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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-205-predictors-trauma-care-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2018 - measures of diagnostic
accuracy (e.g., sensitivity and specificity,) and (2)
discrimination (e.g., area … 0.60 to 0.95 (SOE:
Low)
7 studies44,46,88-92
0.67 to 0.68 (SOE: Insufficient)
1 study93
AUROC = area … 17,24,92,98,99
Sen: 32 to 57% (SOE:
Low)
Sp: 85 to 96% (SOE:
Low)
3 studies34,93,100
None None
AUROC = area … None 0.96 for both Mortality
and Early Mortality
(SOE: Moderate)
3 studies101,103,105
AUROC = area
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
July 01, 2013 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High-
Impact Interventions: Priority Area 10: Obesity … scores and/or supporting rationales at or above the overall
average for all topics in this priority area … (Nine
topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 18, 2012.) … Priority Area 10: Obesity
Topic High-Impact Potential
1.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/calcineurin-inhibitor_research-protocol.pdf
October 08, 2014 - OR
timepoint* OR timing OR duration) AND (cyclospor* NEAR/2 level*)) OR "c1"
OR "c0" OR "c2" OR ('area … therapy OR
therapeutic) AND (monitor* OR measure* OR surveillance)) OR
'pharmacodynamics'/exp OR 'area … drug NEAR/3 (clearance OR
activation OR adsorp* OR absorp* OR bioavailabilit* OR distribution)) OR
('area … value'/exp OR 'predictive
value' OR 'ppv' OR ((false OR true) NEAR/1 (positive OR negative)) OR ('area
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - Review was hampered due to the lack of research in the
area of what the key questions asked for. … These questions address a rapidly developing area of research, driven in part by the
Thank you for … New and
emerging information on HCV screening and treatment will change the landscape in this area … Since
the last AHRQ review in 2004, this is the area that has accumulated the most new data. … Nonetheless,
this is an important area of
research and should be
considered by decisionmakers as
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/deliberative-methods-demonstration-executive-131125.pdf
November 01, 2013 - A primary area
of focus for the Community Forum is to advance methods for obtaining input from the general … costs were:
BCD, $4,500
ODP, $4,900
CD, $6,900
CP, $23,500
For BCD, CD, and ODP,the largest area … In contrast, the greatest area
of cost for CP was participant-related costs (i.e., incentives, transportation
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/08_functional_limitations_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High-
Impact Interventions: Priority Area 08: Functional … off-label drugs, or biologics; (2) information was compiled by October 26, 2012, in this priority
area … (A total of 179 topics in this priority area was being tracked in the system as of
October 26, 2012 … Priority Area 08: Functional Limitations and Disability
Topic High-Impact Potential
1.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topics_methods.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Another challenging area is the relatively subjective nature of decisionmaking around
topic prioritization … indirect costs.
1
High costs of care (unit or aggregate); economic importance of technology.
2
An area
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - be more specific about what
the next steps should be given the overall
need for research in this area … their pervasive presence and what recommendations do
they suggest to you for future work in this area … readily used to
inform policy and the allocation of resources to design
RFAs and RFPs to address this area … The
authors should be commended for undertaking such a
thorough review in an incredibly important area … Overall,
the report fairly summarizing the limited, good quality
studies in the area.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_policymaker.pdf
June 01, 2016 - Management of Infantile Hemangioma
B A C K G R O U N D
Infantile hemangioma (IH) is generally a benign vascular
neoplasm. The International Society for the Study of Vascular
Anomalies (ISSVA) classifies IH lesions as vascular tumors,
which are differentiated from vascular malformations.2 IH affects
4 to 5 perce…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-update_clinician.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Developmental Delays
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Clinician Research Summary
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children With Autism
Spectrum Disorder
Key Clinical Issue
What evidence is available regarding the effectiveness, benefits, and harms of therapies used to address the core and
associated symptoms seen…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Receiver-operator
characteristic curves were computed in two of these
studies, with the reported figures for area … This area of evaluation is underdeveloped in the clinical
literature, and we were unable to offer a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/executive-summary-2017-schizophrenia-adult.pdf
January 01, 2017 - For each intervention area, we reported on the available
evidence for prioritized outcomes, as described
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nitric-oxide_research-protocol.pdf
September 06, 2016 - review also will
highlight areas of controversy and identify needs for future research on this priority area … Research gaps in the topic area will be
reported by KQ.
V. References
1.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/future-research-prioritization-methods_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program
Methods Future Research Needs Report
Number 10
Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future
Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health
Care Program
PiCMe—Prioritization Crit…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
January 01, 2016 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High-
Impact Interventions: Priority Area 07: Diabetes … scores and/or supporting rationales at or above the overall
average for all topics in this priority area … (Twenty-one topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 18,
2013.) … Priority Area 07: Diabetes
Topic High-Impact Potential
1.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - scientific evidence on a
particular topic and develop a consensus statement that
advances research in that area … Small area variation
2. Regional variation
3. Urban vs. rural
iii. … Small area variation
No study addressed this factor.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
March 10, 2010 - While this
term may be commonplace within the clinical area, many readers will
be unfamiliar with it … rating
its strength provides more useful information for decisionmakers than no
comment on the topic area
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-brain-injury_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - Does the area of the brain injured, the severity of the injury, the mechanism or context of
injury,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-prevalence_research.pdf
February 01, 2011 - Prevalence of diabetes, diabetic foot ulcer, and lower
extremity amputation among Medicare beneficiaries,
2006 to 2008
Diabetic Foot Ulcers Data Points #1
The prevalence of diabetes in
the Medicare population may be
one-third higher than previously
estimated.
Overall, approximately 8% of
diabetic Medicare ben…