Upcoming Technology Assessment Draft Report for Review

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Technology Assessment Program will be posting a draft systematic review for review on February 13, 2019. This draft is entitled "Skin Substitutes for Treating Chronic Wounds". If you are interested in reviewing this document, please visit: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/ta/index.html.

The document will be available for review from 9:00 am on February 13, 2019 to 5:00 pm on March 6, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact epc@ahrq.hhs.gov.

Opportunity to Comment on Draft Key Questions

We encourage the public to participate in the development of our research projects. Comments can be submitted for:

High Utilizers of Health Care
Available for comment until March 7, 2019.

Opportunity to Submit Scientific Information

The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is interested in receiving supplemental evidence and data (SEADs) for systematic reviews that are relevant to the questions in our evidence reports. To ensure that it has full access to relevant research, whether or not it is published, the EHC Program is interested in receiving SEADs containing detailed study-specific information. Opportunities to submit scientific information are available for:

Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Systematic Review Update
Available for submissions until March 5, 2019

About us: AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program is committed to providing the best available evidence on the outcomes, benefits and harms, and appropriateness of drugs, devices, and health care services and by helping health care professionals, patients, policymakers, and health care systems make informed health care decisions. The program partners with research centers, academic institutions, health professional societies, consumer organizations, and other stakeholders to conduct research, evidence synthesis, evidence translation, dissemination, and implementation of research findings.

To learn more: https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov