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Bundled Payment: Effects on Health Care Spending and Quality (pdf file)

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August 01, 2012 - Does the evidence show differences in the effects of bundled payment systems by key design features? … The impact of these design features is addressed by Key Question 2. … Key Question 2: Differential Effects by Key Design Features No studies explicitly tested the effect … of intervention design features, such as variations in the set of services included in a bundle, on … We do, however, provide some discussion of the potential impact of design features on study outcomes

Medication-Therapy-Management Research-Protocol (pdf file)

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January 01, 2014 - Interventions and Comparators A number of pharmacy organizations have proposed operational features … to describe MTM services and best practices for delivering MTM.2,3 These features can be summarized … Adding a new KQ (KQ 1) to describe the components and implementation features of MTM interventions … Question 1 What are the components and implementation features of MTM interventions? … o Implementation features that may influence intervention effectiveness include the following: 

Effective Health Care (pdf file)

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January 01, 2010 - Non-ischemic coronary lesions that do not meet current criteria for PCI (e.g., non-stenotic lesions with features

Technical Brief No. 35, Characteristics of Existing Asthma Self-Management Education Packages - Summary (pdf file)

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April 01, 2020 - best practices because of differences in format, delivery mechanisms, target audiences, and other features

Using Deliberative Methods to Engage Patients, Consumers, and the Public (pdf file)

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December 06, 2011 - notes: As a reminder, we will discuss, first, an overview of deliberative methods – covering defining features … conferences, and Deliberative Polling, among others, and many examples of hybrid methods – which borrow key features … You would select among these features based on resources, goals, desire for representativeness, and … Key features of methods include the length, mode (in person or online), group size, etc. … Key features of methods include the length, mode (in person or online), group size, as I just mentioned

Using Deliberative Methods to Engage Patients, Consumers, and the Public (pdf file)

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December 06, 2011 - notes: As a reminder, we will discuss, first, an overview of deliberative methods – covering defining features … conferences, and Deliberative Polling, among others, and many examples of hybrid methods – which borrow key features … You would select among these features based on resources, goals, desire for representativeness, and … Key features of methods include the length, mode (in person or online), group size, etc. … Key features of methods include the length, mode (in person or online), group size, as I just mentioned

Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)

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September 23, 2014 - The CT industry has developed new features that enable both the dose to be displayed prior to scanning … These features are important for both the patient as well as facilities, since they provide facilities … This standard introduced two novel features to assist the imaging team in providing better patient care … This standard requires software features that ensure only an authorized operator can alter the controls … CT Dose Check – CT Dose Check incorporates two features—dose notifications and dose alerts that can

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January 01, 2013 - This presentation will: Provide a rationale for study design choice and describe key design features … Commonly used comparative effectiveness research study designs are described, and key design features … treatment for the same indication or an indication with the same potential for confounding Study Design Features … Study Design Features One of the first decisions with respect to study design is to consider the … 3) Guidance Key Considerations Provide rationale for study design choice and describe key design features

Research Protocol (Amended): Treatment of Acute Pain--An Evidence Map (pdf file)

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June 10, 2018 - pain using five dimensions6: core criteria (the inciting event, timing, and location of pain), common features … (symptoms and other features of the acute pain), modulating features (characteristics of the individual … of the technology/intervention, how it works, how it is currently used or might be used, and which features

Methods Research Report: Improving Health Systems' Access to High-Quality Evidence: AHRQ EPC 2018 Pilot Projects Summary (pdf file)

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August 01, 2019 - Product features thought to improve uptake/use ...................................................... … Table 4 provides a detailed summary of key features and characteristics of these products. … Health system partners provided feedback on key features and analyses in mockups of the interactive … Overall, we found some product features helped to improve uptake and use of the products and some features … Product features thought to reduce uptake/use Category Product Themes Illustrative Example Excerpt