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2361. Comparative Effectiveness of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      August 06, 2010 - Additional inclusion criteria for the evaluation of KQ 1 are 1) inclusion of only patients undergoing … Additional inclusion criteria for the evaluation of KQ 2 are 1) inclusion of only patients undergoing … Additional inclusion criteria for the evaluation of KQ 3 are 1) inclusion of only patients undergoing … Additional inclusion criteria for the evaluation of KQs 10 and 11 are 1) include only patients undergoing … This can be assessed through the evaluation of both design and study limitations.

2362. Disposition of Comments for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - . ; first, they require diagnostic evaluation. … The evaluation of special populations such as those suggested in your comment (i.e. … CERs do not include an economic evaluation and therefore the NCB was not evaluated. … In the evaluation of key questions 4-11, we have included both DVT and PE outcomes. … The evaluation of special populations such as those suggested in your comment (i.e elderly, renal or

2363. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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      January 01, 2006 - Chronic cough: the spectrum and frequency of causes, key components of the diagnostic evaluation, and … Evaluation and impact of chronic cough: comparison of specific vs generic quality-of-life questionnaires

2364. Glasgow.Presentation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - medical  offices  approached  to  participate  in  an   Internet  DSME  program  evaluation … Choice  (mailed  DVD  or  class)  or  RCT  condition   • Allows  more  realistic  evaluation

2365. ECRI_Penn EPC FINAL Environ Cleaning Protocol 08_21_14 CC[1] (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Process evaluation and improvement should also consider important human factors and logistical concerns … Evaluation of a pulsed-xenon ultraviolet room disinfection device for impact on contamination levels … An evaluation of environmental decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapor for reducing the risk of … An evaluation of the efficacy of four methods for determining hospital cleanliness. J. Hosp.

2366. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2012 - HHSA 290-2007-10058I Prepared by: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation … This report is based on research conducted by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation … (Prepared by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center Evidence-based Practice Center … In February 2011, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center Evidence-based … • Consistent harms reporting is essential in facilitating the comparative evaluation two treatments

2367. Appendicitis Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      December 09, 2013 - high vs. low probability of appendicitis).24 Finally, diagnostic laparoscopy is also used for the evaluation … We do not plan to use rigid counts of studies as standards of evaluation (e.g., four of five studies … Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of emergency department patients with … Clinical policy: critical issues for the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting with … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

2368. Obesity Prevention and Control | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 09, 2017 - One example of an opportunity to link data to enable an evaluation of program effectiveness is the Park … Despite the program's potential for evaluation using these linked data sources, to date, no studies have … voucher had a lower prevalence of extreme obesity and diabetes. 15 The MTO study provides a model for evaluation … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evaluation approaches and methods to other

2369. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
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      September 20, 2013 - Effects (DARE), the Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA), the National Health Service Economic Evaluation … We do not plan to use rigid counts of studies as standards of evaluation (e.g., four of five studies … Evaluation  of  QUADAS,  a  tool  for  the  quality   assessment  of  diagnostic … The  BMJ  Economic  Evaluation  Working  Party.   … study or major clinical study).de. or Case control studies/ or Cohort/ or Longitudinal studies/ or Evaluation

2370. C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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      August 05, 2010 - Extra-spinal joint pain/function loss: e.g. narrowing or musculoskeletal only An evaluation of positional … indications for use of non-recumbent, upright or positional MRI, lack consensus and need further evaluation … Health Technology Assessment: Effectiveness of positional MRI for evaluation of patients with suspected … Evaluation of intervertebral disc herniation and hypermobile intersegmental instability in symptomatic

2371. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - independently rated the quality of studies (good, fair, poor) using prespecified criteria developed for evaluation … A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care on mortality. … The implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based statewide prehospital pain management protocol … Statistical evaluation of prognostic versus diagnostic models: beyond the ROC curve.

2372. Renal-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2016 - Diagnostic Evaluation and Detection of Disease All solid renal masses and cystic lesions with solid … Most tumors are detected incidentally during an evaluation for unrelated or non-specific complaints … Of note, few comparative studies evaluated active surveillance, necessitating evaluation of seven uncontrolled … Severity Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and disease severity are important in the evaluation … Classification of surgical complications: a new proposal with evaluation in a cohort of 6336 patients

2373. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Executive (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2015 - Tests with high false-positive rates could lead to unnecessary invasive procedures for further evaluation … – For evaluation of symptoms: Sensitivity was 0.47 (95% CI, 0.33 to 0.61) and specificity 0.93 (95% … – For evaluation of symptoms: Sensitivity was 0.76 (95% CI, 0.61 to 0.87) and specificity 0.53 (95% … – For evaluation of symptoms: Sensitivity was 0.73 (95% CI, 0.50 to 0.88) and specificity 0.95 (95% … Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) plots: a fundamental evaluation tool in clinical medicine.

2374. Newly Medicare-Eligible Elders: Data Points #12 (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Evaluation and Management Codes (E&M) are identified by BETOS codes beginning with M. … 43.3 Skilled Nursing Facility 2.6 1.2 1.7 0.3 Home Health 5.6 4.1 3.2 1.1 Hospice 0.4 0.2 0.2 <0.1 Evaluation … Evaluation and Management services (i.e., routine physician contact) did not vary as markedly between … Average Number of Visits) 35.4 34.7 25.3 15.8 Hospice (Average Covered Days) 93.5 69.0 80.6 75.5 Evaluation … 13,202 10,166 13,737 8,202 Home Health 4,340 4,129 3,638 2,860 Hospice 13,135 9,762 11,713 10,873 Evaluation

2375. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2010 - Trandolapril Cardiac Evaluation (TRACE) Study Group [see comments]. … Heart Failure: Evaluation and Care of Patients with Left-Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. … ACC/AHA guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic heart failure in the adult: executive … Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation … Survival bias associated with time-to- treatment initiation in drug effectiveness evaluation: a comparison

2376. Screening for and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      July 28, 2010 - We added evaluation of screening test properties to the project scope, specifically regarding their accuracy … In addition to overall evaluation of this population, we will consider separate evaluations by CKD stage … In addition to overall evaluation of this population, we will consider separate evaluations by CKD stage … The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

2377. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2010 - • We added evaluation of screening test properties to the project scope, specifically regarding … In addition to overall evaluation of this population, we will consider separate evaluations by CKD … In addition to overall evaluation of this population, we will consider separate evaluations by CKD … the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

2378. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - Formulating an effective evaluation approach requires careful consideration of the context in which … Proposals for a phased evaluation of medical tests. Med Decis Making 2009; 29(5):E13- E21. 5. … Using the principles of randomized controlled trial design to guide test evaluation. … Evaluation of technologies for identifying acute cardiac ischemia in emergency departments. … Subgroup variation in diagnostic test evaluation. Ann Intern Med 2002; 137(7):598-602. 33.

2379. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2010 - for Each Key Question We will use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation … This can be assessed through the evaluation of both design and study limitations.

2380. Research Protocol: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Focused on Monotherapy and Add-On Therapy to Metformin (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - While the FDA has become stricter regarding pre- and post-approval evaluation of cardiovascular risk … Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Guidance for Industry.