White Paper Commentary Now Available

The Evidence Base for Telehealth: Reassurance in the Face of Rapid Expansion During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(White Paper Commentary, released on May 14, 2020)

The EPC Program has identified existing evidence reports that can help the healthcare field care for patients during this global pandemic. Because this review was developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EPC Program has commissioned a white paper commentary to contextualize the findings to the current situation and inform decision making.

Systematic Review Now Available

Labor Dystocia
(Systematic Review, released on May 14, 2020)

The purpose of the report is to review the evidence on the definition of “normal” labor progression and the comparative effectiveness of different strategies for treating labor dystocia in women with otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies.

White Paper Now Available

Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures
(White Paper, released on May 12, 2020)

The goal of this effort is to standardize the definitions of the components that make up the outcome measures, so users can understand the level of comparability between measures across different systems and studies.

Opportunity to Comment on Draft Report

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

Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adult
(Available for comment until June 12, 2020)

The purpose of this report is to provide a framework for understanding how to reduce adverse outcomes of opioid use among older adults and to describe the evidence available for different factors associated with and interventions to reduce adverse outcomes related to opioid use in this population.