Closing the Quality Gap: Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 9, January 2006, 158 pp. The fourth publication in this multi-volume series provides a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, targeting both prescribing of antibiotics for non-bacterial illnesses and prescribing of broad-spectrum antibiotics when narrow-spectrum agents are indicated. (AHRQ 04(06)-0051-4)
Closing the Quality Gap: Asthma Care Strategies. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 9, January 2007, 199 pp. The fifth publication in this multi-volume series presents an evaluation of the evidence that quality improvement strategies can improve the processes and outcomes of outpatient care for children and adults with asthma. (AHRQ 04(07)-0051-5)
Closing the Quality Gap: Care Coordination. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 9, June 2007, 158 pp. The seventh publication in this multi-volume series defines care coordination interventions and discusses how they are influenced by factors in the health care setting and how they relate to patient outcomes and health care costs. (AHRQ 04(07)-0051-7)
Closing the Quality Gap: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 9, January 2007, 107 pp. The sixth publication in this multi-volume series examines the effects of quality improvement strategies on promoting adherence to interventions for prevention of selected infections (surgical site infections, central-line associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections) and on the rates of such infections. (AHRQ 04(07)-0051-6)
Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design: An Overview. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 15, July 2007, 47 pp. Discusses the likely effects of consumer-directed health plans, tiered networks, and expanded quality data collection and dissemination on the use and costs of health care. (AHRQ 07-0067)
Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness from Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 12, April 2006, 19 pp. Proposes and tests seven hallmarks of study design to create a tool that can help researchers and those producing systematic reviews to distinguish more readily and more consistently between efficacy and effectiveness studies. (AHRQ 06-0046)
A Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 14, June 2007, 35 pp. Examines the issue of care coordination for children with special health care needs, particularly those aspects of care coordination that are especially important to current practice and policy challenges. (AHRQ 07-0054)
Developing a Methodology for Establishing a Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 11, January 2006, 35 pp. Describes a project initiated by the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center to contribute to the improvement of the evidence-base practice process, focusing on specific actions that could serve to improve process efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction. (AHRQ 06-0026)
Empirical Evaluation of the Association Between Methodological Shortcomings and Estimates of Adverse Events. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 13, October 2006, 31 pp. Assesses the association between perceived methodological shortcomings and estimates of serious complications from surgical and medical interventions. Compares estimates of harms from studies meeting eight pre-defined criteria designed to assess the quality of harms reporting to studies not meeting the criteria. (AHRQ 07-0003)
Evidence-Based Practice: AHRQ's Role in Generating and Disseminating Knowledge. M. Coopey, M. Nix, C. Clancy, AORN Journal 86(5): November 2007, 857-860. Describes three of AHRQ's initiatives for promoting evidence-based practice—the Evidence-based Practice Centers program, the National Guideline Clearinghouse, and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse—and discusses the role and contributions of nurses and nursing research in furthering evidence-based practice. (AHRQ 08-R023)
GRADE: Assessing the Quality of Evidence for Diagnostic Recommendations. H. Schunemann, A. Oxman, J. Brozek, et al., ACP Journal Club 149(6):December 2008, JC6-2-JC6-3. Describes a rigorous and transparent approach for grading the quality of research evidence and strength of recommendations that can be used to guide clinical practice. (AHRQ 09-R031)
Updating Systematic Reviews. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 16, September 2007, 71 pp. Discusses the extent to which systematic reviews require updating and the signals that indicate the need to update a systematic review, particularly a review that is directly relevant to clinical practice. (AHRQ 07-0087)
Will It Work Here? A Decisionmakers Guide to Adopting Innovations. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, September 2008, 116 pp. Helps decisionmakers determine whether an innovation would be a good fit for their health care organizations. (AHRQ 08-0051)
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Nutritional Research Series. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Office of Dietary Supplements. A series of technical reviews that explore the challenges involved in conducting nutrition-related reviews and integrating the reviews into nutrition applications.
Advancing the Role of Systematic Reviews in Nutrition Research and Applications, Volume 1. Technical Review 17-1, January 2009, 27 pp. Describes the steps for performing systematic reviews and highlights areas unique to the discipline of nutrition important to consider in data assessment. (AHRQ 09-0026-1)
Issues and Challenges in Conducting Systematic Reviews to Support Development of Nutrient Reference Values, Workshop Summary, Volume 2. Technical Review 17-2, January 2009, 45 pp. Using vitamin A as an example, discusses the utility of an unbiased systematic review of a defined question. (AHRQ 09-0026-2)
Reporting of Systematic Reviews of Micronutrients and Health: A Critical Appraisal, Volume 3. Technical Review 17-3. Discusses the reporting of nutrition variables and the importance of improved adherence to consensus methods and reporting standards. (AHRQ 09-0026-3) |
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Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments
Cancer and Blood Disorders
Adnexal Mass, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 130.
