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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Osteoarthritis is a chronic condition
involving degeneration of cartilage within
the joints. It is the most common form of
arthritis and is associated with pain,
substantial disability, and reduced quality
of life.1 Surveys indicate that 5 to 17
percent of United States (U.S.) adults have
symptom…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_disposition-comments.pdf
March 07, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=970
Published Online: March 7, 201…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-making-sure-evidence-understood.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used
Making Sure That Evidence
Is Understood and Used:
Engaging With the Agency
for Healthcare Research and
Quality in Evidence Reviews
Why Engage With AHRQ?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) wants to engage with
organizations to promote the use…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2024 - Executive Summary: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 267
ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in
Children and Adolescents
Executive Summary
Main Points
Diagnosis
• Multiple approaches showed promising diagnostic performance (e.g., usin…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-276-ocd-executive-summary.pdf
December 01, 2024 - Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 276: Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 276
Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive
Compulsive Disorders in Children
Executive Summary
Main Points
• Diagnosis of O…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the most frequently
diagnosed noncutaneous cancer and the
second leading cause of cancer death after
lung cancer among women in the United
States. In 2008, an estimated 182,460 cases
of invasive breast cancer and 67,770 cases
of in situ breast cancer were diagnosed, and
40,480 wo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - Obesity
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 10: Obesity
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. HHSA290…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-antenatal-care.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Topic Brief: Antenatal Care
1
Topic Brief: Antenatal Care
Date: 6/30/2020
Nomination Number: 0902
Purpose: This document summarizes the information addressing a nomination submitted on
April 7, 2020 through the Effective Health Care Website. This information was used to inform
the Evidence-based Pract…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2011 - 1
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: June 15, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults:
A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Preventive Medical Strategies
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/congestive-heart-failure-medicines_research.pdf
March 01, 2010 - MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
support the rapi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
August 13, 2012 - 7
Abstract
The steps involved in the process of developing research questions and study objectives for conducting
observational comparative effectiveness research (CER) are described in this chapter. It is important
to begin with identifying decisions under consideration, determining who the decisionmakers and
sta…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/implementation-package-unhealthy-alcohol-use-final.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol-Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Guide for Clinics and Health Systems Developed as Part of a Pilot Dissemination Project
Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and
Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Epic-
Based Elec…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Outcome Measure Framework Design Document
Effective Health Care Program
Number 43
Research Reports
Outcome Measure Framework Design
Document
Richard E. Gliklich, M.D.
Michelle B. Leavy, M.P.H.
Jannette Karl, M.B.A., P.M.P.
Daniel M. Campion, M.B.A.
Daniel Levy, M.S.
May 2014
Research from the Developing Evid…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/scope-communicating-evolving-evidence-white-paper_0.pdf
June 01, 2025 - White Paper: Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for Adapting Scope and Communicating the Evolving Evidence
White Paper
Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations
for Adapting Scope and Communicating the Evolving
Evidence
White Paper
Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Conside…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0068_01-30-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0120
Document Completion Date: 6-8-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Antinuclear autoantibody and rheumatoid factor testing in children will move forward to be refined as an
effectiveness review via the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Ce…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 14: Substance Abuse
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Disposition of Comments Report
Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1295
Published Online: November 5, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comm…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-disposition-comments.pdf
June 09, 2021 - Disposition of comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases
Draft report available for public comment from July 14, 2020 to September 14, 2020.…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
January 27, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute
Respiratory Tract Infections
Draft review available for public comment from February 10, 2015 to Ma…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_media_glasgow_presentation.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Glasgow.Presentation
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.g…