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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-surgery-preparation_research-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2013 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Nature and Burden of the Condition
Oral mechanical bowel preparation (OMBP) is often prescribed preoperatively for patients
hav…
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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/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_executive.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Health Indicators Warehouse. … Healthy Weight in Adults. www.
healthindicators.gov/Indicators/ Healthyweightinadults_1207/
Profile/Data
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - High-Priority Future Research Needs Topic 2
In patients with clinical or other indicators suggesting
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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/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/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/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
January 01, 2016 - for calibrating the
CGM (as applicable) and checking sensor performance as needed plus associated
reagents
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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/public-reporting-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - reductions in mortality.
19
Hospitals (18)
Individual clinicians (1)
Moderate
Quality and process indicators … :
Most studies found that public reporting
is associated with improvement in quality
and process indicators
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive.pdf
October 01, 2006 - A
variety of indicators of the severity of ARAS and of
health problems, such as poorer kidney function … The
reviewed studies did not report any indicators that may
predict improved outcomes.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nursing-home-safety_research-protocol.pdf
July 22, 2015 - also represented in the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare Quality Indicators … represent the four AHRQ
Common Formats elements for reporting NH safety events as well as the 14 Quality Indicators