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461. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/long-term-care-adults-future_research.pdf
     July 01, 2013 - than as a comparison. … The second set did not frame research questions as a comparison of HCBS and NHs, but rather, treated … The second set did not frame research questions as a comparison of HCBS and NHs, but rather, treated … The second set addressed broader LTC issues by treating HCBS and NHs separately, rather than as a comparison … In the interest of time, conduct roll call rather than introductions b.

462. S81 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s81.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Another approach is to use a partitioning analysis rather than a linear statistical method. … Thus, HOCTA models seek to maximize prediction of both classes, rather than the class with the largest … In the sensitivity analysis, there were 8 hospitals with more than 50 at-risk admissions (range, 52–113 … CCS codes ranked no higher than the 47th most accurate variable. … The number needed to screen to find 1 admission with drug-induced delirium is about 30, less than the

463. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/skin-lesions-evaluation_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Perhaps more emphasis on improving existing technology and its evidence base rather than trying to develop … be ruled out or not melanoma, MelaFind had an average specificity of 9.5%, ie, significantly higher than … in my country with high street technicians offering screening and coming up with different advice than … performance of a decision-support system for melanoma diagnosis under real-life conditions is lower than … However, a thorough CSE, with or without dermoscopy, requires less than 3 minutes, which is a reasonable

464. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 24,500 leads about potential topics has resulted in … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the five to eight experts … Experts estimate that more than 5 million Americans aged 65 years or older have AD; without significant

465. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/06_devdelays_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 15,000 leads about potential topics has resulted in … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the seven or eight … the prevalence at about 1% of children in the United States, with occurrence in males being more than

466. S77 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s77.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Administration pharmacy benefit.1 Alternative coverage is deemed creditable if it is equal to or better than … Because enrollment rates in Part D have been lower than anticipated for beneficiaries eligible for these … the most conser- vative estimate, assuming all brand name usage and no prescription fills for longer than … in many Medicare plans, most veterans will find that the VA pharmacy benefit is equivalent or better than … Rather, this study demonstrates that a designation of creditable coverage does not insure that a subset

467. CER 205 Disposition of Comments for Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-205-predictors-trauma-care-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 01, 2018 - Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … It is much more common to talk about field triage in these terms rather than sensitivity and specificity … Including only a 100 seems like too much of a round number/convenience/practical number rather than

468. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/developmental-delays-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 18,000 leads about potential topics has resulted in … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the five to eight experts

469. Breast-Biopsy Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy_surveillance.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - from 13% to 57% in a systematic review which focuses primarily on accuracy of diagnosis by MRI, rather … than by MRI guided CNB. … Core- needle biopsies have a lower risk of complications than open surgical procedures. … Review focused primarily on accuracy of diagnosis by breast MRI, rather than MRI guided CNB ND ND … Core- needle biopsies have a lower risk of complications than open surgical procedures.

470. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - Many men die with prostate cancer, rather than from it.3 During its early stages, clinically localized … limitations in the evidence.”15 For example, only a few RCTs directly compared the effectiveness between (rather … than within) major treatment categories. … RCTs that assigned treatments based on pathological staging (i.e., based on intraoperative findings) rather … than clinical staging will be excluded.

471. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report: Anxiety in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disposition-of-comments-cer-192-anxiety-in-children.pdf
     August 31, 2017 - Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … sentence “No individual medication had evidence…(lines 35-37)" after the sentences about effectiveness rather … than before. … the “treatment guidelines” that the authors cite (line 37) are not actually real guidelines but rather … Rather, the only psychotherapy findings that appear to show AEs are those where psychotherapy was

472. Research White Paper Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/missing-data-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - context of internal validity of studies, or the ability to draw conclusions on the study population, rather … Competing Risks Loss to followup and right censoring occur when information is missing at the conclusion rather … than the inception of the registry. … variables that were collected as part of routine care were missing at very low rates (generally less than … EHR data are collected primarily to track clinical care rather than for research purposes.

473. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - methodologists that, when 6 conducting SR tasks, systematic reviewers should use study methods rather … assessing risk of bias, reviewers should avoid study design labels as surrogates for risk of bias.37 Rather … the conditional probability of receiving a certain intervention, given a set of covariates.71 Yet, rather … meta-regression and Cochran’s Q test, should be used in concert with the considerations listed above (rather … The Program also uses the term “insufficient” rather than “very low” to describe the lowest level of

474. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - methodologists that, when 6 conducting SR tasks, systematic reviewers should use study methods rather … assessing risk of bias, reviewers should avoid study design labels as surrogates for risk of bias.37 Rather … the conditional probability of receiving a certain intervention, given a set of covariates.71 Yet, rather … meta-regression and Cochran’s Q test, should be used in concert with the considerations listed above (rather … The Program also uses the term “insufficient” rather than “very low” to describe the lowest level of

475. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - not emptied at 4 hours, meaning that more than 10 percent of the content was retained. … Cecal entry is defined as a sustained drop in pH of greater than 1 unit that occurs more than 30 minutes … dysfunction does not improve with biofeedback therapy, then surgical options may be limited to ileostomy rather … than primary anastomosis. … Some experts thought that it would likely be a complementary test rather than an independent test for

476. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement_research.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - • Whether there are existing alternative treatments; • Whether the new treatment is less invasive than … It is more focused than standard external-beam radiation therapy, so theoretically its use can spare … and prioritizing research in the context of its impact on patients and on broad societal interests, rather … than relying only on traditional prioritization criteria, e.g., disease prevalence, burden of illness … Rather, stakeholders need evidence on: • What evidence is available, and what can be learned from it

477. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quantitative-synthesis-expanded-methods_methods.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - Thus the meta-analysis of three “mega-trials” will be more reliable than the meta-analysis of three … In meta-analysis, sample size is less of a concern than in clinical trials, and thus the motivation … Results, however, are expressed in units of standard deviations, rather than in units of any measurement … 24 weeks, and 0.29 (95% CI 0.22, 0.36) for trials more than 24 weeks. … Rather, if a review touches upon an area encompassed by a heading or subheading, then the heading or

478. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - comparative effectiveness studies and efficacy studies primarily addressed stand-alone therapies rather … than combinations, common in current clinical practice. … than the combinations typically used in practice. … comparative effectiveness studies, and efficacy studies primarily addressed stand-alone therapies rather … than the combinations typically used in practice.

479. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … have an uphill battle for approval, although use of rilonacept when initiating allopurinol therapy (rather … These interventions are not proprietary products, but rather biologic products prepared at the medical … mortality is due primarily to comorbid renal failure, pulmonary fibrosis, or heart failure, rather … than the underlying autoimmune process itself.

480. Integrating Stakeholder Preferences in Comparative Effectiveness Research: Potential Uses of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mcda_webinar_transcript2.pdf
     August 27, 2012 - What we ended up doing with our stakeholders is rather than going through each of the seven criteria … August 27, 2012 21 rate the relative importance of the various topics on the overall importance rather … than focusing specifically on each of the criteria because, frankly, of feasibility issues. … were using that were consistent with the choices that we observed so this is an indirect approach rather … obstructive pulmonary disease, we didn’t say that some topics are not important to us for study but rather