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| 02-13152 | Public comments on EPC Report “Systems to Rate the Strength of Scientific Evidence” | Notice | To inform its response to a legislative mandate to develop and disseminate methods or systems to rate scientific evidence found in health care research studies (see Background section, below), AHRQ commissioned the Research Triangle Institute-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center (RTI/UNC EPC) to undertake a study on systems to rate the quality of scientific evidence. The goals of the EPC study were to describe systems to rate the strength of scientific evidence, including evaluating the quality of individual articles that make up a body of evidence on a specific scientific question in health care, and to provide some guidance as to current "best practices" with respect to rating scientific evidence regrading a particular clinical treatment or technology. The RTI/UNC EPC completed their study and submitted to AHRQ the report "Systems to Rate the Strength of Scientific Evidence". The report includes the EPC's methodological approach (e.g., search strategy, data collection, analysis of findings) and discusses identification of systems, factors important in developing and using rating systems, and a "best practices" orientation to selecting systems for use. The report also includes recommendations for future research. The comprehensive report "Systems to Rate the strength of Scientific Evidence, is available on AHRQ's web page at http:// www.ahrq.gov/clinic/evrptfiles.htm#strength". The report also is available, without charge, from the AHRQ Clearinghouse by calling 800- 358-9295. There are a variety of audiences for the guidance that the Agency will disseminate on this subject, who we hope will be interested in evaluating the usefulness of this EPC report for their purposes and who will also describe the type of guidance that would be most helpful to them. Obtaining comment on how the AHRQ can best fulfill its legislative mandate to identify and disseminate guidance on systems to rate the strength of scientific evidence, is essential to fulfill its commitment to inform all segments of the health care community. We are interested in receiving comments on the report's overall clarity, usefulness, and thoroughness, and we also welcome suggestions on the type of guidance that would be most helpful to researchers, policymakers, provider systems, professional societies, practitioners, patients, and others. For example, what do professional societies, practitioners, payors, policymakers need to know about grading scientific evidence? What parts of the EPC report will be used in day- to-day health care decision making? Is some part this information useful to patients? What are the most useful format(s) for the guidance that AHRQ should use for its dissemination strategy with particular audiences or users? | 2002-05-24 | 2002 | 5 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/24/02-13152/public-comments-on-epc-report-systems-to-rate-the-strength-of-scientific-evidence | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-05-24/pdf/02-13152.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | 221,5 | To inform its response to a legislative mandate to develop and disseminate methods or systems to rate scientific evidence found in health care research studies (see Background section, below), AHRQ commissioned the Research Triangle... |