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1261. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-grading-evidence_methods.pdf
      November 01, 2013 - These reports synthesize a body of literature; the ultimate goal is to help clinicians, policymakers … The goal of strength of evidence assessments is to provide clearly explained, well-reasoned judgments … Attaining the goals of consistency, transparency, and usability rests in part on uniformity and predictability … Obtaining complete and perfect information is not an achievable goal. … The goal of the summary table is to assist readers in more easily understanding the available evidence

1262. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-chronic-conditions-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
      August 13, 2012 - The goal is to provide information that will help inform decisions of multiple stakeholders including … Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer #4 Introduction Abstract: Given the synthesis’s original goal … behavioral health disorders continue to negatively influence medical outcomes and intermediate self-care goals … The TEAMcare approach offers an example, in which treatment goals included targets for all relevant … We have edited the report with the goal of improving clarity and usability.

1263. Towards a Framework for Communicating Confidence in Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methodological-recommendations-framework-communications_research.pdf
      September 01, 2013 - To achieve this goal, a framework for assessing the evidence supporting the methodological recommendations … A plausible interpretation of the background context for R1 is that the goal is to minimize the likelihood … Plausible measures that can be used to operationalize whether these goals are achieved thus can include … For example, from the perspective of the funder of systematic reviews, one goal is to produce reviews … Additional goals may also be important to a funder, even if their importance is not immediately apparent

1264. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 27 Patient Safety (pdf file)
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      October 19, 2016 - The goal is to inform AHRQ’s research agenda in ambulatory patient safety. … The goals of the Technical Brief are to provide an early objective description of the state of the science … We believe that the draft document presents a comprehensive approach to addressing the intended goals … The goal was to identify an ambulatory safety research agenda for AHRQ, but then why only focus on … like to see this include the need for patient centered outcomes that matter as ultimate research goals

1265. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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      November 27, 2012 - important that the report evaluates treatment regimens that are approved by the FDA AHRQ’s stated goal … [Cites CER draft, ES-2] To achieve this goal the report should reflect therapies used in accordance … General Comments Generally it is a very good article that outlines very distinctly what its goals are … The plan on how those goals were achieved were described fully.

1266. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_consumer.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - The goal is to aim the beams only at the cancer cells and not to hurt the healthy tissues around the

1267. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 29 Women Living With HIV-AIDS (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/women-hiv_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 21, 2016 - In contrast the second bullet sets a more modest goal, but one that is important, and one that is hypothetically … of individual studies or of the entire evidence-base, because these tasks were not relevant to the goal … They are well taken, but as noted earlier the goal of this project was to inform the Office for Women

1268. Hibbard-notes-151007 copy - Teresa (pdf file)
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      November 11, 2015 - So essentially, meet them where they are and  work with  them to find  goals that they careabout

1269. Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult Subgroups | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      April 03, 2014 - them with a patient-generated summary score derived from three self-reported symptom domains. 11 The goal … The general goals of treatment are to mitigate diffuse musculoskeletal pain, maximize physical and cognitive … The goal of treatment for select subgroups of fibromyalgia patients is to balance the benefits and harms

1270. Patient-Centered-Medical-Home Executive (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - health care system, and components of the Department of Defense military health care system.25-28 The goal … completed studies was expected to be small, the identification of ongoing studies was an important goal … retention and greater attractiveness of primary care practice, then PCMH will have met one of its goals

1271. Closing the Quality Gap Series: The Patient-Centered Medical Home | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 23, 2012 - integrated delivery systems, private practices, and the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. 14-16 The goal … of completed studies is expected to be small, the identification of ongoing studies is an important goal

1272. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
      December 01, 2014 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … other tests that measure nutritional needs and carbohydrate absorption.29 The primary treatment goal

1273. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 24, 2013 - and surgical resection (an area of controversy despite NCCN guidelines, outside of the predefined goal … Results Appropriate Thank you Peer Reviewer #2 Results The detail provided is appropriate given the goal

1274. Amendment_HIE-Protocol_3-14-2015 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-information-exchange_research-protocol.pdf
      April 20, 2015 - that 40 percent had data at multiple institutions.8 This presents a challenge if we are to meet the goal … has funded a large portfolio of research in health IT and HIE.25 In requesting this review, AHRQ’s goal

1275. Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-acute-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
      February 15, 2017 - The overarching goal of this project is to maximize the utility of available information by presenting … To accomplish this goal the project will combine two evidence synthesis methods, systematic review and

1276. S5 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2007 - Here the goal is to deal with factors related to the treatment in question but unrelated to the outcome

1277. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Prevalence Research (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-prevalence_research.pdf
      February 01, 2011 - The goal of this Data Points brief is to explore the prevalence of diabetes, foot ulcer, and LEA in

1278. Data Points 16: Types of Prostate Radiation: Changes across time and geography in the use of prostate radiation technologies for newly diagnosed older cancer patients: 2006-2008 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-radiation_research.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - The disease course may be very slow even if left untreated.2 The goal of clinical evaluation is to identify

1279. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-nomination_methods.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - /all: Cross-cutting areas such as care delivery and management Topic Nomination Development The goal … The ultimate goal of this step is evaluation of the duplication selection criterion. … Key points  The goal of topic nomination development is to apply a consistent, transparent process

1280. Menopause-Protocol-130612 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause-protocol-130612.pdf
      June 12, 2013 - potential benefits distant in time (prevention of osteoporosis and fractures) that may not be the primary goal … Because the goal of any pooling is to estimate unconditional effects,51 random-effects models will be … For KQ2 our original goal was to: 1) identify SRs of randomized controlled trials, and 2) review