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2461. PICO Population(s): Breastfeeding infants 6 months or less with ankyloglossia Intervention(s): Frenotomy, Frenectomy, or Frenulotomy Comparator(s): Breastfeeding management without surgical intervention Outcomes(s): Successful exclusive… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2462. Comparative effectiveness of conventional computed tomography (CT), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) (CT colonography), fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) or FDG-PET/CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2463. • Measurement and outcomes need consensus definitions • State Medicaid programs need robust HEDIS and NCQA measures for all severe and persistent mental health conditions. • Consensus definitions would help answer questions such as “Does… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2464. 1. Which patients benefit the most from MTM services? 1.1. Which factors, or combinations of factors, are most predictive of the clinical benefit of MTM services? 1.1.1. Disease factors (e.g., diabetes vs COPD ; multi-morbidity vs single… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2465. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2009 - Layout 1 Background Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy of women, with over 180,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Survival rates depend on the stage of disease at diagnosis. Women diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer have a 5-year survival rate near 100 percent. However, …

2466. Appendix-Table-B-1-Observational-Studies (xls file)
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      March 20, 2021 - Data table Appendix Table B-1. Observational studies of reinfection from SARS-CoV-2 Author Publication Year Title PMID Publication Status at Time of Report Publication Link/URL Country Study Design Length of Followup (Months) Population Category Population Description Data Source Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Crite…

2467. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2006 - Layout 1 Background Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is defined as the narrowing of the lumen of the renal artery. Atherosclerosis accounts for 90 percent of cases of RAS. Atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS) is a progressive disease that may occur alone or in combination with hypertension and ischemic kidney disease. The prevalenc…

2468. What evidence exists for programs to increase patient adherence to prescription medications? Which programs/approaches are most effective at increasing adherence for which populations and conditions? If little or no evidence exists, can… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2469. 1. For children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs), including Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct disorder (CD), and Disruptive Behavior Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DBD NOS), what is the short-term and long-term… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2470. For adult patients with bipolar disorder (including bipolar I and bipolar II disorder), what is the comparative effectiveness of available treatments including psychotherapy, other psychosocial treatments, medications, and other somatic… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2471. Question: What is the etiology of cryptorchidism? What are the environmental factors (maternal smoking, maternal diabetes mellitus etc.) that may contribute to the development of this condition? Question: What is the ideal diagnostic… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2472. 1. Does mass spectrometric analysis and therapeutic monitoring of tacrolimus as compared with immunoassay analysis and therapeutic monitoring produce a) better organ survival rate, b) fewer rejections, c) less nephrotoxicity and/or d) cost… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2473. 1. What is the etiology of acute and chronic urinary retention in adults? 2. How do we define urinary retention (base case) including those with known neurologic problems? (aka What is considered abnormal PVR?) 3. What is the natural… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2474. For patients with allergic disease, what is the comparative effectiveness of improving health outcomes and lowering healthcare utilization by treating their disease with sublingual immunotherapy (allergy drops taken under the tongue) as… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2475. What is the effectiveness of physical therapy for the treatment of acute ambulatory and shoulder, hand, and finger injuries following an accident and/or surgery? (Question 1) How do various physical therapy treatment modalities compare in… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2476. In patients with dementia, what is the effectiveness of psychological treatment (i.e., non-pharmacological; e.g., cognitive or behavioral therapy for individuals with dementia; environmental and behavioral interventions to address… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2477. • Identify disparities and reasons for disparities and reevaluate the framework for researching disparities The following article was used in answering this question: Davis, L. M., Kilburn, M. R., and Schultz, D. (2009). Reparable Harm:… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2478. For patients with fecal incontinence (especially women who sustained injury from forceps delivery that now manifests as fecal incontinence in advanced age), what permanent, reliable and effective treatments are available to return this… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2479. What is the efficacy and comparative effectiveness of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adults with schizophrenia What are the harms from pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adults with… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2480. ? For women in the postpartum period, what is the effectiveness and safety of screening and treatment for depression? Please use the USPSTF framework, which considers not only screening but followup treatment and management. The treatment… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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