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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 01, 2012 - in the
development of its research projects. … elevated for TSH < 10 but then use "markedly" for a value of
e.g. 10.1 P 29 line 3 and p 31 line 50 … Risk of bias was marked "N/A" when no
studies were available for that particular
outcome
Source … I
realize that this was not a specific aim of the review, but there are
new published data relating … Omission of data on heart failure is problematic. we feel the term “cardiovascular” includes
both, CAD
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/protocol-social-isolation.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Primary studies will only be included if they report the primary
outcome. … A second reviewer will verify a 25% sample of articles and abstracted data. … ' quality
assessments, or by using a risk of bias tool based on criteria developed by the U.S. … Current methods of the US Preventive
Services Task Force: a review of the process. … The framework begins on the left with the population of interest: adults 60 years old or older.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
April 01, 2021 - priorities. … Assessment of each criteria, based on consultation with local experts and a scan
of the literature, … Washington, DC: Evidence Synthesis
Program, Health Services Research and
Development Service, Office … of Research
and Development, Department of Veterans
Affairs. … Research and Quality or of the U.S.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
April 01, 2021 - priorities. … Assessment of each criteria, based on consultation with local experts and a scan
of the literature, … Washington, DC: Evidence Synthesis
Program, Health Services Research and
Development Service, Office … of Research
and Development, Department of Veterans
Affairs. … Research and Quality or of the U.S.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/point-of-care_research.pdf
April 01, 2014 - We conducted a pilot project to evaluate the use of Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ … The RTI-UNC EPC conducted a special project to analyze the impact of two
CERs, with emphasis on the … If two versions
of a CER on the same topic appeared, we selected the most recent version. … Use
Table 2 provides a concise summary of the use of CER reports and journal articles by
Dynamed, … Assessing the Impact of AHRQ Evidence-based
Practice Center (EPC) Reports on Future
Research.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-3-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain.pdf
July 01, 2022 - The report focused on use of nonopioids in
patients for chronic pain management and addressed the following … a standardized mean difference (SMD) of 0.2 to 0.5 or a mean
difference of 5 to 10 points on the 0 … Comparison of the effect of rofecoxib (a
cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor), ibuprofen, and
placebo on the … ,
incorporation into for-profit training courses) or for use outside of the U.S. … the strength
and limits of evidence from research studies about the effectiveness and safety of a clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - 2009.
5
Data on the cost of treatment for a pressure ulcer vary, but some estimates range between … Although a number of guidelines recommend the use of standardized formal risk-assessment
tools … For example, a nutritional supplement may be of limited
use in a patient who is not malnourished, and … results of a
study, or if we are aware of unpublished or important in-press data, we will query the … The feasibility of a quantitative synthesis will depend on the number and completeness
of reported
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_disposition-comments.pdf
July 08, 2014 - AHRQ’s stronger reports but a large part of this lies with
the lack of data that the authors outline … On top of this, the
data showing that depressive disorders have a deleterious
effect on birth outcomes … research necessity of reporting
diagnostic and treatment data. … Therefore, based on the existing body of research, which
demonstrates the effectiveness of antidepressants … it
only where there is a gap in the direct evidence and where the
outcome is a serious harm.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-decision-modeling.ppt
June 01, 2012 - A pilot study on the use of decision theory and value of information analysis as part of the NHS Health … they will find the data needed to develop a model. … Here, the use of a clinical exam is being compared to the use of a clinical exam plus PET during the … the test itself is not a direct clinical outcome. … A pilot study on the use of decision theory and value of information analysis as part of the NHS Health
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-decision-modeling.ppt
June 01, 2012 - A pilot study on the use of decision theory and value of information analysis as part of the NHS Health … they will find the data needed to develop a model. … Here, the use of a clinical exam is being compared to the use of a clinical exam plus PET during the … the test itself is not a direct clinical outcome. … A pilot study on the use of decision theory and value of information analysis as part of the NHS Health
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s66.pdf
