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21. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 44: Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2024 - These efforts have been challenged by lack of standard methodology for defining and measuring primary … We support a national standard for defining and measuring primary care spending. … We endorse the report’s call for development of a national standard for defining and measuring primary … While a national standard addresses variation in approaches to technical aspects of defining primary … The report dives right into measuring primary care without defining it at any kind of conceptual level

22. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2017 - Defining Risk of Bias • Risk of bias is: ► An assessment of the internal validity of the individual … ► The precision of an effect estimate ► Applicability of the evidence Presenter Presentation Notes Defining … of Health Care Interventions Systematic Review Process Overview Learning Objectives Introduction Defining

23. Slide 1
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    January 01, 2013 - It also covers the importance of defining: the start of followup, inclusion and exclusion criteria at … Immortal Time Bias Occurs as a result of defining the exposure during the followup time rather than before … Immortal Time Bias Immortal time bias arises by defining the exposure during the followup time rather … to the intervention if time prior to the intervention is included because of the bias introduced by defining

24. Presentation of Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - One of these projects was devoted to defining an optimal format for presenting research needs. 10 … We also reviewed methods papers from the Tufts EPC 10 on defining an optimal framework for presenting … ; appropriate coding of covariates a potential limitation No: Except for potential role in defining … Methods Research on Future Research Needs: Defining an Optimal Format for Presenting Research Needs … Methods Research on Future Research Needs: Defining an Optimal Format for Presenting Research Needs

25. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Other aspects to consider when choosing a comparator include clearly defining the indication, initiation … Defining the appropriate dose, intensity of treatment, and exposure window for each comparator group … clinically used to treat multiple indications, the appropriate indication will often have to be ensured by defining … Defining the indication typically involves requirement for the presence of certain diagnoses, the absence … Therefore, defining drug exposure using dispensing data requires certain assumptions and some degree

26. rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update-protocol-170515 (pdf file)
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    May 15, 2017 - Expert group definitions range from defining early RA at the onset of when symptoms develop to when … disease progression to RA.17 The course of RA is highly variable; some researchers have suggested defining … this variability, a recent task force of experts in RA and clinical trial methodology recommended defining … Given the varying definitions of early disease, defining early RA as no more than 1 year after diagnosis … constitute a multidisciplinary group of clinical, content, and methodological experts who provide input in defining

27. Appendix A. Long COVID Models of Care – Grey literature sources (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - Patient Aligned Care Team Report (pdf) Purpose: Guide for health care providers to better facilitate defining

28. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - The first set of clinical criteria defining the condition were published in 19883 and have been further … Publication Date Range: Searches will begin in January 1988, the year the first set of clinical criteria defining … clinical, content, and methodologic experts, including the patient perspective, who provide input in defining

29. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2012 - Age- and gender-specific criteria for defining the OSA syndrome (and abnormal breathing) 2. … The aim of this future research need topic is to identify age- and gender-specific criteria for defining … about five topics, but we used natural breaks in the rankings of the topics, rather than strictly defining … Age- and gender-specific criteria for defining the OSA syndrome (and abnormal breathing) 2. … In the opinions of the stakeholders, studies to unveil age- and gender-specific criteria for defining

30. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2021 - Defining a standard set of patient-centered outcomes for lung cancer. … In defining toxicity, the relationship between the complication and the presumed inciting procedure/

31. Naik (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - • Communication is key o Accountability: defining roles and responsibilities  Tradition  and social

32. Stakeholder-Engagement-Benefits White-Paper (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2014 - Research White Paper Defining the Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement in Systematic Reviews … Research White Paper Defining the Benefits of Stakeholder … Defining the Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement in Systematic Reviews. Research White Paper. … Clearly defining the benefits and challenges involved in this process is an integral first step towards … Balancing Multiple Inputs Another challenge is defining the relative value of different stakeholders

33. Ch 1-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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    August 13, 2012 - This can mean defining what is a clinically meaningful difference in the study endpoints from the perspective … of the decisionmaker and/or defining what is a meaningful difference from the patient’s perspective … The following list of questions may be useful for defining and describing a study’s conceptual framework … Defining and Refining Study Questions Using PICOTS Framework As recommended in other AHRQ methods

34. Study Objectives and Questions for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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    January 01, 2013 - Defining and Refining Study Questions Using the PICOTS Framework Defining and Refining Study Questions

35. Comments to Effective Heath Care Program Draft Documents (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2010 - General The AAOS acknowledges the importance of clearly defining the scope of a registry in its standard … In general, the Executive Summary section refers to "signals" without defining signals until much later … (note this is discussed briefly later on page 10, in the section on Defining Exposure and risk Windows … We added "defining the exposure and relevant risk window(s)," to the following sentence on page 7, " … We added "defining the exposure and relevant risk window(s)," to the following sentence on page 7, "

36. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 253: Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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    April 19, 2022 - NWA further recommend defining acronyms in each section, even if defined earlier in the review, since

37. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review_Evaluation of Dietary Protein and Amino Acid Requirements: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    November 22, 2024 - acid requirements, adding a section to the introduction on growth measurements and protein intake, defining

38. Disposition of Comments: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    August 15, 2025 - Methods The methodology is rigorous, but the lack of direct stakeholder or patient engagement in defining … We did have direct patient engagement in defining our outcomes and we have added a clear statement … We have added language to emphasize our inclusion of direct patient engagement when defining outcomes

39. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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    May 29, 2025 - contextual information before the first meeting Telling stakeholders what the research will say Clearly defining … contextual information before the first meeting Telling stakeholders what the research will say Clearly defining

40. CER 221 Disposition of Comments: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
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    October 11, 2019 - Peer reviewer #1 Introduction Yes - but could add that defining when an AECOPD has resolved is very … We agree with the reviewer that defining resolution of an exacerbation and differentiating poor resolution … reviewer #3 Introduction Introduction: It might be worth spending a little more time both more crisply defining … Strongly recommend briefly defining Low, Moderate, and High SOE, as it is used throughout the Exec