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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Over 28 million Americans have some
form of cardiovascular disease (CVD),
which causes more deaths than cancer,
diabetes, accidents, and chronic lung
diseases combined. Estimated direct
medical expenditures and lost productivity
from CVD amounted to $431.8 billion in
the United States in 2007.
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/developmental-delays-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 06: Developmental Delays, ADHD,
and Autism
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaithe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/congestive-heart-failure-medicines_research.pdf
March 01, 2010 - MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
support the rapi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2011 - 1
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: June 15, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults:
A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Preventive Medical Strategies
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-prognostic_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12
12-1
Chapter 12
Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests
Thomas S. Rector, Ph.D.; Brent C. Taylor, Ph.D.; Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H.
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System;
School of Medicine, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
Abstra…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 8, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis
Amendment Date(s) if applicable:
(Amendm…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Adjustments for Unmeasured Confounders in
Pharmacoepidemiologic Database Studies Using External
Information
Til Stürmer, MD,*† Robert J. Glynn, PhD,*†‡ Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH,*§¶ Jerry Avorn, MD,*
and Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD*�
Background: Nonexperimental studies of drug effects in large
automa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_disposition-comments.pdf
October 25, 2011 - While we don’t disagree, the decisions of whether, when, and
how to meta-analyze are judgment calls. … Another concern
is the use of Bland-Altman plots to analyze
sensitivity/specificity of OSA diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cultural-competence_research-protocol.pdf
July 09, 2014 - Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Improving…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 185
Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis
Media
Executive Summary
Background and Objectives
Otitis media is often preceded by a viral
upper respiratory tract infection that causes
Eustachian tube obstruction, negati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2023 - Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Breastfeeding – the feeding of human milk at the breast or exp…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-artery-stenosis_research-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Microsoft Word - finbody.doc
This report is based on research conducted by the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0022). The findings and
conclusions in this d…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/machine-learning-tools-appendix-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Search screening tools
PMID Authors Title Pubyear Tool_name Environment Access Model Model_type ESP_Task Specific_ESP_task Training Inputs Outputs Notes Purported_use Reference_standard Manual_sensitivity Manual_precision Positivity_threshold Stopping_rule Nruns datasets Summary_measure Burden Burden_dispersion Sensit…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disparities-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
February 23, 2012 - A few examples of formal models that have
been developed and tested in the QI field are: Focus Analyze
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - eligibility criteria
Search for relevant studies
Select evidence for inclusion
Extract Data from Studies
Analyze
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antidepressants-seniors-pneumonia_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - There were not enough users of specific antidepressant subclasses with
this outcome to analyze these
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-mental-health_research.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Ideally, this information can be used to cluster and analyze studies in a
systematic review to generate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - eligibility criteria
Search for relevant studies
Select evidence for inclusion
Extract Data from Studies
Analyze
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-care-delivery-research-protocol.pdf
October 06, 2022 - Development of an instrument to analyze organizational
characteristics in multidisciplinary care pathways
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_disposition-comments.pdf
May 20, 2013 - This was addressed in the future research needs
document, as we do not have the data to analyze or report … We intended to meta-analyze the evidence when possible.