National Guideline Clearinghouse | AHRQ Evidence Reports

National Guideline Clearinghouse | AHRQ Evidence Reports

Evidence Technical Reviews

The following provides a list of Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) technical reviews starting with the most recent. For a list of archived reports, visit the Archived Technical Reviews on AHRQ's Web site.
17.   Nutritional Research Series

• Volume 1: Application of Systematic Review Methodology to the Field of Nutrition
• Volume 2: Issues and Challenges in Conducting Systematic Reviews to Support Development of Nutrient Reference Values: Workshop Summary
• Volume 3: Reporting of Systematic Reviews of Micronutrients and Health: A Critical Appraisal
• Volume 4: Effects of Eicosapentanoic Acid and Docosahexanoic Acid on Mortality Across Diverse Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Prospective Cohorts

16.   Updating Systematic Reviews
15.   Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design: An Overview
14.   A Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children With Special Health Care Needs
13.   Empirical Evaluation of the Association Between Methodological Shortcomings and Estimates of Adverse Events
12.   Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness From Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews
11.   Developing a Methodology for Establishing a Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis
10.   Strategies To Support Quality-based Purchasing
9.   Closing the Quality Gap:

• Volume 1: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies
• Volume 2: Diabetes Mellitus Care
• Volume 3: Hypertension Care
• Volume 4: Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior
• Volume 5: Asthma Care
• Volume 6: Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Volume 7: Care Coordination

8.   Meta-regression Approaches: What, Why, When, and How?
7.   Determinants of Increases in Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services
6.   Current Validity of AHRQ Clinical Practice Guidelines
5.   Measures of Patient Safety Based on Hospital Administrative Data—The Patient Safety Indicators
4.   Refinement of the HCUP Quality Indicators
3.   Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
2.   Treatment of Headache