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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-grading_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7
7-1
Chapter 7
Grading a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests
Sonal Singh, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns
Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Stephanie M. Chang, M.D., M.P.H., Center for O…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
June 01, 2012 - PowerPoint Presentation
Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
Prepared for:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Medical Test Reviews Methods Guide
www.ahrq.gov
Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
This slide set is based on chapter 1…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_clinician.pdf
June 01, 2016 - For these reasons, efficacy may be
higher than that reflected in this analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disposition-of-comments-cer-192-anxiety-in-children.pdf
August 31, 2017 - Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report: Anxiety in Children
Source: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/anxiety-children/research-2017/
Published Online: August 31, 2017
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Anxiety in Children
D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 141
Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Executive Summary
Background
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most
common cause of cancer death among
men and women in the United States.1,2 In
2013 in the United St…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/use_of_handheld_ebell_presentation.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Ebell_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehealt…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-health-mobile-apps-disposition-of-comments.pdf
May 20, 2022 - are not forced through a standard safety process for
evaluation and application for health related reasons … have already had this occur in my own practice with healthcare
apps that are purchased for "medical reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-210-breastfeeding-disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Appendix E gives exclusion reasons for each full-text
article. … Our current article flow diagram shows
reasons for exclusion (and more detail is given in the
excluded … Specific reasons for why studies have been excluded
are noted in the appendices. … Peer Reviewer 6 General
Comments
There are other studies that have been
excluded for reasons that … Most
were excluded due to other reasons (e.g., no
comparison group, ineligible study design) and not
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cesarean-birth-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - initially reviewed publications made the
final cut, I think a bit more detail than “the most common
reasons … We have added text to clarify the reasons for excluding that
study in the Cochrane analysis and how
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_disposition-comments.pdf
October 25, 2011 - We realize there were reasons for
their exclusion, but these reasons seem more
applicable to exclusions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2011_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - and AC1 statistics to detect levels of agreement for each quality
component, and evaluated possible reasons … to exclude from the
analyses were the same for exposed
and not exposed
C Reasons to exclude from … the
analyses differ for exposed and not
exposed
Major flaw
D Specify reasons for exclusion … from the analyses was
not reported separately for exposed
and not exposed
0.07 0.14 0.26 0.17
Reasons … to exclude from the
analyses were the same for
exposed and not exposed
0.14 0.29 0.67 0.16*
Reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ems-911-workforce-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2015 - The resulting
decisional dilemmas relate to addressing reasons for decreased adherence to IPC
standards
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-applicability_methods.pdf
January 01, 2011 - For these reasons, to date there has not been any detailed guidance for assessing applicability of
evidence … study with low rate of side-effects.13
Run in period; include attrition before
randomization and reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
January 01, 2011 - For these reasons, to date there has not been any detailed guidance for assessing applicability of
evidence … study with low rate of side-effects.13
Run in period; include attrition before
randomization and reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/fecal-incontinence_disposition-comments.pdf
March 21, 2016 - People have
ABL for all kinds of reasons - not just FI. … the
discrepancies around FI prevalence estimates,
because adults can have ABL (a symptom) for
many reasons … Authors clearly identified reasons why data could
not be pooled (e.g., significant differences in outcomes … Exploring reasons why
standardization has not occurred was not the
goal of this review, but our additional
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-disposition-archived.pdf
May 04, 2017 - the Results
section could add value above and
beyond the table by explaining what the
particular reasons … I don't believe many of the
conclusions are relevant to policy or
practice decisions for the reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - the Results
section could add value above and
beyond the table by explaining what the
particular reasons … I don't believe many of the
conclusions are relevant to policy or
practice decisions for the reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disabilities-quality-improvement-outcomes_disposition-comments.pdf
October 15, 2012 - limited by a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria which, while
seeming reasonable for practical reasons … exclusion criteria were self-imposed,
with input from the technical expert panel,
largely for practical reasons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
June 12, 2012 - your statement that the missing comparisons
could not be made in clinical trials today for ethical reasons … Reference 2 was not included in this review for
the following reasons: (1) It did not include
women … Appendix E of the full report contains a list of
all excluded studies with reasons for exclusion. … were reviewed for potential
inclusion in the report and none met the
eligibility criteria for the reasons … For these reasons, we would strongly recommend
that the search criteria be modified to include the numerous
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-disposition-comments.pdf
March 25, 2024 - The summary of findings
tables (see tables 3-25)in
the final report include a
column stating the reasons … However, there are
many reasons for these discrepancies which I think is
important context for diagnosis … We have added the reasons
for downgrading to the
summary of findings tables
so that the reader can