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321. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     January 10, 2012 - ) • Pharos EX-308 (Ra™ Medical Systems, Inc.) • XTRAC® (PhotoMedex, Inc.) … Published Online: January 10, 2012 Assessment of the quality of included studies will be conducted … assessment of adverse events, sample size, and use of intention-to-treat analysis. … Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and Health Technology Assessment … practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care,

322. Schedule of Visits and Use of Telemedicine for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - trimester, a repeat complete blood count, Tdap vaccination, testing for group B strep, and an assessment … have yet to be elucidated for routine antenatal care. 2 Several health systems in the U. … The COVID-19 pandemic increased the urgency of determining the ideal timing and frequency of prenatal … Assessment of Quality and/or Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: We will evaluate each … , relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with a role

323. Schedule of Visits and Use of Telemedicine for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - trimester, a repeat complete blood count, Tdap vaccination, testing for group B strep, and an assessment … have yet to be elucidated for routine antenatal care. 2 Several health systems in the U. … The COVID-19 pandemic increased the urgency of determining the ideal timing and frequency of prenatal … Assessment of Quality and/or Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: We will evaluate each … , relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with a role

324. Appendicitis Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2013 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias for … Negative appendectomy and imaging accuracy in the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

325. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 30, 2012 - Independent assessments of the currently available risk-assessment tools for thromboembolic events and … A comparative and thorough assessment of current tools could assist providers in understanding the clinical … Elucidating the role and accuracy of these tools with a comparative assessment would provide clinicians … The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

326. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - We thought it was important to stay focused on an objective assessment of the risk of bias. … measures (or that the assessments of these variables in ongoing data systems should be of the highest … Assessment” section. … Absent an agreed upon list of relevant confounders, the best risk of bias assessment isto assess what … We added a reference to systems science tools and the need for assessments of study methods to include

327. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 11, 2014 - Treatment varies depending on the etiology, and clinicians need to know the optimal assessment methods … of the literature and will include eligible studies of all interventions—including systems-level approaches—for … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the quality of studies … Study limitations are derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies that addressed the … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

328. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 21, 2011 - staff will independently perform quality assessment of the included studies; disagreements will be … The quality of individual studies will be assessed using specific assessment tools for each type of … assessment tools and the Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. 37 … Risk of bias is derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies that addressed the Key … practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care

329. Management and Outcomes of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 21, 2014 - the diagnosis of BED, the assessment of a patient eating an “objectively large amount of food” is not … Furthermore, a consistently endorsed definition of LOC eating does not exist; thus, the assessment of … assessment (PICOTs) is depicted for each of the treatment KQs (Figure 1) and each of the course of illness … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias (internal … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

330. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 16, 2020 - CD in patient at <6 cm dilation for fetal distress Cervical assessment at time of admission (e.g. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Methods from the Methods Guide for … Based on the risk of bias assessment, individual included studies will be rated as being “good,” “fair … Bishop score and transvaginal ultrasound for preinduction cervical assessment: a randomized clinical … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care,

331. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2019 - COPD Purpose of Review To evaluate the effectiveness and harms of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic … the benefits and harms of antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids in mild ECOPD, the benefits and … In adult patients with exacerbation of COPD, what are the benefits and harms of emerging and other … In adult patients with exacerbation of COPD, what are the benefits and harms of emerging and other … outcomes, such as mortality, resolution of exacerbation, hospital readmission etc., to allow for assessment

332. The Refinement of Topics for Systematic Reviews: Lessons and Recommendations From the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-refinement_methods.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Based on an assessment of the experience of various EPCs, to identify best practices and incorporate … The recommendations in this report were developed from our work group’s synthesis and assessment of … These may be clinicians or other health care providers, researchers, or other individuals who are well … the systematic review and analysis o Studies o Systematic reviews • Assessment of other ongoing … consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others who will use the findings from the report

333. Layout 1 (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 treatment … with the use of FDA- approved FGAs and SGAs in children, adolescents, and young adults ≤24 years of … Quality Assessment and Grading the Body of Evidence Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological … We assessed cohort studies using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. … Common weaknesses included lack of independent and blind outcome assessment and failure to adequately

334. Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 14, 2013 - on an individualized assessment of the patient's medical history and perceived risks. … At the systems level, the volume of testing has direct impact on resource utilization and costs. … Trials Registry, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Health Technology Assessment Database … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological quality … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

335. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - of participants and personnel, blinding of outcome assessment, incomplete outcome data (i.e., was incomplete … If the risk of bias assessment tool is similar to our approach, we will separately assess risk of bias … bias by comparing reported results with those mentioned in the methods section and an assessment of … QUADAS-2: A revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

336. Healthcare Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities (pdf file)
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     January 16, 2024 - /or lack of knowledge on the part of healthcare providers; communication failures between healthcare … , health system policies or procedures) or attitudinal (e.g., healthcare provider knowledge or awareness … ; educational/training programs for healthcare providers) • Characteristics/components of interventions … reports produced by Federal or State agencies, healthcare provider organizations, or others. … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of healthcare

337. Health-Care-Interventions-Review White-Paper (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2011 - If an assessment is done, the resulting surveillance report describing the methodology and findings … citing the limitations of relying solely on RCTs for assessment of complex interventions,2, 35, 36 though … outcome,38 may not reflect the dynamic and interacting nature of multicomponent and systems-level interventions … systems, and quality improvement interventions.5, 39 For example, an examination of EPOC’s health systems … assessment, and synthesis.20 Investigators must consider the advantages and disadvantages of various

338. Multiple-Sclerosis Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … the MS Quality of Life- 54 (MSQOL-54, the Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS), and the … Such areas may contribute systems-level factors to DMT selection and adherence, and to the successful … Needs assessment of persons with multiple sclerosis and significant others: using the literature review … Validation of the functional assessment of multiple sclerosis quality of life instrument.

339. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
     September 27, 2012 - This topic is clinically relevant and one of importance to health care providers, patients, and policymakers … : • Quality Assessment o Number of participants and flow of participants through steps of study … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies • Assessment of Applicability and Clinical … chemotherapy) – Number and types of previous lines of treatment • Outcome Assessment o Identified … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

340. Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual September 2015 Revision (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - AHRQ does not directly participate in the horizon scanning or assessment of leads or topics, and did … To evaluate components of existing horizon scanning systems and their respective protocols to identify … An expert with a potential COI and relatively lesser expertise, based on our assessment of their degree … access, infrastructure, and systems of care delivery. … (TEC) provides evidence-based reports on health care technology assessment in the areas of diagnosis