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181. Disposition of Comments Report for The Clinical Utility of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in Asthma Management (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-197-fractional-exhaled-nitric-oxide-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 20, 2017 - #3 Introduction: Page 11 Line 24-25 mentions “priority topic” and line 29-30 mentions “priority area … ” Consider changing to "topic" or "area" in both lines. … The displays are easy to interpret for a reader who has general skills in this area. … In the area of FeNO and adherence, the available studies are observational studies, hence SOE is … the report, the Lung Association believes there is a need to have further emphasis on a specific area

182. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_june_2012.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 12: Pregnancy … (Fourteen topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 2012.) … Priority Area 12: Pregnancy and Preterm Birth Topic High Impact Potential 1. … high Discussion Relatively few new developments in interventions or programs and services in the area

183. DEcIDE 34 - Developing a Registry of Patient Registries: Options for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries-development_research_0.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - For each included registry, information on the registry purpose, study design, disease area, patient … visitors to search for patient registries using a range of data elements (e.g., study design, disease area … patient registries in the U.S. to enable interested parties to identify registries in a particular area … Initial and final year Abstract  Text description of the study that generally includes clinical area … For each included registry, information on the registry purpose, study design, disease area, patient

184. Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - policymakers.1 By identifying and summarizing the existing state of evidence within a given clinical area … appraising SRs or meta-analyses, but who have a high level of content expertise in their particular area … , the authors noted that “none of the 15 trials which were not the first published trials in their area … Reviews The researcher may be unaware of the existence of relevant SRs in the particular research area … tick-box exercise,” rather it requires the in depth knowledge about a particular clinical research area

185. Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2013 - Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean Surface Cleaning, Disinfection, and Monitoring of Cleaning to Reduce Hospital Acquired I…

186. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Variation in Definitions for the Same Concept A second area of complexity is the lack of consistent … Filters could limit the content displayed by disease/condition area (e.g., cardiovascular disease, oncology

187. Public-Reporting-Cost-Measures Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 13, 2014 - cost, or granted based on group affiliation) that allow for comparisons within a defined geographic area … cost, or granted based on group affiliation) that allow for comparisons within a defined geographic area … Louis Area Business Health Coalition Illinois Hospital http://www.stlbhc.org/healthcare.aspx Illinois … Hospital Association Michigan Hospital http://www.mhakeystonecenter.org/compare.htm Greater Detroit Area

188. Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2019 - a tool) to assist health systems interested in a quality improvement (QI) project in the clinical area … Evaluation We used feedback from stakeholders to narrow the focus from that of the report to a specific area … desired an education program and expressed interest in participating in a future QI initiative in this area

189. In the area of autism research, the vast majority of clinical trials conducted to date have addressed only the questions of how an individual treatment compares to a placebo. Extremely few studies have been conducted that make head-to-… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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190. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief 52: Pediatric Quality Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and Followup (pdf file)
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     April 07, 2025 - (CBSA)21 with recommendation to move towards Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes. … using the 2011 HHS standards;20 and • Geography, using a minimum standard of core-based statistical area … (CBSA)21 with recommendation to move towards Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes.22 Page 179: For … This is another key omission, as the lack of consensus around the evidence in this area has been an … We have included this in our discussion as an area for future evidence reviews. 173 Public Review

191. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     December 29, 2015 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High- Impact Interventions: Priority Area 01: Arthritis … 2) information was compiled and sent for expert comment before November 6, 2015, in this priority area … (Seventeen topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of November 6, 2015.) … Priority Area 01: Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease Topic High-Impact Potential 1.

192. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Sensitivity across 12 parameters: 47.1 percent (RNFL cross-sectional area) to 74.3 percent (linear … cup/disc area ratio), Specificity: 47.1 percent (mean RNFL thickness) to 71.4 percent (cup shape … There may be new studies looking at this particular area. … Legend: AUC Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; DDLS Disk Damage Likelihood Scale … Combining rim area to disc area asymmetry ratio and Moorfields regression analysis of confocal scanning

193. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - and radiosensitive anatomic structures; selecting multiple fields that cross in the tumor area through … critical adjacent tissues.2 (The intensity of the beam expresses how many photons traverse a given area … To 2 irradiate a whole tumor area, multiple Bragg peaks of different energies and intensities … of these physical characteristics of the charged particle beams it is possible to cover the tumor area … Conversely, one may have the opportunity to deliver higher (even lethal) doses to the tumor area with

194. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes (pdf file)
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     May 22, 2023 - Unfortunately, continued generalized suggestions for the future direction of research in this area is … We strongly support the role of future clinical and research work in this area and believe our report … In the current report, we encourage future research to focus on this important area.

195. Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2012 - The frequency of follow up testing in the various risk groups is certainly an area for more research … questions and strict evaluation of literature will serve as a guide to better research planning in this area … It is clearly an area where future research is critical. … However, there was a paucity of comparative data for these PCD categories, indicating an area of future

196. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - sensitivity/specificity, true positives/true negatives, area under the curve ! … measure sensitivity and specificity for a test or combination of tests to diagnose gout or report the area … monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid, we will pool sensitivities, specificities, and overall area … Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves will be estimated by plotting sensitivity versus 1-specificity and “area

197. Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - 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 … (Eight topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 8, 2015.) … Priority Area 10: Obesity Topic High-Impact Potential 1. * Intragastric dual balloon (ReShape Duo … Excess body fat in the abdominal area that is out of proportion to total body fat is known to be an

198. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High- Impact Interventions: Priority Area 05: Depression … 2) information was compiled and sent for expert comment before November 4, 2014, in this priority area … (Nineteen topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of November 4, 2014.) … ES-3 Since the last High Impact report in June 2014, no new topics in this priority area were eligible

199. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - types and definitions of outcome measures used in patient registries, even within the same clinical area … For each clinical area, the relevant registries and observational studies are identified, and registry

200. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
     March 01, 2021 - types and definitions of outcome measures used in patient registries, even within the same clinical area … For each clinical area, the relevant registries and observational studies are identified, and registry