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11. Developing a Methodology for Establishing a Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis

Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, MD 20850

www.ahrq.gov

Contract No. 290-02-0025

Prepared by:

Duke Evidence-based Practice Center, Durham, NC

Investigators

David B. Matchar, MD, FACP

Meenal Patwardhan, MD, MHSA

Antonio Sarria-Santamera, MD, PhD

Emma V. Westermann-Clark, BS

AHRQ Publication No. 06-0026

January 2006

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.

Suggested Citation:

Matchar DB, Patwardhan M, Sarria-Santamera A, Westermann-Clark EV. Developing a Methodology for Establishing a Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis. Technical Review 11. (Prepared by the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0025.) AHRQ Publication No. 06-0026. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2006.

This report is based on research conducted by the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0025). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment.

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