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161. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - They provide syntheses of relevant evidence to inform real-world health care decisions for patients, … These decisions require clinical insights as well as statistical expertise. … ; each of these decisions and assumptions may affect the main findings. … When necessary, multiple decisions and assumptions can be considered simultaneously. … When necessary, multiple decisions and assumptions may be considered at the same time.

162. S16 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - .1 Each new therapy triggers a range of clinical and policy decisions at different levels of the health … Patient decisions—Should I take raloxifene, alendronate, or calcium and vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis … Glasziou and Irwig19 proposed individualizing treat- ment decisions by combining estimates of relative … For many of the decisions we face, trials generate questions and highlight gaps in evidence that must … Can randomized trials inform clinical decisions about individ- ual patients.

163. Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2019 - Anyone who makes decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report in the … All eligibility criteria decisions should be reported transparently in the published SR. … EPC review teams should rely on empiric research when available to form the basis of any decisions to … Typically such decisions are taken for reasons of time-efficiency. … Reviewers compare decisions and resolve differences through discussion, consulting a third party when

164. EPC Pilot Project: A Dual Approach To Facilitate Health Systems Uptake of Evidence Synthesis Reports. Anxiety in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - The encounter DA was produced as cards containing information on issues that drive treatment decisions

165. Slide 1 (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - purpose of CER is to assist consumers, clinicians, purchasers and policy makers to make informed decisions

166. 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 - Health systems, clinicians, policymakers, and the general public want evidence to inform critical decisions

167. Screening for Hepatitis C | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - is the comparative effectiveness of various tests and strategies for the workup to guide treatment decisions … Question 5 What are the harms associated with the workup for guiding treatment decisions? … HCV RNA testing as indicated Noninvasive screening approaches for the workup to guide treatment decisions … Adverse effects of intervention(s) (KQ 3) Harms from screening and/or workup to guide treatment decisions … consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with experience in making health care decisions

168. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 20, 2011 - is the comparative effectiveness of various tests and strategies for the workup to guide treatment decisions … Question 5 What are the harms associated with the workup for guiding treatment decisions? … Noninvasive screening approaches for the workup to guide treatment decisions (KQs 4a, 4b, and 5) … Harms from screening and/or workup to guide treatment decisions (KQ 5) Timing and Setting: … consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with experience in making health care decisions

169. Translation of a C. difficile Treatment Clinical Pathway Into Machine-Readable Clinical Decision Support Artifacts Prototyped for Electronic Health Record Integration | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

170. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review 216 Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2019 - Specifically, synthesis of existing research evidence can help inform decisions about where, in terms … include, but are not limited to, access to care, patient and provider satisfaction, behavior, and decisions … for EMS or urgent care, in the groups without telehealth, emergency personnel or clinicians made decisions … the systematic review did not identify a body of existing evidence that could adequately inform decisions … How to prepare a systematic review of economic evaluations for informing evidence-based healthcare decisions

171. DuBenske_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 -  model   • Need  for  patients/caregivers  to  be  fully  engaged  in  care  decisions

172. Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Who (e.g., primary oncologist, interpreting radiologist, or payers) should make final decisions about … Please focus on studies that would help you when you make decisions for your patients. … How are decisions to purchase imaging equipment used to evaluate treatment for metastatic breast cancer … Changes in patient decisions Recurrence-free survival Overall survival Quality of life … Changes in patient decisions Recurrence-free survival Overall survival Quality of life

173. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2009 - They provide syntheses of relevant evidence to inform real-world health care decisions for patients, … longstanding commitment to developing evidence reports that individuals and groups can use to make decisions … Reviews should also take into account the fact that, for many outcomes and decisions, variation in patients … ’ values and preferences can and should influence decisions.26 Interviews with patients, as well as … With or without a comparative effectiveness review, these are decisions that must be informed by clinical

174. Integrating Stakeholder Preferences in Comparative Effectiveness Research: Potential Uses of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - comparative effectiveness research is to assist consumers, clinicians and policy makers to make informed decisions … of Medicine about the importance of comparative effectiveness research in helping to make informed decisions … Another feature of the quote was that we are in need to help make informed decisions when there are … These caregivers often are people who are making or helping to make therapeutic decisions.

175. In patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and difficulties with feeding, what is the effectiveness of of anti-reflux procedure (since often done in conjunction with gastrostomy placement) or type of tube (J-tube or G-J tube versus typical PEG… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Potential Impact How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for … systematic review of feeding interventions for CP will provide information to clinicians who will make decisions … systematic review of feeding interventions for CP will provide information to clinicians who will make decisions

176. Han (pdf file)
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     December 26, 2012 - medicine (EBM) o “[T]he conscientious, explicit, and judicious  use of current best evidence in making decisions … guidelines (CPGs) o “…[are] systematically developed statements  to assist practitioner  and patient decisions

177. Is Lung Cancer Screening Right for Me? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

178. Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2009 - In principle, test results influence downstream clinical decisions that will eventually determine patient … In addition, health care decisions have to be made irrespective of evidence availability or unavailability … Tradeoffs All testing procedures and treatment decisions are associated with benefits, risks, and … measurements among commercial assays for end-stage renal disease patients: implication for treatment decisions

179. PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - examined the use of the prostate cancer antigen 3 (PCA3) gene in improving initial or repeat biopsy decisions … initial biopsy; at-risk men considering repeat biopsy; and men with prostate cancer making treatment decisions

180. Knowledge Briefs: Public Deliberation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2019 - Others play a short-term role in shaping health decisions, such as Canada's Romanow Commission that convened … Public deliberation in decisions about health research.