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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-assessing-impact.pdf
September 01, 2018 - This report is made available to the public under the terms of a licensing agreement between the
author … .........................................................................1
Process Description .... … Hospital was ranked #1 in North Carolina, and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham region for the 17th
consecutive year … Process Description
To create a mock quality measure index we utilized a draft AHRQ report conducted … Process Description
Evaluation Methods
Results
Final Product Description
Evaluation Results
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/improving-utility-evidence-synthesis-white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Strategies for addressing insufficient evidence in evidence synthesis programs*
Strategy Description … Example Example Description
Reconsider eligible study
designs
In designing the original
protocol … Example Example Description
Summarize evidence on
contextual factors (factors
other than benefits … Example Example Description
Incorporate health system
data into a review
Local health system data … Heart. 2010 Aug;96(16):1333;
author reply doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.200758.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-usability-testing.pdf
November 01, 2018 - This report is made available to the public under the terms of a licensing agreement between the
author … Process Description
Development of the summaries involved a three-step process. … Added
description of what response
rates meant. … Services’
Strategic Clinical Networks
Letter of invitation
Dear {participant},
Over the next year … One participant
pointed out that the year of publication for the
included studies should be added.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suicide-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
December 23, 2015 - Table 1: PICOTS description of inclusion criteria for all key questions
Population(s) Received intervention … ‡ See Table 1 for the full PICOTS description
Note that the following section does not include … Simple Search, Intervention search term: “Suicide prevention” (16)
Intervention Title Description … the following school year; and,
• not enrolled in grades 9–12 in by October 1 of the following year … stopped
• Planned
o Year planned
§ Data collection’s [anticipated] starting date/year
o Validity
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_disposition-comments.pdf
May 27, 2010 - Online: May 27, 2010
2
Comment
Section
Comment Response
Introduction This section provided a description … Abstract No:
LBA6006
Citation:
J Clin Oncol 27:18s, 2009 (suppl; abstr LBA6006)
Author … This would be particularly unfortunate as these under-
65 year old patients are those who stand to benefit … Both RTOG 0022 and
0225 have demonstrated preliminary survival (89-91% 2-year locoregional disease
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research.pdf
June 01, 2017 - The findings and conclusions in
this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its … Overall description of studies found ................................................................ … Overall description of studies found
Study Identifier
Papers Author,
year, PMID
Registry Prospective … ,
year, PMID
Registry Prospective/
retrospective
Dates Target N Key Question
NCT00579189 CT.gov … Arm details
Study Arm description
NCT00365092 TT inserted promptly
TT inserted up to 9 months later
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-217-management-of-infertility-comments.pdf
May 14, 2019 - acknowledge the limitations of that approach when they
cite how many people will conceive after one year … We have clarified the description. … I think most will not know
what this paper is referring to without more of a
description. … We have clarified the description
of the specific intervention from the
included study
101. … We have expanded the description
of the national registry of ART
procedures to clarify these points
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-endocrine-therapy_research.pdf
August 01, 2012 - See Table 1
for a crosswalk between year of diagnosis
and period of observation. … Age: We grouped women into five-year age groups by age at diagnosis. … Table 1: Description of the cohorts and the number of older women with ductal carci-
noma in situ and … Thus we see some
year-to-year differences where use rises
slightly in a later year than in an earlier … year.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2013 - This needs to be made clearer in the description of
the studies throughout the report. … We used
the definition of HF as described by each author for
his/her study. … diagnostic
performance of the natriuretic peptides against the
reference criteria provided by each author … Race was checked and information added to the study
description section of KQ1, KQ2, KQ6 and KQ7. … We reported only those values that were reported by the
author and did not calculate LR+ or LR – if
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_disposition-comments.pdf
August 11, 2014 - troponin assays (e.g., did
study findings differ between those published early vs. late during
the 23 year … We ran our meta-analysis figures in order by
year to see if there was any evidence for a
temporal difference … However, this is a highly valuable document that provides
both detailed description and summaries of
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disruptive-behavior-disorders-protocol.pdf
January 31, 2023 - considered normal for their age (e.g., a study on how to manage a
toddler’s temper tantrum or an 8-year-old … Criteria for grading the risk of bias of individual studies
Rating Description and Criteria
Low • Least … Description of the strength of evidence grades
Strength of
Evidence
Description
High We are very … are stable, i.e., another study would not change the conclusions.
12
Strength of
Evidence
Description
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-193-disposition-comments-naloxone.pdf
November 27, 2017 - There is a
need to account for the fact that the drugs available
on the street tend to vary from year … to year and
have recently focused on high potency, inexpensive
synthetic opioids and thus data from … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),
Rockville, MD, with the finding and views being
that of the author … & Affiliation Section Comment Response
Public
Reviewer #1,
Joi Kelly
General
Comments
The author … This includes description of
the same results in various discussion sections
provided.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-imaging_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2014 - We have deleted “physical and chemical” in the bone scan
description and now state that “bone scans … Findings
(continued)
Page 15 line 14-15: description of PET is simplistic. … We agree that a description of an ideal treatment evaluation
tool is helpful to this brief and have … More context
information may be helpful with basic description of a treatment
cycle, duration, timing … Peer Reviewer
#5
General
Comments
Good description of current studies on multiple tests.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-radiation-therapy-bone-metastases.pdf
August 01, 2022 - In the United States, around 350,000 people die each
year as the result of bone metastases. … See Appendix B for detailed description of
the criteria. … In the US, around 350,000 people die each
year from bone metastases. … In the US, around 350,000 people die each
year from bone metastases. … References
Author
Impact of a New Evidence Review
Yes.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-safety-practices-rapid-protocol.pdf
September 09, 2022 - Comparator • Usual care without PSP
• Care involving a different PSP
No clear description of intervention … Data extraction categories will include author, year, study design, characteristics of the patient
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/dietary-supplements/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Report Characteristics
KQs 1–5
No limits on publication year or status
Publication language … No limits will be placed on publication year or publication status. … reported:
Study and report characteristics: study design, study setting, duration of followup, first author … ,year and language of publication, funding source. … d Description of the source, methods of extraction, and constituents of the dietary supplement (e.g.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/diabetes-behavior-programs/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - vs. >1 year); and, level of glycemic control (i.e., HbA 1c <7 vs. ≥7 percent)? … ) versus longer (>1 year) times since diagnosis. … Author contact will be by email (to the corresponding author of each study), with a primary contact attempt … To guide these discussions, TEP members will be given a list and description of components, delivery … Amendments
In the event of protocol amendments, the date of each amendment will be accompanied by a description
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - description. … I found the description clearer
in the actual results section. … We have organized by alphabetically by
condition and then by author last name. … We have organized by alphabetically by
condition and then by author last name. … We have organized by alphabetically by
condition and then by author last name.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
April 01, 2021 - to the systematic reviews found that
among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy in the last year … Studies of treatments to support opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain
Strategy Description … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering
in community outpatients with chronic pain:
2- to 3-year … This report is made available to the public under the terms of a licensing agreement between the
author … See Appendix B for detailed description of the criteria.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
March 24, 2017 - It includes a reasonable background
literature description, it provides definitions for
relevant terminology … Did you follow this
approach and if yes, revise this description to improve
clarity. … We have revised some elements of the
description of the ACTIVE trial. … We have revised our description of the booster
assignment but it does not alter the bias
conclusion … They do a good job with their
description of how bias was rated.