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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-applicability.ppt
June 01, 2012 - to explain how assessing applicability involves looking at each individual study in the review, as well … For instance, a company that offers a well-used test that produces dichotomous, qualitative results — … Reviewers must understand where in the evaluation process a test is being used. … There are several examples of this, with one of the more well-known examples being that the criteria … being used as part of a management strategy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse_disposition-comments.pdf
July 10, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #6 Introduction The introduction is well written and provides helpful and well-
researched … The idea being that early identification and
brief counseling would prevent its development. … (and followed by a cryptic sentence re specificity being
excellent in adults??). … Thank you
Peer Reviewer #3 General This is an exceptionally well-designed and well-written systematic … Thank you
Peer Reviewer #6 General The report is very well written and well-organized and the key
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Context and Domain Being Studied
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Making Healthcare … harm, and respond more effectively after future events;5, 6 organizations’
culture of safety,7 as well … Adjustments include being as specific as possible about
the questions, limiting the number of databases … fully integrated with the organization’s patient safety
efforts (as opposed to being primarily described … reviews published since 2010 Published before January 1, 2010
Setting Any setting in which care is being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2012 - comparative effectiveness review focusing on the treatment of AF through rate or rhythm
control is being … prior stroke or
transient ischemic attack (TIA) are considered independent risk factors for stroke as well … Thus, a large number of patients with AF who could benefit from
warfarin are not being offered treatment … the
assessment instruments detailed in AHRQ’s Methods Guide.25 Briefly, we will rate each study as
being … Expert Panel (TEP) to assure that the questions are
specific and explicit about what information is being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_peptic_ulcer_potential_high_impact_2012-12-111.pdf
January 01, 2012 - This report is being generated twice a year. … (Twenty topics in this priority area
were being tracked in the system as of October 26, 2012.) … (The therapy has also recently been identified as being explored for other autoimmune
diseases such … In the United States, the surgery is being performed by at least seven academic
teaching hospitals … improvements in health outcomes such as weight gain, improvements in lean muscle mass, general
well-being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/febrile-infants-diagnosis-management_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Management of Febrile
Infants (0–3 months)
Executive Summary
2
gram-negative enteric bacteria being … The probability of being free of bacteremia among test-
negative infants (i.e., NPV) for the Philadelphia … The probability of a low-risk
infant (< 3 months old) for being free of total SBI (i.e.,
NPV) for the … Febrile infants classified as being at high risk for SBI were
administered immediate antibiotic therapy … Ambulatory care of
febrile infants younger than 2 months of age classified as
being at low risk for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-adults-prisons_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2012 - community found that “renewed involvement in the
criminal justice system was the norm,” with 41 percent being … convicted of felonies, 61 percent
being convicted of any crime, and 70 percent being convicted of new … specifically, it clarifies that we will consider studies
that describe a community treatment that is being … However, the intent of the interventions may differ depending on the population being
served. … Depending on time
constraints of the review, we may grade additional outcomes as well.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_research-protocol.pdf
May 19, 2010 - What new uses are being studied in trials? … depressive disorder (aripiprazole has already been approved)
Adults, 18 years old and older, as well … Adverse events will be analyzed for all
controlled trials as well as observational studies with at least … • “Adverse Events” section: adverse events will be analyzed for all controlled trials
as well as … Expert Panel (TEP) to assure that the questions
are specific and explicit about what information is being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/adhd_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2011 - The paper is written little differently
than an academic review paper, though, and it is even being … included into widely accepted classification
systems” instead of “as reflected by its being included … Should discuss the impact of being in a research study (e.g.,
volunteer bias, expectancy effects and … DId you find evidence of that number
of subjects being exposed in the population to guanfacine? … Straight forward, well organized,
summarized the evidence, and the issues with the evidence well.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - I am amazed that this form of treatment is still being
used as a viable option for treatment of depression … Table 1 refers to the Kelner study which is
ineligible for the review due to it not being a
TRD population … issue with the statement that the clinically
recommended TMS protocol is still “in the process of being … have modified this statement to note that
standardization had been difficult while the
protocol wqs being … Peer Reviewer
#6
Clarity and
Usability
Excellent report well designed, well organized, well written
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
December 01, 2012 - Gene expression profiling (GEP) is one
of the techniques being studied.
