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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-275-people-with-disabilities-disposition-comments.pdf
September 16, 2024 - We believe this comment likely refers to lines 13
to 17 on page 2 of the draft report, rather than page … However, this study did
combine multiple preventive services into larger
categories rather than analyzing … Table 15 and 19 – why is “provider using
accessible communication” listed under “provider-
level” rather … than having a separate row for “accessible
communication” like in Table 13? … than convenience sample.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-interventions-comparing_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
Health care expenditures are growing faster than … By any measure, health care expenditures in the United States are increasing much faster
than the health … of the population and at a faster rate than in any other industrialized nation. … Effectiveness Review is to depict how the relative benefits and
harms of a range of options compare, rather … than to answer a narrow question of whether a single
therapy is safe and effective.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_slutsky_comparing_medical_interventions.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
Health care expenditures are growing faster than … By any measure, health care expenditures in the United States are increasing much faster
than the health … of the population and at a faster rate than in any other industrialized nation. … Effectiveness Review is to depict how the relative benefits and
harms of a range of options compare, rather … than to answer a narrow question of whether a single
therapy is safe and effective.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-evidence-summary.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Individual studies reported effects on quality of life favoring observation rather than
WBRT after surgery … compared to WBRT alone (RR 0.89; CI <0.00 to 41413124; 2
studies; moderate SoE) had been assessed in more than … compared to WBRT alone (RR 1.16; CI 0.95 to 1.42; 12 studies, moderate SoE) had been
assessed in more than … plus systemic therapy (RR 1.03;
CI 0.86 to 1.23; 10 studies; moderate SoE) had been assessed in more than
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_research-protocol.pdf
August 23, 2010 - In 2009 more than 1 million cases were expected in the US,1
predominantly basal cell or squamous cell … These two types of nonmelanomatous
(NMSC) lesions, responsible for more than 800,000 cases per year, … Since this search process requires the
name of the device, rather than just the device category, we
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-grading-evidence_methods.pdf
November 01, 2013 - than based on statistical inference). … • Data do not come from head-to-head comparisons
but rather from two or more bodies of evidence to … mining and
increased risk for type I error when significant
differences may be a chance occurrence rather … than a true effect. … Rather, a wide spectrum of government agencies,
professional societies, patient advocacy groups, and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/06_devdelays_autism_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and
guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, more than 11,000 leads about topics have resulted in identification and … tracking of more than 900 topics across the 14 AHRQ priority areas and one cross-cutting area. … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the seven or eight
experts … the prevalence at about 1% of children in the United States,
with occurrence in males being more than
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_executive.pdf
October 01, 2007 - For consistency, throughout this document, we present
results in the positive frame (e.g., survival rather … than
mortality, freedom from strokes rather than strokes). … than 1.0 favor CABG. … Freedom from angina was
significantly greater after CABG than after PCI in
randomized trials between … Freedom
from repeat coronary revascularization was
significantly greater after CABG than after PCI.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/primary-healthcare-spending-disposition-comments.pdf
May 17, 2024 - Variation in
approach should be intentional and based on state goals
rather than happenstance due to … intervention or policy, but rather in evaluating a method. … than numerator decisions? … in specialty care or hospitalization than older
adults. … than
happenstance due to limited knowledge or technical
ability.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_9-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - If the true treatment effect
is larger than this quantity, then the power for a
given study size will … be even higher than originally
calculated. … reporting
these quantities (the expected results in each group
under the minimum detectable difference) rather … than the minimum detectable difference. … excludes patients with any missing data for
key variables, may suffer from a smaller study
size than
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - The EPC approach uses the term “strength of evidence” rather than the term “quality of evidence” used … In contrast to the GRADE approach, the EPC approach uses the phrase “strength of evidence” rather than … than 98%) Analysis overestimated sensitivity by 5%
(e.g., sensitivity 93% rather than 98%) Analysis … overestimated sensitivity by 10%
(e.g., sensitivity 88% rather than 98%)
Freehand automated gun 6% … than health outcomes and use of indirect comparisons.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - The EPC approach uses the term “strength of evidence” rather than the term “quality of evidence” used … In contrast to the GRADE approach, the EPC approach uses the phrase “strength of evidence” rather than … than 98%) Analysis overestimated sensitivity by 5%
(e.g., sensitivity 93% rather than 98%) Analysis … overestimated sensitivity by 10%
(e.g., sensitivity 88% rather than 98%)
Freehand automated gun 6% … than health outcomes and use of indirect comparisons.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay-future_research.pdf
September 01, 2012 - The two designs are not intended to
be mutually exclusive, but rather complementary. … be observing normal clinical practice;
sole difference is addition of SFLC assay for
all patients rather … The EPC attempted to use natural breaks in the rankings of the topics across categories,
rather than … The two designs are not intended to be mutually exclusive, but rather
complementary. … Changes in serum-free light chain rather
than intact monoclonal immunoglobulin
levels predicts outcome
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
March 01, 2012 - the past we have had
comments to include a comprehensive results table in the
beginning of reports rather … than the last table that appears in
the report. … The publishing guide for
comparative effectiveness reports specifies to repeat header
rows rather than … Key questions in a CER should
be those of highest importance to the topic rather than those
which have … Key questions in a CER should
be those of highest importance to the topic rather than those
which have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment-update_research-protocol.pdf
December 31, 2017 - minutes.11, 16, 18
Cognitive restructuring is based on the theory that the interpretation of the event, rather … than the
event itself, determines an individual’s mood. … than to a specific intervention. … Eclectic psychotherapy refers to a general class of therapies rather than to a specific intervention. … in the approach the therapist uses in working with a patient to adapt to that
individual’s needs, rather
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Rather, the reports will help to inform
and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … of more than 900 topics
across the 14 AHRQ priority areas. … priority area focuses on Alzheimer’s disease (AD),
how to diagnose it, and new disease-modifying (rather … than symptom management) treatments in
development. … Women are more likely to develop AD, in part because, on average, women
live longer than men do.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd-disposition-120104.pdf
April 01, 2011 - Methods Methods, page 6, “In the interests of efficiency, for the review of
extra-esophageal GERD, rather … therapy of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease would be more
cost effectively treated with gastric bypass rather … than Nissen
Fundoplication. … Peer Reviewer
#3
Discussion The data on drug therapy are rather clear cut pertaining to
esophagitis … 10 weeks,
and 1% (1/87) for greater than 10 weeks.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-protocol.pdf
July 10, 2018 - to be reviewed for possible inclusion; however,
data will be abstracted from individual studies,
rather … than from systematic reviews. … Invited Peer Reviewers may not
have any financial conflict of interest greater than $5,000. … studies to be reviewed for possible inclusion; however, data will be abstracted from individual studies, rather … than from systematic reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-protocol.pdf
July 10, 2018 - to be reviewed for possible inclusion; however,
data will be abstracted from individual studies,
rather … than from systematic reviews. … Invited Peer Reviewers may not
have any financial conflict of interest greater than $5,000. … studies to be reviewed for possible inclusion; however, data will be abstracted from individual studies, rather … than from systematic reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/analytic-frameworks.ppt
December 09, 2009 - the portion of the framework that would be used if the intervention being reviewed was the treatment, rather … than the screening approach. … This is format is different than the one used by the USPSTF.