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9961. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)
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      June 05, 2013 - procedure is uncertain at best. … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods Methods are appropriate None needed Peer Reviewer 2 Methods p. 6: Technical … Peer Reviewer 5 Methods I found the methods very confusing, as they were inadequately described We … Peer Reviewer 5 Methods There are no statistical methods - e.g. how was absolute change calculated, … However, they strayed from their initial intent and method by including one published paper by Himpens

9962. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)
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      June 05, 2013 - procedure is uncertain at best. … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods Methods are appropriate None needed Peer Reviewer 2 Methods p. 6: Technical … Peer Reviewer 5 Methods I found the methods very confusing, as they were inadequately described We … Peer Reviewer 5 Methods There are no statistical methods - e.g. how was absolute change calculated, … However, they strayed from their initial intent and method by including one published paper by Himpens

9963. 2018-02 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - HCUP Methods Series Report # 2014-03. December 17, 2014. U.S. … HCUP data element PAY2_X are combined into the six groups in the HCUP data element PAY2, and the same procedure … http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/methods.jsp HCUP (09/18/2018) 20 Methods Series Report … Use of Secondary Procedure Days in the AHRQ Quality Indicators, Version 3.1 Table 5. … Number of Diagnosis and Procedure Fields by State, 2007 Table 6.

9964. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2010 - Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness … further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted June 2010]. Rockville, MD. … A paucity of RCT evidence is common, particularly for many surgical and diagnostic procedures, and for … The registry data confirmed that the choice between the two procedures in the community varied substantially

9965. A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care Program
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      June 17, 2011 - A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews Timeline November 10, 2010 Topic Initiated June 17, 2011 Research Report A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews

9966. Slide 1
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      January 01, 2013 - Although not different from within drug or within procedure/surgery comparisons, understanding the recommendations … Different magnitude of misclassification in drug exposure versus procedure comparison: Misclassification … of exposure might be greater with drugs than with devices/procedures. … Different Magnitude of Misclassification in Drug Exposure Versus Procedure Comparison Using dispensing … On the other hand, assessments of exposure to surgery or another procedure are more straightforward and

9967. Recruiting/Selecting Participants (pdf file)
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      January 11, 2017 - )  Deliberators chosen by socially rooted groups can add value to deliberative procedures o Defined

9968. A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2011 - Review Methods. … However, this method is more labor-intensive than method 1, as it requires performing independent research … Similar to method 2, the reviewer would use the same methods for risk-of-bias assessment and strength-of … Principles and procedures. BMJ 1997 Dec 6;315(7121):1533–7. 16. … Principles of and procedures for systematic reviews. In: Egger M, Smith GD, Altman DG, eds.

9969. Microsoft Word - Addendum to MS-2008-06_fnl 072009.doc (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - Microsoft Word - Addendum to MS-2008-06_fnl 072009.doc Addendum to Methods for HCUP Data July … congestive heart failure PQI 11 Bacterial pneumonia admissions PQI 13 Admissions for angina without procedure … For missing race, we used a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar … We also used this imputation method for missing age, gender, and ZIP Code data that occurred on a small … Statistical Methods.

9970. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection
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      September 18, 2011 - More than 50% of their time is spent at the desk . 3 ~27M procedures/yr* 20 min to review a procedure … The SSI rates varied by site and procedure each year and ranged from 0.0% to 7.1%. … missing values with dummy variables Bootstrapping Multiple imputation Chose multiple imputation as method … For our project, we chose a Markov Chain Monte Carlo method to create 5 complete datasets, each with … Also new to SAS 9 is the MIANALYZE procedure that we used to combine the five-dataset analysis results

9971. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection
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      September 18, 2011 - More than 50% of their time is spent at the desk . 3 ~27M procedures/yr* 20 min to review a procedure … The SSI rates varied by site and procedure each year and ranged from 0.0% to 7.1%. … missing values with dummy variables Bootstrapping Multiple imputation Chose multiple imputation as method … For our project, we chose a Markov Chain Monte Carlo method to create 5 complete datasets, each with … Also new to SAS 9 is the MIANALYZE procedure that we used to combine the five-dataset analysis results

9972. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2009 - evidence (which it calls quality of evidence) is calculated from the ratings for each domain using a method … Although a system that uses such a method may offer advantages in terms of transparency, as yet there … EPCs should, furthermore, keep records of their procedures and results for each review so that they … The third step is to develop an explicit procedure for ensuring a high degree of inter-rater reliability … The EPC method implies that EPCs can, if they choose, make a global assessment of the overall quality

9973. 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

9974. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Analytic Frameworks (2 of 3) To summarize from the most recent procedure manual used by the U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … the patient outcomes Help with decisionmaking based on a positive or negative test result Display the method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

9975. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Analytic Frameworks (2 of 3) To summarize from the most recent procedure manual used by the U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … the patient outcomes Help with decisionmaking based on a positive or negative test result Display the method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

9976. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
      June 01, 2012 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Analytic Frameworks (2 of 3) To summarize from the most recent procedure manual used by the U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … the patient outcomes Help with decisionmaking based on a positive or negative test result Display the method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

9977. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Analytic Frameworks (2 of 3) To summarize from the most recent procedure manual used by the U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … the patient outcomes Help with decisionmaking based on a positive or negative test result Display the method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

9978. Educating Session Participants (pdf file)
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      January 11, 2017 - Management and Policy University of Michigan Slide 20 Educating Session Participants  Deliberative procedures … o Methods used:  Conflicting experts, with questioning by participants • Problem – may assume adversarial

9979. Introduction to Online Tools to Support Public Deliberation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … Deme, a Web platform used in AHRQ’s Deliberation Methods Demonstration, is also described. … Access written and video instructions for installing Deme and using it in your deliberative methods projects … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/deliberative-methods/presentation-2013  

9980. 2017-02 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - HCUP Methods Series Report # 2017-02 ONLINE. April 24, 2017. U.S. … Use of Secondary Procedure Days in the AHRQ Quality Indicators, Version 3.1 Table 5. … Number of Diagnosis and Procedure Fields by State, 2007 Table 6. … Use of Secondary Procedure Days in the AHRQ Quality Indicators, Version 3.1 Table 5. … Number of Diagnosis and Procedure Fields by State, 2007 Table 6.