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2081. Sjogren's Syndrome | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2082. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      February 23, 2012 - KQ 1: We will focus on studies of comprehensive PCMH interventions that include a comparison group. … Other key methodological decisions from this series include a focus on outpatient care and the inclusion … For KQ 1, we will focus on data elements to evaluate the association between independent variables of … Developing a policy-relevant research agenda for the patient-centered medical home: a focus on outcomes

2083. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - We structured our review to maintain our focus on study populations meeting our TRD definition (≥2 antidepressant … Given our focus on Tier 1 (TRD) studies, for each KQ we first present an overview of the particular comparison … For just this set of analyses, we examined both clinical trials and cohort studies, and we focus on cognitive … Subsequent studies should focus on employing known, reliable, and valid measures of patient-reported

2084. Evidence-Summary-CER-209-Noninvasive-Nonpharmacological-Treatment-For-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2018 - bracing for knee, back or neck, electro-muscular stimulation and magnets), and acupuncture with a .focus … This provides some support for clinical strategies that focus on “active” interventions as primary … broader array of effective nonpharmacological treatments may have greater impact than those that focus … Not all patients may require multidisciplinary rehabilitation.22 Policy efforts that focus on use of … Our findings provide some support for clinical strategies that focus on use of nonpharmacological therapies

2085. Strategies To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      January 17, 2012 - Current Page Topic Timeline Oct. 28, 2011 Topic Initiated Jan. 17, 2012 Research Protocol Apr. 22, 2013 Systematic Review Aug. 9, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Strategies To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness: A Comparative Effectiveness Review Research Protocol Archive…

2086. Comments to Effective Heath Care Program Draft Documents (pdf file)
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      March 03, 2010 - conducted as part of clinical development are by necessity of limited duration and, size and generally focus … conducted as part of clinical development are by necessity of limited duration and, size and generally focus … The topic of pregnancy registry design is extensive and is not the focus of this paper. … and technical considerations are clearly issues of great importance to the AAOS given its current focus

2087. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      April 18, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Strategies To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness: A Comparative Effectiveness Review Amendment Date(s): Amendment 1 – January 20, 20…

2088. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      May 01, 2014 - If multiple systematic reviews are relevant and low risk of bias, we will focus on the findings from … review and highlight studies by using a hierarchy-of-evidence approach, where the best evidence is the focus

2089. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2015 - PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 13: Pulmonary Disease, Including Asthma Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers L…

2090. Crohns-Disease Executive (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2014 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 131 Pharmacologic Therapies for the Management of Crohn’s Disease: Comparative Effectiveness Executive Summary Description of Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. Other types of inflammatory bowel disease include ulcerative colitis a…

2091. Vte-Prophyalaxis Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - 1 Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations Executive Summary Introduction Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are collectively known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE affects an estimated 900,000 Americans every year, resul…

2092. Type-2-Diabetes-Medications-Update Surveillance (pdf file)
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      December 31, 2013 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER #27: Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Original release date: March 2011 Surveillance Report: December 2013 Key Findings: • For Key Question 1, conclusions on comparative effectiveness of oral diabetes agent…

2093. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - If multiple systematic reviews are relevant and low risk of bias, we will focus on the findings from … review and highlight studies by using a hierarchy-of-evidence approach, where the best evidence is the focus

2094. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2012 - It was recommended that future research should focus on comparative studies with long-term followup … Since diagnosis and treatment FRN topics are being dealt with separately, here we focus primarily on … Ideally, qualitative studies, such as focus groups, should be conducted to assess patients’ preferences … Focus groups could be formed by either collecting stakeholders with similar backgrounds together to … focus on specific topics or by randomizing stakeholders to focus groups in order to obtain a balance

2095. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      September 08, 2010 - Quality indicators for pain should not just focus on the level of pain, but also on the extent to which … Specific indicators could focus on providing patients with information, such as an explicit statement … Distinguish the use of pain indicators in quality improvement versus performance measurement Focus … least one measure of bother, interference, or distress Implement dyspnea quality indicators that focus

2096. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2017 - We felt that obesity is uniquely complex and elected to focus on the articles that discuss obesity … Reviewer #3: Methods Page 20, 2nd paragraph: it will be helpful to briefly describe the focus of the … I did not see a clear distinction between full food frequency questionnaires and “screeners” that focus … reviews to show the value added by your review as being much more comprehensive than reviews that focus

2097. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      December 20, 2011 - Trauma-focused group therapy can vary in theory and practice (including the degree of structure) and in its focus … Psychological treatments with waiting list assignment, usual care, no intervention, or sham ○ We will focus

2098. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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      October 01, 2011 - Home » Get Involved » Nominated Topics » Topic Suggestion Description Topic Suggestion Description Date submitted: November 8, 2010 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 128.2 KB] Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a healt…

2099. Data Points #7: Utilization of anticancer biologic products among Medicare beneficiaries, by diagnostic cancer subchapter, 2006-2009 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      August 26, 2011 - Data Points #7: Utilization of anticancer biologic products among Medicare beneficiaries, by diagnostic cancer subchapter, 2006-2009 Research Report August 26, 2011 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 429.4 KB People using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in…

2100. Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      April 22, 2013 - Current Page Topic Timeline Oct. 28, 2011 Topic Initiated Jan. 17, 2012 Research Protocol Apr. 22, 2013 Systematic Review Aug. 9, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness Systematic Review Archived April 22, 2013 Web Version [NLM…