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2681. Crosscutting Hi Impact (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … Senior- friendly emergency department care: an environmental assessment.

2682. Mass-Casualty-Events-Scarce-Resources Executive (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - warning, health care systems and providers must be prepared to swiftly Evidence Report/Technology Assessment … The only provider-oriented strategy that has been subjected to comparative assessment is field triage … Third, we felt it necessary to develop our own quality assessment scale for the vast majority of studies … There was some degree of subjectivity in assigning scores to each item in our quality assessment scales … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 207.

2683. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - to predict health outcomes, there are specific methods to consider when performing the assessment. … The latter assessment is by means of facility-based polysomnography, a comprehensive neurophysiologic … If possible, recast the assessment task in which the index test is used as an instrument to predict … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. 127 pages. … Effects of dependent errors in the assessment of diagnostic test performance.

2684. uterine-fibroids-protocol-160301 (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2016 - A preliminary assessment of the published literature on uterine fibroid treatment suggests that limiting … For studies that meet the eligibility criteria from the full-text review assessment, we will extract … We will use an adapted version of the McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms tool to assess harms … The assessment of the study limitations domain will be derived from the risk of bias of the individual … Management of uterine fibroids (Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 34, contract 290-97-0014 to

2685. Cad-Women-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Technology Assessment. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, October 2006. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 80. 18 (Prepared by the University of California, San … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 81. … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … Assessment of the exercise electrocardiogram in women versus men using tomographic myocardial perfusion

2686. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      November 21, 2011 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies – Assessing study quality: Two senior … staff will independently perform quality assessment of the included studies; disagreements will be … The quality of individual studies will be assessed using specific assessment tools for each type of … More specifically, the fundamental criteria for quality assessment of cohort studies will include: … Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale: Cohort studies.

2687. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Based on this input, our overall assessment is that this intervention is in the moderate high potential … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

2688. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      August 05, 2010 - However, study duration will be considered in the assessment of the quality and applicability of the … (CCOHTA), Bandolier, and the NHA Health Technology Assessment Programme. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological quality … These criteria are based on the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool (systematic … Studies could receive one rating for assessment of efficacy and a different rating for assessment of

2689. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      November 08, 2011 - Our review will include an assessment of adverse effects or harms associated with pressure ulcer treatment … Reviews (CDSR), the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and the Health Technology Assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm … interpret primarily because of the heterogeneity of trial populations, interventions, and outcomes assessment … Technology Assessment (Prepared by Tufts– New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center under

2690. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2014 - What is the accuracy of each imaging technique for diagnosis and assessment of resectability? b. … What is the comparative accuracy of the different imaging techniques for diagnosis and assessment of … What is the accuracy of each imaging technique for diagnosis and assessment of resectability? … Three studies also compared MDCT and MRI with respect to the assessment of vessel involvement. … Another conclusion, based on three studies, was the similarity in the accuracy of the assessment of

2691. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - After image reconstruction, the physician interpreting the images makes a binary assessment (positive … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

2692. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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      July 17, 2013 - General The authors themselves admit that the “absence of placebo arms particularly limited our assessment … • It requires assessment of four domains: risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision. … After this review was completed, an updated Guide was published that required assessment of reporting … not possible, comparison of treatment effect magnitude among studies that used different symptom assessment … USPSTF quality assessment tables for each comparison are shown in Appendix C.

2693. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact 2012-12-11 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … Senior- friendly emergency department care: an environmental assessment.

2694. Surveillance and Identification of Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews: Implementation and Early Experience | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - included study, solicitation of expert judgments on the currency of the original conclusions, and an assessment … Lastly, an overall summary assessment was made that classified each CER as being of high, medium, or

2695. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      August 22, 2008 - over 100 ng/ml or IGFBP-3 decreases over 1000 ng/ml) from studies of rhGH in people with CF and by b) assessment … Analytic Framework To guide our assessment of studies examining the association recombinant human … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Validity assessment will be performed using … Nutritional assessment and management in cystic fibrosis: a consensus report.

2696. home-based-care-protocol-141119 (pdf file)
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      November 19, 2014 - Inclusion of mental health services Assessment and management of serious mental illnesses including … however, the comparators and approach to measuring the outcomes will be considered as part of the assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used … What may affect applicability can vary depending on the question of interest and currently the assessment … , and then we will summarize our findings into an assessment of the applicability of the body of evidence

2697. 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 - In addition, when the same authors compared these results to a previous assessment of the 55 reports … Then, a more detailed assessment of the abstract and if necessary full text of SRs can be used to identify … These include a balanced assessment of the level of risk of an intervention compared with potential … Empirical assessment suggests that existing evidence could be used more fully in designing randomized … NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme: About the HTA programme.

2698. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Data elements to be abstracted will include the following: o Quality Assessment: – Number … o Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment). … If a meta-analysis can be performed, subgroup and sensitivity analyses will be based on assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality Definition of ratings based on criteria. … Therefore, full assessment of study quality will be performed for only those studies that utilize

2699. Antipsychotics-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2012 - Quality Assessment and Rating the Body of Evidence Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological … Risperidone was favored for negative symptoms based on the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms … Clinical Global Impression–Improvement; CGI–S = Clinical Global Impression–Severity; GAF = Global Assessment … PANSS = Positive and Negative Symptom Scale; RCT = randomized controlled trial; SANS = Scale for the Assessment … of Negative Symptoms; SAPS = Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms; SoE = strength of evidence

2700. The Refinement of Topics for Systematic Reviews: Lessons and Recommendations From the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - for the Conduct and Reporting of Modeling and Simulation Studies in the Context of Health Technology Assessment