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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_disposition-comments.pdf
December 14, 2015 - Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute
Appendicitis
Draft review available for public comment from November 4, 2014 to December 2, 2014.
Re…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-prognostic/slides
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - hospitals,25 and even across an entire region.26 For
MRSA, a number of fairly rigorous studies have tested … Forms to
facilitate title and
abstract review and full
text screening will be
pilot tested during … Forms to facilitate data
abstraction will be pilot tested
during implementation of quality
control
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/santa_eccs2012.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Santa_ECCS2012
Slide 1: Communicating
Information About Overuse to Consumers
John Santa, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Health
Ratings
Center
Consumer Reports, Yonkers, New York
Slide 2: Consumer Reports
in Context
• Consumers choose/pu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2013 - attempt is made to segregate studies into those that
determined cutoff values post hoc versus those that tested … multi-variable models do not include the typical factors
used in prognostic modeling and thus when tested … Are patients randomized to be tested before
treatment and when BNP is positive, then the patients are
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatic-fibrosis_white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Research White Paper
Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic
Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Tests for Hepatic
Fibrosis
Research White Paper
Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic
Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Tests for Hepatic
Fibrosis
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research an…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_disposition-comments.pdf
December 14, 2012 - for testing” will be very
important as clinical algorithms
for use of GEP assays are
developed and tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/diagnostic-tests-accuracy/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_disposition-comments.pdf
August 23, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias
Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1229
Published Online: August 23, 2012
Comparative E…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Diagnosis of Gout
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Gout is a form…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 8, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis
Amendment Date(s) if applicable:
(Amendm…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
September 20, 2013 - breast-biopsy-update-130920
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: September 20, 2013
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy
for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions—An Update
to the 2009 Report
I. Background…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0332_07-29-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0283
Document Completion Date: 11-16-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Prostate cancer screening (using PCA3) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The
scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparato…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging_research-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2010 - C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 05, 2010
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Technical Brief - Use and Safety of Positional MRI in the
Management of Patients with Musculos…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_disposition-comments.pdf
February 13, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=960
Published Online: February 13, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
July 14, 2016 - limited evidence
available, the specifics of
recommendations (e.g., this specific
outcome should be tested … limited evidence
available, the specifics of
recommendations (e.g., this specific
outcome should be tested … make available the
opportunity to discuss strategies to decrease aggression
over time that have been tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_research-protocol.pdf
April 06, 2010 - After initial medical treatment has begun, hemoglobin A1c is tested. … After initial medical treatment has begun, hemoglobin A1c is tested.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer_executive.pdf
October 01, 2014 - 1
Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and
Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Executive Summary
Background and Objectives
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is
the most common primary malignant
neoplasm of the liver, usually developing
in individuals with chronic liver disease
or cirrhosis. Worldwide, it is the f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - vasoreactivity testing response;
however, acute vasoreactivity is seen in a minority of
patients tested … This limits the number of trials
and endpoints that can be tested (ie survival). … vasoreactivity testing response;
however, acute vasoreactivity is seen in a minority of
patients tested … vasoreactivity testing response;
however, acute vasoreactivity is seen in a minority of
patients tested … However,
candidate studies often tested mixed populations.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 163
Improving Antibiotic Prescribing
for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory
Tract Infections
Executive Summary
Introduction
Antibiotics transformed the practice
of medicine in the last half of the 20th
century. With antibiotics, common
infections and injuries that w…