Table of Contents
The Importance of Evidence as a Component of Health Policy
Examples of Popular Press Headlines
Overview
Overview
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Health-Related Research Continuum
AHRQ Customers and Goals
AHRQ RESEARCH FOCUS: HOW IT DIFFERS
EXAMPLE: DIABETES
Ten Roles of Government in Health Care Quality
Overview
Inputs to Health Care Decisions
Importance of Evidence-Based Decision-Making (EBDM)
Why Evidence-Based Decision-Making?
Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC): Complementary/ Overlapping Themes
Growing Need for Evidence-Based Health Care
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Variation in the Use of Hospital Services New Haven vs. Boston, 1982
Health Services of Proven Benefit
Current Compliance Rates
Why Interest in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)?
Explosion of “Evidence-Based Medicine/Practice”
Evolution of Evidence-Based Health Care (selective version) - 1
Evolution of Evidence-Based Health Care- 2
Evidence-Based Health Care
Evidence of Effectiveness?
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Outcomes Research: Definitions
WHY Outcomes and Effectiveness Research?
Quality Measurement
Overview
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Types of Decisions
Uses of Evidence for Decision-Making
Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs)
Explicit Evidence-based Processes
Evidence-based Practice Centers
Goals for the EPC Program
EPC Partners
Topic Nominations and Criteria
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Screening for Breast Cancer
Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
AHRQ Research Study: Aspirin Use in Patients With Heart Disease
Screening Adults for Depression
Clarifying Questions
Discrete and Answerable Questions?
Methodology
Topic Assessment and Refinement
Peer Review
EPC Products
EPC Publications
Four-Page Summaries of EPC Evidence Reports
Examples of Evidence Report Use
Other Trends
Four Steps to Evidence-Based Policies
Four Steps to Evidence-Based Policies (continued)
EBDM: Outputs
Policy Uses of Evidence
Percent of Complete Mastectomies with ហ Hours LOS
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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Quality Indicators
Using AHRQ’s Prevention Quality Indicators to Lower Diabetes Cost
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HCUP Quality Indicators: Potentially avoidable hospital admissions
Randomized Controlled Trials of Therapy for Low Back Pain
AHRQ Research Study: Effectiveness of Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment for Women With PID
Case Study: Impact of Mental Health Parity Plus Carve-Out for Mental Health Benefits
Overview
Challenges from EBM and Decision Making
Unresolved Issues
Issues and Challenges
Where to Go Next
Needs and Opportunities
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Clinical Significance: For Whom?
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