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This guide discusses management of insomnia disorder, a long-term condition in which a person has trouble sleeping. This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: August 2017
Publication Number: A1517-EHC027-A

This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated the recent evidence regarding the effects of omega-3 fatty acids, primarily from marine oil supplements, on clinical and selected intermediate cardiovascular outcomes (i.e., blood pressure, lipid concentrations) and the association of omega-3 fatty acids dietary intake and biomarkers with cardiovascular outcomes.

Publication Date: July 2017
Publication Number: A17-EHC010-A

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: July 2017
Publication Number: A1617-EHC005-B

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: July 2017
Publication Number: A1617-EHC031-B

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: July 2017
Publication Number: A1617-EHC004-B

Physician Burnout

Since 2001, ´óÏóÊÓƵhas been investing in major projects that examine the effects of working conditions on healthcare professionals’ ability to keep patients safe while providing high-quality care. This research is part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to develop evidence-based information aimed at improving the quality of the U.S. healthcare system by making care safer for patients and improving working conditions for clinicians.

Publication Date: July 2017
Publication Number: 17-M018-1-EF

All-Payer Claims Databases Measurement of Care: Systematic Review and Environmental Scan of Current Practices and Evidence

All-payer claims databases (APCDs) are large-scale databases that systematically collect professional, facility, pharmacy, laboratory, and dental claims, as well as eligibility and provider files from private and public payers. This literature review and environmental scan maps an approach to creating an inventory of measures of quality, cost, and utilization of care across settings for potential use with an APCD, noting gaps or current barriers to APCD measurement.

Publication Date: June 2017
Publication Number: 17-0022-2-EF

This research review for consumers discusses treatment options for C. difficile infections, which result from a type of bacteria (or germ) called Clostridium difficile This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: May 2017
Publication Number: A1617-EHC012-A

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: May 2017
Publication Number: A1517-EHC037-B

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.

Publication Date: May 2017
Publication Number: A1517-EHC031-B