Bookshelf ID: NBK16710
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Health Services/Technology Assessment Texts (HSTAT)
Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 1994-.
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Contents
Evidence Reports
Includes evidence-based reviews from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- AHRQ Evidence Reports
Over 100 reports and technology assessments are available
- AHRQ Evidence Report Summaries
Over 100 summaries are available
- AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Reviews that compare the benefits and risks of different interventions
- AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Technical Briefs
Briefs that explain what is known about new and emerging health-care tests or treatments
- AHRQ Future Research Needs Papers
Papers that further develop and prioritize future comparative effectiveness research needed by decisionmakers
- AHRQ Technical Reviews and Summaries
Over 20 reviews are available
- AHRQ Technology Assessments
Technology Assessments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Publications and Reports of the Surgeon General
Reports from 2001 to the current time
Protocols
Includes protocols from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols
Over 40 best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse
Preventive Medicine
Includes recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Guides to Clinical Preventive Services 2009
Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly
Systematic Evidence Reviews
70 recommendations are available
Consensus Reports
Includes Clinical Practice Guidelines
Methods
Includes guidance and research on methods from the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program
- AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care
Guidance on methods for systematic reviews and registries
Archives
Archived guidelines and reports
- >AHCPR Health Technology Assessments
- >AHCPR Health Technology Reviews
- >AHCPR Supported Guides and Guidelines
- AIDSInfo
- Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services, 2nd edition
- Guide to Community Preventive Services
- Minnesota Health Technology Assessments
- NIH Consensus Development Conference Reports
- NIH State of the Science Statements
- Put Prevention Into Practice: Consumer and Implementation Guides
- SAMHSA/CSAP Prevention Enhancement Protocols