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221. Updating the Framework for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2023 - Report.1 More recently, the NHQDR refined the framework using the National Quality Strategy.2, 3 The objective

222. EHC Protocol: Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2023 - The objective of this technical brief is to support an update of the criteria and process for selecting

223. Comparative Effectiveness of Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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224. Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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225. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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226. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review NO. 243: Prehospital Airway Management (pdf file)
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     June 14, 2021 - The final sentence being address is: "The primary objective in the prehospital setting is to ensure … stopping at a facility to secure the airway and provide ventilation still seems to be a primary objective

227. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Chicago, Chicago, IL Effective Health Care Research Report Number 16 ii Abstract Study objective … theophylline studies have been controlled trials which demonstrate short-term clinical efficacy.13,17-19 The objective … Discussion The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes associated with theophylline present

228. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Chicago, Chicago, IL Effective Health Care Research Report Number 16 ii Abstract Study objective … theophylline studies have been controlled trials which demonstrate short-term clinical efficacy.13,17-19 The objective … Discussion The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes associated with theophylline present

229. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 24, 2013 - In surveillance, the objective is early detection, and the use of imaging techniques for surveillance … identifying HCC at earlier stages in high-risk patients, such as those with cirrhosis.6 In diagnosis, the objective … In staging, the objective is to provide information to make decisions about and to initiate early and

230. DEcIDE 32: The Incident User Design in Comparative Effectiveness Research (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - Objective. … Our objective is to start a dialog on the value of the incident user design in comparative effectiveness … The objective of this paper is to consider the incident user design as a default or “first-line” study

231. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 259: Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - PBI No studies explicitly addressed the construct of financial toxicity, defined as subjective or objective

232. Speakerbiosketches Deliberativemethodswebinar1 (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Meet Our Presenters Julia Abelson, PhD McMaster University, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Associate Member, Department of Political Science Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) Dr. Abelson's research interests include the design and evaluation of public engage…

233. Brooks_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Brooks_ECCS2012       Slide 1: Addressing  Tensions  When Conventional Wisdom, Clinical Practice   and  Evidence  Collide: Prostate Cancer Screening  Guidelines Durado  Brooks, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Prostate  and  Colorectal Cancers American Cancer…

234. Grades-Predictive-Values White-Paper-2015 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - Evidence Evolves From Single Trials to High-Quality Bodies of Evidence Structured Abstract Objective … The objective of our methods project was to use a diverse sample of medical interventions to assess … The objective of our methods project was to assess empirically whether first trials of a diverse sample … effect estimates than reliable, high-quality bodies of evidence. 1 Methods To address our objective

235. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 22, 2012 - A patient is often described as presenting with symptoms of either objective or subjective tinnitus. … Objective tinnitus is defined as tinnitus that is perceptible by both patient and examiner. … Due to the rarity of objective tinnitus, some investigators have argued that all tinnitus is subjective … Objective evaluation of the effects of intravenous lidocaine on tinnitus.

236. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum to Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide, Third Edition…

237. Rapid Evidence Product_Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Optimal Medical Treatment for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: A Rapid Response Literature Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Our primary outcomes of interest were major objective cardiovascular outcomes, including mortality, … effect of PCI on angina symptoms and measures of QoL, but most systematic reviews focused on major objective … In this meta-analysis only RCTs that documented objective evidence of ischemia by either treadmill exercise … Finally, the majority of the SRs reviewed (67 percent) focused on major objective cardiovascular outcomes … meta- analysis of randomized data comparing PCI plus MT versus MT alone in stable CAD patients with objective

238. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Operationally, the objective of the review is reflected in the key questions, which are normally presented

239. Automated-Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)
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     March 17, 2020 - Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief The objective of this evidence review is to summarize

240. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - The objective of this FRN is to establish better evidence about the costs and benefits of alternative … truly addresses a question that is inadequately addressed, such as how these treatments would affect objective … Stakeholder Discussion The objective of this research need is to establish better evidence about the … • Use objective measures of compliance. … An example of an objective measure is automatically recorded usage data from built-in memory chips in