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301. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Illness (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2021 - Emphasis on advance care planning: We have emphasized throughout the report that the shared decision-making … Unfortunately, this article does not meet inclusion criteria (not on a shared decision-making tool and … Providing more detail on the decision to exclude cancer, including references to the existing systematic … reviews that informed this decision. … Within the scope of this project, we have highlighted that shared decision-making tools should also

302. 2024 EPC Program Year in Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2025 - Program started 42 new evidence reviews and published 77 evidence reports and manuscripts, supporting the decision

303. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - The decision at this stage of the review is whether to obtain full text or whether to discard. … For the most part, this decision is an educated guess because the reviewers do not have the full … Each reviewer‘s decision was recorded for the sample; the decision as this point is only whether to … (computer$ adj2 (dosage or dosing or diagnosis or therapy or decision?)).tw. 47. … The final decision is based on a team discussion. Cover Page.

304. Evidence-based Practice Center Evidence Report Surveillance Process | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2019 - Evidence-based Practice Center Evidence Report Surveillance Process Many factors influence the decision

305. The Magnitude of Small-Study Effects in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: an Empirical Study of Nearly 30 000 Meta-analyses | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2024 - Most meta-analysts rely on the p values from statistical tests to make a binary decision about the presence

306. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Electronic Decision Support Systems Electronic decision support helped to reduce antibiotic prescribing … rule (N = 2 RCTs) was superior to the decision rule alone in reducing overall prescribing, but no … Low- strength evidence also showed that the combination of a rapid strep test and a decision rule was … superior to the decision rule alone (N = 1 RCT) in reducing overall antibiotic prescribing. … Delayed prescribing Methods varied widely—leaving the decision to the patient, requiring the patient

307. Topic Brief: Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - in hospital discharge may be related to unnecessary waiting, poor organization of care, delays in decision … Program Decision: The EPC Program will develop a new technical brief based on this nomination. … Impact of commercial computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support systems … Telemedicine with clinical decision support for critical care: a systematic review. … Question 1-Decision support One completed and one in-process SR looked at decision support.

308. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2023 - evaluate products, processes, and procedures within a healthcare setting and to support evidence-based decision … This can result in confusion in the decision-making process, as a facility may opt into a product due … Multiple drivers aid in decision-making within a healthcare system, including compliance with regulatory … Optimal Planning of Sustainable Buildings: Integration of Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization in a Decision … Life cycle assessment as decision support tool for environmental management in hospitals: A literature

309. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - Areas with more indicator development included pain, dyspnea, communication/care planning/decision-making … Communication, Care Planning, and Decision-Making The group defined the communication, care-planning … , and decision-making domain as conversations about care, treatment decisions, needs, and goals of care … In addition, clinical decision tools are lacking to help define who would most benefit from treatment … Overcome inadequate resources, training, and skills to treat depression Develop improved clinical decision

310. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings, 2023-2024 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - The information in this report is intended to help healthcare decision makers—patients and clinicians … Computerized Clinical Decision Support To Prevent Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events ........ … Computerized Clinical Decision Support To Prevent Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events 1a. … Findings From Previous MHS Reports • MHS I (2001) reported that Clinical Decision Support Systems ( … Computerized Clinical Decision Support To Prevent Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events 1a.

311. Hi Les, (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Using the Principles of Randomized Controlled Trial Design To Guide Test Evaluation Abstract The decision … (See the paper by Bossuyt and McCaffery among these White Papers and in Medical Decision Making.5) … Conceptually, this approach is fundamentally different from, and should precede, the use of a decision … Decision models represent a later step in the evaluation process, where the intended outcomes, causal … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations.

312. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - However, the findings may also support decision making by parents and clinicians, as well as policy … management of infantile epilepsies is weak, and better-quality research in the future could guide decision-making

313. Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2021 - colorectal cancer with patient navigation, risk assessment and counseling, educational materials, and decision … In 11 studies of health information technologies, automated reminders and electronic decision aids increased

314. No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings: A Rapid Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2020 - This rapid review can help healthcare decision makers know what evidence is available, what evidence … Product | Oct 5, 2020 Resource Allocation and Pandemic Response: An Evidence Synthesis To Inform Decision

315. • Measurement and outcomes need consensus definitions • State Medicaid programs need robust HEDIS and NCQA measures for all severe and persistent mental health conditions. • Consensus definitions would help answer questions such as “Does… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - alternative redesign strategies- such as using multidisciplinary treatment, electronic health records, decision … Shared decision making with patients in order to capture more information and to lead to more valid measures … variations in clinical care, controversy in what constitutes appropriate clinical care, or a policy decision

316. 2022 EPC Program Year in Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2023 - new evidence reports and 2 grants and published 50 evidence reviews and manuscripts, supporting the decision

317. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2012 - Through the topic development and refinement process, the decision was made to focus broadly on psychosocial … However, the decision has been made to limit the current review to the population of children known … This decision was made in response to the EPC Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published … Due to the timing of this decision, it was not possible for the second review to expand to include … With the decision to define the population as children exposed to maltreatment, we expanded the scope

318. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain:Key questions:In patients with low back pain, what are the benefits and harms of identifying risk factors for chronicity and targeting treatment based on assessed… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - therapies, massage, and various psychological therapies) What is the accuracy and clinical effectiveness of decision … variations in clinical care, controversy in what constitutes appropriate clinical care, or a policy decision

319. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 207 on PTSD (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2018 - Clearly one laudable goal here is to provide the evidence-base for clinical decision-making in this … Annals of internal medicine, 160(4), 267-270.) to justify that decision but I question the validity … or utility of that decision. … The decision to not include a quantitative sensitivity analysis was made because we did not believe … Peer Reviewer 3 Discussion This decision to include partial PTSD is quirky and unnecessary.

320. Updating Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2021 - What is the decision or change you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evidence would