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181. Utilization and Clinical Data on In-Hospital Off-Label Uses of Recombinant Factor VIIa | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - The level of confidence is based on the overall quantity and quality of clinical evidence. … High [evidence high] There are consistent results from good-quality studies. … Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0017 for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

182. Microsoft Word - FORMATTED_A_process_for_robust_and_transparent_Methods_Paper_CH_10-7-11_Tufts_MB_10-27-11si[1].docx (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2011 - (2) quality assessment of RCTs guided by explicit definitions of quality items; and (3) quality assessment … item indicators to help substantiate an overall summary judgment for the quality of a study (rated … of assessing study quality. … Exercise 2: Quality assessment of RCTs guided by explicit definitions of quality items. … studies to “A” quality.

183. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2012 - The FDA addresses the safety and effectiveness of diagnostic tests and the quality of the design and … manufacture of these tests, whereas CLIA regulates laboratory personnel qualifications, quality-control … result from both preanalytic factors [e.g., sample preparation] as well as analytic factors [such as reagents … patients with breast cancer, questions formulated in a report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2008.

184. Comparative Effectiveness of Approaches to Weight Maintenance in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Article quality will be assessed using the … to individual study quality (using individual quality scores), consistency, directness, precision, and … (the highest quality possible for non-randomized studies). … Health Indicators Warehouse. Healthy Weight in Adults. … http://www.healthindicators.gov/Indicators/Healthyweightinadults_1207/Profile/Data .

185. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Objectives We aim to compare the effectiveness, safety and impact on quality of life of individual … limitations to individual study quality (using individual quality scores), consistency, directness, … Health Indicators Warehouse. Healthy Weight in Adults. … http://www.healthindicators.gov/Indicators/Healthyweightinadults_1207/Profile/Data . 3. … (the highest quality possible for non-randomized studies).

186. Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - rated good in quality; the remainder will be rated fair in quality. … trials will be given more weight than poor quality trials. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 4: Antibiotic Prescribing … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2006. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2013.

187. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response_Deprescribing To Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2024 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with polypharmacy … We answered Review Questions 1 and 2 by focusing on the harms and patient safety measures or indicators … the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) patient safety measures, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators … What Patient Safety Measures or Indicators Have Been Used To Examine the Harm Associated With Polypharmacy … Director Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

188. Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Two investigators independently screened studies and rated study quality. … Results Among 148 unique studies, 42 addressed effectiveness outcomes (6 good, 22 fair, and 14 poor quality … ), and 144 studies reported harms (14 good, 3 fair, and 127 poor quality). … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

189. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2012. … Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Jean Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H. … These GEP assays are all prognostic indicators. Table 1. … result from both preanalytic factors (e.g., sample preparation) as well as analytic factors (such as reagents … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.

190. Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2023 - , behavior, and decisions such as choice of treatment or antibiotic stewardship; Access measure and indicators … including but not limited to time to diagnosis or time to treatment KQ2: Indicators and measures … KQ2: Indicators and measures of uptake of telehealth (e.g., rates of use, timing to implementation … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2001. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2019:04. PMID: 31577401.

191. Comparative Effectiveness of Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment–An Update to the 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - articles eligible for the review on quality. … Because of the problematic use of quality summary scores, 46,47 we will use a quality assessment form … Trials will be grouped into higher quality and low quality trials by the following criteria. … Quality Assessment of Meta-Analysis: AMSTAR is a validated tool used for quality assessment of meta-analyses … Quality of evidence is classified into the following 4 categories: High quality: Further research

192. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - KQs were posted for review to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Effective Health Care … Quality of life outcomes improved regardless of surgery. … McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) for primary studies. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2014. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

193. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2017 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … ii mailto:EffectiveHealthCare@ahrq.hhs.gov Preface The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Stephanie Chang, M.D., M.P.H. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. … Quality of life after surgery for recurrent otitis media in a randomized controlled trial.

194. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Hand Searching: Reference lists of relevant, recent, high-quality systematic reviews or meta- analyses … Symptoms and subjective quality of life in post-traumatic stress disorder: a longitudinal study. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2018. doi: 10.23970/AHRQEPCCER207. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Month 2023. doi: XX. 14. … Allowed PTSD psychotherapy, other psychotherapy, and psychotropic medication indicators 12.

195. Data Points #20: Echocardiography Trends | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Protocol Dec 28, 2023 Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality … Research Protocol Oct 11, 2023 Updating the Framework for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

196. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with anticoagulant … a systematic search for all evidence on the targeted harms and related patient safety measures or indicators … Contextual information • Rationale for PSPs • Patient safety measures or indicators • Toolkits and … Clinical indicators of INR maintenance, mortality, and readmission also showed improvement with mobile … • Clinical indicators of INR maintenance and mortality and readmission also showed improvement

197. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2011. … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … exceptionally clearly laid out from the search strategy to the study seelction, data extraction, assessment of quality … 12 Source of funding -- I noted in the methods section that source of funding was an element of quality … potential conflict of interest is an important piece of information for any reader in evaluating the quality

198. Simulation-Based Comparison of Methods and Meta-Analysis of Proportions and Rates (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Meta- Analysis of Proportions and Rates Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Jean Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H. … Director, EPC Program Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Mar. 9.

199. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 3 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - of their key questions: whether prediction of prognosis with spirometry, with or without clinical indicators … , is more accurate than prediction based on clinical indicators alone. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008–. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2001.

200. S13 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Contract No. … No statement may be construed as the official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … access to local health care system data, this access can be mired in issues of local control, data quality … need for a rigid boundary between research and peer review and the peer-review protection inherent in quality