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161. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     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

162. 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.

163. 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.

164. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2021 - 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 o KQ2: Indicators and measures … KQ2: a) 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. 44.

165. 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

166. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     July 27, 2011 - supplementation, gastrostomy, behavioral interventions, etc) in improving nutrition, growth, health, and quality … Improvements in primary outcomes such as growth, quality of life, functional improvements, participation … ability of affected persons to suck, chew, and swallow, leading to under-nutrition, aspiration, decreased quality

167. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - factors associated with the underlying disease and its severity, general health status or frailty, quality … contraindications, socioeconomic status, overall prognosis, comorbidities, anticipation of adverse events, quality

168. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2014 - A 2006 technical review by AHRQ, entitled “Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement … rated good in quality; the remainder will be rated fair in quality. … In: Shojania KG MK, Wachter RM, Owens DK, ed Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality … Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

169. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 27, 2011 - quality), influencing (or incentives for better-quality care), and improving (addressing quality infrastructure … – Audit and feedback (physician performance tracking and reviews, using quality indicators and reports … National Quality Forum. … National Quality Forum. … A framework for assessing quality indicators for cancer care at the end of life.

170. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings (pdf file)
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     July 22, 2015 - Indicators.10 These include: falls, pressure ulcers, infection, including hospital acquired infection … Indicators specified in the CMS Nursing Home Compare dataset. … Does litigation increase or decrease health care quality? … Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals. … Quality & safety in health care. 2003 Apr;12(2):112-8. 41.

171. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     March 15, 2021 - warrants an update, because the 2016 document ends with the statement: "future studies with higher quality

172. Empirical Evidence of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Size | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 21, 2011 - Empirical Evidence of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Size Research Report June 21, 2011 … Results Quality levels varied across datasets. … Many studies did not report sufficient information to judge methodological quality. … A factor analysis-based model suggested three distinct quality domains. … Associations indicated that low-quality trials tended to overestimate treatment effects.

173. Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long- Term Care Settings for People With Dementia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 23, 2012 - Review methods Two people independently selected, abstracted data from, and rated the quality of relevant … including function, cognition, depressive symptoms, pain, morbidity, behavioral symptoms, engagement, and quality

174. Cannabis-2023-Update-Surv-Rep-3 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2023. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2024.

175. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-E-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Study characteristics of RCTs addressing Key Questions 1 and 2 Key Question Author, Year Country Quality … Study characteristics of RCTs addressing Key Question 3 Author, Year Country Quality Rating Demographics … characteristics of cohort studies addressing Key Questions 1 and 2 Key Question Author, Year Country Quality … Study characteristics of cohort studies addressing Key Question 3 Key Question Author, Year Country Quality

176. Community Forum White Paper - Payer Perspectives on Improving Usability of Effective Health Care Products: Bridging the Gap Between Information Needs and Evidence Translation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2014. … (2 ) Was the quality of the evidence adequately described? … Quality and disease management What measures of quality should be used to evaluate utilization of new … Was the quality of the evidence adequately described? III. … o Would you need to know more about quality of life?

177. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     November 23, 2010 - with regard to patient-centered and patient-relevant outcomes (e.g., disability, functional capacity, quality … Our managed care program contracts with CCNC for robust reporting on quality measures around prevention … NC Medicaid is committed to improving the quality of care provided to our SMI population. … Accountability for quality services may make some clinicians uncomfortable. … This may increase as financial incentives are tied to quality of work vs quantity of work.

178. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/updating-treatments-fecal-incontinence-ix
     March 15, 2021 - evidence warrants an update, as the 2016 document ends with the words: "future studies with higher quality

179. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/update-treatments-fecal-incontinence-ii
     March 15, 2021 - evidence warrants an update, as the 2016 document ends with the words: "future studies with higher quality

180. Presentation of Findings: Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Quiz Reporting the Review Interactive Quiz Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Assessments of the quality of reports of systematic reviews, including CERs, indicate that they are inadequate … Reporting guidelines have been developed to help improve the quality of reporting of health research, … For example, when reporting the methods used to assess quality (risk of bias), readers will anticipate … Use of reporting guidelines has been shown to be associated with improvements in the quality of health