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401. FRN 41 - Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - nongovernmental funding agencies, representatives from relevant professional societies, health care decision … nongovernmental funding agencies, representatives from relevant professional societies, health care decision … diagnostic ordering patterns and understanding of appropriate use guidelines to support evidence-based decision … ClinicalTrials.gov: No relevant citations found 17 How does patient preference of testing factor into decision

402. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - Therapeutic decision-making involves assessment of the trade-offs between potential risks and potential … If the potential risks are not defined, then the decision-maker in not sufficiently well informed to … make the best decision. … We have clarified that the decision to compare potency rather than individual agents and their doses … This is a very important distinction and the authors do not clarify the basis for their decision.

403. Disclosure Policy and Form (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-ki-tep-confidentiality-form.pdf
     August 01, 2020 - Disclosure Policy and Form EPC Key Informant and Technical Expert Agreement The primary role of the Key Informant is to provide input on proposed review questions to help the EPC ensure that a resulting evidence review will be useful for people making real-world decisions. The primary role of the Technical…

404. Untitled (pdf file)
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     October 12, 2015 - sharing information about donors with recipients.40 Infertility treatment is a topic where there decision … Decision making involves both partners (although the intensity and risks of treatment are quite different … different treatments and outcomes, and there has been relatively little empirical work focused on the decision … are a number of areas where controversy or uncertainty about the evidence adds to the difficulty of decision … For a decision analysis or simulation model, feasibility will be based on a judgment about the degree

405. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/phenylketonuria_research-protocol.pdf
     March 29, 2011 - inclusion/exclusion criteria or for which we have insufficient information at the abstract phase to make a decision … Decision rules regarding detailed use of the quality-assessment tools will be specified a priori by … At this point, a decision can be made regarding next steps, which could be to a) use the data from … inclusion/exclusion criteria or for which we have insufficient information at the abstract phase to make a decision … Decision rules regarding detailed use of the quality-assessment tools will be specified a priori by the

406. March 2nd Mitigating Racial Bias in Healthcare Algorithms Public Meeting (pdf file)
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     May 15, 2023 - unaware of algorithm use and potential for bias o Algorithms should be discussed as part of shared decision … Conceptual Model for Understanding Racial and Ethnic Biases Introduced During Algorithm/Clinical Decision-Making … Algorithmic Equity in a Public Healthcare System: a Case Study in Opioid Safety 76 STORM: Family of Decision … measures of social determinants of health, the effects of racism require consideration in clinical decision-making

407. Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - .............................................................................1 Unified Process and Decision … This document outlines the basic protocol and decision processes being used in broad scanning to identify … for the AHRQ Health Care Horizon Scanning System Herein we describe the process and decision points … The decision about whether to pursue a lead is made by the horizon scanning analyst team at a later … The results of that follow up are communicated to the team electronically, a final decision (majority

408. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia With Concomitant Lip-Tie (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2015 - How many times did a senior reviewer have to make a final decision? … I think the main points will be easily understood and useable for decision making. … history to determine (a) what degree of impairment/problem exists, and (b) how might this influence a decision … The also do an excellent job of discussing implications for clinical decision-making and a substantial … The frenotomy decision rule is <11 on function AND <8 on appearance.

409. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/rt-bone-metatases-final-protocol-amendment.pdf
     August 10, 2022 - ongoing pain following a partial response, or no pain response may be considered for re-radiation.14 Decision … Updated evidence synthesis will help inform shared decision-making between clinicians and patients related … discouraging ineffective and potentially hazardous interventions.26,27 However, in order to impact clinical decision … Decision making in patients with metastatic spine. … Complex clinical decision-making process of re-irradiation.

410. Disposition of Comments Report for Testing of CYP2C19 Variants and Platelet Reactivity for Guiding Antiplatelet Treatment (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2013 - making, we conceptualized the analytic framework as a decision problem, wherein patients’ disease … Undergo genetic testing and then base the treatment decision on the test results. 2. … Undergo genetic testing and then base the treatment decision on the test results. … Thus, the NNG cannot be calculated unless one uses a decision model or other extrapolation method. … This decision was discussed with our Key Informants and was pre-specified in the review protocol.

411. Dispostion of Comments Report for Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 27, 2012 - The decision to be tested is therefore, one that autonomous persons should be able to choose for themselves … They cannot make this decision if they are not offered testing. … In the face of this large and growing epidemic, making no decision, which is of course itself a decision … Peer Reviewer # 8 Additional Comments Problems with the Organization of the Review: A decision was … A second decision was made to conclude the review of “screening-minus-treatment,” and obtain no further

412. Hip-Fracture-Pain Consumer (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - have any risks or can cause any side effects for people with a broken hip. 7 8 Making a decision

413. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 110 Wireless Motililty Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review Executive Summary Gastroparesis Definition and Prevalence Gastroparesis is a condition in which patients experience …

414. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Morbidity of primary treatment decision c. Incidence of metastatic disease d. Quality of life e. … Thirdly, we also searched for experimental studies evaluating the effect of tools, such as decision aids … We also searched for experimental studies evaluating the effect of tools, such as decision aids, on the … In a focus group, half the men reported relying on influential others to make a treatment decision ( … Decision-making tools and aids specifically for AS No study addressed this factor.

415. Disposition of Comments: CER 230 Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     September 17, 2020 - little information on outcomes according to patient and tumor factors that are important in clinical decision

416. Disposition of Comments Report for Primary Care Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 21, 2013 - The decision to perform a narrative synthesis instead of a statistical meta- analysis is justifiable … However, the studies on decision-making should be examined with similar rigor. … We have looked at the age of the participants in the decision aid studies. … Two of three decision aid studies specified age as an inclusion criterion. … We have revised the text under decision aids to include the following statement: “Study populations

417. Comparative Effectiveness of Second Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression—An Update to a 2007 Report. (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - is greatly hampered by the decisions to include multiple places to summarize the results, and the decision … Simply put, few clinicians or decision-makers will review document of this length in any depth. … demonstrated a dose-response relationship for the high-medium-low classification (Hansen et al., Medical Decision … demonstrated a dose-response relationship for the high-medium-low classification (Hansen et al., Medical Decision

418. Disclosure Policy and Form (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-rev-team-confidentiality-form.pdf
     September 01, 2018 - Disclosure Policy and Form EPC Review Team Agreement The EPC Program follows three principles - to be relevant and timely, to be objective and scientifically rigorous, and to be transparent and engage the public1. Consistent with the principle of transparency and dedication to public engagement, the EPC prog…

419. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - A single reviewer made decision about a full-text review. … Data Synthesis and Analysis We anticipated that the decision to incorporate formal data synthesis into … Similarly we 5 also anticipated that the decision to pool studies would be based on whether there … Use of procalcitonin- guided decision-making to shorten antibiotic therapy in suspected neonatal early-onset

420. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-245-breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - BRCA mutations are not mentioned in the report, despite being a key factor that influences women’s decision