This is an ongoing activity of AHRQâs Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program.
AHRQâs EPC Program develops evidence reports on topics relevant to clinical and other health care organization and delivery issuesâspecifically those that are common, expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid populations. For example recent reviews have focused on clinical conditions, such as âCervical Degenerative Disease Treatment: A Systematic Reviewâ ; health delivery topics such as âPostpartum Care up to 1 Year After Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysisâ ; and specific technologies such as âBlood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review.â These evidence reports include systematic reviews, technical briefs, and rapid reviews; and provide an essential foundation from which to understand what we know from existing research and what critical research gaps remain. These reports and reviews are based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses of the scientific literature on topics. EPC reports and assessments emphasize explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale, and assumptions. EPC reports are conducted in accordance with an established policy on financial and nonfinancial interests. These scientific syntheses may include meta-analyses.
The EPC Program supports AHRQâs mission by synthesizing and disseminating the available research as a âscience partnerâ with private and public organizations in their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care. The EPC Program is a trusted source of rigorous, comprehensive, and unbiased evidence reviews for stakeholders. The resulting evidence reports are used by Federal and State agencies, private-sector professional societies, health delivery systems, providers, payers, and others committed to evidence-based health care. These end-users may use EPC Program evidence reports to inform policy decisions, clinical practice guidelines, and other healthcare decisions.
This activity, Online Submission Form for Supplemental Evidence and Data for Systematic Reviews for the Evidence-based Practice Center Program, seeks to answer the following research question:
1. Are there research studies or other information that can promote the comprehensiveness of AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program evidence reviews?
This research has the following goals:
1. Use research methods to gather knowledge on the effectiveness and harms of certain treatments and healthcare delivery processes and models for medical conditions, both published and unpublished, to evaluate the quality of research studies and the evidence from these studies.
2. Promote the use of evidence in healthcare decision making to improve healthcare and health
3. Identify research gaps to inform future research investments
US Code:
42 USC Sec. 299
Name of Law: Healthcare and Research Quality Act of 1999
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 1 Attachment B Online Submission Form
SSA 0935-0231 1 5 26.docx
Website portal for Submission of Supplemental Evidence and Data for Systematic Reviews