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Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program improves the quality of healthcare by providing the best available evidence on the benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and healthcare services and by helping healthcare professionals, patients, policymakers, and healthcare systems make informed healthcare decisions. The EHC Program achieves this goal by

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Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services: Systematic …

WebPICOTS. Include. Exclude. Populations. Adults, asymptomatic for the screening or preventive service (target populations vary according to the preventive …

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Understanding Health-Systems' Use of and Need for …

WebStructured Abstract Background According to the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in order for health care …

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Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care …

WebAHRQ Pub. No. 17(Ashraf MS, Gaur S, Bushen O, et al. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary . Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: A …

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Men's Health Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

WebMost men need to pay more attention to their health. Compared to women, men are more likely to Smoke and drink Make unhealthy or risky choices Put off regular …

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Vital Signs Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

WebYour vital signs show how well your body is functioning. They are usually measured at doctor's offices, often as part of a health checkup, or during an emergency …

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New Mexico IMPaCT: Catalyzing Community Health …

Web• Developing the workforce pipeline by encouraging students from rural areas to pursue health-related careers —an essential step in a State that faces a severe shortage in …

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Smoking Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

WebThere's no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer …

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Depression Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

WebDepression is a serious medical illness. It's more than just a feeling of being sad or "blue" for a few days. If you are one of the more than 19 million teens and adults …

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Strategies To Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and

WebA vast and varied literature addresses healthcare system interventions to reduce racial and ethnic health and healthcare disparities. From 163 studies, we identified 12 categories of …

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About the Effective Health Care Program

WebThe Effective Health Care (EHC) Program improves the quality of healthcare by providing the best available evidence on the outcomes, benefits and harms, and appropriateness …

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Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence when Comparing …

WebComparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing research on the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and harms of different health …

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Impact of Healthcare Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in

WebObjectives. To examine the evidence on whether and how healthcare algorithms (including algorithm-informed decision tools) exacerbate, perpetuate, or …

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Healthcare System Level Strategies to Address Racial/Ethnic and …

WebReducing and ultimately eliminating disparities in health and healthcare is a national priority. In 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …

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Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis Effective Health …

WebBackground. Despite the large amount of research into methods to automate or semi-automate labor- and time-intensive steps in evidence synthesis methodology, the uptake …

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Healthcare Spending Efficiency and Value Effective Health Care …

WebFor example, employee-based coverage premiums increased by 5% between 2017 and 2018. Once again, this annual increase dwarfed wage increases that averaged …

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Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome Effective Health …

WebThe Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is partnering with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to develop a systematic review on Medical …

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Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care

WebBehavioral health and primary care integration includes several possible strategies and models 16,17 (referred to here as approaches) designed for different settings, 18-23 …

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Strategies for Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement

WebI. Background and Objectives The widely applied Chronic Care Model emphasizes the need for both an “informed activated patient” and a “prepared and …

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Scheduling to Improve Access to Care

WebProviding timely access to care is a fundamental function of a healthcare system and is considered a key marker of a high-quality healthcare system. Access to care has been …

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AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program

Web2 2. Methods We followed a priori formulated protocol to search and screen literature, extract relevant data, and assess signals for updating. The identification of an updating …

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