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Table G1. <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>as</strong>sessment criteria for quantitative studies (continued)<br />

Author Year<br />

Adequate<br />

Randomization<br />

(for RCTs) or<br />

appropriateness<br />

of the comparison<br />

groups or time<br />

periods?<br />

How similar<br />

are groups at<br />

b<strong>as</strong>eline or<br />

how well did<br />

the analysis<br />

control for<br />

differences?<br />

How well does<br />

the design or<br />

analyses<br />

account for<br />

important<br />

potential<br />

confounding?<br />

G-3<br />

How well<br />

does the<br />

study rule<br />

out any<br />

impact from<br />

an<br />

unintended<br />

exposure or<br />

a concurrent<br />

intervention<br />

or that might<br />

bi<strong>as</strong> results?<br />

How well are<br />

all potential<br />

outcomes<br />

prespecified<br />

and are the<br />

prespecified<br />

outcomes<br />

reported?<br />

How well are<br />

primary<br />

outcomes<br />

<strong>as</strong>sessed?<br />

Were valid<br />

and reliable<br />

me<strong>as</strong>ures<br />

used and<br />

implemented<br />

consistently<br />

across all<br />

study<br />

participants/<br />

groups?<br />

Individual Clinicians<br />

Bundorf 46 2009 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Epstein 47 2010 Fair Fair Fair Fair Good Good Fair<br />

Glance 48 2008 Good Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Hannan 21 1994 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Jha 29 2006 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Mukamel 49 2002 Good Unclear Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Mukamel 50 2000 NA Fair Poor Good Good Good Fair<br />

Mukamel 33 1998 Good Good Poor Good Good Good Fair<br />

Mukamel 51 2004 Good Fair Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Ranganathan 52 2009 Unclear NR Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Wang 43 2011 Good Fair Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Werner 53 2005 Good Good Good Fair Good Good Good<br />

Health Plans<br />

Abraham 54 2006 Good Poor Fair Good Fair Good Poor<br />

Bardenheier 55 2007 Good Fair Fair Fair Good Good Fair<br />

Beaulieu 56 2002 Fair Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Bost 57 2001 Fair Poor Poor Good Good Good Poor<br />

Chernew 58 2004 Fair NA Fair Fair Good Good Fair<br />

Chernew 59 1998 NA Good Good Good Good Good Fair<br />

Dafney 60 2008 Fair Good Fair Good Good Fair Fair<br />

Farley 61 2002 Fair Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Farley 62 2002 Fair Fair Fair Good Good Good Good<br />

Fowles 63 2000 Poor Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Fox 64 2001 Poor Poor Fair Poor Good Good Poor<br />

Haberman 65 2007 Good Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Hedricks 66 2009 Good Fair Poor Poor Good Good Poor<br />

Overall<br />

QA

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