Purpose. … “There are good examples of gene expression profiles being used
to improve disease classification in … Two sources of tissue are being used for these assays; either fresh-frozen tissue or formalin-
fixed, … That is, the GEP assays are being studied as a better
way to identify risk of disease recurrence and … The
GEP assays currently (July 2012) available are being marketed as LDTs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-disposition-comments.pdf
June 14, 2021 - Practice level is
categorized and listed in
the forest plots from meta-
analyses, as well as in
study … & Affiliation Section Comment Response
Public
Reviewer #6
Evidence Summary The document is well … The final sentence being
address is: "The primary
objective in the prehospital
setting is to ensure … programs need to
teach a variety of skills
related to airway
management with the
ultimate goal being … Results from individual
studies are detailed in
Appendix F as well.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism-adolescents_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - designed, well carried
out, and well reported. … Peer reviewer #6 General If we wait until the standard of research that is being proposed in
this review … the economic realities of our society it is
probable that most of what this review would consider being … Key questions are well-
chosen. … The search procedures are explained well.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-anemia-update_research-protocol.pdf
June 16, 2010 - beta) or darbepoetin treatment
(compared to no treatment, to placebo, or to each other) in patients being … -
being. … in controlled clinical trials to improve
symptoms of anemia, quality of life, fatigue, or patient well-being … • To decrease these risks, as well as the risk of serious cardio- and
thrombovascular events, use … Studies in which patients received surgical
treatment while being administered ESA.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-test_disposition-comments.pdf
April 01, 2013 - KI # 9 Introduction
p. 23, line 20
Ryo and HIFU are being mostly used for whole gland treatment but … newer
studies are being conducted of focal treatment with these modalities. … Use of Z-scores relies on
an assumption of the data being approximately normally distributed. … The report is well structured and
organized. … Report clear and well-organized.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/accountable-care-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper-2018-5.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Registries are being used to both target
interventions for population and care management, as well as … Through use of the
registries as well as other initiatives, the group has reduced readmission rates … Data Architecture and Models
Increasingly, data warehousing and business intelligence tools are being … Besides summary statistics, guided-drill down capabilities are particularly important in
being able … management and success of organizations seeking to shift
toward value-based health care delivery by being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mccullough.pdf
January 01, 2011 - does not authorize it
o Simple consent is adequate for authorizing
routine clinical management of well … deprofessionalized
medical ethics does not support professional integrity
o Physician’s role reduced
to being … physician
should
refuse his
sanction, but he has
no right to complain of his
advice not being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children_research-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2010 - The role of HSCT in pediatric diseases
depends in part on the indication for which it is being used. … For many of these diseases, HSCT is a well-established treatment. … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 5, 2010
individualization of treatment being … graded “poor” if any of the following fatal flaws
exists: Groups assembled initially are not close to being … Expert Panel (TEP) to assure that the questions are specific and explicit about what
information is being
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-machine-learning-screening.pdf
November 01, 2019 - The findings of this study
address two facilitators to the adoption of new technologies: being perceived … Despite being the only pay-for-use
software among the three, DistillerSR was often not the favorite … I found the various functions in Abstrackr were well integrated.
f. … I found the various functions in DistillerSR were well integrated.
f. … I found the various functions in RobotAnalyst were well integrated.
f.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_disposition-comments.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Further, while being
aware of the context for the key clinical
questions to be addressed by our
evidence … more significant BP lowering and reduction in
the slope of decline of renal function, with the latter being … If they were, then screening might be useful if
patients who are already under care are not being treated … One could argue that if
patients are being treated for a non-CKD
indication (e.g. hypertension) and … As stated above, if patients are being
treated for a non-CKD indication (e.g.