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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/han.pdf
December 26, 2012 - • Lack of “reliability, credibility, adequacy” of information: “epistemic unreliability”
Slide 9: Ambiguity … • Probability: 20% probability of benefit from treatment (Indeterminacy of
future
outcome)
• Ambiguity … (“ambiguity aversion”)
Source:
Eisenberg Center
Conference
Series
2011,
Differing
… Slide 24: Representing
ambiguity in clinical evidence: USPSTF
A page of grade definitions from
… • Lack of empirical evidence
o Effectiveness and validity of ambiguity rating systems
o Influence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/politi.pdf
December 26, 2012 - • Informational Uncertainty
Slide
6: Ambiguity
Evidence:
• Surgery
for weight loss: efficacious … • BMI = 35
• 68 years old
• Smoker
• Comorbidities
• Rural setting
Slide
7: Ambiguity … Slide
15: Recommendations by
Source
of Uncertainty
• Ambiguity
• Limited
evidence about … communicating
ambiguity
• Starting
point: acknowledge ambiguity, and let the patient guide amount … of detail
Slide
16: Example
Example: MD is discussing ambiguity about a cholesterol med.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-topics_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - framework, simple decision trees, and other organizing
frameworks are all tools that can minimize ambiguity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - intervention, comparator, outcomes, timing, and setting) typology, frameworks, and decision trees to:
Minimize ambiguity … analytic frameworks, decision trees, and other organizational frameworks are helpful in −
Minimizing ambiguity … , timing, and setting) typology, analytic frameworks, and decision trees should be used to minimize ambiguity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - intervention, comparator, outcomes, timing, and setting) typology, frameworks, and decision trees to:
Minimize ambiguity … analytic frameworks, decision trees, and other organizational frameworks are helpful in −
Minimizing ambiguity … , timing, and setting) typology, analytic frameworks, and decision trees should be used to minimize ambiguity
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December 11, 2012 - Current Page Topic Timeline May. 10, 2010 Topic Suggestion Sep. 2, 2011 Research Protocol Dec. 11, 2012 Systematic Review Apr. 19, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism
Systematic Review Archived December 11, 2012 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 2.3 MB
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February 01, 2013 - One of the main goals in developing inclusion criteria is to minimize ambiguity. … Greater
ambiguity in inclusion criteria increases the possibility of poor reproducibility due to many … Ambiguity in population inclusion criteria increases the risk that
inclusion decisions could be influenced … Reduce
ambiguity as much as possible.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-clinician-level-strategies-draft-tech-brief.pdf
February 01, 2023 - makers) of interventions are unclear;
effectiveness is still in question (particularly because of the ambiguity … Public Health and Healthcare Providers .......................................................... 27
Ambiguity … Ambiguity of Intervention Terms and Categories
As noted in the Methods section, the volume and heterogeneity … Additionally, included studies revealed an ambiguity of intervention terms reported by the
authors, … In combination with the ambiguity of intervention terms and labels, all of this
underscores an ever-greater
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/COVID-19-pharmaceutical-treatments.pdf
December 23, 2023 - with a sample of included articles to ensure that all relevant data elements are
captured, and that ambiguity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-information-exchange-disposition-160504.pdf
December 15, 2015 - therefore analysis of the literature on
“directed” exchange may be misleading if the terminology
ambiguity … reported to ONC
as required under the contracts suffered from the
terminology drift and data element ambiguity … The ambiguity was due to vague federal definitions for
“directed, query-based, or consumer-mediated … Inclusion criteria and scope: There is some ambiguity
about the scope of the term HIE as used in this … Results p.27 “Level of Use ... by Type of HIE” is also a good location
to comment on the issue of ambiguity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/healthcare-system-draft-technical-brief.pdf
February 01, 2023 - Public Health and Healthcare Organizations ................................................... 24
Ambiguity … other findings including:
study design, study setting, study funding information; chronic conditions, ambiguity … Ambiguity of Intervention Terms and Categories
As noted in the Methods section, the volume and heterogeneity … Our evidence map reveals ambiguity of intervention terms, such as care coordination or self-
management … Summary and Implications
Study Funding
Links Between Public Health and Healthcare Organizations
Ambiguity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-231-dementia-interventions-evidence-summary_0.pdf
August 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 231
Care Interventions for People Living
With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Evidence Summary
Main Points
Background and Purpose
The aging of the U.S. population and the co…
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September 02, 2011 - Current Page Topic Timeline May. 10, 2010 Topic Suggestion Sep. 2, 2011 Research Protocol Dec. 11, 2012 Systematic Review Apr. 19, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Cryptorchidism
Research Protocol Archived September 2, 2011 Download Main Document PDF 412.8 KB
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September 02, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
1
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 2, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Cryptorchidism
I. Background and Objectives for the Systemati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-cost-measures_disposition-comments.pdf
March 05, 2015 - Because of the ambiguity of this
section, we have removed this
discussion and table.
39. … Sorry for the ambiguity here. We have
revised this section.
48.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/standardized-library-depression-white-paper.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Depression Outcome
Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Depression Outcome
Measures
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
March 01, 2021 - White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Outcome Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Outcome Measures
Prepared for: …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
March 01, 2021 - White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Outcome Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Outcome Measures
Prepared for: …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/standardized-library-depression-white-paper.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Depression Outcome
Measures
Research White Paper
Standardized Library of Depression Outcome
Measures
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual…