Technology Assessment Now Available

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Home
(Technology Assessment, released on February 4, 2020)

The purpose of the review is to evaluate home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in adults with chronic respiratory failure in terms of initiation, continuation, effectiveness, adverse events, equipment parameters and required respiratory services. Devices evaluated were home mechanical ventilators (HMV), bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) devices, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices.

Opportunity to Comment on Draft Report

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Strategies for Patient, Family, and Caregiver Engagement
Available for comment until March 2, 2020

The purpose of this Technical Brief is to apply a logical conceptual framework to create a map of the currently available evidence on patient and family engagement strategies used to help people with chronic conditions. Report findings will inform decisions of healthcare leaders, as well as highlight the areas in need of more research.

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:

Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting
Submission deadline extended to March 5, 2020

This systematic review will assess the comparative effectiveness and potential harms of cervical ripening in the outpatient versus the inpatient setting.

(Section 944 (c) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 299c 3(c)] requires that information collected for research conducted or supported by AHRQ that identifies individuals or establishments be used only for the purpose for which it was supplied unless they consent to the use of the information for another purpose.)

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.

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