Knowing What Works in Health Care: A Roadmap for the Nation

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Knowing what Works in Health Care: A Roadmap for the Nation

6-2		Key Features of National Clinical Effectiveness Programs in Australia, Canada, and England and Wales,		162
6-3		Alternative Approaches to Organizing the Program: Administrative Structure and Primary Functions,		164
6-4		Summary Assessment of Organizational Alternatives Based on Committee Principles,		167

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Front Matter (R1-R22)

1 Introduction (17-32)

2 An Imperative for Change (33-56)

3 Setting Priorities for Evidence Assessment (57-80)

4 Systematic Reviews: The Central Link Between Evidence and Clinical Decision Making (81-120)

5 Developing Trusted Clinical Practice Guidelines (121-152)

6 Building a Foundation for Knowing What Works in Health Care (153-178)

Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations (179-180)

Appendix B: Workshop Agendas and Questions to Panelists (181-192)

Appendix C: Template for Submissions of Topics to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (193-198)

Appendix D: Standards for Reporting Meta-Analyses of Clinical Trials and Observational Studies: QUOROM and MOOSE (199-204)

Appendix E: Examples of ECRI Institute and Hayes, Inc., Quick Turnaround Reports (205-230)

Appendix F: Guideline Standards: The AGREE Instrument and COGS Checklist (231-236)

Appendix G: Committee Biographies (237-246)

Index (247-256)