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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/epc-disclosure-policy-form.pdf
March 01, 2023 - In many cases, the EPC Director may designate one person as the Lead
Investigator and delegate some … Depending on the nature of the
financial COI, in some cases these conflicts may be managed by divestment … pool of experts, the EPC and AHRQ may elect
to balance COI across all involved individuals (as in the cases … Depending on the nature of the financial COI, in some cases these conflicts may be managed by divestment … pool of experts, the EPC and AHRQ may elect to balance COI across all involved individuals (as in the cases
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-safety_research.pdf
July 01, 2009 - In some cases, this information may directly inform policy and
decision-making. … Figures 2 through 5 are a depiction of the
current use cases for a distributed network. … Use cases for stakeholder discussions: complex querying
Ad hoc ETL from Network datamart to Project … Use cases for stakeholder discussions: menu-driven querying
Menu-driven Querying Use Cases
1. … AHRQ input helped to inform the use cases and the system architecture iterations.
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November 01, 2010 - We felt that this criterion was applicable in cases in which more than
one “good” study was available … Again, these tests appear to have been
considered acceptable in some cases (e.g.,
Eikeseth et al., … More
systematic clarification of these decisions might
be helpful in some cases.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stem-cell-children_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Thus, the disease natural
history in those cases assumed the role of comparator. … moderate-strength evidence suggests that extended
periods of drug-free clinical remission can be achieved
in some cases … This does not imply that the
intervention will succeed in all cases, but that the effects
observed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
December 08, 2014 - 402,236 people in the United States were living with lung cancer.3 In 2014,
approximately 224,210 new cases … Although most cases are diagnosed after patients become symptomatic with cough,
shortness of breath, … In these cases, treatment
primarily consists of palliative chemotherapy. … Intravenous injection of a radio-opaque contrast agent may be performed in some cases. … : mostly cases where PET/CT
detects extensive disease that was not detected by other modalities.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - In the United States, the incidence today
is nearly 3 times that of 30 years ago, rising from 3.6 cases … per 1 million people in 1973 to
25.6 cases per 1 million people in 2006. … However, universal screening with endoscopy is not recommended
because most cases of Barrett’s esophagus … per 1 million people in 1973 to 25.6 cases per 1 million people in 2006.2
Similar large increases … Disability due to irritable bowel syndrome is not the norm, but it does occur in some cases.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
December 11, 2015 - Identify cases for use in analysis. … A study with three arms provides 2 cases for
analysis.
3. … For example, cases assigned a
condition value of 1 for financial components have at least one financial … We assign a value of 1, indicating evidence of improvement) to cases
that demonstrated a statistically … We assign
a value of 0, indicating no evidence of improvement, to cases that demonstrated a
statistically
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_executive.pdf
April 01, 2015 - is uterine atony
(impaired uterine contraction after birth), which occurs
in about 80 percent of cases … prospective/retrospective cohort studies, population-based case series or registry
studies with ≥50 cases … women
who received interventions such as massive transfusion
or hysterectomy likely had more severe cases … short-term study with high
study limitations, bleeding was controlled
by carboprost in 81% of 237 cases … In
some cases, it can be difficult to assess if harms are due
to PPH or management interventions and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-nomination_methods.pdf
November 01, 2012 - In such cases, we refer to
an established checklist for the minimum amount of information needed to … In some cases,
search dates are dependent upon when the technology or intervention was first developed … These cases require organization of the results by the most important parameters of
the particular … In such
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cases, the Cover Sheet should include details on what the ongoing activity is, how … In such cases, communication with the partnering organization is
essential to ensure that the timing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
October 01, 2016 - In some cases, the distinction between structural and parametric
uncertainty is a matter of definition … In some cases, a short time horizon may be
adequate to compare interventions (e.g., when modeling the … In all these cases, evidence from other study designs will have to be included in
the model. … However, in many cases, studies free of bias are
unavailable or represent a very small fraction of the … In such cases, modelers
should adjust study results to account for bias and associated uncertainties
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-surveillance-report.pdf
July 17, 2020 - Surveillance Report: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings
Surveillance Report: July 17, 2020
Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in
Community and Healthcare Settings:
Surveillance Report
Background
This surveillance report summarizes the search and update for the rapid review and l…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-disposition-comments.pdf
May 14, 2025 - "
- Consider adding a 4th potential harm
(when considering MCST versus SOC in
some cases): the … a
cross-sectional snapshot of test accuracy at
or shortly after the time of cancer diagnosis
for cases … of context:
the cancer type, the type of study
(diagnostic or pre-diagnostic), the stage of
the cases … This far outweighs the positive cancer signal
cases and in the real world will be a huge
clinical burden … at late stages13, and more
than 600,000 people die of cancer
every year in the US
• New cancer cases
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-adults-prisons_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2012 - www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 13, 2012
cases … diagnosis of schizophrenia,
schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depression or, in cases … Likewise, in cases where there is a disagreement between the
two abstract reviewers, the full article
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/bar-cohen-ii_eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - the women featured in these stories were diagnosed after age 60,
even though half of breast cancer cases
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-533_05-24-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - ii. follow-up testing;
iii. invasive procedures (biopsies);
iv. cases
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - The
Sequenom assay detected all 39 cases of trisomy 21 (100% sensitivity; 95% confidence interval [ … The authors concluded, “The study correctly
identified 89 of 89 cases of trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) … 18 was ≥99% in 47 cases, 98.8%
in 1 case, 88.5% in 1 case, and 0.11% in 1 case.”
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It was also … 18 was ≤0.01% in 295 cases, 0.04% in 1 case, and 0.23% in 1 case. … 18 was 98% (49/50 cases),
and the specificity was 100% (297/297 cases).”
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In May 2012, the company
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Due
to this delayed diagnosis, approximately
80 percent to 85 percent of cases are too
Effective … As noted, most cases are diagnosed at an advanced
stage, precluding surgical resection.1 When pancreatic … In most cases, the combined evidence indicated neither
a difference nor equivalence between two imaging … For two
cases, however, the evidence was sufficient to permit
conclusions. … For three
cases, however, the evidence was sufficient to permit
conclusions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2011_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - are not clearly
reported
Poor reporting
B Sampling of controls from the sample
population as cases … C Sampling of controls from different
population as cases
Major flaw
D Sampling of controls … the
same as for controls
C % of nonresponse differed among
cases and controls
Minor flaw … D % of nonresponse reported for cases
only
Minor flaw
E Other (please specify)
Mask Exposure … and controls
Minor flaw
% of nonresponse reported for cases
only
Minor flaw
Masking of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd_research-protocol.pdf
August 10, 2010 - In
some cases increases in prescriptions have been linked to specific physicians,
suggesting that increases
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/alcohol-pharma-final-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review Update
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol-Use Disorders in
Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review Update
I. Background and Object…