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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
May 01, 2012 - CER #13:
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically
Localized Prostate Cancer
Original release date:
February 2008
Surveillance Report:
May 2012
Key Findings:
• The PIVOT trial was identified, making many of the
existing key conclusions out of date.
• Key questions 1, 2, and 4 were found t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-depression-research-protocol-amended.pdf
February 15, 2017 - all causes.2 Over 25 million adults in
the United States are currently estimated to be living with a diagnosis … clarifying the screening tools to
be considered and how International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnoses … of Depressive Symptomatology to the interventions of
interest in KQ 1, clarifying handling of ICD diagnoses … • Population(s):
o Adults who received a criterion-based diagnosis of depression and are
within … KQ 2: Depression
diagnosis made by
unstructured clinical
diagnosis, chart
diagnosis, or based on
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/hyperactivity-disorder/protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy-draft-appendix-d1.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - definitive RT from 2004 to 2015 Nodal or metastatic disease; delayed treatment (ADT or RT >180 days from diagnosis … ) Multinational: Canada, Australia, France Non-academic Multiple Eligible patients had a histologic diagnosis … Exclusion criteria were prostate cancer diagnosis > 6 months before study entry, previous therapy for … simulated volume exceeding 1,000 mL; previous pelvic radiotherapy; presence of inflammatory bowel disease; diagnosis … Not reported Single All patients had a biopsy-proven diagnosis of prostate cancer and stratified into
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-brain-injury_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - outpatient)
Community programs that might serve individuals with TBI for purposes of
screening or diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s89.pdf
October 01, 2007 - began creating dynamic data files that were updated
weekly with vaccine, and outpatient and inpatient diagnosis … : (1) MCV exposure,
(2) preventive visit exposure, and (3) outcomes of interest (ie,
all designated diagnoses … Clinically well-defined; for example, “seizures” have rel-
atively clear criteria for diagnosis, whereas … limitation of the
surveillance system is that some VSD sites must rely on
claims data for hospital-based diagnoses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-challenge-3rdplace_tympanic.pdf
May 29, 2025 - Middle Ear Infections: What to Expect and Treatment Options
1
Middle Ear Infections:
What to Expect and Treatment Options
(1)
Authors: Nicola Archie BSN, MSN, FNP-c & Tara Jones BSN, MSN, FNP-c
Reviewed by: Richard F. Kuehne, MD, MPH
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Provider
Normal Tympanic Me…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/delirium-research-protocol.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Delirium in Older Persons: Advances in
Diagnosis and Treatment.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the most frequently
diagnosed noncutaneous cancer and the
second leading cause of cancer death after
lung cancer among women in the United
States. In 2008, an estimated 182,460 cases
of invasive breast cancer and 67,770 cases
of in situ breast cancer were diagnosed, and
40,480 wo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/bipolar-disorder-treatment/final-report-2018
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/acute-diverticulitis-topic-nomination.pdf
August 13, 2018 - Key Question 2: What are the benefits and harms of CT imaging for the initial diagnosis of acute
diverticulitis … New Evidence Review
We found eight studies for KQ1 (antibiotic treatment); one for KQ2 (CT scan for diagnosis … Diagnosis and management of acute diverticulitis. Am
Fam Physician. 2013 May 1;87(9):612-20. … Is colonoscopy necessary after computed tomography
diagnosis of acute diverticulitis? … Tomography, X-Ray Computed/ or ((ct or comput*-tomograph*) adj2
(scan* or imag*)).tw,kf.) and (exp Diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-imaging_technical-brief.pdf
October 01, 2014 - continues to have a
broad impact in the United States, with an estimated 234,580 individuals with new diagnoses … Current Practices in Imaging Metastatic Breast Cancer
In general, following diagnosis of metastatic … Women would be followed until death or 3 years after diagnosis and cancer recurrences
and treatment … Imaging bone metastases in breast
cancer: techniques and recommendations for
diagnosis. … The role of magnetic resonance
imaging in diagnosis and management of breast cancer.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antipsychotics-children_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - The
studies generally excluded patients with two or more
psychiatric or behavioral diagnoses, comorbidities … Because patients in clinical practice often have multiple
diagnoses and undergo cotreatment with several
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/restless-legs_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - conditions (page 34 of 187) require more explanation -
very important as it results in over or under diagnosis … are a
variety of other instruments specific to RLS that are used in the
assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
August 19, 2011 - 35 percent of all deaths in the United States and 30 percent of all deaths globally
in 2005.1 The diagnosis … if PCI is needed) after the application of IVDx
• KQ 2: During PCI, the change in the number of diagnoses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/decide16final-mortality-risk-in-copd-pts-using-theophylline.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Patients: Patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that were 45 years
or older … Cohort Identification
Patients with a COPD diagnosis (ICD-9 491.x, 492.x, 496) between October 1, 2002 … incident cases if they used VA healthcare services for
two years prior to FY2003 but did not have any diagnoses … Standards for the
diagnosis and treatment of patients with
COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position … Spirometry
use in clinical practice following diagnosis
of COPD.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-management_research.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Patients: Patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that were 45 years
or older … Cohort Identification
Patients with a COPD diagnosis (ICD-9 491.x, 492.x, 496) between October 1, 2002 … incident cases if they used VA healthcare services for
two years prior to FY2003 but did not have any diagnoses … Standards for the
diagnosis and treatment of patients with
COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position … Spirometry
use in clinical practice following diagnosis
of COPD.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-iv-nv-hap-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2024 - hospital-acquired, the pneumonia should not be present or incubating at the time of
hospital admission with diagnosis … hours or more after admission.11 The
guideline panel noted that there is no gold standard for the diagnosis … professional or self-administered)
• Nasogastric tube insertion, feeding, care, and removal
protocol
• Diagnosis … all outcome data, we will sort eligible studies by specific types of PSPs (e.g., oral
care, early diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/outcome-definition-and-measurement-chapter-6.pptx
January 01, 2013 - of outcomes include: when investigators are not blinded to the hypothesis of the study and rule-out diagnoses … ) to validate the occurrence of the outcome of interest, including to exclude erroneous or rule-out diagnoses … particularly important for medical events identified in administrative claims databases, for which a diagnosis … code associated with a medical encounter may represent a rule-out diagnosis or a condition that does … not map to a specific diagnosis code.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
January 01, 2014 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review
Surveillance Program
CER #31:
Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis … Introduction
Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) #31, Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis,
Prevention, and Treatment of
Clostridium difficile Infection. … Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium
difficile infection. … of Clostridium
difficile disease
261 patients were
received for the
diagnosis of C.