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61. Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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    March 29, 2016 - Rather than "Rarely used clinically" it should read "Less clinically available". … TEP 2 Introduction p. 9, stress CMR, General Use - again, as for PET, rather than "Rarely used clinically … The comment that >50% stenosis rather than any luminal irregularities is used for CT is correct when … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods A particular strength is that the outcomes are all clinical outcomes, rather … At a minimum the paper should be reorganized to address ACS and chronic stable angina separately rather

62. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - In fact, subgroup analyses are considered hypothesis generating rather than clinically directive. … We have clarified that the decision to compare potency rather than individual agents and their doses … Begs the question, is it possible to do a larger data base rather than a RPCT. … at the present, they all must be taken subcutaneous or intramuscular rather than orally. … I believe it’s most useful to limit this review to the moderate and high-risk patients rather than

63. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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    September 23, 2014 - than an EPC Comparative Effectiveness Review such as this. … than an EPC Comparative Effectiveness Review such as this. … This report is a summary of evidence that may inform such guidance, rather than the guidance itself … Rather than assuming that each additional ordered test provides unique value, we comprehensively searched … MDCT, but rather that they are similar in this regard.

64. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - o Assess risk of bias based on study design and conduct rather than reporting. … In such instances, we recommend that EPCs exclude such designs from the review rather than include the … than an evaluation of all components of bias. … For a scale, the weights of different items are explicit rather than implicit. … than scales when possible.

65. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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    July 17, 2013 - than to make recommendations. … Our charge was to present the state of the evidence rather than to make recommendations. … than a narrower scope. … than “objectifying” patient-reported outcomes. … The trial design proposed addresses the prevention rather than treatment of SAR symptoms, which is beyond

66. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - like relative risks - Widespread use in meta-analyses may be because of convenience and history rather … ► The RR is more easily interpreted than the OR. ► The OR is non-collapsible: if adjustment is made … − If the correlation is less than or equal to 0.5, follow-up values should be used. … Cluster randomized trials are those where participants are assigned to treatment or control in groups rather … than individually

67. Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias (pdf file)
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    August 23, 2012 - than those not yet diagnosed, the articles were ultimately not eligible for inclusion. … than effectiveness in general. … The criteria used for including studies were that the studies be comparative rather than simply assess … myeloma and related disorders and eliminated the need for 24-h urine studies for diagnoses other than … myeloma and related disorders and eliminated the need for 24-h urine studies for diagnoses other than

68. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 11, 2010 - than gauge) than those used for core-needle biopsy (generally 11G or smaller). … Methods Most researchers would use the term false negative rates rather than errors We used the word … 10 Section Comment Response Methods I am not sure why they are using negative likelihood ratio rather … We included women who had followup rather than open biopsy, as indicated in the inclusion criteria. … Therefore we approached the question as an “opinion/discussion” question rather than an “evidence”

69. Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies (ppt file)
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    January 01, 2010 - The use of indirect comparisons rather than direct comparisons, or surrogate outcomes rather than health … Questions To Consider When Classifying Study Design Did the study have more than one group or arm? … Base ratings on the evaluation of likely effect of design or execution flaws on internal validity, rather … than a nominal failure to meet every quality criterion Adjudicate differences between raters in a transparent

70. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus (pdf file)
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    August 23, 2013 - than “Sound Technologies”. … It is also noteworthy that TRT is discussed in the sound technology section rather than psychological … We decided to put this treatment in its own sub- category in the medical section rather than with more … This is better dealt with in the main text rather than this executive summary section. … Reviewer #5 A comment rather than anything else: the review was critical of the complete lack of evidence

71. Gibbons (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - . • Growth in the utilization of social media and Web 2.0 applications is three times faster than overall … ‘‘tell their story and be heard.’’ • They also emphasize the importance of information  sharing rather … than  decisionmaking sharing. • They often  believe there is an  acceptable role for nonadherence

72. Disposition of Comments Report for Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - research is whether any of the tests substantially outperform ferritin in detecting tissue overload (rather … than inflammation) and in predicting adverse clinical outcomes. … Most of the focus in the report seems to be on detection of iron deficiency rather than overload. … Do any of the tests substantially outperform ferritin in detecting tissue overload (rather than inflammation … Most of the focus seems to be on detection of iron deficiency rather than overload.

73. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2009 - particular salience is the extent to which evidence pertains to intermediate or surrogate outcomes rather … doing so, we aim to make it clear when our statements about the evidence are based on applicability rather … than on other aspects of the evidence. … Rather, EPC reports are used by a spectrum of government agencies, professional societies, and other … than health outcomes and use of indirect comparisons.

74. S13 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - from iatrogenic drug-induced disease are not due to these rare, undiscovered adverse reactions, but rather … reality).3 Further, information on comparative drug effectiveness (ie, whether the drug works better than … one example, many studies investigate not true clinical outcomes (eg, myocardial infarc- tion) but rather … This is a more subtle problem than it might at first seem. … apply these approaches, we suggest it is imperative that the decision to use them be made a priori, rather

75. Disposition of Comments Report for Screening, Behavioral Counseling, and Referral in Primary Care To Reduce Alcohol Misuse (pdf file)
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    July 10, 2012 - This actually would include harmful drinking and alcohol abuse, rather than identifying a separate, … When reading it in boldface it seemed like a heading rather than a definition. We fixed this. … than not? … It might be better to list CBT elements in parentheses after CBT rather than list them separately. … In other words, this would be an infectious disease specialist providing primary care rather than a

76. Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis (pdf file)
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    December 14, 2015 - than diagnosis. … than a treating physician. … Rather than exclude studies on the basis of their reference standards (which is equivalent to discounting … Rather than exclude studies on the basis of disease prevalence (which is equivalent to discounting all … than exclude studies a priori.

77. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - I would report some measure of effect size rather than statistically significant results. … Note that we have changed the title to “advanced and serious illness” rather than “end-of-life” as … than a specific place. … We used traditional methods of assessing study quality, rather than methods specific to quality improvement … than appendix.

78. Osheroff_Respondent_DuBenske 4 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 -  engaged  clinicians”   • Help  put  evidence  into  action  (QOL  enhancers)  rather …  than  just  ‘conveying’   information   • Facilitate  shared  decision  making:  

79. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    October 15, 2012 - than function. … Social integration may remain a top priority for elders – living life to the fullest rather than trying … The tendency of medical professionals to be distracted by and focus on disability rather than on the … This later list which rather than etiology is more related to timing of disability onset within the … Dressing is an activity or task by ICF rather than a domain (which would generally include multiple

80. Disposition of Comments for CER 170 Cultural Competence Health Disparities (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - arrow symbols used in the table to learn about the patterns of findings across the various studies rather … Rather than focusing on people as members of a single group e.g. gender sexual minority OR racial minority … Often, interventions aim to address multiple types of barriers to healthcare and health outcomes, rather … Rather than an “either/or” approach, it would be much more fruitful and productive to pursue a “both … However, the overarching themes section of Chapter 5 is structured with introductions following rather