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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dissecting-leapfrog-how-well-do-leapfrog-safe-practices-scores-correlate-hospital-compare
September 19, 2012 - incorporates mandatory publicly reported data and voluntary self-reported data to give each hospital a letter grade … They found that self-reported data heavily influenced a hospital's letter grade.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0703.html
October 01, 2014 - Two questions asked staff to "grade" their work area as it related to patient safety and the number of … The majority of respondents gave their overall work area a grade of "A-Excellent" or "B-Very Good."
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByID/1862
August 01, 2014 - When the Task Force recommends a counseling intervention (Grade B), it is because it has more potential … The statement explains the evidence the Task Force
reviewed and how it decided on the grade. … Grade B
1
Notes
1 overweight and obese
Overweight and obese refer to
ranges of weight that are greater … USPSTF Recommendation Grades
Grade Definition
A Recommended.
B Recommended.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/rhSzEVBjRK5CW8G42VWuVU
August 01, 2014 - When the Task Force recommends a counseling intervention (Grade B), it is because it has more potential … The statement explains the evidence the Task Force
reviewed and how it decided on the grade. … Grade B
1
Notes
1 overweight and obese
Overweight and obese refer to
ranges of weight that are greater … USPSTF Recommendation Grades
Grade Definition
A Recommended.
B Recommended.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/clinical-decision-support-optimizing-necrotizing-enterocolitis-prevention/citation/grading
January 01, 2023 - Grading the evidence to identify strategies to modify risk for necrotizing enterocolitis.
Citation
Gephart SM, Underwood MA, Rosito S, Kim JH, Caplan MS. Grading the evidence to identify strategies to modify risk for necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Res. 2020 Aug;88(Suppl 1):41-47. doi: 10.1038/s413…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-neuropathy_research-protocol.pdf
September 01, 2016 - qualitative dis-
cordance (preliminarily defined as change in direction of conclusion and/or level of grade … We will conduct the following for each outcome by drug comparison:
• We will grade the level evidence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-burnout-well-being-and-work-unit-safety-grades-relationship-reported-medical-errors
June 01, 2022 - Study
Classic
Physician burnout, well-being, and work unit safety grades in relationship to reported medical errors.
Citation Text:
Tawfik DS, Profit J, Morgenthaler TI, et al. Physician Burnout, Well-being, and Work Unit Safety Grades in Relationship to Reporte…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/sads-adults-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
June 20, 2023 - This is a B grade. … This is a B grade. … It is important to underscore that these
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/grade-definitions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/HUjbcP7uLa2SrGpVW4Fbhd
Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Men Younger than Age 75 Years
No recommendation
Grade … : I (Insufficient Evidence)
Men Age 75 Years or Older
Do not screen
Grade: D
The prostate-specific
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/RGu5KsFRY2YEAsDC9EQox9
Grade: B
Do not routinely recommend genetic counseling or BRCA
testing to women whose family history … Grade: D
Risk Assessment
Family history factors associated with increased likelihood of potentially
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DcUgaNRhU6PvJWXqqsa8X7
Grade: A
The decision to screen for colorectal cancer is an individual one. … Grade: C
Risk Assessment For the vast majority of adults, the most important risk factor for colorectal
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/uspstf-who-we-are-how-we-work-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Each draft and final recommendation is issued a letter grade of A, B, C, or D or classified as an I statement … USPSTF Recommendation Grades
Grade Definition
A Recommended
B Recommended
C Recommendation depends … Most private insurance plans are required to cover preventive services
that receive a grade of A or … Grade A and B recommended services may be used by others as a floor, rather than a ceiling,
on coverage … All Task Force grade A and B recommendations can be found on the
Task Force website.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - These
include the stage of the cancer, tumor grade (higher grade
tumors are more likely to recur and … Does the comparative effectiveness differ according
to tumor characteristics, such as stage, grade, … • Effects of tumor grade: Across urinary biomarkers,
sensitivity increased with higher tumor grade … with higher tumor grade. … Stage,
grade, tumor
multiplicity,
primary vs.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KWfaboZAt9KKoDMQbLvbbt
June 20, 2019 - This
is a grade A recommendation. … This is a
grade C recommendation. … This is a grade A recommen-
dation. … to recommend for or against routine HIV screen-
ing for persons without identified risk factors (a grade … evidence to recommend
for or against universal prenatal screening in low-preva-
lence communities (a grade
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - cancer in healthy men of all ages, concluding that the
harms of screening outweigh the benefits (Grade … Current practice is to use tumor
grade as the primary prognostic variable in patients with
clinically … by
Owens and colleagues.21 Briefly, a high grade reflects high
confidence that the effect estimate … lies close to the true
effect; a moderate grade reflects moderate confidence; a
6
low grade reflects … The
decision to grade an evidence base as insufficient rather
than low often reflected an imprecise
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-USPSTF-works_TF101_Updated-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - the strength of the evidence and the
balance of benefits and harms of a specific preventive service
Grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-01/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - the strength of the evidence and the
balance of benefits and harms of a specific preventive service
Grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - the strength of the evidence and the
balance of benefits and harms of a specific preventive service
Grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews
July 01, 2017 - Strength of evidence assessments are labeled with the assessed grade (high, moderate, low, or insufficient … grade's definition (Appendix Table 3) that describes the critical appraisal issues leading to that grade … EPC Strength of Evidence Grades and Definitions
Grade
Definition
High
We are very confident
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps3.html
December 01, 2009 - This is a process measure with an evidence grade of B. … This is a process measure with an evidence grade of D. … This is an outcome measure with an evidence grade of B. … There is no evidence grade because it is an access measure rather than a traditional quality measure.