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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
June 01, 2012 - This approach also abandons the classical paradigm of calculating test accuracy. … It involves calculating the naïve estimates of sensitivity and specificity for the index test and then … preferred method involves assessing the test’s ability to predict patient-relevant outcomes instead of calculating
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
June 01, 2012 - This approach also abandons the classical paradigm of calculating test accuracy. … It involves calculating the naïve estimates of sensitivity and specificity for the index test and then … preferred method involves assessing the test’s ability to predict patient-relevant outcomes instead of calculating
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_research-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended activities and reporting practices
1
Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended
activities and reporting practices
This table presents a series of recommended activities for resea…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/data-points_1_diabetic-foot-ulcers_data_02-2011.xlsx
January 01, 2011 - Prevalence of Diabetes
Prevalence of Diabetes in Medicare Parts A and B Fee-for-Service (FFS) Cohort Population (Millions), 2007
Algorithm Period of continuous enrollment (months) Number of Beneficiaries in Enrollment Population Number of Beneficiaries with Diabetes Diabetes Rate in Enrolled Population
1 1 34.6 9…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 142
Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal
Cancer
Executive Summary
Background
Colorectal Cancer
In the United States each year colon cancer
is diagnosed in approximately 100,000
people and rectal cancer is diagnosed in
another 50,000.1 Colorectal cancer usually…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-appendix-f-1_0.xlsx
January 01, 2016 - Outcomes DA
Table F-1. Outcomes evidence table
Author, Year KQ Airway Type
Intervention 1 Device Name/Description
Intervention 1 N Analyzed
Intervention 1 Airway Type
Intervention 2 Device Name/Description
Intervention 2 N Analyzed
Intervention 2 Outcome Category Outcome Detail Analysis Modifier Category
(KQ4 Only) M…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/research-strategies-text-mining-tools/abstract
July 28, 2020 - Comparing Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text Mining Tools
Abstract July 28, 2020
Overview
In an era of explosive growth in biomedical evidence, improving efficiency and precision of systematic review searches is critical. Text-mining tools (TMT) are a potentially p…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/migraine-prevention/research-2013
April 18, 2013 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jun. 2, 2011 Topic Initiated Nov. 3, 2011 Research Protocol Jun. 3, 2013 Topic Overview Jun. 11, 2013 Systematic Review Aug. 8, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Migraine in Adults: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments
Systematic Review Archived April 18, 2013 Web Version [NLM Site] Do…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/data-points_2_diabetic-foot-ulcers_data_02-2011.xlsx
January 01, 2011 - DFU Incidence
Annual Incidence of Foot Ulcer Among Diabetic Medicare Parts A and B Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2006-2008
By Age Category, Gender, and Race, and Broken Down by Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
(Algorithm 3: 12-month period of continuous enrollment and continuous FFS enrollment throug…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/field-triage-glascow-disposition-170415.pdf
January 12, 2017 - The data in the included studies are from centers
where individuals with the highest expertise are
calculating … neurosurgical intervention or die in hospital, but it also
suggests that there are 6-27% more errors in
calculating … that only
compares the outcomes of total GCS vs GCS motor
misses the importance of this error of calculating
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mcda-johnson.pdf
August 27, 2012 - The Use of Conjoint Analysis to Elicit Patient Preferences in Selecting Treatment Endpoints
Slide 1
The Use of Conjoint Analysis to Elicit Patient Preferences in Selecting Treatment
Endpoints
F. Reed Johnson, PhD
Distinguished Fellow and Principal Economist
Research Triangle Institute
Integrating Stakehold…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/data-points_1_diabetic-foot-ulcers_data_02-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Prevalence of Diabetes in Medicare Parts A and B Fee-for-Service Cohort Population (Millions),
2007
Algorithm
Period of
Continuous
Enrollment
(Months)
Number of
Beneficiaries in
Enrollment
Population
Number of
Beneficiaries With
Diabetes
Diabetes Rate in
Enrolled
Population
1 1 34.6 9.3 27.0% …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/statistical-inference_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Similarly, the
numerous methods of calculating the SMD and their variances are known to produce discordant … Similarly, there are numerous methods of calculating
the ES when the outcome is continuous and their … post-test11,21,26 or exclude it.3,19,23,26 Despite the disagreement about use of the
correlation in calculating … The
particular standard deviation chosen in calculating the ES index will also create some
differences … (Or, the population standard deviations could replace the observed standard deviations
in calculating
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/kidney-stone-prevention/research-protocol
June 15, 2011 - Current Page Topic Timeline Feb. 9, 2009 Topic Suggestion Jun. 15, 2011 Research Protocol Jul. 26, 2012 Systematic Review Nov. 13, 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Preventive Medical Strategies
Research Protocol Archived June 15, 2011 Do…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/study-design-framework_research.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs
Methods Future Research Needs Report
Number 8
Framework for Considering Study Designs for Future
Research Needs
Methods Future Research Needs Report
Num…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-venous-thrombosis-anticoagulation/abstract
December 15, 2009 - Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Cancer
Abstract Archived December 15, 2009
Topic Abstract
Background: People with advanced cancer are at high risk for venous thromboembolic events (VTE). Trial data suggests that low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) may decrease recu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ptsd-3-draft-report.pdf
January 12, 2022 - Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base
Draft Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number xx
Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the
PTSD-Repository Evidence Base
Prepa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/decision-aids/lung-cancer-screening/static/lung-cancer-screening-clin-checklist.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Lung Cancer Screening: A Clinician's Checklist
Lung Cancer Screening: A Clinician’s Checklist
Before… During… After…
The Clinical Encounter
Determine patient’s eligibility.
This checklist may be completed with the assistance of a
nurse, physician assistant, or other medical assistant.
The Clinical Encounter
Com…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/lung-cancer-screening-clin-checklist.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Lung Cancer Screening: A Clinician's Checklist
Lung Cancer Screening: A Clinician’s Checklist
Before… During… After…
The Clinical Encounter
Determine patient’s eligibility.
This checklist may be completed with the assistance of a
nurse, physician assistant, or other medical assistant.
The Clinical Encounter
Com…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-economics_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Economic burden of diabetic foot ulcers and amputations
Data Points #3Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Beneficiaries with a diabetic foot
ulcer are seen by their outpatient
health care provider about 14 times
per year and are hospitalized about
1.5 times per year. The cost of care
for these beneficiaries is substantial,
at…