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401. Disposition of Comments_Models of Care That Include Primary Care for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Realist View (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2022 - We have clarified several points in the Methods based on the reviewer’s comment. … Thus, both its methods and its application were distinct from our realist review. … no overview provided about the characteristics (e.g. source type, number of participants, research method … Methods seems appropriate and transparent. Thank you for your comment. … The methods are clearly reported.

402. Research White Paper Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Even during routine care, patients may miss a visit or decline to undergo a procedure or test, and providers … For example, procedure codes may vary in type, including CPT, EPIC, or Kellogg Cancer Center codes. … for reasons of technical limitations) investigators must report potential biases due to imputation method … the timing of the treatment change should be considered when discussing the appropriate imputation method … Maximum Likelihood Methods Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is an analytic maximization procedure

403. Developing and Piloting a Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews Methods … Methods Research Report. … Dot plots are a data visualization method to display findings across multiple outcomes in a visually … In the March 2021 web conference titled “Methods Symposium: Advanced Methods and Innovative Technologies … Rachel Phillips presented a dot plot as an example data visualization method.1 In her example, the dot

404. 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

405. Executive Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256_Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - Methods This review follows standard methods for systematic reviews1 that are further described in … We did not conduct statistical or graphical methods for assessing for small sample effects (a potential … marker for publication bias) due to small numbers of trials and heterogeneity in study design methods … Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews. … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products /collections/cer-methods-guide. 2. U.S.

406. Disposition of Comments for Migraine in Adults: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments (pdf file)
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     April 18, 2013 - are specified for the same situation; however, it is not clear which method was used in the analysis … It is not clear which method is used for which condition. … If there is the need to use alternative method, please provide justification. … Why all these methods are needed? It is not clear which method is used for which condition. … If there is the need to use alternative method, please provide justification.

407. Towards a Framework for Communicating Confidence in Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Methods Research Report. … Mantel-Haenszel method Inverse-variance method (fixed effect) Logistic regression (fixed effect … Testable Statements Statements are testable when a procedure (“test”) exists that can inform on the … In addition, it is expected that most peers will agree that properly selected procedures or tests can … (odds ratio metric) Mantel-Haenszel method (various metrics) Inverse-variance method (normal within

408. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Procedures for Assessing Domains Procedures for Assessing Domains Reviewers need not score strength … evidence (which they call quality of evidence) is calculated from the ratings for each domain by using a method … With respect to non-GRADE approaches, although a system that uses such a method may offer advantages … The third step is to develop an explicit procedure for ensuring a high degree of interrater reliability … The EPC method implies that EPC reviewers can, if they choose, make a global assessment of the overall

409. Single-arm studies in comparative effectiveness reviews (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - When systematically comparing procedures and therapies in the setting of a comparative effectiveness … Methods. … For example, novel procedures or drugs are often initially evaluated in single group studies that are … The generally irreversible nature of the procedure ensures the permanence of the intervention, but … intervention alone does not guarantee that observed post-intervention changes are attributable to the procedure

410. Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2018 - Methods Peer Reviewer #1 Statistical Methods: as indicated in the above, the statistical methods for … In addition, there are Bayesian and frequentist procedures to estimate the AB and CB network meta- … Methods Peer Reviewer #1 As it is unclear which specific network meta- analysis method was used and how … This IS a surgical procedure (although minimally invasive, it would be comparable to midurethral sling … Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction 7) In the same vein, sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a surgical procedure

411. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 234 Evidence Summary: Management of Primary Headaches in Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Methods We used methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Methods Guidance (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cer-methods-guide … benzodiazepines (low SoE), beta blockers (moderate https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cer-methods-guide … (I) - - Procedures Peripheral nerve blocks None Migraine ?? (I) ?? … field_product_type%3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods

412. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2011 Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - (one method vs. another) Minor flaw E The authors did not validate the methods to measure dependent … (one method vs. another) Minor flaw E The authors did not validate the methods to measure dependent … validation (one method vs. another) Minor flaw E The authors did not validate the methods to … validation (one method vs. another) Minor flaw Level C The authors did not validate the methods … validation (one method vs. another) -0.04 0.95 0.92 0.08* The authors did not validate the methods

413. Disposition of Comments_CER 231 Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2020 - /methods/ https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-principles/methods/ Source … Peer Reviewer #2 Methods I thought the methods were all appropriate Thank you for the comment. … Methods were described well. … and it seemed that this classification by two reviewers may have had inherent bias built in to this procedure … review methods.

414. Comparative Effectiveness Reiew 243_Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Methods We employed methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and … Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program methods guidance (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … /topics/cer-methods-guide/overview). … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview 4 children differ … airway management strategies may actually be related to the ventilation provided and not the airway method

415. 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

416. 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.

417. Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - Under Disadvantages - Would remove "Costly", as discussed above and would remove "Long procedure time … Even trials that used the same method used different thresholds to determine low, intermediate, etc … low risk person (given that tests are much more likely to lead to false positives and additional procedures … However, this is a costly procedure and while overall low risk, there are potentially life threatening … Coronary computed tomographic angiography as a gatekeeper to invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures

418. Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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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. … various options for how a questionnaire should be administered and how the data should be captured, each method … approach How an outcome is measured (e.g., dichotomous, continuous) determines the appropriate statistical method

419. EPC Pilot Project: A Dual Approach To Facilitate Health Systems Uptake of Evidence Synthesis Reports. Anxiety in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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420. Pilot To Promote Entry of Structured Data Into the Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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