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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/goutham-rao-md-faha
January 01, 2023 - Rao has a special interest in systematic reviews and meta-analyses and led the development of methodological … standards for cardiovascular prevention and treatment meta-analyses for the American Heart Association
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_executive.pdf
July 01, 2009 - However, only a minority of multivariable analyses bear
this out. … Among 11
comparisons that reported both univariable and
multivariable analyses, 6 found statistically … In both
univariable and multivariable analyses reported, no
study or population factors were found to … However, the reported
data suggest that only a small proportion of patients
included in the analyses … However,
the reported data suggest that only a small proportion of
patients included in the analyses
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr36/mr36ug.shtml
February 24, 2023 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and understand changes to the survey that may
affect analyses … For the most detailed analyses, and to identify treated conditions before 2018 2 , analysts should link … We recommend using extreme caution when conducting such analyses. … Guidance #3: For treated priority conditions, limit analyses to 2008 and later. … Because 2007 was a transition year, we recommend limiting analyses of priority conditions to
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nassoverview.jsp
July 01, 2025 - Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files
Hospital Market Structure (HMS) Files
Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses … there were some NASS design changes between 2016–2019 that will cause some discontinuity in multi-year analyses … status)
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Using the NASS for Trending
When conducting longitudinal analyses … For the subset of CCS-Services and Procedures categories affected by NASS design changes, trend analyses … of a file marking different steps while preparing it for analysis and more versions for the actual analyses
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-medication-management-practices-and-care-transitions-through/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Two sets of analyses were planned. … Due to changes in staffing and the complexity of the analyses, the team is using a 1-year no-cost extension … to complete the data analyses.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
June 17, 2021 - KQ 3: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (including network meta-analyses), ‡ and RCTs. … KQ 4: Systematic reviews, RCTs, and prospective cohort studies KQ 5: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses … (including network meta-analyses), RCTs, prospective cohort studies, and case-control studies.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_05_NISTrendsReport_1988-2004A.pdf
January 01, 2006 - analyses. … These recodes are unlikely to affect most analyses. … SHOULD WEIGHTS BE INCORPORATED IN TREND ANALYSES? … We use the revised weights throughout these analyses. … In our analyses, we ignore the FPC.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Njxn2r3qtWKdBf2_VhS2Aw
April 01, 2016 - For total
cancer, we based our review on 2 individual-patient
data (IPD) meta-analyses of randomized, … We used Stata 12.0
(StataCorp) for all statistical analyses. … Inclusion and exclusion criteria used in the
4 included meta-analyses are compared in Table 2. … Analyses did
not clearly suggest an effect of the dose (12). … Thus, we focused on RCTs and IPD meta-analyses
to enhance validity.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
August 23, 2022 - Data Synthesis and Analysis
Meta-analyses were conducted to calculate risk ratios (RRs) for statins … Results were generally consistent in sensitivity and stratified analyses. … of study-level data and within study stratified analyses. … However, excluding these trials from analyses did not affect findings. … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-emergency-medical-services-approaching-evidence-based-method-verification
September 28, 2022 - July 12, 2023
Meta-analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient … Meta-analyses on provider, patient, organisational, and handoff outcomes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-and-patient-safety-review-literature
March 29, 2023 - November 6, 2013
Comparative economic analyses of patient safety improvement strategies … July 28, 2010
AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: psychometric analyses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dissecting-communication-barriers-healthcare-path-enhancing-communication-resiliency
July 12, 2023 - Meta-analyses on provider, patient, organisational, and handoff outcomes. … June 29, 2022
Meta-analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handoff-mnemonics-used-perioperative-handoff-intervention-studies-systematic-review
November 16, 2022 - Meta-analyses on provider, patient, organisational, and handoff outcomes. … October 7, 2013
Meta-analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/nassrefinements2018.jsp
December 21, 2019 - Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files
Hospital Market Structure (HMS) Files
Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses … Also, additional analyses revealed an inadequate capture of some procedures, because of an inability
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-270-bimp-executive-summary.pdf
May 01, 2024 - systematically screened trials, extracted
3
data, assessed the risk of bias, conducted meta-analyses … Most evidence was
inconclusive, and this section describes only our analyses that resulted in strength … variations
in the labeling and implementation of treatment components, introduced subjectivity to
our analyses … underpowered studies resulted in wide confidence intervals, undermining the precision of
our meta-analyses
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July 17, 2018 - For KQ2, individual participant data meta-analyses, trials,
and well-designed prospective cohort studies … Quantitative analyses were not conducted
because of the limited number of studies for each KQ or method … For the Framingham Risk Score–based analyses, which used 3 risk
strata, the top 2 risk strata (10%-20% … In the individual pa-
tient data meta-analysis model development analyses, base model
performance was … C-reactive protein as a risk factor for coronary
heart disease: a systematic review and
meta-analyses
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
August 20, 2024 - Data Synthesis
Meta-analyses using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model (STATA version 14.2 [ … Table 1 reports the results of meta-analyses, including analyses stratified by country and dose; forest … plots for the primary meta-analyses are provided in eFigures 1-8 in the JAMA Supplement. … Findings were similar when analyses were stratified by country HDI category and dose. … However, the utility of stratified analyses was limited by relatively small numbers of trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Sensitivity analyses (to assess the influence of model inputs) and stability analyses (to evaluate the … analyses using ordered bar charts). … the need to perform sensitivity and
stability analyses. … In statistical analyses, account for heterogeneity. … Random-effects
meta-analyses are not always conservative.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - A clinical rationale for these
decisions should be provided or separate analyses should be presented … We
have revised our depression
analyses, conducting separate
analyses for augmention
studies of tx … Patient heterogenity is an
issue in most of our analyses. … Yet the computation of the overall effects in several
of the meta-analyses, which may be one of the … Actually, we refrained from
doing pooled analyses across,
drugs in response to reviewers
comments
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - In analyses of all doses, aspirin reduced the risk for nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) (relative … We abstracted subgroup analyses for these groups and considered their credibility based on the timing … We evaluated subgroup analyses qualitatively because those reported were too limited to pool. … when compared with analyses using all doses. … , and only 2 37 , 39 clearly designated analyses a priori.