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The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

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  1. Multigene Panels in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes/research
    July 03, 2012 - Structured Abstract Objectives The aim of this review is to identify, synthesize, and appraise the

  2. Migraine in Children: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/migraine-prevention/research
    June 11, 2013 - Structured Abstract Objectives To assess the comparative effectiveness and safety of preventive pharmacologic

  3. Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/allergy-seasonal/research
    July 16, 2013 - Structured Abstract Objectives This review compared the effectiveness and common adverse events of

  4. Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-prevention/research
    May 08, 2013 - Structured Abstract Objectives While pressure ulcers commonly occur and are associated with significant

  5. Assessing the Impact of Economic Evidence on Policymakers in Health Care — A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/economic-evidence/research
    October 23, 2012 - Objectives To assess whether and how economic evidence has an impact on health care decisionmaking

  6. Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia with Concomitant Lip-tie | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ankyloglossia/research
    May 04, 2015 - Structured Abstract Objectives We systematically reviewed the literature on surgical and nonsurgical

  7. Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/depression-postpartum-screening/research
    April 09, 2013 - Structured Abstract Objectives To describe the benefits and harms of specific tools and strategies

  8. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ear-infection/research
    May 04, 2013 - Structured Abstract Objectives To compare benefits and harms of strategies currently in use for managing

  9. Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/glaucoma-screening/research
    April 12, 2012 - Structured Abstract Objectives Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) is the most common form of progressive optic

  10. Module IV- Skills for Successful Engagement (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module-iv-skills-for-successful-engagement.pdf
    January 05, 2017 - Slide 5 Module IV Learning Objectives … that stakeholders’ interests are aligned as closely as possible with the point of involvement, and objectives … The “art” of engaging stakeholders involves matching their interests with research objectives and the … Different stakeholders of the same “type” have different perspectives § Identify explicit goals and objectives … It is also important to clearly identify the goals and objectives of a particular research activity

  11. A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-approaches/research
    June 17, 2011 - Structured Abstract Objectives Reviewers often employ a "best evidence" approach to address the key

  12. Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/case-management/research
    January 07, 2013 - Structured Abstract Objectives In this evidence review we evaluated outpatient case management (CM

  13. Real World Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) in Medicare Patients | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/carioverter-difibrillators/abstract
    April 14, 2010 - Research Objectives: Aim 1: To demonstrate differences in the incidence rate of death and cardiovascular

  14. Performance and Usability of Machine Learning for Screening in Systematic Reviews: A Comparative Evaluation of Three Tools | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/machine-learning-screening/abstract
    April 30, 2019 - Objectives To test how machine learning tools can be used to expedite screening by eliminating irrelevant

  15. Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-3.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - Learning objectives Statistical models for meta-analysis • Meta-analysis can be performed with either

  16. Using Deliberative Methods to Engage Patients, Consumers, and the Public (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/deliberative-methods_presentation-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Consumers, and the Public Community Forum Community Forum Community Forum 2 Purpose and objectives … References Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality�Community Forum�December 6, 2011�� Purpose and objectives

  17. Treatment for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/glaucoma-treatment/research
    April 12, 2012 - Structured Abstract Objectives Glaucoma is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide

  18. Medication Therapy Management Interventions in Outpatient Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/medication-therapy-management/research
    November 17, 2014 - Structured Abstract Objectives To describe intervention components and implementation features (Key

  19. Comparative Effectiveness of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery/research-protocol
    August 06, 2010 - Protocol Archived August 6, 2010 Download Main Document PDF 740.5 KB Background and Objectives

  20. Observational Studies: Empirical Evidence of Their Contributions to Comparative Effectiveness Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/observational-studies/white-paper
    December 13, 2013 - Our objectives were to evaluate: (1) how often observational studies are searched for and included in
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