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241. Local Therapies for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Metastases to the Liver: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 31, 2012 - This topic is clinically relevant and one of importance to health care providers, patients, and policymakers … : Quality Assessment Number of participants and flow of participants through steps of study Treatment-allocation … of Individual Studies Assessment of Applicability and Clinical Diversity Patient characteristics … Number and types of previous lines of treatment Outcome Assessment Identified primary outcome … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

242. Medication Therapy Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 24, 2013 - health care providers achieve important intermediate and long-term health-related outcomes. … care provider. … ; health care providers; and patients. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias of individual … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

243. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - Key components of case management include planning and assessment, coordination of services, patient … However, study duration will be considered in the assessment of the quality and applicability of the … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess the quality of systematic … The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised … practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care,

244. Disposition of Comments for CER 182 Glasgow Coma Scale (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2017 - of a mGCS assessment. … ED was included in the review of the literature and in the assessment of findings. … 6) is a comparatively easy concept to teach, especially to lower level healthcare providers. … Some of the subgroup/sensitivity analyses related to age, type of trauma, and assessment setting are … that not all EMS systems are created equal.

245. Disposition of Comments Report for Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2015 - We appreciated the reviewer’s assessment. … We appreciate the reviewer’s general assessment. … MHCD uses their consumer and provider-administered recovery measures as a measurement-based means to … Denver for their consumer and provider-administered recovery measures. [1- Lusczakoski K, Olmos-Gallo … I don’t think the use of EMRs for gauging quality is unique to health systems.

246. Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 16, 2011 - health care systems (see Data Abstraction below), and resource allocation. … assessing sample selection, comparability of cohorts, and the assessment of outcomes. … We will extract data from graphs using the measurement tool of Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro (Adobe Systems Inc … The development of the QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

247. Alcohol-Misuse Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2010 - of primary care physicians and other primary health care providers include, at a minimum, the provision … Assessment of the nature and extent of alcohol, nicotine, and other drug use by patients, with consistency … of data collection and documentation akin to the consistency of assessment and documentation of vital … Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

248. Best Practices for Conducting Economic Evaluations in Health Care: A Systematic Review of Quality Assessment Tools (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Systems proposed to date have listed criteria for the assessment of economic evaluations, yet have … software. 4 Management systems changed due to the fact that at the time of the update TrialStat … The final item is an overall assessment of the quality of the study. … Some of the checklists (e.g., Drummond and Jefferson, 1996 35 ) require an assessment of the clarity … and consolidation of quality assessment.

249. Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 29, 2018 - (PP) for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with SUDs. … the 2005 AACAP PP for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with SUDs. … Assessment of Risk of Bias We will assess the risk of bias (methodological quality) of each study based … Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with substance use disorders … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

250. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Methods for Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 02, 2011 - of blood glucose (SMBG) by fingerstick replaced the assessment of glucose by urine dipstick to allow … interaction between types of intensive insulin-delivery methods and blood glucose-monitoring systems … The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised … McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) for primary studies. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

251. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … scope of practice, and the need for adequate systems for ensuring appropriate care for women identified … were described, blinding of subjects and providers, blinded assessment of the outcome(s), intention-to … We used checklists to guide the assessment of applicability. … of such systems, with a “B” recommendation for screening if systems are in place but a “C” recommendation

252. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
     May 20, 2013 - There are two other colorectal cancer staging systems—the Dukes and modified Astler-Coller staging systems—that … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others … Taxonomic and prognostic groups based on the AJCC, Dukes and Modified Astler-Coller staging systems … Was the healthcare provider blinded to the groups to which the patients were assigned? 15.

253. Stem-Cell-Children Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … The TEP provided consultation on the development of the protocol and evidence tables for the review … Systematic Review Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Major elements for data abstraction were patient … Assessment, Development and 9 Figure D. … and series, thus reducing the strength of evidence.

254. OUTLINE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-framework_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - The DEcIDE network assists health care providers, patients, and policymakers seeking unbiased information … 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.

255. OUTLINE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-measures-framework_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - The DEcIDE network assists health care providers, patients, and policymakers seeking unbiased information … 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.

256. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - that the AHRQ's Eisenberg Center may develop consumer- and clinician- focused translational materials … accounted for in the assessment of the studies, or adequately discussed in the report. … Intervention is based on a comprehensive assessment of the sensory motor factors impacting the child's … TEP Reviewer #1 Methods The definitions of outcome measures described risk of bias assessment of … We agree that blinding is a key methodologic component but note that our assessment of risk of bias

257. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 29, 2019 - It has been developed based on existing prior conceptual frameworks and systems maps. … frameworks and systems maps from obesity and other conditions not directly related to pain were considered … systems maps. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Not applicable for the purpose of … , relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with experience

258. Topic Brief: Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (pdf file)
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     October 28, 2020 - What are the barriers to healthcare providers referring eligible patients with chronic lung conditions … What are the barriers to healthcare providers referring eligible patients with chronic lung conditions … Another protocol for an upcoming Cochrane systematic review6 will evaluate patient, healthcare provider … programs by healthcare providers, including providers lack of knowledge of evidence-based benefits … , and healthcare providers.

259. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 19, 2013 - and dose initiation and titration strategies, integration of risk assessment and mitigation strategies … Risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies In patients with chronic pain being considered for long-term … assessed as being at low risk of bias, according to the AMSTAR quality assessment tool. 25,26 If systematic … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used to … insure consistency in quality assessment.

260. Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Update of the Literacy and Health Outcomes Systematic Review of the Literature | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 22, 2010 - Patients of all ages and caregivers whose primary language is the same as that of the health care provider … "Consumer competencies and the use of comparative quality information: it isn't just about literacy." … "Numeracy and the shortcomings of utility assessment in head and neck cancer patients." … "Health care provider-directed intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among veterans: results … "Comprehension and choice of a consumer-directed health plan: an experimental study."