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201. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2015 - We have added the following text to address your concerns: “Establishing an evidence-based benchmark … We hope this addresses your concerns. … We have changed this section to address your concerns. … We hope that the revisions to this section of the report address your concerns. … These concerns have been addressed in the Next Steps.

202. Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections (pdf file)
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     January 16, 2025 - One key issue at the nexus of these concerns is the choice hospitals routinely face between medical … The authors attempted to address these concerns through sensitivity analysis of three key parameters … We had several risk of bias concerns about the study’s economic costs. … We did not have major concerns about the risk of bias of the study’s environmental measures. … Another interpretation problem concerns evaluation of economic costs.

203. Telehealth for Women’s Preventive Services | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2023 - digital literacy among English-speaking IPV survivors, and technical challenges and confidentiality concerns

204. CER 205 Disposition of Comments for Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2018 - TEP Reviewer #1 Results no concerns Thank you. 7 TEP Reviewer #2 Results Pg 12 Results

205. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Ward, Scott (American Physical Therapy Association) has concerns regarding the exclusion criteria used … technology provision can speak the same language and take a holistic approach to address similar concerns … Perhaps I am wrong, but it appeared to be a listing of concerns of various stakeholders without any … billable at initial issue”, “for replacement only”, or “any type”; policy changes that cre These concerns … They are well- conceived and emphasize many of the key concerns of the differing stakeholders involved

206. Management of Infantile Epilepsies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2023 - Parents may have particular concerns when considering surgical interventions. … could directly compare a surgical intervention to another treatment, such as a third ASM, although concerns … A key issue with the applicability of the evidence on pharmacologic treatments concerns the use of concomitant … Given early concerns about potential for sparse or insufficient evidence, we considered several strategies … This criterion was meant to address concerns about potential inconsistency and bias in seizure counts

207. Obesity (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - In September 2011, concerns over the lack of effective pharmacotherapies for treating obesity drove … They expressed concerns over the potential for adverse events and contraindications. … intragastric balloon (Garren-Edwards gastric bubble) was withdrawn from the U.S. market because of concerns … for the device and those who actually receive it, with some patients declining because of safety concerns … However, concerns over potential AEs associated with antiobesity pharmacotherapies significantly elevated

208. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2019 - could plausibly influence study results; we include these concerns even if no empirical evidence exists … For instance, concerns about the choice of designs, hypotheses, and outcomes relate as much or more to … The approaches outlined above reveal two competing concerns: being transparent, and not being too formulaic … Although the Jadad scale is the most commonly used tool to assess risk of bias of RCTs, concerns regarding … In 2005, The Cochrane Collaboration convened a group to address several concerns in the assessment of

209. Disposition of Comments for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Reviewer: 3 General/Overall Comments Overall concerns: Lack of discussion on repositioning: In reading … Our review was commissioned in part due to concerns about the rigor, comprehensiveness, and quality … Reviewer: 8 Discussion/Conclusion I had no concerns about the major findings. … Reviewer: 8 Discussion/Conclusion I had no concerns about the major findings. … NPUAP would be honored to collaborate with AHRQ in addressing some of the above cited concerns in

210. FRN 22: Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Do natural experiments in tort reform support assertions that liability concerns contribute to use of … • Concerns that some items on the list are too similar to be ranked separately. … Do natural experiments in tort reform support assertions that liability concerns contribute to use of … Do natural experiments in tort reform support assertions that liability concerns contribute to use of … 10 Do natural experiments in tort reform 9 support assertions that liability concerns contribute to

211. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - report, the risk of bias for this body of evidence was considered moderate to high, mainly due to concerns … (140 of 160) did not allow investigation of the impact of any factors on test performance, raising concerns … Evidence on modifiers of test performance was also sparse for all biopsy methods, raising concerns about … Additional Surgeries After Biopsy In general, adverse events were reported inconsistently, raising concerns … Harms were reported inconsistently, raising concerns about selective outcome and analysis reporting

212. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-E-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2009 - return to the Birthing Unit at 7 AM the following morning, unless labor occurred or if they had any concerns … spontaneous rupture of membranes, and evidence of cervical change on VE), or there were maternal or fetal concerns … all tests were normal, patients were discharged home with instructions to call the hospital with any concerns … immediately if the Foley fell out or if pain/contractions, bleeding, ruptured membranes or fetal movement concerns … Gestational: 1.96% -Preeclampsia without severe features: NR Postterm: 84.31% Obstetrical complications/concerns

213. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - reviewer (anonymous) Executive summary As a pediatrician with 30 years of experience, I have grave concerns … 2012 20 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The main concerns … The concerns about procedures and potential adverse events deserve a brief mention in the review.

214. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - regarding its safety and tolerability due to safety concerns over infections reported in trials thus … These safety concerns may present barriers to approval or barriers to diffusion if approved. … However, some experts thought that some significant safety concerns were associated with the therapy … This may also serve as a barrier to clinician acceptance due to concerns over disease transmission. … These safety concerns may present significant barriers to approval and diffusion if approved.

215. Obesity (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2012 - Concerns over lack of FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for the treatment of obesity were expressed … However, concerns over potential adverse events associated with antiobesity pharmacotherapies have … results of the therapy’s SCOUT trial discovered risk of adverse cardiovascular events. 2 Amid concerns … FDA expressed concerns about the long-term cardiovascular safety profile in the overweight and obese … The potential was tempered by experts’ significant concerns about adverse events reported thus far.

216. Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence when Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Directness Directness concerns whether the evidence being assessed reflects a single, direct link between … The EPCs will invoke publication bias concerns when they have reason to believe that relevant empirical … The first, principal definition concerns the level of confidence the authors place in the estimate of … The strength of the evidence would be weakened by concerns about publication bias.

217. Developing a Registry of Patient Registries: Options for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2022 - interviews identified several potential benefits of a registry of patient registries, as well as some concerns … time, depending on the nature of the incentives, a registry of patient registries may raise several concerns … The above discussion outlines several clear benefits as well as concerns regarding a potential registry … Several stakeholders expressed concerns about ensuring that the information provided in the database … Concerns regarding ability to publish results Interest in facilitating research collaboration Concerns

218. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0396 Document Completion Date: 05-10-12 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Fibromyalgia treatment will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes…

219. CER 5 Renal Artery Stenosis NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2014 - CER 5 Renal Artery Stenosis NSD SJ Clean Renal Artery Stenosis Nomination Summary Document Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps § The topic, Renal Artery Stenosis,…

220. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2012 - 2012 10 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer #4 Methods My main concerns … synopsis should present a well rounded picture to the physician regarding all aspects, financial concerns