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121. Methods Research Report: Performance and Usability of Machine Learning for Screening in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Methods. We subjected three SRs to two retrospective screening simulations. … ...................................................................................... 3 Screening Procedure … controlled trial; RCT = randomized controlled trial; RSV = respiratory syncytial virus Screening Procedure … recommendation of another Evidence-based Practice Center following our initial testing we repeated the same procedures … Reviews Screening Procedure Retrospective Simulations User Experience Testing Analysis Performance

122. Slide 1 (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2011 - Forum Community Forum Community Forum Part One: Explore the use of public deliberation as a method … known about public deliberation ─ Conduct a large randomized controlled experiment of alternative methods

123. Supporting Patient and Consumer Involvement in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2011 - Slide 4 Community Forum Project § Part One: Explore the use of public deliberation as a method for … known about public deliberation § Conduct a large randomized controlled experiment of alternative methods

124. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
     December 20, 2011 - Variation in a test measure is a function of the analytical variation of the assay method (bias and … However, there is inconsistency between studies, method type, and statistical analysis method. … Methods A. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.

125. White Paper: Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug Trials (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug Trials. … This brief methods project demonstrated the integration of U.S. … In this methods report, we will refer to these as “FDA reviews.” … Methods For this methods project, we concentrated on psychoactive drugs due to our experience in identifying … Methods for the Drug Effectiveness Review Project.

126. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/vte-protocol-8-4-10.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - an additional category of surgical site bleeding and explicit inclusion criteria for which imaging procedures … arterial embolism; anticoagulant in blood transfusions, extracorporeal circulation, and dialysis procedures … of thromboprophylaxis to placebo or to mechanical methods of prophylaxis or compare pharmacologic methods … method, potential design biases, and appropriate analyses to control for confounding. … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII.

127. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - an additional category of surgical site bleeding and explicit inclusion criteria for which imaging procedures … arterial embolism; anticoagulant in blood transfusions, extracorporeal circulation, and dialysis procedures … of thromboprophylaxis to placebo or to mechanical methods of prophylaxis or compare pharmacologic methods … method, potential design biases, and appropriate analyses to control for confounding. … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII.

128. White Paper_Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - Methods. … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews. … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … Validation of a semiautomated natural language processing– based procedure for meta-analysis of cancer

129. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 10, 2010 - It is not about the method, but about how to use the method. … Methods Dermonian and Laird method is not good for rare events of binary outcomes, even if in the presence … Methods section is modified to reflect this and analyses are rerun with Peto odds method where appropriate … (Reference 38) had adequate concealment and double- blind procedure while Gaudiani did not. … Both studies utilized appropriate blinding procedures.

130. Methods-Guide-Chapter-Prioritization-And-Selection-Of-Harms-For-Inclusion-In-Systematic-Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - No EPC report described the method used to select or prioritize harms, though most reported on serious … utilize a prioritization process, it found insufficient evidence to recommend a specific prioritization method … a GRADE-like scoring/prioritization method), the workgroup concluded that it is unclear whether using … The method used to prioritize harms should be concordant with methods used to select outcomes related … Reporting Methods Used to Select Harms 10.

131. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
     February 22, 2012 - Comparing interventional ablative and external beam radiotherapy (RT) procedures to surgery in this … This procedure relieves dyspnea effectively and rapidly, although results may not always translate into … placement can reduce respiratory distress in patients with malignant endobronchial obstruction.26 This procedure … or RFA compared to a conformal RT method … Procedures used for meta-analysis will conform to methods outlined by the AHRQ EPC program in the Methods

132. Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs Methods Future Research … Example 1: Narrative/Bulleted Text Content area: Fixation of fractured hip: ―Do certain procedures ( … Given that tissue is obtained as part of the procedure, this should be straightforward. … of study includes interventions that may be in the control of the investigator (e.g., a surgical procedure … This includes interventions that may be in the control of the investigator (e.g., a surgical procedure

133. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Diagnostic accuracy outcomes for non - invasive imaging : MRI , US , PET , PET / CT , SMM Procedure … Methods A. … In: Methods guide for comparative effectiveness reviews. … Doppler ultrasound: a method of using ultrasound to evaluate blood flow through vessels. … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII.

134. Gout-managment-protocol-141103 (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2014 - There are a number of methods proposed to establish the diagnosis of gout. … Methods In general, this systematic review will follow the procedures of the January 2014 edition … Data Abstraction and Data Management – Data abstraction will follow the procedures described above. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method.

135. Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map, Version 2 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2025 - Methods. … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews. … Validation of a semiautomated natural language processing– based procedure for meta-analysis of cancer

136. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2023 - .1-8 The framework for LCA is described in ISO 14040.9 To assess the impacts associated with a procedure … can serve as a pathway to raise awareness about environmental impacts with a particular healthcare procedure … Methods The methods for this technical brief will follow the Methods Guide for the Evidence- based Practice … This procedure ensures that in the case of group interviews, all key informants feel heard and have … Innovations in framework synthesis as a systematic review method.

137. Measures for Primary Healthcare Spending (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - How do these various primary care spending estimation methods vary by: i. … Relative pros and cons of each estimation method ii. Administrative burden iii. … Is there any emerging consensus among experts in the field toward a standard or preferred method for … We propose to focus our searches on the last 10 years because any spending method prior to this are … publicly available sources that include sufficient detail to ascertain key characteristics of the method

138. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2013 - Methods ............................................................................................. … Methods 2.1 Literature Searches We conducted an initial limited literature search covering January … and/or the RAND Method, suggesting the need for an update. … The criteria are listed in the table below.2, 3 Ottawa Method Ottawa Qualitative Criteria for … Evidence Table Author, year Study design Population Test Assay Method Sensitivity Specificity

139. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - The method provision of the MTM program, as a proxy for program intensity, was assessed via the method … The methods by which the MTM services were provided were also assessed. … Method of MTM service provision by 21 MTM programs. … Method of MTM service provision Proportion of MTM programs using the method (%) Potential number … What type of delivery method (face-to-face, telephonic, by mail, other) will the plan use to provide

140. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - For each measure, the measure title, method of measurement (e.g., use of a validated instrument), timeframe … average across 20 types of robotic surgery, the additional variable cost of using a robot-assisted procedure … was about $1,600, or about 6% of the cost of the procedure. … Complication rates vary by procedure, but, with exceptions, overall appear to be acceptably low as … treatment of patients with early onset scoliosis) but at least 5 were focused on specific device or procedure