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41. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 40: Interventions To Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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    September 20, 2021 - Abstract Would consider modification if possible as this technical brief is narrow in its studied population … and does NOT focus on surgical populations and others. … Based on guidance from our Key Informants, patients with sepsis were not a population of interest for … The population section is particularly important. … LOS is a hospital-centric measure and may not have as large of a role in a total cost of care/population

42. Medicare-Medication-Use Research (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2014 - The overall patterns were consistent between the Part D and whole Parts A and B populations. … This analysis also compared the population with Parts A and B FFS Medicare coverage with the population … However, beneficiary profiles differ between the full population and the population receiving Part … 9.1% of the whole A and B FFS population compared to 12.3% of the population with Parts A, B, and D … However, it is important to note that Part D comparison populations who do not have psychiatric diagnoses

43. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 241_Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - The benefits of regular physical activity (movement using more energy than rest) for the general population … physical disabilities,2 less is known about the specific benefits and potential harms for this diverse population … In particular, the various populations using wheelchairs as a result of their physical disabilities … The three populations were chosen as representative of those using a wheelchair or those who • … , green=moderate, yellow=low, white=insufficient b Strength of evidence based on combining the two populations

44. Disposition of Comments for CER 222: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services (pdf file)
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    December 03, 2019 - raised concerns about the lack of research with various ethnic minority groups and other diverse populations … will aid professionals in identifying the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions for diverse populations … American Psychological Association For instance, populations who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, Blind … the two studies included or broader language regarding barriers specific to the African- American population … The evidence review sought to include studies of any population subject to disparities.

45. Topic 0509 Home-based Primary Care Interventions NSD FINAL SJ-2 (pdf file)
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    June 20, 2013 - The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes, will be further … Staff-Generated PICO Population(s): Elderly, disabled or homebound adults living in the community who … and populations covered by private insurance. … effectiveness of physician house calls on outcomes and total from Nominator: cost in disabled and elderly populations … appear to have increased in prevalence since the 1990s, which may be reflective of the aging of the US population

46. Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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47. Disposition of Comments for CER 162 Diagnosis of Celiac Disease (pdf file)
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    January 28, 2016 - of interest under “Asymptomatic individuals at risk of celiac disease” in the list of PICOTs (populations … Results are presented in Chapter 3 on special populations. … There is a great deal of heterogeneity in age cutoffs, tests used and populations. … TEP 2 Results There is data which is referenced in the special populations group, particularly IgA … However, this particular test has been incorporated into many larger symptomatic populations and shows

48. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - use, and in particular, for use by certain patient populations. … use, and in particular, for use by certain patient populations. … Thank you for your suggestions of other potential high-risk populations. … Glaucoma Screening in a High-risk Population. … The terminology used in the “population category (IOP)” column of the “Study Design and Population

49. Intergrated and Comprehensive Pain Management Programs: Effectiveness and Harms: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - pain management programs have not been widely implemented in the United States for either general populations … or the Medicare population. 2 programs that address multiple aspects of pain. … Programs may not be accessible to many populations based on locations, the availability of pain specialists … Medicare-eligible patients and beneficiaries are a diverse population. … Research in the Medicare population and in patients with a broader range of pain conditions is needed

50. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Economics Research (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Among the Medicare FFS population with a prevalent DFU (see Definitions and Methodology section), … Definition of Office Visit An office visit was defined in the prevalent DFU and prev- alent LEA populations … Definition of Hospitalization A hospitalization was defined in the prevalent DFU and prevalent LEA populations … Definition of Medications Used Medications were searched for within the prevalent DFU and prevalent LEA populations … reimbursement for selected services was defined for each beneficiary in the prevalent DFU or prevalent LEA populations

51. App-E-Surv-Report-2-Nonopioid-Pharmacol-Chronic-Pain (xls file)
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    May 29, 2025 - characteristics Author, Year Country Trial Type Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population … characteristics Author, Year Country Trial Name Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population … characteristics Author, Year Country Trial Name Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population … characteristics Author, Year Country Trial Name Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population … characteristics Author, Year Country Trial Name Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population

