Results

Total Results: 889 records

Showing results for "the consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems".

341. Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual September 2015 Revision (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ahrq-healthcare-horizon-scan-protocol-operations-manual-151001.pdf
     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

342. Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/major-joint-replacement/protocol
     July 14, 2020 - To focus on the primary interests of the nominating health systems, we focus on structured interventions … (for the health systems, payers, and patients) vary greatly throughout the U.S. without notable differences … assessment of progress, and must provide ongoing feedback to the patient throughout the course of intervention … ) Quality Assessment tool. 42 For RCTs, we will use all the items from the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool … and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with experience in making health care

343. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/improved-cancer-outcomes-protocol_0.pdf
     December 01, 2021 - assessment techniques, insuff icient energy intake, unintentional w eight loss >5%, and/or loss of … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Based on AHRQ guidance16, two independent … an assessment of the grey literature to assess potentially unpublished studies. … Geriatric assessment and 1-year mortality in older patients with cancer in the head and neck region: … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care

344. Comparative Effectiveness of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/mrsa-screening-2010/research-protocol
     June 02, 2011 - and the NHA Health Technology Assessment Programme, and Guidelines.gov. … elements are described below under Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Assessment … Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment). … Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: critical appraisal … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

345. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin-future_research.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - perspectives, including methodological/research expertise, clinical experience, and consumer and payer … consumer and payer representation. … The consumer perspective was especially useful in drawing attention to ways in which patients experience … The consumer representative noted significant practice variation across health care settings in the … Technology assessment: an American view. Eur J Radiol 1992;14:147-56. PMID: 1563415. 13.

346. Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-assessment-research-updates_research.pdf
     September 15, 2008 - This document presents the findings from the assessment for public information and transparency. … systematic review, can have significant implications for those guidelines and for clinical and consumer … , that is, reviewing the literature and gathering expert opinion in support of this assessment. … The method did not involve expert assessment, but instead relied on a combination of quantitative and … the new searches, the expert responses, and an assessment regarding the need to update each conclusion

347. 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 - being treated with compression systems, what are the benefits and harms of using systemic antibiotics … 3, the comparator of interest will be compression systems alone. … assessment tool.7 We will supplement these tools with additional quality-assessment questions based … The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised … and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with experience in making health

348. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cerebral-palsy-feeding_research-protocol.pdf
     June 12, 2012 - The diversity of the clinical features is reflected in multiple classification systems that include … Risk of bias is derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies that addressed the KQ … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others … Risk of selection, reporting, and other bias are assessed in the Quality Assessment Form Part I. … Risk of selection, reporting, and other bias are assessed in the Quality Assessment Form Part I.

349. Testing of CYP2C19 Variants and Platelet Reactivity for Guiding Antiplatelet Treatment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antiplatelet-treatment/research-protocol
     November 22, 2011 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological quality … , or risk of bias, for each individual study using the assessment instrument detailed by the Agency for … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … Statistical methods for assessment of added usefulness of new biomarkers. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

350. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
     January 27, 2012 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias (internal validity) of studies … had a complete set of assessment interviews, and suggest that disulfiram may have a role in the treatment … of support systems and additional provider and staff training.1,3 Further, primary care providers … Alcohol-use Disorders: The NICE Guidelines on Diagnosis, Assessment and Management of Harmful Drinking

351. final Fibromyalgia CER protocol_3-31-14 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fibromyalgia_research-protocol.pdf
     April 03, 2014 - among health care providers in the timing of a fibromyalgia diagnosis relative to other coexisting … care providers across multiple clinical settings. … Applying the ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fibromyalgia. … Pain assessment: global use of the Brief Pain Inventory. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

352. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-standardized-library_0.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - The information in this report is intended to help EPCs and AHRQ understand health-systems need and … outcomes for assessment. … so that users can understand the level of comparability between measures across different systems and … The clinical areas selected for this feasibility assessment were diverse and presented different challenges … of NIH, universities and health systems Approximately half of the clinicalTrials.gov studies seem

353. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-standardized-library.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - The information in this report is intended to help EPCs and AHRQ understand health-systems need and … outcomes for assessment. … so that users can understand the level of comparability between measures across different systems and … The clinical areas selected for this feasibility assessment were diverse and presented different challenges … of NIH, universities and health systems Approximately half of the clinicalTrials.gov studies seem

354. DRN: Report 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-safety_research.pdf
     July 01, 2009 - The DEcIDE network assists health care providers, patients, and policymakers seeking unbiased information … new analytic tools to assist healthcare providers, patients, and policy makers with making informed … different from the focus of this project, assessment of those approaches and lessons learned may be … data content for the receiving entity) and healthcare providers who transmit any health information … Design factors that are measured in an assessment of sustainability should include (1) effectiveness

355. Comparative Effectiveness of Dietary Supplement Versus No Dietary Supplement Use in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/dietary-supplements/research-protocol
     December 21, 2010 - In turn, we hope that this synthesis will result in health care providers and consumers making more informed … This will be considered in the assessment of heterogeneity and applicability. … , the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and the Health Technology Assessment Database. … , blinding of outcome assessors, assessment of the purity/dose/stability of a dietary supplement and, … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

356. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/disruptive-behavior-disorder/research-protocol
     July 01, 2014 - for specific patient subgroups, it is difficult for healthcare providers to make informed treatment … positive results for children with DBDs, but it is unclear how healthcare providers should select between … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias of … and summarizes the four grades that we will use for the overall assessment of the body of evidence. … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care,

357. Suicide Prevention | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/suicide-prevention/research-protocol
     December 28, 2015 - care, the rapid expansion of electronic health record (EHR) systems and patient registries, and the … Assessment of Bias This systematic review is primarily concerned with data systems used in suicide … A formal assessment of bias, which focuses on the quality of the study in evaluating its intervention … Downloading and analyzing the data sources within each of these data systems will be out of the scope … ty=tp&tid=19 Department of Justice, BJS Healthcare Provider Records Adolescent Suicide Attempt

358. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
     October 10, 2019 - , healthcare providers, and evidence synthesis experts. … risk of bias assessment approaches and the latest revision of the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool (RoB 2 … For the outcomes functional status and quality of life we will assess whether the outcome assessment … The strength of evidence assessment will use the AHRQ EPC program strength of evidence assessment categories … , practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care

359. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1412 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - 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 Seven experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health … However, one health systems expert noted that the definition of having an anesthesia professional “ … , and with patient approval, by family members, caregivers, or health care providers.23 Clinical … Results and Discussion of Comments Seven experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health

360. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/procalcitonin_executive.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … consumer organizations, and purchasers of health care. … Clearinghouse, and the Health Technology Assessment Programme. … ), and outcome assessment (primary and secondary outcomes, response criteria, followup frequency and … is based on a system developed by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation