Rationale: Early warning system (EWS) scores are used by hospital care teams to
recognize early signs of clinical deterioration and trigger more intensive care. Objective: To …

Background: The benefits of pay-for-performance (P4P) programs are uncertain. Purpose:
To update and expand a prior review examining the effects of P4P programs targeted at the …

Background: Cannabis is increasingly available for the treatment of chronic pain, yet its
efficacy remains uncertain. Purpose: To review the benefits of plant-based cannabis …

Background: Guidelines recommend routine screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
in high-risk patients, but the strength of evidence supporting these recommendations is …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common condition, especially among military members.
Twelve to 23 percent of service members returning from Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi …

This report is based on research conducted by the Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP)
Center located at the Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR funded by the Department …

Background Over the last decade, various pay-for-performance (P4P) programs have been
implemented to improve quality in health systems, including the VHA. P4P programs are …

BACKGROUND Health systems are faced with a large array of transitional care interventions
and patient populations to whom such activities might apply. PURPOSE To summarize the …

Background: Cannabis is available from medical dispensaries for treating posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) in many states of the union, yet its efficacy in treating PTSD symptoms …

… A detailed discussion of methods is available in the full length report online (O’Neil et al., …
in the full length report as are the complete results (O’Neil et al., 2012). Overall, the included …