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121. Disposition of Comments Report for Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2014 - evidence report to indicate that “we did not include costs as an outcome in this systematic review, but rather … than validated QoL instruments. … than just dressings with cadexomer iodine. … This negative finding does not necessarily mean that the interventions are ineffective, but rather … Our general policy was to use generic names rather than brand names, although we have used some brand

122. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 221 Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2015 - Not so sure language like "treated" is appropriate but rather than "manged" is m Thank for this comment … The 45% referred to glycemic targets rather than behaviors, but we agree that these figures may appear … looking for synergy between the various program components, rather than trying to control for any factor … Peer Reviewer 3 Discussion Minor edit: ES-24 line 47 refers to "god quality" studies rather than "good … We did not want to give this impression, but rather that those programs offered to minorities were often

123. Disposition of Comments Report for Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments for Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - If they remain the observational analyses should focus on gaps in RCT data rather than duplication. … In fact, categorizing such studies would seem to be an analytic rather than a clinical challenge, since … TEP Member 2 Results p33, I-51-52: Why not low rather than insufficient (HR 0.56 with UCL 1.05)? … I would include as invasively treated or confounded rather than as conservatively treated (wrt GPI … The different sections read as if they were spliced together rather than having a cohesive style.

124. Disposition of Comments Report for Evidence Report 215 Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Peer Reviewer # 1 Results—Page 98 line 25 A more appropriate reference (rather than Chen 1997) … Rather than add a column to the results tables, we have added a note “ADDITONAL STUDY DETAILS PRESENTED … than treat disease. … It would be more accurate to state that the potency varied, rather than the dose. … This is a statement of a conclusion rather than a description of a research gap.

125. Monitoring-Programs-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     May 31, 2025 - identify and source alternative supplies 3) Supplier diversification to focus on manufacturing capacity, rather … than compete with global demand 4) Identifying domestic manufacturers to source higher quality supplies … suppliers to deliver contracted volumes of supplies 3) Supply chain strategies prioritize lowest cost, rather … than supply diversity and capacity Challenges during mitigating disruption 1) Limited traceability

126. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 271, Treatments for Maternal Mental Health Conditions (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2024 - Having this information readily available rather than searching for it, would add to ease of reading … The main points could use frequency rather than probability for effectiveness. … to not meet the inclusion criteria for this review as it is designed to address parenting skills rather … than the perinatal mental health conditions of interest. … In essence, doing SOMETHING is better than doing NOTHING.

127. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact 2012-12-11 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - The community paramedicine model is not intended to replace current home- health services; rather, it … 97%, and medication adherence was more than 85%. … than episodic emergency care. … than being treated episodically in the ED. … than creating a separate ED with the described upgrades.

128. Comparative Effectiveness of Second Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression—An Update to a 2007 Report. (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - than a healthcare system. … I would rather get right into the results without so much preamble. … showed a significantly greater improvement than those on placebo; a subgroup of patients younger than … ORs) are usually more stable than changes on scores. … than a healthcare system.

129. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 18 Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2015 - than an imperative or a description of a norm. … Again, I would put this as an area for further research rather than an imperative that the most “consumer … Recommend more nuanced description of next steps needed to further validate, rather than only how the … Reviewer#4 Minor issues Why “guiding questions” rather than “research questions”? … Reviewer #6 Findings Rather than Figure 2 as it is now summed across all five domains, I think it would

130. Epstein (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - • More informal than teams • Constantly shifting membership • Focus on the patient • Nodes = highly … perspective Slide 12: Other issues • Confidential, personal information that the patient would  rather

131. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 47: Measuring Documentation Burden in Healthcare (pdf file)
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     May 21, 2024 - It would be useful for AHRQ to identify burdens that should be eliminated rather than measured. … Rather than spending time on making this burden less and defining PA burden metrics to monitor our … than solutions. … It seemed to portray patients primarily as causes of documentation burden, rather than, as I see them … rather than suggesting that patients can only add to, rather than subtract from, the burden.

132. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #6 Introduction Page 28, last sentence: I would reword to state it is important rather … than it might be important. … Rather, results of this review were compared to other relevant systematic reviews for consistency of … 25 and page 15, line 55: immune whey does not enhance the immune response to C. difficile toxins, rather … Rather, the goals of these studies were to prevent recurrences.

133. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - imaging studies are not intended to provide a final diagnosis as to the nature of the breast lesion; rather … percent threshold, and therefore she might be assigned to short-interval imaging followup management rather … malignancy increase to 4 percent, and therefore she might be assigned to tissue sampling management rather … than short-interval followup. … sufficient precision for clinicians to feel comfortable recommending return to normal screening (rather

134. Towards a Framework for Communicating Confidence in Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - It is easier to think about the decompositions R4.1 and R4.2, rather than the composite statement R4 … With that in mind, R5 can be decomposed into a nontestable statement (embellished using rather typical … than their ratio zi .] … One might prefer the following variant of R1: R1: Use redundant screening processes rather than single … than equal (“fixed”) effect model is more plausible.

135. Disposition of Comments for CER 196 The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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     March 23, 2018 - Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … than anaphylaxis is the leading cause of fatal reactions. … than “unlikely.” … than make a determination without the medical records to fully review. … than “providers” or “prescribers”.

136. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2013 - So our characterization of “organizational change” is primarily descriptive rather than definitional … How was this done----was it reviewed by more than one or two reviewers? … Results I suggest including the Evidence tables in the text of the review in the Results section (rather … They would be much easier to follow if the major sorting variable was intervention rather than outcome … Recommend expanding and highlighting Table B rather than presenting so much detail in the text of the

137. Disposition of Comments: Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
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     April 10, 2025 - On the other hand, SOE should not be assessed per study but rather per outcome across studies. … Rather, I would recommend robust research, particularly on DBT, in addition to novel treatments. … as better than TAU. … than to presenting symptoms or problems such as suicidal thoughts and behaviors. … than after ED discharge.

138. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #1 Discussion Would suggest that rather than scheduling a short duration between the … Therefore rather than providing indirect evidence I would suggest that these studies are at high risk … these studies as in practice you would presumably be using these tests to help reach a diagnosis rather … Peer Reviewer #5 Results Key question 3.2, Why did you report medians rather than pooling results … Other than that it was clearly presented.

139. Disposition of Comments for Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth (pdf file)
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     September 07, 2012 - This is true, but treatment was with vaginal gel rather than intramuscular or suppository therapy. … This is an important issue because readers will probably rely on the abstract in PubMed (rather than … We wonder if this should be rated "low" rather than "insufficient." … We agree that full formal reports serve better as extensive documentation rather than reading material … than preterm delivery.

140. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - They stressed that the focus should be on the field as a whole, rather than specific diseases or groups … Effective Health Care Program Selection Criteria were modified to be applicable to primary research rather … They stressed that the focus should be on the field as a whole, rather than specific diseases or groups … on donor and nondonor siblings, o information to share with caregivers and peers, and o tools rather … nondonor siblings, b. information to share with caregivers and peers, and c. provision of tools rather