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441. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
     October 14, 2011 - the use of PSA testing or other factors alone.6 Recent reports describe the use of PCA3 testing to identify … librarian in collaboration with the review team will develop and implement search strategies designed to identify … Although we do not anticipate that we will identify RCTs or nonrandomized clinical trials, if we identify … be performed separately from assessments of the other domains of strength of evidence.10,21 We will identify … Technical Experts provide information to the EPC to identify literature search strategies and recommend

442. REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - Retrospective and prospective measures identify some similar physician and hospital patterns of end-of-life … at the care received during some time period prior to death.6,22,23 The alternative approach is to identify … We applied a prediction algorithm to the prospective cohort to identify three subgroups of patients … These measures were constructed to identify health care systems that provide overly aggressive disease … Among measures of overuse, those that more specifically identify overly aggressive disease modifying

443. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-therapy-management_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2014 - a systematic process of collecting patient-specific information, assessing medication therapies to identify … Literature Search and Identification Strategy To identify articles relevant to each KQ, we began with … KQ 4: Effectiveness of MTM by Patient Characteristics We did not identify any studies that analyzed … Despite these advantages, we were unable to identify sufficient evidence on the majority of hypothesized … Studies designed to identify causal relationships between MTM interventions and their outcomes require

444. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ischemic-stroke-treatment_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - definition of a neurothrombectomy device, published literature, and a search of the FDA CDRH’s database to identify … Two investigators independently screened citations at the abstract level to identify potentially relevant … We did not identify any direct human comparative studies of neurothrombectomy devices to IV rtPA or each

445. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_technical-brief.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - We did not identify any consistent guidelines for the assessment of suspicious skin lesions. … ® Searches of the Grey Literature We performed an Internet search for key words to identify more … To identify major vendors or 7 manufacturers and to obtain FDA clearance status of relevant … This device does not identify “featureless” or very early melanomas. … We did not identify any controlled studies examining the use of dermoscopy to increase the detection

446. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia_research.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - An important part of evidence reports is to not only synthesize the evidence, but also to identify the … AHRQ supports EPCs to work with various stakeholders to identify and prioritize the future research … After this orientation, the stakeholders were asked to identify additional FRN topics of interest to … We used professional contacts to identify public and private payers and a policy maker. … 4 What is the best marker to identify erythropoietin hyporesponsive patients?

447. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2017 - Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility Methods Research Report Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility Methods Research Repo…

448. Antipsychotics-Adults Surveillance (pdf file)
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     August 30, 2014 - After completing a scan of this literature to identify evidence potentially related to the key questions … s 14 priority conditions.2 We reviewed the Depression and Other Mental Health Disorders section to identify … conclusions of the included abstracts to the conclusions of the original CER and assessed expert opinions to identify … Thus, we did not identify a relevant high-impact potential intervention for this CER. … The primary goal of this review is to identify any missing studies and ensure the accuracy of our synthesis

449. Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-treatment-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - An important part of evidence reports is to not only synthesize the evidence, but also to identify the … AHRQ supports EPCs to work with various stakeholders to identify and prioritize the future research … We performed three database searches to identify ongoing and recently published studies relevant to … Development of a framework to identify research gaps from systematic reviews. … Development of a framework to identify research gaps from systematic reviews.

450. Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-information-exchange_executive.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - resulted in substantial growth of HIE across the United States.2 The purpose of this review was to identify … who used HIE performed better on quality measures.22,23 Studies also reported that HIE could help identify … systems was quicker).54 Implementation and Sustainability We identified 52 studies that aimed to identify … type, system implementation, and usage type, could allow for prospective cohort studies that could identify … pursuing a more deliberate research agenda designed to capture the full potential impact of HIE and identify

451. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
     August 07, 2012 - risk for structural damage of the tympanic membrane.11 Taking a careful history is important to identify … conclusions different from those of the earlier review.18 We will conduct a completely new search to identify … To identify articles for this review, we will conduct focused searches of PubMed®, EMBASE®, the Cumulative … Technical Experts provide information to the EPC to identify literature search strategies and recommend

452. Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/schizophrenia-adult_research-protocol.pdf
     September 23, 2016 - strategies for treating patients with schizophrenia, and will also highlight areas of controversy and identify … English-language articles, but will review English language abstracts of non-English language articles to identify … Within these searches we will first identify the most recent, good-quality systematic reviews for particular … the SIPs submitted for pharmacological interventions and the ClinicalTrials.gov trial registry to identify … Technical Experts provide information to the EPC to identify literature search strategies and recommend

453. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
     June 01, 2013 - The comments and opinions received are then considered and synthesized by ECRI Institute to identify … The Healthcare Horizon Scanning System provides AHRQ a systematic process to identify and monitor emerging … It will also be a tool for the public to identify and find information on new health care technologies … The system is intended to identify interventions that purport to address an unmet need and are up to … We were unable to identify any third-party payers that list formulary determinations concerning use

454. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguidenorris_060420101.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - Second, existing reviews on related topics or consultation with clinical experts may also identify … discussion with content experts, may lead the team to perform their initial searches very broadly, to identify … studies unsuitable.25 Specifically, Glasziou and colleagues considered various clinical examples to identify … Ideally, sensitive and specific search strategies will be developed in the future to identify observational … studies with designs that are considered most appropriate to address a review question, or to identify

455. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-observational-studies_methods.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - Second, existing reviews on related topics or consultation with clinical experts may also identify … discussion with content experts, may lead the team to perform their initial searches very broadly, to identify … studies unsuitable.25 Specifically, Glasziou and colleagues considered various clinical examples to identify … Ideally, sensitive and specific search strategies will be developed in the future to identify observational … studies with designs that are considered most appropriate to address a review question, or to identify

456. Mental-Illness-Heart Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - posted for public access at the AHRQ Effective Health Care Web site.36 Literature Search Strategy To identify … We used two approaches to identify relevant gray literature: (1) a request for scientific information … Other reviews identify bupropion as the best-supported treatment for smoking cessation;30,31 nicotine … Gaps We considered PICOTS (population, intervention, comparator, outcomes, timing, and setting) to identify … information through research.65 A recent AHRQ white paper used a multiple-stakeholder consensus process to identify

457. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_research-protocol.pdf
     September 22, 2014 - reviews after 2000, and information from our TEP that there are few relevant studies before 2000 we will identify … Literature Search Strategies for Identification of Relevant Studies To Answer the Key Questions To identify … To insure adequate commentary on the review of evidence on point of care tests, we will identify an … Technical Experts provide information to the EPC to identify literature search strategies and Source

458. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glaucoma-screening_research-protocol.pdf
     November 16, 2010 - Second, there is no single, simple test to identify people with glaucoma. … reference lists of included studies, relevant review articles, and related systematic reviews to identify … We will also use the Science Citation Index–Expanded database to identify additional studies that may … The TEP provides information to the EPC to identify literature search strategies, review the draft

459. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-update_research-protocol.pdf
     January 15, 2015 - Titles and abstracts will be screened to identify articles relevant to each Key Questions. … will search for ongoing research on routine preoperative tests in the ClinicalTrials.gov registry to identify … methodological experts who provide input in defining populations, interventions, comparisons, or outcomes and identify … Technical Experts provide information to the EPC to identify literature search strategies and recommend

460. Disposition of Comments for Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - We have clarified that our primary goal for KQ 2 was to identify any evidence that using specific risk … Identify ways to keep women's care within the same site. … One of the goals in any evidence review is to identify areas of uncertainty that could be resolved … It is important to identify areas of specific research needed to answer the questions. … In the meantime, the Academy will continue to encourage our members to identify and assist struggling