Evidence Report. January 2006 (AHRQ 06-E004)
Breast Cancer Care in Women, Measuring Quality.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 105.
Summary. September 2004 (AHRQ 04-E030-1)
Evidence Report. October 2004 (AHRQ 04-E030-2)
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Colorectal Cancer.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 138.
Evidence Report. May 2006 (AHRQ 06-E002)
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Symptoms and End-of-Life.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 137.
Evidence Report. May 2006 (AHRQ 06-E001)
Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 122.
Summary. June 2005 (AHRQ 05-E019-1)
Evidence Report. June 2005 (AHRQ 05-E019-2)
Cancer Control Interventions, Diffusion and Dissemination.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 79.
Summary. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E032)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E033)
Clinical Utility of Cancer Family History Collection in Primary Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 179.
Evidence Report. May 2009 (AHRQ 09-E007)
Collection and Use of Cancer Family History in Primary Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 159.
Evidence Report. October 2007 (AHRQ 08-E001)
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 186.
Evidence Report. August 2009 (AHRQ 09-E018)
Family History of Breast, Ovarian, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancers.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 179.
Evidence Report. March 2009 (AHRQ 09-E007)
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: Diagnostic Strategies and Their Implications.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 150.
Evidence Report. May 2007 (AHRQ 07-E008)
HER2 Testing to Manage Patients with Breast Cancer or Other Solid Tumors.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 172.
Evidence Report. November 2008 (AHRQ 09-E001)
Hydroxyurea Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 165.
Evidence Report. February 2008 (AHRQ 08-E007)
Impact of Gene Expression Profiling Tests on Breast Cancer Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 160.
Evidence Report. January 2008 (AHRQ 08-E002)
Ovarian Cancer, Genomic Tests for Detection and Management.
Evidence Reports/Technology Assessment, No. 145.
Evidence Report. October 2006 (AHRQ 07-E001)
Small Cell Lung Cancer, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 143.
Evidence Report. July 2006 (AHRQ 06-E016)
Complementary and Alternative Care
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Back Pain Utilization Report.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 177.
Evidence Report. February 2009 (AHRQ 09-E006)
Meditation Practices for Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 155.
Evidence Report. June 2007 (AHRQ 07-E010)
Dietary Supplements
B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 134.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E008)
Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements, Chronic Disease Prevention.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 139.
Evidence Report. May 2006 (AHRQ 06-E012)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms in Culture Studies.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 92.
Summary. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E011-1)
Evidence Report. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E011-2)
Soy, Effects on Health Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 126.
Summary. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E024-1)
Evidence Report. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E024-2)
Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 183.
Evidence Report. August 2009 (AHRQ 09-E015)
Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
Sinusitus, Acute Bacterial—Update.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 124.
Summary. June 2005 (AHRQ 05-E020-1)
Evidence Report. June 2005 (AHRQ 05-E020-2)
Heart and Vascular Diseases
Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders and Relevant Considerations in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 163.
Evidence Report. January 2008 (AHRQ 08-E005)
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Defibrillators in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 152.
Evidence Report. June 2007 (AHRQ 07-E009)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 171.
Evidence Report. June 2009 (AHRQ 09-E016)
Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 106.
Summary. November 2004 (AHRQ 05-E001-1)
Evidence Report. November 2004 (AHRQ 05-E001-2)
Heart Failure Diagnosis and Prognosis, Testing for BNP and NT-proBNP.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 142.
Evidence Report. September 2006 (AHRQ 06-E014)
Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults with a History of Venous Thromboembolism.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 180.
Evidence Report. July 2009 (AHRQ 09-E011)
Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 123.
Summary. May 2005 (AHRQ 05-E018-1)
Evidence Report. May 2005 (AHRQ 05-E018-2)
Infectious Diseases
Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in the Developing World.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 156.
Evidence Report. July 2007 (AHRQ 07-E014)
Management of Chronic Hepatitis B.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 174.
Evidence Report. October 2008 (AHRQ 09-E002)
Information Technology
Barriers and Drivers of Health Information Technology Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 175.
Evidence Report. November 2008 (AHRQ 09-E004)
Health Information Technology, Costs and Benefits.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 132.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E006)
Impact of Consumer Health Informatics Applications.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 187.
Evidence Report. August 2009 (AHRQ 09-E019)
Telemedicine for the Medicare Population—Update.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 131.
Evidence Report. February 2006 (AHRQ 06-E007)
Kidney Conditions
Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 161.
Evidence Report. December 2007 (AHRQ 08-E003)
Utility of Monitoring Mycophenolic Acid in Solid Organ Transplant Patients.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 164.
Evidence Report. February 2008 (AHRQ 08-E006)
Lung Conditions
Asthma, Work-Related, Diagnosis and Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 129.