52. Cancer-Ovarian-Contraceptives Executive (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2013 - raise the possibility that effective screening strategies may not be possible outside of high-risk populations … KQ 3: Does the use of OCs by specific populations of women (e.g., those defined by age, family history … the benefits and harms from the use of OCs to reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer for specific populations … and specific populations of women for whom the risk levels of ovarian cancer are elevated. … and specific populations (KQ 6), as well as identifies additional evidence gaps and needs for future

53. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 03, 2011 - What general population outcomes have been validated on and/or adjusted to accommodate disabled populations … Table 1 shows the populations as a matrix of age crossed by disability category. … is not included as a population of interest. … We will use the MeSH terms for KQ 1 to identify the populations. … General population outcomes adjusted for disabled populations (KQ 1a) Developmental disability

54. App-F2-Surv-Report-1-Nonopioid-Pharmacol-Chronic-Pain (xls file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Harms of tricyclic antidepressants versus placebo Author, Year Quality Pain Population Drug Class Drug … Harms of pregabalin versus placebo Author, Year Quality Pain Population Drug Class Drug Assessment Time … Harms of pregabalin CR versus IR Author, Year Quality Pain Population Drug Class Drug Assessment Time … Harms of cannabis versus placebo Author, Year Quality Pain Population Drug Assessment Time (Wk) Time … Harms of lidocaine patch versus placebo Author, Year Quality Pain Population Drug Assessment Time (Wk

55. Fiber Intake and Laxation Outcomes (pdf file)
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    August 15, 2023 - Currently, a large proportion of the United States and Canadian populations, both children and adults … Study eligibility criteria based on Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome (PICO), and other … To align with the purpose of DRIs, the Population of interest is the general population (of all ages … To enhance applicability to the contemporary populations of the United States and Canada, the review … multi-disciplinary group of clinical, content, and methodological experts who provide input in defining populations

56. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - For KQ 1, this consisted of studies of all PAD populations comparing antiplatelet medications (aspirin … and study design (0 studies) Endovascular vs. surgical revascularization in CLI and IC-CLI populations … Modifiers of effectiveness (subgroups) SOE=Insufficient All PAD populations and study design (14 … , and representative samples of asymptomatic, IC, and CLI PAD populations; and (c) RCTs that compare … Future studies that oversample for women and minority populations are needed to address subpopulation

57. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - The scope of these topics, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes, will be … Staff-Generated PICO: Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Population(s): Adults with AF Intervention … 11 2 Staff-Generated PICO: Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation and Progression to Heart Failure Population … How do benefits and harms differ in specific patient populations (e.g., paroxysmal vs. chronic AF, younger … and thromboembolic adverse events are a source of increasing cost, morbidity, and mortality as the population

58. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2013 - To identify the population of colonized individuals, microbiological samples are obtained from at-risk … The research questions were characterized using the PICOTS framework consisting of the population(s) … May come from: • Ambulatory care/ED • General inpatient population • MRSA screening/culture … infection whereas for the ICU population, MRSA acquisition would be of more concern … may be more manageable e.g., ICU populations.

59. Version 2_Risk of Reinfection From SARS-CoV-2 -- An Update of an Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2022 - an uninfected comparison cohort were ineligible, but we examined them to see whether they addressed populations … The protection for health care workers was similar to that of general populations (87% vs. 88%, respectively … high protection, comparable to what has been reported for the vaccines currently in use in similar populations … Only four of the studies reported on vaccinations in their sample populations, and none reported the … The populations studied to date are also relatively homogenous racially, ethnically, and geographically

60. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - to support interventions to increase prescription medication adherence by low-income and vulnerable populations … She states that African Americans with hypertension are a population of particular interest. … The nominator mentions that the elderly are a population of interest, particularly patients with early … Staff-Generated PICO Population(s): Patients requiring prescription medications for chronic conditions … Which programs/approaches are most effective at increasing adherence for which populations and conditions