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401. preoperative-testing-protocol-130514 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preoperative-testing_research-protocol.pdf
     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

402. 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.

403. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … Quality (Risk of Bias) Assessment We assessed quality of RCTs using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk … systems including standardized pictorial systems. … The tables also provide the assessment of the risk of bias, consistency of findings across trials, directness … and pictorial blood loss assessment charts.

404. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 28, 2012 - in each of these systems varies but can include hepatic function, performance status, and tumor characteristics … In addition, the use of various disease classification systems and the inability to translate disease … :  Quality Assessment o Number of participants and flow of participants through steps of study … Okuda, CLIP, and BCLC staging systems in a single Italian centre. … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

405. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ischemic-stroke-treatment_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among treatment … medical therapies, whether outcomes assessment was blinded, and the device used. … Retrieval and manipulation of foreign objects in Yes Device Systems, Inc. the cardiovascular system … blinded outcome assessment. … of the MERCI and Penumbra Systems).

406. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - and the NHA Health Technology Assessment Programme, and Guidelines.gov. … of Individual Studies o Assessment of Applicability and Clinical Diversity: – Patient characteristics … o 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 … practicing clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care

407. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - ; and avoid the presentation of risk of bias assessment as a composite score. … concepts relevant for risk of bias and applicability are relevant to both systems.9 Table 1. … of Systematic Reviews,1 Systems to Rate the Strength of Scientific Evidence,21 and Evaluation of Non-randomized … Systems to rate the strength of scientific evidence. … Systems to rate the strength of scientific evidence.

408. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - The “Lund Method” uses erythrocytes to facilitate physiologic assessment of pulmonary responses at … various levels of insurance. 9 Portable Warm Blood Perfusion Systems (Organ Care System and … the platform and provides donor-organ assessment information.69 In pilot trials, the harvested lung … Cost of the OCS Lung and XPS, a need to train staff to use the systems, and increased staffing requirements … Normothermic perfusion of donor lungs for preservation and assessment with the Organ Care System

409. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 21, Management Strategies To Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions (pdf file)
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     May 21, 2015 - A study of client- focused case management and consumer advocacy: the Community and Consumer Service … its ability to affect other outcomes such as increased social functioning and consumer satisfaction … of restricting liberties "unless accompanied by a rigorous assessment of their potential costs and benefits … concerns when prospective payment systems are in place. … #5 Key Informant Summary and Implications p. 39 lines 44-48: “insurance systems rather than

410. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … ) or the assessment of patient-relevant outcomes, resource use and logistics, and availability of technology … of Effects, the Health Technology Assessment Database, the U.K. … Discussion Key Findings and Assessment of the Strength of Evidence In this update of the 2009 Comparative … Tables F-H summarize our assessment of the strength of evidence.

411. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries_research_1.pdf
     April 15, 2019 - review of systems used to standardize language and definitions for outcome measures and other data … Governance plans for existing systems, with the goal of understanding how these systems are curated ( … , and measurement.95 The Common Formats initiative creates a standardized method for healthcare providers … NIH Toolbox: For the assessment of neurological and behavioral function. … demographics and clinical assessment.

412. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research.pdf
     April 15, 2019 - review of systems used to standardize language and definitions for outcome measures and other data … Governance plans for existing systems, with the goal of understanding how these systems are curated ( … , and measurement.95 The Common Formats initiative creates a standardized method for healthcare providers … NIH Toolbox: For the assessment of neurological and behavioral function. … demographics and clinical assessment.

413. Research Protocol: Care Interventions for PeopleWith Dementia (PWD) and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
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     February 22, 2019 - informal and formal caregivers, and the effect of interventions on outcomes for people or systems … duration and study followup, setting, risk of bias elements, and NIH stage model assessment. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias and NIH Stage of Individual Studies Based on AHRQ guidance … bias by comparing reported results with those mentioned in the methods section and an assessment of … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

414. hemorrhage-postpartum-protocol-140611 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
     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

415. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among treatment … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Data extraction. … Quality assessment. … More information about our quality assessment methods is in the full report. … the diagnosis by a health care provider, evaluation by a health care provider, and objective diagnostic

416. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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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.

417. Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharm-treatment-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
     December 11, 2018 - initiatives to address gaps related to understanding the complexities of pain assessment and management … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies The predefined criteria used for … of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation), outlined in the AHRQ methods guide.16 The … When quantitative synthesis is not possible, sample size and assessment of variance within individual … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others

418. Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] (pdf file)
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     December 19, 2013 - initiation and titration strategies, integration of risk assessment and mitigation strategies, and … Risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published … 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 … to insure consistency in quality assessment.

419. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suicide-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
     December 23, 2015 - As pointed out by the Data and Surveillance Task Force of the NAASP (2014),7 the data systems used … care, the rapid expansion of electronic health record (EHR) systems and patient registries, and the … 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

420. Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 05, 2014 - , families, communities and healthcare systems, and, by supporting good health, prevent or delay the … A factor was added to Key Questions 3 and 5, namely the “degree of tailoring based on needs assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias for … clinicians, relevant professional and consumer organizations, purchasers of health care, and others … of sessions, that is, there may be some tailoring of topics and delivery based on the needs assessment