KQ6 (compliance…
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