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1581. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-heart_research-protocol.pdf
      April 18, 2012 - Guidance documents will be drafted and provided to the researchers to aid both reproducibility and standardization

1582. Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/coronary-artery-disease-testing_disposition-comments.pdf
      March 29, 2016 - They are calculated using arbitrary reference standards (e.g., 50% or 70% stenosis of a coronary artery

1583. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      September 13, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: September 13, 2012 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities Amendment D…

1584. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-fatigue_executive.pdf
      July 01, 2016 - tested the ability of the method to identify ME/CFS patients using one of the case definitions as a reference … standard. … definitions, although the accuracy of each method could not be determined because there is no established reference … standard. … calculations for primary outcomes to determine efficacy, and more rigorous adherence to methodological standards

1585. Disposition of Comments Report for Nitrous Oxide for the Management of Labor Pain (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/labor-nitrous-oxide_disposition-comments.pdf
      August 23, 2012 - Reviewer #2 Executive Summary Page ES-10, lm 47: What is meant that the standards of care are not … The standards of care are not comparable because the labor pain management options differ. … conducted in the 1960s and one would presume under very different conditions when compared to current standards … diffusive air samplers and the significance of the findings from this study in terms of Swedish and US standards … We have added information about US standards and provided the authors' explanation for the difference

1586. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Layout 1 Background Chronic pelvic pain in women is a commonly occurring and poorly understood condition. Little consensus on the definition of the condition exists—the duration of pelvic pain considered chronic in published studies varies from 3 months to more than 6 months, and the location and pathology of the pa…

1587. Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/outcome-definition-and-measurement-chapter-6.pptx
      January 01, 2013 - Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative …

1588. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antidepressants-seniors-pneumonia_research.pdf
      May 01, 2008 - Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures Effective Health Care Number 5 Research Reports Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures Sean Hennessy, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Warren B. Bilker, Ph.D…

1589. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_research-protocol.pdf
      September 30, 2014 - Practice parameter: evaluation of the child with global developmental delay: report of the Quality Standards … genetic and metabolic testing on children with global developmental delay: report of the Quality Standards … value of a standard whereby it can be related to stated references, usually national or international standards

1590. Computerized Definitions Showed High Positive Predictive Values for Identifying Reasons for Hospitalizations in a Medicaid Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-hospitalizations_research.pdf
      October 01, 2008 - Computerized Definitions Showed High Positive Predictive Values for Identifying Reasons for Hospitalizations in a Medicaid Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative ne…

1591. Untitled (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/field-triage-glascow_research-protocol.pdf
      February 25, 2016 - Lack of Standardization in the Use of the Glasgow Coma Scale: Results of International Surveys.

1592. THIS IS OUR TEACHER! (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_media_wilkes.ppt
      April 01, 2006 - THIS IS OUR TEACHER! Communicating the Harms and Benefits of Medical Treatments: a look from both sides of the aisle… Prepared by michael wilkes and richard kravitz We learn about medicine through the media Press coverage is too often inaccurate, superficial, or sensationalized. Some of the most import…

1593. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - searches to the English language and to studies published from 1982 to the present to reflect current standards … Comparative studies were also published between 2001 and 2010 and may not fully represent evolutions in standards … • Standardization of scoring tools to assess change in IH. … Research to improve standardization among tools and the development of uniform scoring systems and … • Standardization of nomenclature.

1594. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_conductingquantitativesynthesis.pdf
      October 01, 2010 - Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program …

1595. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
      October 01, 2010 - Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program …

1596. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_executive.pdf
      September 22, 2011 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 91 Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness Executive Summary Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-borne infectious disease in the United States.1,2 The Centers for Disease Contro…

1597. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_research-protocol.pdf
      January 30, 2013 - To aid in both reproducibility and standardization of data collection, researchers will receive data … QUADAS-2 describes risk of bias in four key domains: patient selection, index test(s), reference standard … reporting Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: January 30, 2013 13 standards

1598. Lung-Cancer-Nonsurgical-Therapies Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_executive.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 112 Local Nonsurgical Therapies for Stage I and Symptomatic Obstructive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Executive Summary Background Non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) refers to any type of epithelial lung cancer other than small-cell lung cancer.1 The disease arises f…

1599. Hepatitis-C Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_executive.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 76 Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults Executive Summary Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic bloodborne pathogen in the United States. HCV is primarily acquired by large or repeated percutaneous exposures to blood, with …

1600. Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-information-exchange_executive.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. … Proactive population health management in the context of a regional health information exchange using standards-based