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121. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - clinical outcomes, (2) randomized and non- randomized studies evaluating the effectiveness of screening or diagnostic … on Clinical Outcomes o No studies met inclusion criteria to address effectiveness of screening or diagnostic … Malnutrition was defined based on commonly available diagnostic assessment tools, such as SGA, or MNA … studies addressing the clinical utility (effectiveness) of measurement tools for nutrition screening and diagnostic … Understanding downstream consequences of malnutrition screening, including subsequent diagnostic assessment

122. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - clinical outcomes, (2) randomized and non- randomized studies evaluating the effectiveness of screening or diagnostic … on Clinical Outcomes o No studies met inclusion criteria to address effectiveness of screening or diagnostic … Malnutrition was defined based on commonly available diagnostic assessment tools, such as SGA, or MNA … studies addressing the clinical utility (effectiveness) of measurement tools for nutrition screening and diagnostic … Understanding downstream consequences of malnutrition screening, including subsequent diagnostic assessment

123. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2014 - Clinical strategies include delayed prescribing of antibiotics or use of point-of-care diagnostic tests … e) Does the comparative effectiveness differ according to the diagnostic method or definition used, … d) Does the comparative effectiveness differ according to the diagnostic method or definition used, … d) Does the comparative effectiveness differ according to the diagnostic method or definition used, … resource use associated with POC testing, diagnostic coding (e.g.

124. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2013 - Simply adding another test because it has excellent rule out diagnostic accuracy does not make sense … It is found in the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic sections. … We have addressed the discrepancies in Methods for the diagnostic section. … Does this include the diagnostic cross-sectional studies? … General diagnostic tests, likely ordered a the same time as the BNP (e.g.

125. Comparative Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities – An Update of a 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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126. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Exemplary reviews of prognostic tests are not widely available, and the methods used to review diagnostic … The plethora of potential new prognostic tests and prediction models, like treatments and diagnostic … A diagnostic test is used to help determine whether a patient has a disease at the time the test is … Evaluations of diagnostic tests often use a categorical reference test (gold standard) to determine … Comparisons of predictive values of binary medical diagnostic tests for paired designs.

127. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 3 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - The outcomes to be discussed in this chapter are those that are relevant to screening tests, diagnostic … Example of a Diagnostic Test We differentiate diagnostic tests from screening tests largely by the population … Payers are also interested in optimizing use of diagnostic tests, as many are costly. … All of these may be appropriate outcomes to include in evaluating a diagnostic test. … Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: Diagnostic Strategies and Their Implications.

128. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2023 - for patients (e.g., “Be the expert on you”) and providers (e.g., “60 seconds to improve diagnostic … Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety. … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient- safety/settings/ambulatory/tools/diagnostic- safety/toolkit.html. … Errors" [mh] OR "diagnostic error*"[tiab] OR "diagnostic mistake*"[tiab] OR "health care error*"[tiab … Errors"[MeSH Terms] OR "diagnostic error*"[Title/Abstract] OR "diagnostic mistake*"[Title/Abstract]

129. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Noninvasive Diagnostic … Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers. Technical Brief No. 11. … YES Are the definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures appropriate? … Survival impact in the diagnostic interventions are not established in most of the dermatological diagnostic … The impact of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy on the diagnostic accuracy of lentigo maligna

130. Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - Thus, rather than focusing on comparison of diagnostic strategies, KQ 1 was amended to focus on the … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

131. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - did not evaluate diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers against standard diagnostic methods (cystoscopy … For diagnostic accuracy, we also included cross-sectional studies. … We should not pool diagnostic likelihood ratios in systematic reviews. … Exploring sources of heterogeneity in systematic reviews of diagnostic tests. … When are summary ROC curves appropriate for diagnostic meta-analyses?

132. Heart-Failure-Natriuretic-Peptide Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - To summarize the current body of scientific knowledge, this review examined the diagnostic, prognostic … 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. … Diagnostic significance of NT-proBNP estimation in patients with acute dyspnea.

133. S58 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - We discuss strategies for claims-based iden- tification of diagnostic subgroups and procedures, measuring … Claims rep- resent raw data that must be organized into meaningful diagnostic and treatment variables … Identifying Diagnostic Subgroups and Procedures Diagnostic classification of beneficiaries is a critical … Although diagnostic codes in claims serve as a useful proxy for underlying medical conditions, it is … Complex diagnostic and treatment histories create potential for confounding.

134. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2013 - A prospective comparison of current diagnostic tests for pancreatic cancer. … Empirical evidence of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic tests. … A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Grading a body of evidence on diagnostic tests In: Chang SM, Matchar DB, eds. … errors/ or exp diagnostic error/) 34 Pancreatic cancer and imaging and diagnostic testing Or

135. Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2012 - sensitivity of adding FLC to a number of diagnostic panels and indicates by diagnosis where there … By defining KQ1 as improving diagnostic sensitivity only in undiagnosed patients, the study unnecessarily … It is likely that studies using diagnostic samples will yield inflated estimates and Key Question 1 … sought evidence for the SFLC assay’s diagnostic performance in populations without preexisting disease … The FLC ratio has been suggested as part of a panel of tests for the diagnostic evaluation for a variety

136. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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137. Disposition of Comments Report for The Clinical Utility of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in Asthma Management (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2017 - We have added diagnostic dilemma to the introduction section. … The order is logical and follows a-diagnostic accuracy then b- clinical utility then c- predicting … Section 1a follows a standard quantitative diagnostic meta- analysis. … What is the diagnostic utility in a population with symptoms not on ICS? … Attanasi 2016: no outcome of interest (no diagnostic accuracy).

138. Disposition of Comments Report for Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients Wtih Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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     August 11, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients … Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic … Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients With Kidney Disease. … Peer reviewer #2 Methods Both the diagnostic criteria for the outcomes measures and the statistical … Is this diagnostic of an acute coronary syndrome? Is this due to kidney disease alone?

139. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - cancer to be the costliest cancer to treat in the U.S. on a per capita basis, taking into account diagnostic … There are five diagnostic biomarker tests approved by the FDA for diagnosis or surveillance of bladder … Much of this literature focuses on diagnostic techniques such as fluorescence cystoscopy or urine-based … a) Does the diagnostic accuracy differ according to patient characteristics (e.g., age, sex, ethnicity … For KQ 2 and KQ 5, studies that report diagnostic accuracy will be included.

140. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2010 - What about the diagnostic clinical breast examination done when women find an abnormality on breast … We have added additional information to the report to aid the reader in understanding the diagnostic … as diagnostic cohort studies in addressing questions of diagnostic accuracy. … Most diagnostic methodologists feel it is usually incorrect to use correlations when analyzing diagnostic … Searches on pathologist diagnostic agreement may yield information.