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2681. Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 02, 2018 - Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews Methods Guide – Chapter February … For related information, go to the Series Overview, Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative … Subsequently, recommendations for synthesizing evidence on harms were further developed by a Methods … In 2015, AHRQ convened an EPC Methods Workgroup to update or expand upon prior guidance for assessing … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

2682. Disseminating Findings From EPC Reports: Pilot Project of Three Products (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2018 - Disseminating Findings From EPC Reports: Pilot Project of Three Products Methods Research Report … Methods Research Report. … media within and between osmolality classes in patients receiving diagnostic or therapeutic imaging procedures … risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients receiving diagnostic or therapeutic imaging procedures … Population: all patients (children and adults) undergoing procedures or diagnostic studies requiring

2683. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6. … Timing of collection Storage technique (e.g., fresh, frozen, paraffin, formalin) Complexity of test method … When evaluating DNA-based molecular tests, the complexity of the test method, laboratory-to­-laboratory … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6.

2684. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6. … Timing of collection Storage technique (e.g., fresh, frozen, paraffin, formalin) Complexity of test method … When evaluating DNA-based molecular tests, the complexity of the test method, laboratory-to­-laboratory … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6.

2685. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2017 - The findings may have been different had a different analytical method been conducted. … in pain77 as clinically meaningful; findings may have been different with a different analytical method … Finally, invasive procedure which are richly reimbursed by insurance payers (epidural stimulators) … We agree that newer pharmaceutical agents and invasive procedures are more likely to have higher-quality … For nonpharmacologic treatments, invasive procedures involving devices (i.e., spinal cord stimulators

2686. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2017 - The findings may have been different had a different analytical method been conducted. … in pain77 as clinically meaningful; findings may have been different with a different analytical method … Finally, invasive procedure which are richly reimbursed by insurance payers (epidural stimulators) … We agree that newer pharmaceutical agents and invasive procedures are more likely to have higher-quality … For nonpharmacologic treatments, invasive procedures involving devices (i.e., spinal cord stimulators

2687. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      December 15, 2010 - Clinical outcomes Mortality Peripheral vascular disease Ischemic heart disease CVD surgery and procedures … Methods A. … Abdominal aortic aneurysm o Ankle-brachial index o Other reported clinical PVD • CVD surgery and procedures … (e.g., source [such as part of plant] used to produce the product or extract, extraction solvent, method … When event rates are <1 percent, the Peto odds ratio method will be used.

2688. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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      November 20, 2014 - mixed-effects model to make direct comparison and the models could be fit using SAS, PROC NLMIXED procedure … Peer Reviewer 4 Methods Page 16, one typo -- Al-Sukhni et al., Primary method of analysis: hierarchical … Methods: The statistical method looks at relative risk which makes no clinical sense for diagnostic … NEMA standard XR 27 - 2012, X-ray Equipment for Interventional Procedures User Quality Control Mode … Studies of AEC procedures (continued) Public Reviewer 2 (Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance

2689. Disposition of Comments for CER 151 Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage (pdf file)
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      April 28, 2015 - The term “initial second line procedure” may be confusing. … I believe the term “second line procedure” or “second line therapy” suffices. … We deliberately used “initial” as some women may undergo multiple procedures or surgeries considered … Key Informant #1 Methods Methods are clearly defined and logical for this systematic review. … A universally accepted definition of postpartum hemorrhage and a universally accepted method to measure

2690. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 222 Youth Suicide Prevention (pdf file)
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      October 04, 2016 - Peer Reviewer #4 Methods Overall, the Methods section was excellent. … TEP #3 Methods Overall the methods are appropriate to the questions of interest. … SAMHSA encourages grantees to use state data systems in their local evaluation procedures, so the data … resources to facilitate and encourage state grantees to use data systems in their local evaluation procedures … Data linkage procedures should be IRB approved and subject to data use policies and agreements.

2691. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report: Anxiety in Children (pdf file)
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      August 31, 2017 - Further, given the complexity of the SOE procedures and their heavy use in examining the data/studies … The EPC methods guide on assessing the strength of evidence was cited in the report method section; … analysis (pp. 17, 38, 56-57) The authors propose an ambitious set of subgroup analyses in the method … I have one question/comment about the analytic procedures for part of the review, one caveat that … Regarding the analytic procedures for the subgroup analyses, the contrasts that were tested did not

2692. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      June 06, 2011 - Methods A. … Our research team will use appropriate procedures to reduce bias and enhance consistency in our study-selection … These procedures include using dual reviewers to review abstracts and full-text articles for inclusion … eligibility and exclusion criteria; case management intervention and comparisons; the outcome-ascertainment method … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII.

2693. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2008 - care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive Methods … The Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews is a living document, and will be updated as … further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted November 2008]. Rockville, MD. … The methods papers in this series were written in response to these specific challenges.

2694. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2008 - care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive Methods … The Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews is a living document, and will be updated as … further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted November 2008]. Rockville, MD. … The methods papers in this series were written in response to these specific challenges.

2695. Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide, First Edition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2696. Comparing Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text Mining Tools | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      July 28, 2020 - Comparing Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text Mining Tools Timeline July 28, 2020 Topic Initiated July 28, 2020 Abstract Comparing Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text Mining Tools Ma…

2697. Appendix: Test Performance Metrics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2698. OpenMetaAnalyst: Powerful Open-Source Software for Meta-Analysis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2699. Rapid Reviews May Produce Different Results to Systematic Reviews: A Meta-epidemiological Study | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2700. Framework for Considering Study Designs for Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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