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301. Systematic Review of Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breastfeeding_research-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Program,26 and others. … (e.g., WIC programs), hospital implementation of the BFHI, workplace or school- based programs, and … Lactation and maternal measures of subclinical cardiovascular disease. … Texas 10 Step Program. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

302. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid … Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … In some European countries, an aggressive containment program identifies contacts of colonized and … Moreover, other efforts (such as attempts at decolonization or eradication, as well as programs to … To attempt to measure the favorable impact of screening for MRSA carriage while ignoring its potential

303. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2011 Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - with other scientific research when determining EPC program methods guidance. … Director, EPC Program Task Order Officer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare … Published tools (scales or checklists) for quality assessment of observational studies 3. … 6±2 3±0 Are item weights adequate to detect major flaws in validity? … Quality Assessment Scales for Observational Studies.: Ottawa Health Research Institute; 2004. 82

304. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-future_research.pdf
     October 26, 2012 - Director, EPC Program Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … incremental impact of various strategies to reduce antibiotic usage, such as antibiotic stewardship programs … Do the differences in performance measures vary with sample characteristics? 2. … Panel members discussed the different weights given to the selection criteria when prioritizing research … is the effectiveness of hand-washing (with or without alcohol-based gel or other prophylaxis) as a measure

305. Understanding Health-Systems’ Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2017 - the EPC program as a source for timely and reliable reports to improve the quality, safety, and value … measures. … For any measure, we’ll nearly always have some members… that are just absolutely nailing them. … measures o Hepatitis C treatment coverage Familiarity With the AHRQ EPC Program and Impressions … One of its programs, the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) program, funds 13 independent EPCs across

306. CERs Report cover (pdf file)
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     September 23, 2010 - AHRQ expects that CERs will be helpful to health plans, providers, purchasers, government programs, … Practice Center Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research … Consistent use of validated outcome measures. … of life and outcome assessment tools -crosswalk studies for each measure -consensus conference for … Toolbox of approved, validated measures 3.

307. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2010. … , C could include measures of quality. … Instrumental variables can also be created when patients or providers are randomized to receive programs … Instrument relevance in multivariate linear models: a simple measure. … Dichotomous Outcomes and Relative Measures of Effect.

308. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - research conducted by the DEcIDE Methods Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2012. … University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Parivash Nourjah, Ph.D., Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … between treated and untreated individuals, the IPTW weighting approach can lead to extremely large weights … Research Report Number 33 16 large sample theory, such as those provided by widely used regression programs

309. Meeting Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Involvement in Patient Centered Outcomes Research Meeting Summary Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Programs such as AHRQ’s EHC Program must address four broad tasks to effectively engage patients and … Training Programs for Participating in Research. … Including measures for evaluating how research dissemination efforts modify health practices and, where … changed research priorities, modified key questions research has addressed, changed the outcomes measures

310. Minimal Modeling Approaches to Value of Information Analysis for Health Research (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - other scientific research when determining EPC program methods guidance. … A clinical trial that directly measures the effect of an intervention on quality-adjusted life expectancy … and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Effective Health Care Program, but identified no … National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Program. … study31 - Medical costs for patient with COPD: National Medical Expenditure Survey - Utility weights

311. Autism-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about the comparative … Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … The studies included five RCTs of good quality, six of fair quality, and one of poor quality. … on at least one outcome measure, but a lack of consistency in the interventions studied and outcome … Although researchers are attempting to manualize approaches as well as operationalize and measure treatment

312. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 30, 2010 - What are the diagnostic values of different methods—questionnaires, checklists, scales, self-reports … Quality of life: measured by using a validated generic or condition-specific measure of quality of … Measures of the frequency, severity, and impact of urinary incontinence83 1. … Continuous outcomes (surrogate outcomes of frequency or severity of UI and measures of quality of life … and the effective health-care program.

313. Disposition of Comments Report for Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Although I believe the mortality measure was a stretch. … be reviewed and some of the unanswered questions discovered through this work be included in the measures … This is a population where case management has had a positive impact on certain measures such as medication … Are the definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures appropriate? … On page 26, the report states that the study "evaluated a measure of overall satisfaction with health

314. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
     August 26, 2011 - The challenges of implementing prevention and surveillance programs for HAIs are many. … Safety Program (CUSP) 13 to disseminate toolkits developed for the Michigan Keystone ICU [Intensive … Our Technical Expert Panel was consulted about the list of measures. … The Technical Expert Panel will be consulted about the list of measures. C. … and the Effective Health-Care Program.

315. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 1. Decision To Combine Trials (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - Decision to combine trials Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training … The Evidence-based Practice Center Program is part of AHRQ’s Effective Healthcare Program. … trials that are similar enough that an average effect is a sensible summary ► There is no objective measure … • Methodological heterogeneity relates to study methods (e.g., study design, measures, conduct). ► … Decisions to exclude trials because of subjective quality assessments must be justified carefully.

316. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - Early use of DMARDs is considered crucial to avoid persistent and Effective Health Care Program The … Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about the comparative … .3,4 We graded strength of evidence for the outcomes determined to be most important: measures of disease … of life (or other patient-centered outcomes) is measured, in addition to clinician-centered measures … and the Effective Health Care Program.

317. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
     September 08, 2011 - of life as measured by validated scales Adverse events: Pain, local bleeding, local infection, … of life as measured by validated scales Adverse events: Pain, local bleeding, local infection, … Sample variability measures Precision of estimate p values  Regression modeling techniques … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: September 8, 2011 o Were outcome measures … and the Effective Health-Care Program.

318. Disposition of Comments for CER 147 Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2015 - When describing the many scales used to measure outcomes, authors should consistently note direction … Direction of all scales for all outcomes have been defined. … Scales for outcome measures appear to be focused on overall QOL measures and components of QOL measures … I don’t think the software programs used are necessary to include in the ES. … VAS scales have been removed.

319. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Director, EPC Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Parivash Nourjah, Ph.D. … Systematic reviews often use NNT and NNH as a measure of benefit and harm. … Benefits and harms may be reported on different scales. … Program integrity in primary early and secondary prevention. … Use of quality-adjusted life year weights with dose- response models for public health decisions:

320. Topic Brief: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - ), quality of life. … ), quality of life. … Homogeneity of variance of measures associated with objective assessment of esthetic outcome after treatment … There are several groups that regularly measure patterns of care and publish on adherence with ASTRO … ASTRO will collaborate and support patterns of care studies to measure and compare rates of concordance