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161. FRN 30: Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illnesses and Complex Care Needs: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - Population • Studies that assess the use of risk assessment tools for choosing candidates and determining … Two recently completed studies focus on determining the modes of case manager contact that are most … Gaps Population • Studies that assess the use of risk assessment tools for choosing candidates and determining

162. Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 25, 2014 - that will be addressed in this technical brief is the need for identifying standardized criteria for determining … An evaluation of the efficacy of four methods for determining hospital cleanliness. J. Hosp.

163. ECRI_Penn EPC FINAL Environ Cleaning Protocol 08_21_14 CC[1] (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - that will be addressed in this technical brief is the need for identifying standardized criteria for determining … An evaluation of the efficacy of four methods for determining hospital cleanliness. J. Hosp.

164. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2011 - findings reported in the included literature to the general population of pregnant women in labor by determining … This decision was reached after determining that a meta-analysis would not be possible based on the

165. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 12-1 Chapter 12 Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests Thomas S. Rector, Ph.D.; Brent C. Taylor, Ph.D.; Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System; School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Abstra…

166. CER 174 Executive Summary: Imaging for the Pretreatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - cancer, the 5-year survival rate for SCLC remains dismal at about 6 percent.1 Staging involves determining … clinical information available when interpreting different tests, and the use of test results in determining … (2007)16 reported data on the performance of FDG PET/ CT in determining LD/ED. … Frameworks for determining research gaps during systematic reviews.

167. Treating Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 21, 2016 - Determining risk level Risk Level* PSA Level Gleason Score T-Score * From the 2015 clinical

168. Disposition of Comments for CER 182 Glasgow Coma Scale (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2017 - My only concern is determining “who” assigned the quality assessment information and rated quality—was … General Comments I also think that there needs to be some additional discussion of accuracy in determining … My only concern is determining “who” assigned the quality assessment information and rated quality—was … Again, not a methodologic expert, so I had a hard time determining what the real world implications

169. Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Executive Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 193 Effective Health Care Program Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel Executive Summary Background…

170. Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord 1 Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord Draft Key Questions (KQs) KQ1: What is the accuracy of radiographic and other diagnostic criteria in diagnosing tethered spinal cord? KQ2: What are the benefits and harms of prophylactic surgery for asymptom…

171. A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - to the EPC program, although may be considered by EPCs along with other scientific research when determining … This is not to imply that well-designed studies measuring harms are suboptimal for determining the true

172. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Clinical criteria with cultures if available plus PCT thresholds for determining presence/ absence … Clinical criteria with cultures if available plus PCT thresholds for determining presence/absen … Clinical criteria with cultures if available plus PCT thresholds for determining presence/absen … Clinical criteria with cultures if available plus PCT thresholds for determining presence/absen … Frameworks for determining research gaps during systematic reviews.

173. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - For comparative test accuracy, this meant determining whether the evidence was sufficient to permit … reporting bias, we considered whether a conclusion could be drawn about difference or equivalence in determining … reporting bias, we considered whether a conclusion could be drawn about difference or equivalence in determining … Ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and determining resectability

174. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 268: Impact of Healthcare Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2023 - Finally, we emphasize the challenge of determining cause and effect in this literature.

175. Community Forum White Paper - Payer Perspectives on Improving Usability of Effective Health Care Products: Bridging the Gap Between Information Needs and Evidence Translation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - important for devising restrictive policy that they would have to defend in administrative court; determining … Determining how payer input can be efficiently collected and when it is likely to have the greatest … Researchers should consider the potential impact of review findings on payer decisionmaking in determining … The Methods section, beginning on page 9, describes the process for determining which studies were included

176. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Prevalence Research (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - Prevalence of diabetes, diabetic foot ulcer, and lower extremity amputation among Medicare beneficiaries, 2006 to 2008 Diabetic Foot Ulcers Data Points #1 The prevalence of diabetes in the Medicare population may be one-third higher than previously estimated. Overall, approximately 8% of diabetic Medicare ben…

177. Mobile Health Technology for Diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 12, 2017 - Current Page Topic Timeline May. 10, 2016 Topic Suggestion Jul. 12, 2017 Research Protocol May. 8, 2018 Technical Brief Mobile Health Technology for Diabetes Research Protocol July 12, 2017 Download Main Document PDF 430.6 KB I. Background and Objectives for the Evidence Product Mobile health techno…

178. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 21, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Clinician Summary Archived January 21, 2016 Download Main Document PDF 206.1 KB Archived: This summary is based on a report that is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current. Research Focus for Clinicians This is a summary…

179. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Background A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that convened in 2011 recommended that AS—a strategy with curative intent that involves regular monitoring of PSA levels and repeat biopsies—should be offer…

180. Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents and Phototherapy for Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 27, 2012 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jun. 2, 2011 Topic Initiated Sep. 27, 2011 Research Protocol Nov. 27, 2012 Systematic Review Apr. 19, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents and Phototherapy for Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Systematic Review Archived November 27, 2012 Web …