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381. EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - The target audience varied and included: hospitals, hospital management, health systems, health systems … However, health systems tended to dominate and few programs responded to requests from individuals not … Only one of the five products involved quality assessment and grading the quality of evidence. … None of the six products involved quality assessment or grading the quality of evidence. … How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic

382. Disposition of Comments for CER 201 Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2018 - ’s manufacturing and consumer platforms. … In order to address the needs of these children and their families, AAFA conducted a needs assessment … After careful review and analysis of all the data collected during the needs assessment, AAFA created … The Certification Program independently tests and identifies consumer products that are more suitable … We considered baseline levels of the primary outcomes as part of our assessment of the evidence, in

383. Topic Brief: Supplemental Oxygen Prescribing Practices (pdf file)
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     October 16, 2020 - Comparison of continuous flow versus demand oxygen delivery systems in patients with COPD: A systematic … Research and Quality or of the U.S. … Assessment of each criteria determined the need to evaluate the next one. … assessed by analyzing the current standard of care, the existence of potential knowledge gaps, and … and study design to estimate the size and scope of a potential evidence review.

384. ADHD-Update-protocol-160818 (pdf file)
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     August 18, 2016 - treatment, duration of treatment, previous symptoms and comorbid conditions, and family and health … care provider preferences. … The use of EEG-based systems to support the diagnosis of ADHD will also be evaluated. … Trends in the Parent-Report of Health Care Provider-Diagnosed and Medicated Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

385. Comparative Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 12, 2011 - over, in order to include the population group in TBI Model Systems studies). … Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies The primary and secondary abstractor/evaluator will … and personnel, blinding of outcome assessment, incomplete outcome data, selective outcome reporting, … Systems of care. In: Silver JM, McAllister TW and Yudofsky SC, eds. … and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others with experience in making health care

386. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 11, 2014 - If important domains were excluded from either the risk of bias assessment, we will determine the need … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of each included study … Assessing Applicability Applicability assessment will be based on the similarity of the populations … Coeliac disease: Recognition and assessment of coeliac disease. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

387. Effectiveness of Practice-based Interventions Addressing Concomitant Mental Health and Chronic Medical Conditions in the Primary Care Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 21, 2011 - Those authors noted that the growth of interest in the development of systems of care for managing depression … Assessment Database (University of York), the Veterans Affairs Technology Assessment Program (VATAP) … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess the quality (internal validity … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 173 (Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

388. Screening for Hepatitis C | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 20, 2011 - for HCV infection within the context of screening and risk assessment of the general population. 1,2 … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias of … We will adapt criteria from the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool (systematic reviews … 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

389. Management of Gout | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 03, 2014 - , ADLs, patient global assessment, and prevention of future flares (recurrence) (Figure 1). … Observational studies will be included for the assessment of rare adverse events. … Included studies will go on for dual abstraction of study-level details and outcomes and for assessment … the setting, care providers, and patient population the review is intended to cover, applicability assessment … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

390. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2011 - The assessment of treatment response and remission by using the SFLC assay or the κ/λ ratio appears … among patients with diagnosed disease, and assessment of prognosis. … Systems to Rate the Strength of Scientific Evidence, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 47 (Prepared … 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

391. 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

392. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
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     December 18, 2019 - o CD in patient at <6 cm dilation for fetal distress • Cervical assessment at time of admission … 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

393. Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 11, 2018 - , the benefits and harms of antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids in mild AECOPD, the benefits and … Assessment of the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies - We will evaluate the risk of bias of each included … Based on this assessment and the initial study design, we will assign SOE rating as high, moderate, … and limitations of applicability of the whole body of evidence in the summary of evidence tables. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

394. Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 08, 2012 - for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (e.g., the Assessment of Multiple Systematic … and Reviews of Effects (DARE) and the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) databases of the Centre for … Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. … daily living and/or sleeping) GRADE The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

395. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
     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

396. Horizon-Scan Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - administration professionals working in all sizes of health systems and settings (urban, rural, and … The expert with a potential conflict of interest and relatively lesser expertise, based on our assessment … , and systems of care delivery. … is the analysts’ assessment of comments for those topics with scores at or above the mean and median … are relative to the assessment of the other topics in that priority area at a particular point in

397. Transition of Care for Acute Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Patients From Hospitalization to Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Secondary Prevention (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - figure refers to primary care and other health care providers (we had limited space in the text box … follows: “Multiple referrals indicates referrals to primary care and other health care providers.” … recommendation for followup with primary care and other health care providers.” … providers before the problems are exacerbated and require readmission. … , communication and respiratory systems.

398. Allergy-Seasonal Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … of Abstracts and Reviews of Effects (DARE), and the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) databases of … • The quality assessment of included studies was described and documented. … Guide39 and is based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE … Evidence for the assessment of this KQ was lacking.

399. Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 20, 2012 - considered in each of these systems varies but can include hepatic function, performance status, and … In addition, the use of various disease classification systems and the inability to translate disease … : Quality Assessment Number of participants and flow of participants through steps of study Treatment-allocation … Okuda, CLIP, and BCLC staging systems in a single Italian centre. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

400. preoperative-testing-protocol-130514 (pdf file)
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     May 14, 2013 - based 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 … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others