October 01, 2007 - New Episodes of DMARD Therapies
An episode of use started on the date when a DMARD
prescription was … Data on
medication use during hospitalizations are not available in
TennCare databases and days in the … The
risk of developing the outcome increased with increasing
quintiles. … Use of a computer-based Medicaid drug data to
analyze and correct inappropriate medication use. … A review of uses of health care utilization
databases for epidemiologic research on therapeutics.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy_surveillance.pdf
July 01, 2012 - • For Key Question 2, there may now be enough studies to
conduct a meta-regression on the effect … of characteristics of
the lesion, patient, and provider on accuracy … Our of-date Out of-date
Use of image
guidance and
vacuum assistance
improved the
accuracy of core … Outcome analysis of 9-gauge MRI-guided
vacuum-assisted core needle breast biopsies. … New Evidence:
Use of image guidance and vacuum
assistance improved the accuracy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-3-immunity-after-COVID-19.pdf
December 31, 2022 - Currently, the most salient use of antibody testing is as a correlate of protection against
infection … Most
notably, this review does not address the use of antibody testing for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV … or methodological differences due to the use of different assays. … Data Sources and Searches
A research librarian searched for English language articles in the following … Were the groups/participants free of the outcome at the start of the study (or at the moment of exposure
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - Telaprevir is
approved by the FDA for use in genotype 1 chronic
HCV patients as part of a triple therapy … It is unclear, then, why the same trial
received a “Low” rating on “strength of evidence” on
Key Questions … data; rather it is essentially a
modeling study using varying sources to estimate the
prevalence of … team has done a remarkable job at collating all
relevant data in an attempt to make sense of the
rapidly … data in a consistent way.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_surveillance.pdf
May 01, 2013 - question the use of the treatment based on evidence of harm or that did not proscribe
use entirely … a history of
tobacco use.5
N/A All 3 experts identified
additional evidence that further
delineated … meta-analysis of
randomized clinical data. … composite outcome of death from
any cause, myocardial infarction, and
stroke was higher at 5 years … This difference was
accentuated in patients with diabetes, a
history of tobacco use, heart failure,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/data-repository-reviews_white-paper.pdf
September 01, 2012 - use across EPC institutions, some selective organization, and
public on June of 2012. … the accessibility of systematic review data on the effects and relative
effectiveness of health care … To minimize the burden on researchers in contributing data to the SRDR by:
a. … Based on an
assessment of probable use cases, our proposed system contains four types of SRDR users … To be clear, with regards to the SRDR, our use of ―data‖ here refers to those
extracted from primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-2.pdf
June 01, 2022 - A second reviewer confirmed the data extraction and resolved conflicts. … Disclaimers
This report is based on research conducted by the Mayo Clinic Evidence-based Practice Center … the strength
and limits of evidence from research studies about the effectiveness and safety of a clinical … whole on the state of the
science. … The use of
electrical nerve stimulation to treat
migraines: a systematic review.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Any investigator or funder of research will be able to use the AHRQ Healthcare
Horizon Scanning System … Most research activity
in this field focuses on drugs and biologics for irritable bowel syndrome and … the small amount of data on safety and efficacy and the lack of
long-term data on safety and efficacy … on data from the early 1990s, at a cost
of more than $100,000 per patient per year. … important outcome.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-genetic_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Whether a laboratory method is considered a genetic test also depends on the
intended use, claim, or … is the intended use of the test result that determines whether it is a
diagnostic or predictive test … to a lack of reliable
prevalence data or of long-term outcomes data. … was based on a previous report of the NIH Task Force on Genetic Testing8
and developed through a CDC-sponsored … When there are no published data on analytic validity
of a genetic test, the external proficiency testing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-systems-research.pdf
October 01, 2017 - Health-Systems’ Use of and
Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking
Research White Paper
Understanding … The leaders of our Care Redesign teams present their initial data--performance
data as well as salient … use of IV acetaminophen as a perioperative modulator of
pain. … So, if that type of service was available that might provide some value, if you will,
on-demand data … Health care decision makers’ use of
comparative effectiveness research: report
from a series of focus