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221. Decision Modeling (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … If AD is determined in a long-term clinical evaluation (the usual method of diagnosis), then a PET test

222. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 1. Decision To Combine Trials (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … increases; unreliable if too few studies • Cochrane’s Q and 𝝉𝝉𝟐𝟐: no standardized scale. • No method … is perfect and no method can make the determination of whether to pool alone. 9. … Stat Methods Med Res. 2012;21(4):409-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096228021039200 8 9.

223. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2016 - published manuscripts is an expedient but crude method for detecting reporting bias.4 Another method … Methods Our general approach will be pragmatic, using methods that could be readily incorporated into … We will pay particular attention to whether conclusions change by intervention type (e.g., procedure … ”[tiab] OR “standard days method”[tiab] OR “calendar method”[tiab] OR “basal body temperature method … ] Methods: Intervention 2 M/D/P [Assigned interventions] Methods: Comparators M/D/P [Study design:

224. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems Methods … Methods Research Report. … We welcome comments on this Methods Research Project. … The clinical scenario exercises were assessed using a “before and after” method using time as the outcome … patients having documented weight loss counseling prior to undergoing anti-urinary incontinence procedures

225. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     December 09, 2009 - /methods. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … /methods. … (available at: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-topics/methods). … /methods Author

226. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 238: Cervical Ripening (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - Methods We employed methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and … /topics/cer-methods-guide/overview), and we describe these in the full report. … 4 cohort studies (n=2,511) 33% vs. 33% RR 0.79 (0.67 to 0.98) Key Question 2: Mechanical Method … difference 2 RCTs (n=1,120) 4% vs. 3% RR 1.39 (0.67 to 3.03) Key Question 2: Mechanical Method … Studies Incidence Relative Risk (95% CI) I2 for pooled analysesb Key Question 2: Mechanical Method

227. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 207 on PTSD (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2018 - treatment/control groups, if the analysis is not done "by intention to treat", or if the analytic procedure … The Cornell paper demonstrates that the confidence intervals using the D-L method may be too narrow … It is hard for me to see how it is reasonable to operationalize that recommendation into the rigid procedure … Using this rigid procedure, a body of evidence with, say, four studies, and little heterogeneity in … One recommendation I urge you to consider is downgrading the use of LOCF as a method of performing

228. Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - For the purpose of this review, we define a tool as a system, method, instrument, model, application … Methods The review will follow AHRQ EPC Program methodology, as described in its Methods Guide,2 with … For each study, we will extract • Basic information about the tool and the automation method o Tool … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews.

229. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - bone-targeting radionuclides,3 surgery including minimally invasive surgery, or minimally invasive procedures … , radionuclide therapy, interventional radiology procedures) in combination with radiotherapy; however … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. 2015. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … /uspstf/procedure-manual. … Furlan AD, Malmivaara A, Chou R, et al. 2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the

230. 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

231. Executive Summary_Systematic Review_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2022 Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Methods We followed methods outlined in the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Methods Guidance … (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods- guide/overview) where applicable.5 For this … /overview https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview 3 … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Chapters available at: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/ce r-methods-guide/overview. 6.

232. Facilitating a Deliberative Session: Transcript (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - As you know, deliberation is a method of public consultation that is designed to obtain informed input … Health Care Program, as well as to advance understanding about the use of public deliberation as a method … Deliberative methods span from a two hour session to a three day session. Alright. … Deliberative methods span from a two hour session to a three day session. … Your approach will depend on the deliberative method, the experience of the facilitator, as well as

233. Labor-Nitrous-Oxide Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Labor pain management methods used in studies included in this review Method Description Timing and … pain • Self-administered between and/or during contractions • May be continued into third stage if procedures … labor with infusion usually continuing into second stage • May be continued into third stage if procedures … Labor pain management methods used in studies included in this review (continued) Method Description … methods such as TENS.

234. CER 210: Disposition of Comments for Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - TEP Reviewer 1 Methods Statistical methods were used appropriately. Thank you. … Peer Reviewer 2 Methods Yes. … Peer Reviewer 6 Methods ES-15. … TEP Reviewer 9 Methods The methods for assessing risk of bias are clearly articulated. … This is explained in Table 2 of the methods and in the methods text.

235. App-E-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveill-Report-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex … Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods? … Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Identifying Outcomes? … Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders?

236. 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.

237. Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Quality of Individual Studies Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Methods … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … for selecting participants Inception cohort, methods to adjust for or avoid selection bias Methods … Reviews (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-bias-update/methods). … /methods Author

238. Grading Strength of Evidence: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods. Incorrect. … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods. Incorrect. … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods. Correct. … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods.

239. Grading Strength of Evidence: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods. Incorrect. … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods. Incorrect. … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods. Correct. … The critical element in selecting any option is careful documentation of the methods.

240. Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - harms: ► Adverse events or complications of drugs, dietary supplements, surgery, devices, or other procedures … include adverse events and complications of drugs, dietary supplements, surgery, devices, or other procedures … Appropriate Prioritization Process: There is insufficient evidence to recommend a specific prioritization method … scoring/prioritization method) but it is unclear whether using such methods results in more appropriately … informal, the methods used to prioritize and select harms be concordant with the methods used to prioritize