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181. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2012 - ANA, RF or CCP tests in specific clinical situations), payers (who wish to determine appropriate utilization … a particular disease, researchers (who wish to see where better information is needed to improve utilization … for SLE and JIA. … Search strategies appropriate and logical and comprehensive. … Peer Reviewer #7 General Clarity and Usability: Report is well structured and organized.

182. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - , health system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve … , costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies. … Given the gap between observed and achievable processes and outcomes, the next critical step is the … exist and if so, why. … and guide.

183. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - systems-based models (medical home, hub and spoke and similar models, telehealth models, and various … , opioid utilization, drug use outcomes, and adverse events (including overdose and mortality)? … technology, or model of care Outcomes Pain, function, quality of life, mental health outcomes, opioid utilization … for opioid use disorder on day after surgery associated with decreased patient control analgesia utilization … and inpatient settings to effectively treat Medicare and other patients with pain, and people with

184. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - systems-based models (medical home, hub and spoke and similar models, telehealth models, and various … , opioid utilization, drug use outcomes, and adverse events (including overdose and mortality)? … technology, or model of care Outcomes Pain, function, quality of life, mental health outcomes, opioid utilization … for opioid use disorder on day after surgery associated with decreased patient control analgesia utilization … and inpatient settings to effectively treat Medicare and other patients with pain, and people with

185. Methods-Guidance-Topics Methods (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Be transparent and accountable. Continually evaluate and improve processes. … and program partners. … For example, to determine the national and regional estimates of health care utilization and expenditures … process (Tables 6 and 7). … When and for whom?

186. Trends in the use of echocardiography, 2007 to 2011 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Trends in echocardiography utilization in the Veterans Administration healthcare system. … Do imaging studies performed in physician offices increase downstream utilization? … The effect of self-referral on utilization of advanced diagnostic imaging. … Geographic variation in the utilization of noninvasive diagnostic imaging: national Medicare data, 1998 … Echocardiogram utilization among rural and urban veterans. J Rural Health 2012;28(2):211-20. 18.

187. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), manufacturers, technical and clinical experts, and patients—can … and harms. … , their transparent and explicit structure positively influences search methods, study selection, and … other statistics are relevant to the clinical problem and which range of possible pathways and … development and refinement aimed at understanding and clarifying the claim for a test.

188. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - therapeutic range Harms associated with the use of PSPs (i.e., unintended negative consequences) Utilization … of healthcare services • Emergency department utilization • Hospital admission/readmission Implementation … INR and providing suggestions for management, and (5) providing education to patients and their … (4) both AC and POC. … INR and providing suggestions for management, and (5) providing education to patients and their

189. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact 2012-12-11 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Experts expected to see the program’s most dramatic effects in reduced health care costs, improved … care, provide wellness interventions within the medical home model, decrease ED use, save health care … As one clinical expert noted, this “could have a significant impact on healthcare costs by allowing … care costs, because adoption would be highly selective. … care costs and patient health outcomes, experts generally agreed, the unmet need this program is purporting

190. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 28, 2010 - cause major medical and socioeconomic problems in industrialized countries and are the most common cause … of long-term disability in middle aged people.1 The total estimated healthcare costs to Americans are … acupuncture, and other complementary and alternative medical therapies … on availability and other issues and controversies regarding MPPs. … , disability, and pain).

191. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - and interventions. … biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures, services and programs, and … for high impact on some aspect of health care or the health care system (e.g., patient outcomes, utilization … for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of harmful use and abuse of legal and illicit drugs. … could be widely accepted and adopted by clinicians and patients.

192. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - SGAs for improving functional outcomes and decreasing health care system utilization? … decreasing health care-system utilization (see KQ2), adverse events (see KQ3), or other outcomes ( … by using 1) intermediate outcomes such as core illness symptom- response rates, health care-system utilization … insight into illness  Health-related quality of life  Patient satisfaction  Health care-system utilization … • Health care-system utilization (i.e., time to hospitalization/rehospitalization related to mental

193. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Interventions of interest included measurement tools and treatments initiated within the hospital and … modalities to quantify and evalute body composition (i.e., muscle and adipose tissues) as the gold … standard and SGA as a semi-gold standard for classifying malnutrition. … , including cost, radiation exposure, and need for serial studies. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2021.

194. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Interventions of interest included measurement tools and treatments initiated within the hospital and … modalities to quantify and evalute body composition (i.e., muscle and adipose tissues) as the gold … standard and SGA as a semi-gold standard for classifying malnutrition. … , including cost, radiation exposure, and need for serial studies. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2021.

195. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - behavioral effects; legal and ethical effects; and costs. … behavioral effects; legal and ethical effects; and costs. … Beyond direct costs of the test, consider: Confirmatory testing of a positive result Treatment costs … triggered by the results of the testing that may include confirmatory testing following a positive result, treatment … costs resulting from detecting disease, and costs for treatment of adverse effects of the testing (direct

196. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - behavioral effects; legal and ethical effects; and costs. … behavioral effects; legal and ethical effects; and costs. … Beyond direct costs of the test, consider: Confirmatory testing of a positive result Treatment costs … triggered by the results of the testing that may include confirmatory testing following a positive result, treatment … costs resulting from detecting disease, and costs for treatment of adverse effects of the testing (direct

197. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 19, 2010 - Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief Definition and Prevalence of Ischemic Stroke Stroke … other)), intermediate outcomes (e.g. recanalization), and final health outcomes (e.g. mortality and … What is the extent of utilization of the different devices? … and GOS scales. … asymptomatic intracranial and subarachnoid hemorrhage from vessel injury and other).

198. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - The comments and opinions received are then considered and synthesized by ECRI Institute to identify … and interventions. … biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures, services and programs, and … Director Acting Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice … potential for high impact on some aspect of health care or the health care system (e.g., patient outcomes, utilization

199. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 05, 2025 - and population. … implementation strategy Service outcomes - Efficiency -Equity (KQ1b) - Rate of followup/ referral -Service utilization … • Efficiency • Equity (KQ 1b) • Rate of followup/referral • Initiation of treatment • Service utilization … Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and … and the TEP.

200. White Paper: Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for Adapting Scope and Communicating the Evolving Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2025 - , costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies. … and public health priority. … addressed, definitions used, clinical and policy implications, and information on applicability and … complement to living reviews and warrant the time and resources required to develop and maintain them … Children and Youth Who Use Cannabis for Pain Relief: Benefits, Risks, and Perceptions.