Summary. October 2005 (AHRQ 06-E003-1)
Evidence Report. November 2005 (AHRQ 06-E003-2)
Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Depression, CYP450 Testing for Adults Treated with SSRIs.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 146.
Evidence Report. January 2007 (AHRQ 07-E002)
Eating Disorders, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 135.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E010)
Integration of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Primary Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 173.
Evidence Report. December 2008 (AHRQ 09-E003)
Tobacco Use, Prevention, Cessation, and Control.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 140.
Evidence Report. June 2006 (AHRQ 06-E015)
Metabolic, Nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Diabetes Education for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Families.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 166.
Evidence Report. April 2008 (AHRQ 08-E011)
Diabetes Mellitus, Islet Transplantation in Patients.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 98.
Summary. July 2004 (AHRQ 04-E017-1)
Evidence Report. August 2004 (AHRQ 04-E017-2)
Effectiveness of Weight Management Programs in Children and Adolescents.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 170.
Evidence Report. September 2008. (AHRQ 08-E014)
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Fasting Glucose, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 128.
Summary. August 2005 (AHRQ 05-E026-1)
Evidence Report. September 2005 (AHRQ 05-E026-2)
Obesity, Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 103.
Summary. July 2004 (AHRQ 04-E028-1)
Evidence Report. July 2004 (AHRQ 04-E028-2)
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Treatment of Common Hip Fractures.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 182.
Evidence Report. June 2009 (AHRQ 09-E009) Available online only (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm)
Treatment of Primary and Secondary Osteoarthritis of the Knee.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 157.
Evidence Report. July 2007 (AHRQ 07-E012)
Nerve and Brain Conditions
Dementia, Pharmacological Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 97.
Summary. April 2004 (AHRQ 04-E018-1)
Evidence Report. April 2004 (AHRQ 04-E018-2)
Insomnia, Manifestations and Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 125.
Summary. June 2005 (AHRQ 05-E021-1)
Evidence Report. June 2005 (AHRQ 05-E021-2)
Parkinson's Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 57.
Summary. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E039)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E040)
Stroke, Evaluation and Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 127.
Summary. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E023-1)
Evidence Report. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E023-2)
Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 169.
Evidence Report. September 2008 (AHRQ 08-E013)
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 153.
Evidence Report. April 2007 (AHRQ 07-E007)
Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 133.
Evidence Report. March 2006 (AHRQ 06-E009)
Effectiveness of Assisted Reproductive Technology.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 167.
Evidence Report. May 2008 (AHRQ 08-E012)
Episiotomy Use in Obstetrical Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 112.
Summary. May 2005 (AHRQ 05-E009-1)
Evidence Report. May 2005 (AHRQ 05-E009-2)
Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 154.
Evidence Report. July 2007 (AHRQ 07-E011).
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Elective Induction of Labor.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 176.
Evidence Report. December 2008 (AHRQ 09-E005)
Menopause-Related Symptoms, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 120.
Summary. March 2005 (AHRQ 05-E016-1)
Evidence Report. March 2005 (AHRQ 05-E016-2)
Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 120.
Evidence Report. May 2008 (AHRQ 08-E009)
Perinatal Depression, Prevalence and Screening.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 119.
Summary. February 2005 (AHRQ 05-E006-1)
Evidence Report. February 2005 (AHRQ 05-E006-2)
Therapeutic Management, Delivery, and Postpartum Risk Assessment and Screening in Gestational Diabetes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 162.
Evidence Report. February 2008 (AHRQ 08-E004)
Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Women.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 185.
Evidence Report. September 2009 (AHRQ 09-E017)
Oral and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Celiac Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 104.
Summary. June 2004 (AHRQ 04-E029-1)
Evidence Report. July 2004 (AHRQ 04-E029-2)
Pediatric Conditions
Toilet Training.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 147.
Evidence Report. December 2006 (AHRQ 07-E003)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Pediatric Anthrax.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 141.
Evidence Report. July 2006 (AHRQ 06-E013)
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 149.
Evidence Report. February 2007 (AHRQ 07-E006)
End-of-Life Care and Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 110.
Summary. December 2004 (AHRQ 05-E004-1)
Evidence Report. December 2004 (AHRQ 05-E004-2)
Minority Healthcare Quality, Improvement Strategies.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 90.
Summary. January 2004 (AHRQ 04-E008-1)
Evidence Report. June 2003 (AHRQ 04-E008-2)
NIH State of the Science Conference: Family History and Improving Health; OMAR Conference.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 184.
Evidence Report. August 2009 (AHRQ 09-E016)
Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 151.
Evidence Report. March 2007 (AHRQ 07-E005)
Patient Safety, Effects of Working Conditions.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 74.
Summary. March 2003 (AHRQ 03-E024)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E031)
Periodic Health Evaluation, Value.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 136.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E011)
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