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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - providers, and
evidence synthesis experts. … risk of bias assessment
approaches and the latest revision of the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool (RoB 2 … the rigor of the adverse event
assessment (e.g., use of a scale or checklist) and whether adverse events … The strength of evidence assessment will use the
AHRQ EPC program strength of evidence assessment categories … ,
practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of
health care
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/calcineurin-inhibitor/research-protocol
October 14, 2014 - of bias (see the section Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies above). … assessment of rapidly evolving technologies: does it make a difference? … Evaluation frameworks and assessment of analytic validity Methods research report. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others … Was the healthcare provider blinded to the groups to which the patients were assigned?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - Those reports are sent to various experts with clinical, health systems, health administration, and/or … Results and Discussion of Comments
Seven experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health … functions performed by
CAPS systems. … with patient
approval, by family members, caregivers, or health care providers.23
Clinical trials … Results and Discussion of Comments
Seven experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-244-safety-vaccines-update-evidence-summary.pdf
May 01, 2021 - the spread of and even eradicating a variety of infectious diseases. … of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
(OASH/OIDP). … evidence
(SoE) assessment and to ensure that the available evidence was considered and
integrated. … The SoE was assessed based on the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment,
Development, and Evaluation … an intervention with either no, sparse, incomplete, or non-
systematic assessment and/or reporting of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/procalcitonin_executive.pdf
October 01, 2012 - The object is to help
consumers, health care providers,
and others in making informed
choices among … consumer
organizations, and purchasers of health care. … Clearinghouse, and the Health Technology
Assessment Programme. … ), and outcome assessment
(primary and secondary outcomes, response criteria,
followup frequency and … is based on a system developed by the Grading
of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and
Evaluation
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay-future_research.pdf
September 01, 2012 - remission, relapse, and assessment of
tumor burden)? … remission, relapse, and assessment of tumor burden)? … remission, relapse, and assessment of tumor burden)? … remission, relapse, and assessment
of tumor burden)? … remission, relapse, and assessment of tumor burden)?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/tinnitus/research-protocol
February 22, 2012 - Full-text inclusion, data abstraction, and quality assessment will be completed by two team members at … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies
To assess individual study quality, we will … assessment tools. … See Appendix B for a copy of the quality assessment tools.
E. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/lung-cancer-staging/research-protocol
December 08, 2014 - factor assessment (e.g., smoking), and imaging such as chest X-ray and chest computed tomography (CT … Small cell lung cancer is typically staged using one of two systems:
The National Cancer Institute … both systems. 9
Pretreatment Planning
At diagnosis, the majority of SCLC patients already have extensive … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others … Was the healthcare provider blinded to the groups to which the patients were assigned?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/engaging-caregivers-appendix-b.xlsx
January 08, 2024 - baseline assessment prior to the adolescent's discharge; (5) Reliable access to a phone that could receive … Substance-related problems (Time x Condition)
RR 0.13 (95% CI -0.39 to 0.13)
Caregiver satisfaction (% satisfied, Consumer … stay ≥5 days or with length of stay of 3 days including a weekend were included, and one of following … needs assessment, followed by connection to appropriate resources; 3) Communication preference assessment … and handouts; 4) Family meetings to monitor and facilitate understanding of clinical information and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s16.pdf
October 01, 2007 - assessment of outcomes) help ensure
the “internal validity” of a study, they can reduce its rele-
vance … Health plans and insurers: Should we pay for follow-up assessment of
bone density for women on treatment … for individual patients or health systems (Table 3). … Control
Rate*
RRR
(%)
Strokes
Prevented†
Control
Rate*
RRI
(%)
Bleeds
Caused†
WHS Healthy female
healthcare … workers
39,876 (54.6) 10 1.3 17 0.2 0.5 40 0.2
HOT Men and women with
hypertension
8,883 (62.3) 4
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Those reports are sent to various experts with clinical, health systems, health administration, and/or … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, or health systems backgrounds … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, or health systems backgrounds … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, or health systems backgrounds … Normothermic perfusion of donor lungs for
preservation and assessment with the Organ Care
System
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-production_white-paper.pdf
February 01, 2015 - With lengthened production time, there was more often risk of bias
assessment, evidence grading, and … The target audience varied and included: hospitals, hospital management, health systems,
health systems … However, health
systems tended to dominate and few programs responded to requests from individuals not … Only one of the five products involved quality assessment and grading the
quality of evidence. … Five
products involved quality assessment, one indicated that quality assessment varies, and only one
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/stroke-atrial-fibrillation/research-protocol
January 30, 2012 - Independent assessments of the currently available risk-assessment tools for thromboembolic events and … Also, an assessment of how application of these tools improves outcomes and providing a clinical guidance … Elucidating the role and accuracy of these tools with a comparative assessment would provide clinicians … drug use)
Long-term adherence to therapy
Assessment of clinical and imaging tool efficacy for … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-protocol.pdf
December 01, 2011 - To evaluate components of existing horizon scanning systems and their respective protocols to
identify … administration professionals working
in all sizes of health systems and settings (urban, rural, and … expertise and health systems and health business perspectives. … The expert with a potential conflict of interest and relatively lesser
expertise, based on our assessment … , and systems of care delivery.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fibromyalgia_research-protocol.pdf
April 03, 2014 - care providers in the timing of a fibromyalgia
diagnosis relative to other coexisting syndromes that … care
providers across multiple clinical settings. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
Sound study design, conduct, and reporting … of participants and personnel, blinding of outcome assessment, incomplete
outcome data, selective reporting … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and
others
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - The object is to help
consumers, health care providers, and
others in making informed choices
among … , abstract screening,
data abstraction and management, assessment of
methodological quality of individual … Appendix D of the full report
summarizes our assessment of the quality and applicability
for each included … Technology Assessment. Rockville,
MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, October 2006. … The development of
QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic
accuracy included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure-future_research.pdf
August 01, 2012 - The VA medical system also contains electronic medical and
administrative data systems, which reduces … stakeholder panel expressed
interest in researching how SMBP may be integrated with electronic health care systems … In the absence of
clinical data to support a CEA, sensitivity analyses should also include an assessment … Thus, for an accurate
assessment of BP, home, clinic, and ambulatory BP measurements must all be integrated … • Represent high costs to consumers, patients, health care systems or payers; due to
common use,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genitourinary-symptoms-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2023 - signs evaluated, assessment tools used, and the demographics and settings of the study
populations … will review each risk of bias assessment. … Assessment of vaginal atrophy: a review. … Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation
GSM Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause … ,
practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of
health care
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_research-protocol.pdf
November 30, 2014 - criteria, relevant synthesis results, and strength of evidence
assessment (see section F below). … Prospective comparison of faecal incontinence
grading systems. Gut 1999; Jan;44(1):77-80. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and
others … No
Uncertain
Overall Assessment
Overall Risk of Bias
Assessment
Low Results are believable … Risk of Bias Assessment for Observational Studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/fibromyalgia/research-protocol
April 03, 2014 - care providers in the timing of a fibromyalgia diagnosis relative to other coexisting syndromes that … care providers across multiple clinical settings. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
Sound study design, conduct, and reporting … of participants and personnel, blinding of outcome assessment, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others