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321. 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.

322. 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.

323. Psoriatic Arthritis Surveillance Assesment_CER 54_Low (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - Original conclusion is out of date 2.5 Compilation of Findings and Conclusions For this assessment … The remaining 12 articles were abstracted into an evidence table (Appendix B) for this assessment.4- … Compared with placebo in one fair study, MTX resulted in greater improvement in physician assessment … Assessment of the Need to Update Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Report of an Initial Rapid Program … Assessment (2005-2009) (Prepared by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center).

324. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 17, 2011 - collection of evidence reviews that focuses on improving the quality of health care through critical assessment … indicators, health care/ or Quality assurance, health care/ or Quality improvement/ or "process assessment … (health care)"/ or "outcome assessment (health care)"/ or (quality adj2 indicator$).ti,ab Health … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Our assessment of the quality of studies … Our assessment of the strength of the evidence will be based on judgments about risk of bias, consistency

325. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents - Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2021 - ADHD diagnosis is normally based on an assessment to determine whether the patient meets the criteria … Monitoring also includes assessment of any adverse effects of treatment. … The use of EEG-based systems, imaging, or assessment of executive function for the diagnosis of ADHD … , Development and Evaluation), outlined in the AHRQ methods guide.95 The initial assessment will be … Surveillance Assessment on CER 44: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Effectiveness of

326. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - (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. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

327. Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol-Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Guide for Clinics and Health Systems Developed as Part of a Pilot Dissemination Project (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Assessment after a positive test must be supported by a credible evidence base and will guide the type … • We modeled our screening and assessment protocols on the clinic’s existing depression screening … • Although paper forms may serve as useful prompts in the screening, assessment, and intervention … The list of available local resources for patients whose screening and assessment indicates a likely … The scores on the AUDIT are very useful for screening-related assessment, to determine whether patients

328. Wheelchair-Service Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - WHO) has described key steps in wheeled mobility service delivery: a) referral and appointment, b) assessment … Components of patient assessment (i.e., diagnosis vs. functional abilities, cognitive abilities, physical … Assessment, prescription, and delivery steps (i.e., access, number of visits covered by insurance, … We will extract patient characteristics, study design, sample size, the elements of the assessment process … The concepts include wheeled mobility and patient assessment.

329. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 13, 2014 - directed at single behaviors (e.g., agitation).20 These approaches typically involve a comprehensive assessment … Systematic reviews must include risk of bias assessment with validated tools. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … issues inherent in the psychometric properties of the questionnaires used to measure outcomes and assessment … systematic reviews replacing de novo review processes that did not provide a strength of evidence assessment

330. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … characteristics, outcomes, and barriers/facilitators most pertinent to a specific PSP. 8 Risk of Bias Assessment … RCT = randomized controlled trial; vs = versus Literature Searches Data Extraction Risk of Bias Assessment

331. Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Quality Assurance of Registries for Health Technology Assessment. … Health technology assessment in Australia: a role for clinical registries? … A Data Quality Assessment Guideline for Electronic Health Record Data Reuse. … A Comparison of Data Quality Assessment Checks in Six Data Sharing Networks. … A Harmonized Data Quality Assessment Terminology and Framework for the Secondary Use of Electronic

332. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2010 - Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded in March 2005 that measurement of intraocular pressure and assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s … Assessment of reporting biases A funnel plot will be used to assess reporting biases in conjunction … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessment of the … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included

333. Alcohol-Misuse Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2010 - Risky or harmful drinking that goes unrecognized can further complicate the assessment and treatment … Assessment of the nature and extent of alcohol, nicotine, and other drug use by patients, with consistency … of data collection and documentation akin to the consistency of assessment and documentation of vital … Screening-related assessment: confirming screening results and distinguishing patients suitable for … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess the quality (internal validity

334. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Quality Assessment of Individual Studies To assess the quality (internal validity) of studies, we used … A personalized assessment and treatment intervention reduced resident discomfort with an effect size … A personalized assessment and treatment intervention moderately reduced resident discomfort (low SOE … Moderate Behavioral symptoms were better after individualized assessment and management of behavioral … Behavioral symptoms were better after individualized assessment and management of behavioral symptoms

335. 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

336. Cer-242-Radiation-Therapy-Brain-Metastases-Evidence-Summary (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Risk of bias varied, 25 trials were terminated early and the quality of adverse assessment and reporting

337. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2011 - Timing of application of reference-standard testing will be considered as part of the quality assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess the methodological quality … The quality assessment of adverse effects and harms data will be informed by the methods guidance … Assessing Applicability In addition to quality assessment, we will also assess the applicability … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included

338. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - topics in the same class of a device, drug, or biologic are aggregated for discussion and impact assessment … reflects clinical practice, clinical research, health care delivery, health business, health technology assessment … asterisk) that emerged as having high-impact potential on the basis of experts’ comments and their assessment … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

339. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2013 - topics in the same class of a device, drug, or biologic are aggregated for discussion and impact assessment … asterisk) that emerged as having higher-impact potential on the basis of experts’ comments and their assessment … Basing our opinion on this input, our overall assessment is that this intervention is in the lower … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

340. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The USPSTF noted that intraocular pressure measurement and optic nerve head assessment alone have limited … visual field, and assessment of the optic nerve head and/or RNFL or review of disc photographs. … Risk-of-Bias Assessment We used the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing the risk of bias of … Clinical assessment of stereoscopic optic disc photographs for glaucoma: the European Optic Disc Assessment … Assessment of the Student Sight Savers Program methods for glaucoma screening.