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1. Topic 0484 Treatments for Fecal Incontinence NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
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   January 09, 2014 - Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  The topic, Comparative effectiveness of treatments of fecal … , and the lack of guidance to lead them to an appropriate course of action. … )  Fecal incontinence is defined by lack of control of bowel movements, causing unexpected leakage … of stool from the rectum. … Severity of the condition can range from minor lack of control to complete lack of control.

2. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2007 - How effective is pharmacologic treatment of UI? 3. … Does site of care (office, hospital, nursing home) influence choice of best treatment? 5. … Do any of the following have evidence of clinical benefit in the treatment of patients with incontinence …  In December 2007, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a State-of-the-Science conference … It appears from the volume and type of available literature that a focused update of the 2007 AHRQ review

3. S3 (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2007 - I was privileged to work with Harry in the field of pharmacoepidemiology, initially as one of the first … , and Director of the GlaxoSmithKline Center of Excellence in Pharmacoepidemi- ology. … areas of pharmacoepidemiol- ogy.11 He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American … College of Preventive Medicine, and the American College of Epidemiology. … The prevalence of prostatism: a population-based survey of urinary symptoms.

4. Use of Electronic Medical Records and Administrative Claims Data for Assessing Type 2 Diabetes Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 07, 2010 - In all, 78 of the 1664 WebCIS patients had an MI or stroke or died after DMT2 diagnosis, only 30 of whom … hypertension (HT) and/or dyslipidemia (DL) in addition to their DMT2 (71% of MI patients and 60% of … There were 49 patients who had an MI, 49% of whom had comorbid DM, HT, and DL, whereas only 30.6% of … We applied many of the principles of claims-based analysis to the EMR but faced many new challenges throughout … However, the penetration and use of some of the specific functions (electronic prescribing) within the

5. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2021 - of the patient population, particularly stage of disease and treatment modality. … Next, information is needed about what level of respondent burden, both in terms of number of questions … the version of CTCAE used. … Experience of Care No specific measure Collection of information on 1) availability of resources to … of care / understanding of illness should be considered.

6. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lung-cancer.pdf
   August 01, 2021 - of the patient population, particularly stage of disease and treatment modality. … Next, information is needed about what level of respondent burden, both in terms of number of questions … the version of CTCAE used. … Experience of Care No specific measure Collection of information on 1) availability of resources to … of care / understanding of illness should be considered.

7. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2021 - of the patient population, particularly stage of disease and treatment modality. … Next, information is needed about what level of respondent burden, both in terms of number of questions … the version of CTCAE used. … Experience of Care No specific measure Collection of information on 1) availability of resources to … of care / understanding of illness should be considered.

8. Methods Research Report: Developing Consistent and Useful Quality Improvement Study Data Extraction (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2020 - duration of the intervention; 8. frequency of intervention; 9. intensity of the intervention; 10. … to thoughts of difficulty of implementation. … of 10. … the duration of the effect of the intervention. … Length of time of intervention: 2 years.

9. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2011 - some of the limitations of current reports. … to, treatment of arteriovenous malformations and melanoma of the uveal tract, treatment of intracranial … In the context of the uncertainty of the evidence, this diversity of benefit decisions is understandable … • Risk of bias of study design: randomized versus observational studies or other types of evidence … • Description of comparators o Standard of care o Timeliness of data o Comparability of populations

10. Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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    September 15, 2008 - of the end of the search period. … • How out of date is that portion of the CER? … Is the portion of the CER that is probably or certainly out of date an issue of safety (a drug withdrawn … of date Out of date Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Gastroesophageal Reflux … of date Out of date Treatment Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis

11. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - The focus of the prioritized list of research questions is on the contribution of procalcitonin- guided … of stay. … per 1,000 days of followup) and of morbidity (e.g. need mechanical ventilation; severity of illness …  Future studies should address both the duration of use of procalcitonin and initiation of antibiotic … A number of stakeholders were complimentary of our process.

12. Prompt Reduction in Use of Medications for Comorbid Conditions After Bariatric Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 30, 2010 - We compared the mean number of medications at the time of surgery and in the subsequent year. … points of interest. … We knew the date that each prescription was filled and the number of days of drug supplied. … We do not discount that there may be increases in use of other classes of medications. … Comparison of the performance of different models in the validation sample (N=35,528).

13. Treatment for Bipolar Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 23, 2014 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … of diagnostic accuracy of bipolar disorders. … Diagnosing bipolar disorder is challenging because of the lack of specificity of many of the symptoms … Development of the RTI item bank on risk of bias and precision of observational studies. … Are reports of the study free of suggestion of selective outcome reporting?

14. Reduction in Medication Use after Bariatric Surgery (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2010 - Tennessee; BCBS of Hawaii; BCBS of Michigan; BCBS of North Carolina; Highmark, Inc. … (of Pennsylvania); Independence Blue Cross (of Pennsylvania); Wellmark BCBS of Iowa; and Wellmark BCBS … of South Dakota. … of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. … time points of interest.

15. Development of a Primary Care Guie for Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Pilot Dissemination Project (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - Therefore, no statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the … Key Informants are not involved in the analysis of the evidence or the writing of the report. … power of story as well as data • Frequent and early small tests of change • Transparency of data … School of Medicine. Division of General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology. … Please rate the usefulness of each of the sections below, on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 = very useful

16. Methods-Guidance-Topics Methods (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - None of the authors has a financial interest in any of the products discussed in this document. … Challenges Because of issues of timeliness and cost, the EHC Program cannot engage all types of stakeholders … Institute of Medicine. … financing of health care. … High costs of care (unit or aggregate); economic importance of technology. 2 An area of action where

17. bipolar-disorder-treatment-protocol-140623 (pdf file)
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    June 23, 2014 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … of diagnostic accuracy of bipolar disorders. … Diagnosing bipolar disorder is challenging because of the lack of specificity of many of the symptoms … Development of the RTI item bank on risk of bias and precision of observational studies. … Are reports of the study free of suggestion of selective outcome reporting?

18. Research White Paper Multinational Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - of the registry. … GARFIELD-AF uses a process of regular review of site data to gauge quality. … Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008. … Directive 95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Protection of Individuals with Regard … to the Processing of Personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data.

19. Research White Paper Multinational Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/multinational-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - of the registry. … GARFIELD-AF uses a process of regular review of site data to gauge quality. … Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008. … Directive 95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Protection of Individuals with Regard … to the Processing of Personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data.

20. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2022 - In addition, in cases of suicide, a different cause of death may be listed because of the perceived … Because of the practical challenges of systematic ascertainment and the limitations of mortality data … of an office visit); and documentation of the PHQ-9. … Evaluation of Registry Data Quality The purpose of this effort was to assess the quality of the data … of PHQ-9 scores, adverse effects of treatment, suicide ideation and behavior, and cause of death.