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  1. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_disposition-comments.pdf
    May 27, 2014 - visits) are important because an increase in these outcomes may be an unintended consequence of measures … CMS measures 30-day readmission because there is evidence that suggests a higher proportion of early … The definitions or diagnostic criteria are appropriate for the outcome measures. … The outcome measures chosen are the relevant ones for this population. … Due to heterogeneity in scales and reporting of the measures in general, it was difficult to assess
  2. S58 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s58.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - measures. … Nachega et al27 found a significant relationship between a claims-based measure of antiretroviral adherence … Construction of a refill persistence measure must also take into account the complexity of many treatment … Thus, researchers should be wary of simply selecting a single measure and mechanically applying the required … to control for co-occurring conditions.34,35 However, such indices may under-adjust, as they force weights
  3. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-nomination_methods.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - Template for Reports Developed Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews Developing and Selecting Topic Nominations for Systematic Reviews ii Comparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing r…
  4. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suicide-prevention_research.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Social support and connectedness ● Access to lethal means All outcomes were limited to standardized measures … Summary of data systems identified for Key Question 1 Measure Yes No N/A Geographic Coverage United … risk for suicide attempt and suicide and often did not include suicidal behavior in their outcome measures … Study 3733 36 32.7(7.8) NR NR Personal Growth Class Thompson , 200015 Three group repeated measures
  5. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
    April 01, 2012 - your comment Peer Reviewer #3 Methods Are the definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures … Yes, the outcome measures – sensitivity, specificity and AUROC are appropriate. … The definitions of the outcome measures appropriate. … outside of the scope of this comparative effectiveness review Public comment/ Pfizer Methods To measure … The value of screening must be used to measure a more important and valuable outcome, preventing early
  6. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-topic-nomination/methods
    December 01, 2019 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …
  7. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 26, 2015 - The use of all known FMS criteria and standard FMS outcome measures were appropriate. … information from the entire review process is provided in Table 12- Strength of Evidence, which gives a measure … We did not add this reference on how best to measure outcomes changes in chronic pain since that is … older groups--I have used the Late Life Function and Disability Index to capture a more accurate measure … We did not add a discussion of functional measures which is beyond the scope of this project.
  8. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - infection two to four decades earlier.8,9 HCV without cirrhosis is associated with worse quality of life measures … provided (usually sample size, prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity) and compared calculated measures … The AUROC, which is based on sensitivities and specificities across a range of test results, is a measure … dropouts and have low dropout rates; use appropriate methods for preventing bias; and appropriately measure … may have importance not only in terms of individual clinical outcomes, but also as a public health measure
  9. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
    June 01, 2015 - It reportedly predicts surgical risk, characterizes overall health, and objectively measures frailty … together in clinical trials exclusively to provide clinical investigators worldwide the ability to measure … It reportedly predicts surgical risk, characterizes overall health, and objectively measures frailty
  10. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating-disposition-160504.pdf
    December 09, 2015 - Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Modified for Binge Eating to Support Use in Clinical Trials as a Measure … Both studies utilized the gold standard assessment measure (EDE) to determine the same primary outcomes … The outcome measures (behavioral=binge eating, weight, and psychological) are entirely appropriate. … overall b/c of lack of reporting of baseline differences, especially use of medications; also no measure … Therapeutic: non-therapist led CBT using similar methods and outcomes measures C.
  11. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_executive.pdf
    April 01, 2012 - for the analysis of primary studies, including the assessments of heterogeneity, reporting bias, measures
  12. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Body mass index (BMI), a measure of an individual’s weight relative to his or her height (kg/m2), is … significantly correlated to an individual’s body-fat percentage and is used as a measure to determine … behavior modification program in adults with BMI of 30–40 kg/m2 for whom more conservative weight measures … other obesity drugs are available, several experts cited liraglutide’s potential to improve some measures … (T2DM).2 However, a treatment gap exists between invasive bariatric surgery and more conservative measures
  13. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
    December 01, 2014 - researchers use Child Depression Rating Scale (CDRS) scores as a primary intervention assessment measure
  14. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Unlike medications, a subject does not just measure glucose and realize benefits or risks. … (I did not see that for the JRF study- which cited improved QOL for glycemic control and socal scales … In a broader view, all of the tools measure some aspect of quality of life. … While agreeing that the separate measures do all measure some aspect of quality of life, they each … measure different domains and have been verified in different settings.
  15. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Sometimes “utility” is defined as a “cardinal measure of the strength of one’s preference.”94-96 … for variables in the model (e.g., treatment effects, transition probabilities, costs, and utility weights … studies of interventions, estimates of treatment effects and other inputs (together with corresponding measures … For example, inconsistency in network meta-analyses can indicate the presence of effect measure modification … Calibrating models in economic evaluation: a comparison of alternative measures of goodness of fit,
  16. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-patient-family-engagement.pdf
    October 01, 2023 - Utilization of healthcare services (focusing on the main utilization measure reported in the study … allergies; diagnostic laboratory test orders and results; current diet; vital signs; glucose levels; weights … Length of stay: an appropriate quality measure? … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/measure-fall-rates.html … Person and Family Engagement TOOLKIT: A Guide for Measure Developers.
  17. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 01, 2010 - Varied instruments were used for different children to measure outcomes for the same domain. … Strength of evidence is a measure of our confidence in the results currently observed. … We do not intend to imply that within group change is a measure of treatment effect. … because it can be argued that many different interventions distally focus on skills that impact these scales … skills various treatments tend to directly address (i.e., proximal measures) and do not measure the
  18. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-disposition-120516.pdf
    October 01, 2011 - The appendixes were helpful in understanding some of the methods and measures used to rate studies.
  19. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/registry-of-patient-registries/research-2012
    September 01, 2019 - Registries collect additional information that is typically not contained in claims records, such as measures … Information should be available in the repository as to whether the data were subject to quality measures … and, if so, what measures. … An important point to include in dataset information is what quality control measures, if any, were used … In addition, storing registry data requires appropriate levels of security measures based on the types
  20. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_disposition-comments.pdf
    May 04, 2015 - Abstract vii (6 of 274), line 30: Future studies could provide additional data to confirm or change the measure … problem with the studies of articulation and speech is that when intelligibility was assessed, this measureMeasures of intelligibility should be made based on published protocols for ways to assess it. … I'm concerned that maternal report of pain is being discounted as a valid measure. … Pain scales are commonly used in medical research.

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