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221. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End-of-Life | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - It endeavors to facilitate the development, assessment, and implementation of quality indicators. … amenable to feedback from health care systems and professionals. … We have adapted the steps developed by the QA (Quality Assessment) Tools project and used in the Cancer-Quality-ASSIST … Screening and Assessment/Diagnosis indicators addressed routine psychosocial assessment, whether patients … Institute of Medicine. Enhancing data systems to improve the quality of cancer care.

222. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - providers, health system administrators, researchers, and government agencies about practices that … workers. … Matching Clostridioides difficile strains obtained from shoe soles of healthcare workers epidemiologically … Meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus transmission among healthcare workers, patients and the … Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission among healthcare workers, patients and the environment

223. Management of Uterine Fibroids | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2019 - The FDA has approved a number of devices to treat uterine fibroids including MRgFUS systems and power … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias We will evaluate the methodologic risk of bias of individual … We will use an adapted version of the McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms tool to assess harms … The assessment of the study limitations domain will be derived from the risk of bias of the individual … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

224. Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (pdf file)
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     August 04, 2022 - sustainability, and ongoing assessment of approaches to integrate behavioral health in primary care … , healthcare provider organizations, or others. … risk of bias assessment for that study. … Similar to assessment of risk of bias for individual studies, the strength of evidence (SOE) for each … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care

225. Systematic Review of Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and of Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 01, 2021 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies The assessment of risk of bias for … intervention) and methodologic (based on risk of bias assessment) variables. … by assessment of the impairment and risk domains. … Uncontrolled asthma : A lack of asthma control, as determined by assessment of the impairment and/or … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

226. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - In assessment of comparative effectiveness, the two overarching comparisons of interest would be autotitrating … with the consumer advocates (see below). … Near the true end of the discussion period, we noted that the consumer stakeholders (the patient, the … assessment of their impact on outcomes. … In assessment of comparative effectiveness, the two overarching comparisons of interest would be autotitrating

227. Mass-Casualty-Events-Scarce-Resources Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - of an MCE can severely challenge even the most highly experienced and well-equipped health care providers … Under those circumstances, local and regional health care providers are unable to meet victims’ needs … care providers, organizations, government officials, and the public approach the challenge in a thoughtful … The studies we examined indicated that it is possible to engage health care providers in productive … Few offer actionable guidance to policymakers, health care providers, or the public.

228. Home-Based Primary Care Interventions Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - , an increasing number of public and private health systems and plans were beginning to offer HBPC. 13 … by other health care providers, but home visits by a primary care provider, who may be a physician, nurse … and assessment of the home environment through any means (e.g. multidisciplinary teams and/or referrals … quality assessment, and then we will summarize our findings into an assessment of the applicability … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

229. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Safer (MHS) reports consolidate information for healthcare providers, health system administrators … stakeholders, clinical specialists, experts in patient safety issues, and a patient/consumer perspective … We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment For studies that address Review Question 5 about the effectiveness … Safer Literature Searches for Studies of Effectiveness Data Extraction Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment

230. Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock (pdf file)
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     February 04, 2025 - of Blood & Biotherapies,11 as well as reports produced by Federal, State, and local agencies, healthcare … provider organizations, or others. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We define the risk of bias as the risk … entitled Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies). … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care

231. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_research-protocol.pdf
     November 03, 2011 - and mortality and create a substantial burden on the people affected, caregivers, health systems, … health care systems and payers. … Family systems and nursing home systems: an ecosystemic perspective for the systems practitioner. … Assisted Living: Quality-of-Care and Consumer Protection Issues in Four States. GAO/HEHS-99-27. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

232. Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents and Phototherapy for Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - intermediate (plaque BSA measurement, PASI score, Patient’s Assessment of Global Improvement, PGA, and … Pharos EX-308 (Ra™ Medical Systems, Inc.) XTRAC® (PhotoMedex, Inc.) … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Assessment of the quality of included studies … Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and Health Technology Assessment database. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

233. Methods Research Report Improving Access To And Usability of Systematic Review Data for Health Systems Guideline Development (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - reviews in alternative formats and allow further assessment of whether these formats can increase uptake … systems; however, the complexity of the data and current standards for reporting and formatting reviews … options such as tree diagrams or forest plots that are familiar to healthcare providers and researchers … This could allow for a more realistic assessment of the resources, time and expertise needed to produce … Two alternatives versus the standard Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

234. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Review_Healthcare Worker Implicit Bias Training and Education (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Addressing bias and reducing discrimination: the professional responsibility of health care providers … Reducing racial bias among health care providers: lessons from social-cognitive psychology. … Cultural competence: a systematic review of health care provider educational interventions. … Effects of cultural sensitivity training on health care provider attitudes and patient outcomes. … Military Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) awareness training for health care providers

235. The Effect of Dietary Digestible Carbohydrate Intake on Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Growth, Size, and Body Composition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2023 - lives of millions of people in the United States and globally. … of total dietary digestible carbohydrates and allows the isolation of the effect of carbohydrate intake … Assessment of the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will evaluate the risk of bias of the included … unclear risk of bias studies and not rate down the SOE. … Based on this assessment and the initial study design, we will assign the SOE rating as high, moderate

236. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
     June 11, 2013 - Those reports are sent to various experts with clinical, health systems, health administration, and/or … are aggregated for discussion and impact assessment at a class level for this report. … basis of experts’ comments and their assessment of potential impact. … Based on this input, our overall assessment is that this intervention is in the lower end of the high-impact-potential … Results and Discussion of Comments Six experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health

237. Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Realist and Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - among a large group of health care providers across the health care continuum (ambulatory outpatient … care providers and social support systems, which, in turn, could increase adherence to their treatment … Assessment of Methodological Quality or Risk of Bias of Individual Studies For KQs 1 and 2, we will … For both RCTs and observational studies, risk of bias assessment will include questions to assess all … The assessment of applicability is integral to a realist review through its consideration of context

238. White Paper_Supplementing Systematic Review Findings With Healthcare System Data: Pilot Projects From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - The AHRQ EPC program also supports healthcare systems in their efforts to improve quality of care and … optimize patient outcomes, and many systematic reviews address issues of priority to healthcare systems … on the queries posed, and the departments and/or health systems that had access to the data. … Because many health systems are small and may not have the necessary sample size to address the evidence … Followup could also focus on the development of risk-of-bias assessment methods for nonrandomized studies

239. Strategies To Reduce Cesarean | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/cesarean-birth-2010/research-protocol
     December 01, 2019 - The quality of individual studies will be assessed by using specific assessment tools for each type of … For observational studies (specifically the pre- and post-studies of health systems changes), we will … of cohorts, assessment of outcome, adequate duration of followup, and adequate followup of the cohort … Risk of bias is derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies that addressed the KQ and … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

240. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
     August 26, 2011 - using the consumer price index for inpatient hospital services. 3 Using the same adjustment, the … 70 percent of HAIs would be $25.0 billion to $31.5 billion, adjusted using the consumer price index … What is the cost, return on investment, or cost-effectiveness for health care providers, patients, and … Assessment of the impact of the PSP on outcomes and possible unexpected effects. … For studies with multiple interventions, an assessment of the influence of context on intervention and