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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Clinical Issue
About one in eight women in the United States will develop
invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Approximately
290,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year
in the United States, and more than…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Future Research Needs
Num
Paper
ber 34
Chronic Venous Leg Ulc
Treatment: Future
er
Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 34
Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer Treatment: Future
Research Needs
Identification of Future Research Needs From Comparative Effectiveness Review
No. 127
Prepared for:…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 1
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction to the Methods Guide
for Medical Test Reviews
David B. Matchar, M.D., FACP, FAHA; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore;
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Abstract
Evaluation of medical tests presents cha…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_peptic_ulcer_potential_high_impact_2012-12-111.pdf
January 01, 2012 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-Resistant
Depression in Adults
Draft review avail…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/santa_eccs2012.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Santa_ECCS2012
Slide 1: Communicating
Information About Overuse to Consumers
John Santa, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Health
Ratings
Center
Consumer Reports, Yonkers, New York
Slide 2: Consumer Reports
in Context
• Consumers choose/pu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_644-03-07-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Topic 0545 Behav Health Int for Dementia NSD FINAL SJ
Behavioral Health Interventions for Depression,
Anxiety, and Agitation in persons with Dementia
Nomination Summary Document
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0587-131115.pdf
March 06, 2013 - Topic 0502 Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ
Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topic Select…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/assessing-applicability.ppt
January 01, 2009 - Assessing Applicability
Assessing Applicability
Prepared for:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide
www.ahrq.gov
Assessing Applicability
Systematic Review Process Overview
*
Systematic Review Process Overview
This slide illustrates the steps…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0768-141211.pdf
October 23, 2014 - Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC
Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection and Sleep Disordered Breathing
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 157
Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain
and Suspected Acute Appendicitis
Executive Summary
Background
Abdominal pain is a common presenting
symptom for patients seeking care
at emergency departments, with
approximately 3.4 million expected cases
per year in the U…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/benefits-harms-modeling_research.pdf
November 19, 2009 - Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations
Medical Tests—White Paper Series
Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate
Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests—
Uses and Limitations
The findings and conclusions in thi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04
i
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High
Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 04: Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s Disease)
Potential High Impact Interventions Report
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. De…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s1.pdf
October 01, 2007 - EDITORIAL
Preface
Scott R. Smith, MSPH, PhD
The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) launched a new era in national health
policy in the United States. In addition to increasing access to outpatient prescription
medications through a new federal program, this landmark legislation creates new
opportunities and a…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_clinician.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence
Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence about factors that contribute to the effectiveness of behavioral
p…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 12
Future Research Needs
for Treatment of
Obstructive Sleep
Apnea
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 12
Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive
Sleep Apnea
Identification of Future Research …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Mayo Clinic staff. Treatment-resistant
depression. [internet]. … Mayo Clinic staff. Antidepressants: selecting
one that's right for you. [internet].
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-afib-update_research-protocol-amended.pdf
October 27, 2017 - Stroke Prevention in Atr ial Fibr illation Patients: A Systematic Review
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Stroke Prevention in Atr ial Fibr i…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-provider-adherence_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 95
Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider
Adherence to Asthma Guidelines
Executive Summary
Background
Asthma is a respiratory disease
characterized by variable and recurring
symptoms, airflow obstruction,
bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and
inflammation of the…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Diagnosis of Gout
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Gout is a form…