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161. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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     October 25, 2024 - The tables and figures effectively synthesize the data on diagnostic accuracy, treatment outcomes, … conclusions The tables and figures in the results section effectively present the data on diagnostic accuracy … The discussion highlights the strongest evidence, such as the accuracy of MRI in diagnosing tethered

162. Evidence Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for PTSD: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-235-pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-update-summary.pdf
     November 01, 2020 - RCTs into evidence tables developed for Technical Brief No. 32,1 and a second reviewer checked for accuracy … intervention studies, Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 207,4 and a second reviewer checked for accuracy

163. Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - One review evaluated the evidence regarding the accuracy and safety of tests used to initially diagnose … The two systematic reviews summarized here assessed the accuracy of tests to diagnose gout and also … Table 1: Accuracy of Diagnostic Methods for Gout With MSU Analysis as the Reference Standard: Key Findings

164. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-fatigue_research-protocol.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - What is the accuracy and concordance of diagnostic methods? c. … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: May 1, 2014 4 • Comparators Include: • For KQ1: Diagnostic accuracy … To ensure accuracy, all excluded abstracts will be dual reviewed. … All study data will be verified for accuracy and completeness by a second team member. … Diagnostic accuracy or concordance between case definitions may vary by subgroups, and treatment interventions

165. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_research-protocol.pdf
     September 30, 2014 - Analytic validity is a function of many factors such as analytic accuracy, precision, analytic sensitivity … Most studies reported a test’s diagnostic yield and none investigated a test’s diagnostic accuracy … Evaluating diagnostic accuracy of genetic profiles in affected offspring families. … Clinical validity: (also known as diagnostic accuracy) refers to the accuracy with which a test predicts … Diagnostic accuracy: is also known as clinical validity (see definition of clinical validity).

166. Chronic-Cough Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - adolescents (≥14 years of age) and children (<14 years of age), what is the comparative diagnostic accuracy … and the second reviewed the completed abstraction form alongside the original article to check for accuracy … For studies of diagnostic tests (KQ 1), we used the QUality Assessment tool for Diagnostic Accuracy … • While all of the included studies evaluated aspects of the comparative diagnostic accuracy of the … QUADAS-2: A revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

167. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - serum/urine electrophoresis or IFE), compared with traditional testing alone, improve the diagnostic accuracy … For outcomes, eligible studies were those with the following data: • KQ1: measures of diagnostic accuracy … studies—STAndards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD, www.stard-statement.org … Hence, the diagnostic accuracy of the SFLC assay has to be interpreted in the light of the specific … Summary, Comments, and Conclusions KQ1: Do the SFLC assay and the SFLC ratio improve diagnostic accuracy

168. Prostate-Cancer-Risk-Assessment-Genes Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - to small changes in pre-analytic or analytic variables)43 Clinical validity A measurement of the accuracy … What is the accuracy of assay results for individual SNPs in current panels? … Reported accuracy rates ranged up to >99.9 percent; SNP call rates were usually reported in the range … What are the sources of variation in accuracy or analytical validity across different test platforms … The development of QUADAS: A tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included

169. Topic 0590 Strategies to Treat and Manage Infantile Hemangioma NSD FINAL_SJ (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or ultrasound Comparator(s): No use of imaging Outcome(s): Accuracy

170. Towards a Framework for Communicating Confidence in Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methodological-recommendations-framework-communications_research.pdf
     September 01, 2013 - of diagnostic accuracy tests should use advanced statistical methods. … However, in a large empirical evaluation of more than 300 meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy, … Comprehensive Overview of Methods and Reporting of Meta-Analyses of Test Accuracy. … A hierarchical regression approach to meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy evaluations. … Diagnostic test accuracy working group: Handbook for diagnostic test accuracy reviews. 2011; http:

171. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
     September 19, 2014 - In patients with chronic pain being considered for long- term opioid therapy, what is the accuracy of … Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Strategies Four studies examined the accuracy of instruments for … Diagnostic accuracy: Opioid Risk Tool Insufficient Based on a cutoff of >4, three studies (one poor- … quality, two poor-quality) reported very inconsistent estimates of diagnostic accuracy, precluding … QUADAS-2: A revised tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies.

172. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0119_06-17-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - This review may also address the diagnostic accuracy and categorization of the disease.

173. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2013 - is thought that these and other variations in how a core-needle biopsy is performed may affect the accuracy … Systematic  reviews  of  test  accuracy  should  search  a   range  of  databases … Use  of  methodological  search  filters  to  identify   diagnostic  accuracy  studies … QUADAS-­‐2:  a  revised  tool  for  the  quality   assessment  of  diagnostic  accuracy … or diagnostic accuracy or precision or likelihood).de. or ((false or true) adj (positive or negative

174. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
     May 22, 2012 - KQ 6: What are the comparative diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic thinking, therapeutic, and patient outcome … months  Development of cardiomyopathy EPC Protocol Version 11 Page 8  Diagnostic accuracy … the data, and the second will over-read the article and the accompanying abstraction to check for accuracy … QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. … Key Questions, KQ 6 et passim KQ 6: What are the comparative diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic thinking

175. 2019 Letter of Appreciation to Associate Editors and Peer Reviewers (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - This service helps strengthen the quality, accuracy, and relevancy of reports.

176. Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) Policies and Procedures (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - (1) the policies on the scope of the registries database, access to the system, methods to ensure accuracy … ................................................................................... 3 Ensuring the Accuracy … (1) the policies on the scope of the registries database, access to the system, methods to ensure accuracy … Ensuring the Accuracy of Information in the RoPR System Ensuring the accuracy of information in the

177. 2020 Letter of Appreciation (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - This service helps strengthen the quality, accuracy, and relevancy of reports.

178. Heart-Failure-Natriuretic-Peptide Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - During the course of writing the report, investigators reviewed the extracted information for accuracy … A total of 104 papers were allocated for diagnostic accuracy. … Directness KQ1 and KQ2 pertain to diagnostic accuracy and assessment of sensitivity and specificity. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Accuracy of N-terminal- pro-atrial natriuretic peptide in patients admitted to emergency department.

179. 2017 Letter of Appreciation to Peer Reviewers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/2017-letter-of-appreciation_corrected.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - This service helps strengthen the quality, accuracy, and relevancy of reports.

180. Letter of Appreciation 2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - This service helps strengthen the quality, accuracy, and relevancy of reports.