EPC Evidence-Based Reports
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This search provides complete titles of released evidence reports, comparative effectiveness reviews, technical briefs, Technology Assessment Program reports, and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence syntheses.
Overview
Under the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5-year contracts are awarded to institutions in the United States and Canada to serve as EPCs. The EPCs review all relevant scientific literature on a wide spectrum of clinical and health services topics to produce various types of evidence reports. These reports may be used for informing and developing coverage decisions, quality measures, educational materials and tools, clinical practice guidelines, and research agendas. The EPCs also conduct research on methodology of evidence synthesis.
Participating EPCs
The following list provides contact information and Web sites where available for the 9 Evidence-based Practice Centers currently funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
EPC Topic Nomination and Selection
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) serves as the science partner with private-sector and public organizations in their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care delivery in the United States, and to expedite the translation of evidence-based research findings into improved health care services. In this context, AHRQ awards task order contracts to its Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) to undertake scientific analysis and evidence syntheses on topics of high priority to its stakeholders, which includes public and private health care payers, providers, and the health care community in general.
Resources for Researchers
EPCs produce technical reports on systematic review methodological topics and other types of evidence synthesis-related reports such as reports summarizing future research needs for a given topic. In addition, EPCs, the Scientific Resource Center, and other AHRQ-funded entities have produced tools and software to aid researchers.
