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401. Ch-7-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2012 - multi-use data sources are highly dimensional in that every disease, medication, laboratory result, and procedure … the treatment and other covariates, the final set of covariates selected by the backwards selection procedure … exchangeability.57 Likewise, under an additional assumption of “faithfulness,”57 the forward selection procedure … Remarks on the method of propensity score. Stat Med. 2009;28:1415-24. 63. … Useful methods for sensitivity analysis of observational studies.

402. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 08, 2011 - o Did the analysis of outcome data incorporate a method for handling confounders such as statistical … The harms of the testing procedure itself would relate to venipuncture. II. … Methods, D. … Methods, D. … The pooling method will involve inverse variance weighting and a random The rationales for deciding

403. Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Methods Future Research Needs Report No. 10. … Methods Research Series. … Methods Future Research Needs Report No. 2. … Methods Future Research Needs Report No. 7. … Draft Methods Research Report.

404. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - [CDC], Canadian, International), and provided measures of agreement, or tested the ability of the method … the accuracy of each method could not be determined because there is no established reference standard … was able to differentiate ME/CFS patients from healthy controls; however, no studies evaluated this method … No studies demonstrated an accurate and reliable method for identifying patients or subgroups of patients … Additionally, 9 studies should report how well a particular method distinguishes ME/CFS from other

405. Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Methods Research Report. … to evolving the EPC program methods. … outcomes on total pancreatectomy. 6 • In two instances, the procedural expertise for endovascular procedures … high utilizers of osteobiologics during back surgery, and demonstrating that the specific surgical procedures … patients failing to show for a scheduled colonoscopy or arriving at their appointments unprepared for the procedure

406. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2014 - Peer Reviewer #4 Methods Methods are pretty much unassailable. … Peer Reviewer #7 Methods The Methods section is very good in my assessment. … Improvements in clinical outcomes are the ultimate goal of every medical procedure, including imaging … Improvements in clinical outcomes are the ultimate goal of every medical procedure, including imaging … NEMA standard XR 27 - 2012, X-ray Equipment for Interventional Procedures User Quality Control Mode.

407. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 10, 2010 - Methods Need a clear statement defining "risk equivalents" We have added text throughout the methods … Methods Methods overall very well written and clearly described. Thank You. … Methods Why were ACE/ARB comparisons to CCB included (and not other anti-htn)? … Methods Was the lisinopirl-amlodipine comparison in allhat omitted? … It seems like beginning an ACE inhibitor or ARB 3-6 months following a revascularization procedure and

408. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm.

409. S81 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Conclusions: Hierarchically optimal classification tree analysis is a promising method for rapidly developing … Another approach is to use a partitioning analysis rather than a linear statistical method. … codes into general categories (eg, coronary/cerebral vascular disease, selected vascular/ orthopedic procedures … We attempted to minimize this outcome by using procedures to ensure jackknife stability and experimentwise … An almost unbiased method of obtaining confidence intervals for the probability of misclassification

410. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - versus another method) who then go on to treatment (if diagnosed with open angle glaucoma). … versus another method) who then go on to treatment (if diagnosed with open angle glaucoma). … versus another method) who then go on to treatment (if diagnosed with open angle glaucoma). … versus another method) who then go on to treatment (if diagnosed with open angle glaucoma). … versus another method) who then go on to treatment (if diagnosed with open angle glaucoma).

411. 8 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - For example, surgical procedures and medical devices often become widely disseminated with few or no … from surgical or other invasive interventions often consist of a series of patients who received the procedure … Principles and Quantitative Methods. … The Cochrane Non-Randomised Studies Methods Group (NRSMG); 1999. … A novel method based on the conclusions of international consensus meetings: application to drug-induced

412. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 4. Quantifying, Testing, and Exploring Statistical Heterogeneity (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Res Synth Methods. 2010;1(1):66-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.6 5. … Methods to estimate the between-study variance and its uncertainty in meta-analysis. … • Random effects is the preferred method for meta-regression that should be used under consideration … Res Synth Methods. 2010;1(1):66-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.6 5.

413. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Methods: Methods generally are appropriate; I have one concern regarding … Although by the results it is mentioned that there were dual reviews, I would like to see this in the method … We re-rated randomization method as unclear because the method used to generate the randomization sequence … We re-rated the allocation concealment as adequate; it is preferable to use standardized method such … knowledge of patients by the person allocating interventions or sealed opaque envelopes but we judged this method

414. CER 217 Disposition of Comments: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     May 14, 2019 - This procedure is not currently used in clinical IVF and as such, the finding that it isn't beneficial … There is wide variation in how this procedure is performed. … The issue of how to compare results of studies which evaluate a procedure that may be performed in … There is wide variation in how this procedure is performed. … We have expanded the description of the national registry of ART procedures to clarify these points

415. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2013 - Page 21: the summary of the Methods should include the HSROC method that was used for combining the … Quality assessment (Method section) provides an assessment of bias. … Our method sections describes the following: “During the course of writing the report, investigators … Rev 8 General Why not use the method from Deeks 2005 to assess publication bias in diagnostic studies … Testing for publication bias was redone using Deeks' method (1). Deeks JJ.

416. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Does the effectiveness of interventions differ based on method of communication (e.g., face-to-face, … We believed that this method of categorization would best address the needs of multiple stakeholders … We conducted meta-analyses stratified by intensity, delivery personnel, and method of communication … For these two categories, method of delivery did not vary within each category. … Only STS interventions varied in the method of communication; our subgroup analyses for reduction in

417. Ch 10-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - However, this may involve subjective decisions such as the type of variable selection procedure to … For covariates that confer relatively modest increases in disease risk, some variable selection procedures … interpretation of the relevant subpopulation becomes more complex.45 Moreover, when two-stage least squares procedures … Stat Methods Med Res. 2009;18(1):67-80. 38. Miettinen OS. … A survey of weak instruments and weak identification in generalized method of moments.

418. CER 222: Evidence Summary: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Methods This review follows standard methods for systematic reviews5 that are further described in … effectiveness of interventions to improve colorectal cancer screening compared with standard screening procedures … patient navigation showed higher breast cancer screening rates compared with standard screening procedures … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Rockville, MD; 2018. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/ Name/procedure-manual.

419. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 27 Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2016 - We moved this to the method section Source: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports … outpatient departments vs independent as well as those that are primary care and specialty care where some procedures … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods c. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods d. … We validated this method with three of the topics and are therefore confident that our methods were

420. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Updaterum Disorder--An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - TEP Reviewer #3 Methods Inclusion / exclusion criteria are justifiable. … Statistical methods are appropriate. Thank you for your comments. … TEP Reviewer #4 Methods p.36, line 38/39 - Please review the grammar of this sentence. … The statistical methods used are also appropriate and well explained. … Public Reviewer #2 (Tristram Smith) Methods The Methods are generally appropriate.