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21. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … surveys, pharmacoepidemiologic studies, and large case series or registries of devices or surgical procedures … had less severe CHF, more comorbidities and were more likely to have had a recent cardiac event or procedure … community populations.21 Clinical experts, population based surveys, outcome studies, and disease or procedure … published results of randomised controlled trials and non-randomised studies evaluating four orthopaedic procedures

22. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … surveys, pharmacoepidemiologic studies, and large case series or registries of devices or surgical procedures … had less severe CHF, more comorbidities and were more likely to have had a recent cardiac event or procedure … community populations.21 Clinical experts, population based surveys, outcome studies, and disease or procedure … published results of randomised controlled trials and non-randomised studies evaluating four orthopaedic procedures

23. Chapter 9: Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a “Gold Standard” | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - this "true" status is directly observable (e.g., for tests predicting short-term mortality after a procedure … The new method is an improved version of a usually applied test. … A general regression procedure for method transformation. … Application of linear regression procedures for method comparison studies in clinical chemistry, Part … Measuring agreement in method comparison studies. Stat Methods Med Res 1999; 8(2):135-60.

24. EPC Methods feedback form (doc file)
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    January 31, 2022 - EPC Methods feedback form [Report Title]—Methods Guidance 1. … 3) Complex interventions, quality improvement 4) Medical tests, diagnosis ( [ Report Title ] (Methods … Is the current methods guidance sufficient? … Do you have suggestions for a future EPC methods or methods guidance project? … Do you know of ongoing methods work of which we should be aware? 4.

25. Quantitative Synthesis—An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - For related information, go to the Series Overview, Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative … initial teleconference meeting was used to outline the draft, discuss the timeline, and agree upon a method … We did not employ a formal voting procedure to assess consensus. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-quantitative-synthesis-update/methods

26. Finding Grey Literature Evidence and Assessing for Outcome and Analysis Reporting Biases When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - statistical approaches), types of participants (i.e., inclusion and exclusion criteria), treatments, clinical procedures … In this section, we suggest a procedure for using those sources to assess for reporting biases while … Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale Specific metric–e.g. change from baseline at a specified time Method … Systematic Review Methods and Procedures Oregon Health & Science University. … Interventions Drug (including placebo) Device (including sham) Biological/Vaccine Procedure

27. Chapter 3: Choosing the Important Outcomes for a Systematic Review of a Medical Test | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2019 - It confers no direct benefit itself (unlike the comparison procedure in which an intervention can be … The procedure itself may be identical to a procedure that is used as a screening test or a medical test … failure is high, patients and their physicians may choose to refrain from colonoscopy and other screening procedures … Methods Guide – Chapter | Jun 1, 2012 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-outcomes/methods  

28. Identifying, Selecting and Refining Topics for Comparative Effectiveness Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted April 2009]. Rockville, MD. … care in the absence of guidance. 3 Cost Economic cost associated with the condition, procedure … Intervention Dosage, frequency, and method of administration. … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-topics/methods  

29. HCUP-US Methods Series Topic Page
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    November 01, 2024 - Classes Refined for ICD-10-PCS Tools for CPT and HCPCS Level II CCS for Services and Procedures … Surgery Flags for Services and Procedures Tools for ICD-9-CM Clinical Classifications Software ( … Elixhauser Comorbidity Software for ICD-9-CM Utilization Flags for Revenue Center Codes and ICD-9-CM Procedure … Return to top   Evaluations - Emergency Department Data Report #2016-08 State Variation in Procedure … format for downloading) Report #2006-06 Updated population information available under Method

30. Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2019 - Limitation to RCTs may be more likely to exclude certain types of interventions such as procedures or … Dual review--having two reviewers independently assess citations for inclusion--is one method of reducing … Although there is currently no empiric evidence to support this method, we speculate that the sensitivity … meet all eligibility criteria, and are correctly identified for inclusion using rigorous assessment procedures … Cochrane Methods.

31. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - payer data that occurred on a small proportion of discharge records, we used a “hot deck” imputation method … Using this method, we were able to calculate appropriate statistics for both national and State-level … or occurs before the first operating room procedure; and admissions with a procedure for esophageal … Next, a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar hospitals and patients … This method takes into account the cluster and stratification aspects when calculating these statistics

32. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - For States with 30 procedure fields available, 95 percent of records captured all of patients’ procedures … • For discharges missing race, a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of … For missing race, we used a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar … This method takes into account the cluster and stratification aspects of the NIS sample design when … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973).

33. Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Reference Standard and Verification Procedure Inappropriate reference standard Errors of imperfect … Because of variation in laboratory procedures or observers, a test may not consistently yield the same … Reviewers should identify their proposed method of handling inadequate reporting a priori and document … Often UNAFFECTED relatives do not have their disease status verified by any method (assume proband/ … TO PARTICIPATE in interviews or further clinical testing are excluded from having any verification method

34. Finding Evidence for Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - only appear) in these nonindexed portions of a journal, hand searching journals can be an effective method … Challenges in systematic reviews of therapeutic devices and procedures. … A survey of the methods used in systematic reviews of adverse effects. … No consensus exists on search reporting methods for systematic reviews. … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-finding-evidence/methods

35. Using Existing Systematic Reviews to Replace de Novo Processes in CERs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - information or other useful references for a CER is a common practice in EPC work, and we do not discuss this procedure … Although EPCs can apply many possible approaches to identify existing SRs for a CER, we recommend two procedures … Reporting Methods and Results This chapter of the Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews … COMPUS Procedure. Evidence-based best practice recommendations. … Challenges in systematic reviews of therapeutic devices and procedures.

36. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2017-03.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - For missing race, we used a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar … Next, “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar hospitals and patients … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973). … For States with 30 procedure fields available, 95 percent of records captured all of patients’ procedures … Number of Diagnosis and Procedure Fields by State, 2014 State Number of Diagnoses Number of Procedures

37. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2018-01.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - For missing race, we used a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar … Next, “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar hospitals and patients … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973). … For States with 30 procedure fields available, 95 percent of records captured all of patients’ procedures … Number of Diagnosis and Procedure Fields by State, 2015 State Number of Diagnoses Number of Procedures

38. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2016-01.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - For missing race, we used a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar … Next, “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar hospitals and patients … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973). … For States with 30 procedure fields HCUP (11/20/15) Methods for HCUP Data in 2015 QDR E-3 … Number of Diagnosis and Procedure Fields by State, 2013 State Number of Diagnoses Number of Procedures

39. Microsoft Word - NHQRDR9_HCUP Methods Report_final.doc (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - For States with 30 procedure fields available, 95 percent of records captured all of patients’ procedures …  For discharges missing race, a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of … For missing race, we used a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar … This method takes into account the cluster and stratification aspects of the NIS sample design when … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973).

40. Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The proper method of performing control rate meta-regression is discussed. … would need to be verified by a more comprehensive method. … section of their report that pertains to “method of combining studies.” … Under this heading, they will have to describe and justify the statistical procedure used to combine … Methods for combining study estimates Statistical procedure and justification of model chosen First