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1. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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   June 01, 2012 - Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard Meta-analysis … Background When evaluating medical test performance, a reference standard for comparison is considered … Gold Standard: A reference standard that is considered adequate in defining the presence or absence of … standards, study designs, et cetera, between the studies Challenges Trikalinos TA, Coleman CI, Griffith … standards, study designs, or others.

2. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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   June 01, 2012 - Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard Meta-analysis … Background When evaluating medical test performance, a reference standard for comparison is considered … Gold Standard: A reference standard that is considered adequate in defining the presence or absence of … standards, study designs, et cetera, between the studies Challenges Trikalinos TA, Coleman CI, Griffith … standards, study designs, or others.

3. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2011 - Reference Standards for the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency A total of 27 studies were included for Key … However, there were large variations across studies in the definitions of these reference standards … However, there existed a large heterogeneity in the reference standards used in these studies as well … However, because the reference standards (Hb versus Hct/decrease in EPO dose) were not comparable, … However, across studies, the definitions of these reference standards vary widely.

4. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
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   April 15, 2019 - Standardization across outcome measures is a critical starting point. … No publications on harmonization or standardization of data elements for registries were identified, … In contrast to much of the clinical research activity, EHR data standardization efforts are largely … Standardization of Questions in Rare Disease Registries: The PRISM Library Project. … Standardization of terminology, definitions and outcome criteria in immune thrombocytopenic purpura

5. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - No uniform standards define differences in diagnostic accuracy, so we arbitrarily chose a 10 percent … difference in sensitivity or specificity for reference standards, such as gastric scintigraphy, and device … concordance for non-reference standards, such as radiopaque markers (ROM).

6. Liver-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2014 - standard and ranged from 0.72 to 0.75 in studies that used other reference standards. … standard and ranged from 0.65 to 0.86 in studies that used other reference standards. … standard or mixed reference standard; only 3 studies evaluated an imaging/clinical reference standard … HCC because few studies evaluated alternative reference standards. … Evaluating diagnostic accuracy in the face of multiple reference standards.

7. Disclosure Policy and Form (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2020 - Consistent with the IOM recommendations on Standards for Systematic Reviews (1) to protect the independence … Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. … /Standards%20for%20Systematic%20Review%202010%20Insert.pdf. … Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. … /Standards%20for%20Systematic%20Review%202010%20Insert.pdf.

8. Imaging Techniques for the Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - In addition, the use of different reference standards—such as those for explanted liver specimens in … Therefore, potential variation in test performance with different reference standards also should be … standard, apply the reference standard to all patients, use blinded interpretation of the diagnostic … standard (nonpathologically based reference standard) Table 1. … standard will be considered in the context of the reference standard used.

9. Chapter 9: Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a “Gold Standard” | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - Of the many challenges that pertain to issues with reference standards, we will discuss only one, namely … Imperfect Reference Standards What is meant by "imperfect reference standard," and why is it important … Diagnostic Accuracy, or the Case of the “Perfect” Reference Standard A “perfect” reference standard … Identifying (Defining) the Reference Standard One consideration is what reference standard is most … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

10. Disclosure Policy and Form (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - The IOM report on Standards for Systematic Review2 also emphasizes the importance of protecting systematic … Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. … /Standards%20for%20Systematic%20Review%202010%20Insert. pdf. … Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. … /Standards%20for%20Systematic%20Review%202010%20Insert.pdf.

11. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 24, 2013 - In addition, the use of different reference standards—such as those for explanted liver specimens in … Therefore, potential variation in test performance with different reference standards also should be … standard, apply the reference standard to all patients, use blinded interpretation of the diagnostic … standard (nonpathologically based reference standard) Table 1. … standard will be considered in the context of the reference standard used.

12. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - Of the many challenges that pertain to issues with reference standards, we will discuss only one, namely … Imperfect Reference Standards What is meant by “imperfect reference standard,” and why is it important … Diagnostic Accuracy, or the Case of the “Perfect” Reference Standard A “perfect” reference standard … Identifying (Defining) the Reference Standard One consideration is what reference standard is most … Meta- analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

13. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - An “imperfect reference standard” is a reference standard test that misclassifies “true” status at a … lead to reference standard bias. … Reference Standard Validity Most reference standards are not perfect, and we accept this. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

14. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - An “imperfect reference standard” is a reference standard test that misclassifies “true” status at a … lead to reference standard bias. … Reference Standard Validity Most reference standards are not perfect, and we accept this. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

15. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - What reference standards are used for the diagnosis of iron status in studies evaluating test accuracy … These variations in the reference standards in the published studies resulted in incomparable study … However, across studies, there are large variations in the definitions of these reference standards. … However, across studies, there are large variations in the definitions of these reference standards. … standards used in many existing studies, and often referred as the reference standard for functional

16. March 3rd Impact of Healthcare Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - Guidance, Standards, and Recommendations! … Health systems/payers/other owners of large health datasets should prioritize standardization reduce … external requirements • Third-party auditing • Standards for who? … • Guidance needed: which standards are needed and possible and by whom? … How to develop standards and gain adoption?

17. AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2020 - The Guide, consistent with the 2011 Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine) standards … Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews (Report Brief). 2011. www.iom.edu … / Reports/2011/Finding-WhatWorks-in-Health-Care-Standards-forSystematic-Reviews/Report-Brief.aspx.

18. Evaluation of Mental Health Applications (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - The first step is to delineate the characteristics and minimum standards to inform the development … What characteristics and minimal standards of available behavioral health mobile applications need … The IAB develops industry standards to support standardization in the digital advertising industry and … Evidence standards framework for digital health technologies. https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do … /our- programmes/evidence-standards-framework-for-digital-health-technologies. 13.

19. Allocation of Scarce Resources During Pandemics: Strategies for Policy Makers | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2020 - Actions taken to maximize resources to avoid the need to shift to crisis standards of care (e.g., substitute … when critical resources will otherwise be insufficient to meet the population’s needs (i.e., crisis standards … crisis care”) OR ((altered[tiab] OR crisis[tiab] OR adapted[tiab]) AND (“standard of care”[tiab] OR “standards … adapted care" OR "crisis care") OR (TS=(altered OR crisis OR adapted) AND TS=("standard of care" OR "standards … OR "adapted care" OR "crisis care") OR ((altered OR crisis OR adapted) AND ("standard of care" OR "standards

20. EHC Protocol - Allocation of Scarce Resources During Pandemics: Strategies for Policy Makers: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - o Actions taken to maximize resources to avoid the need to shift to crisis standards of care (e.g., … when critical resources will otherwise be insufficient to meet the population’s needs (i.e., crisis standards … crisis care”) OR ((altered[tiab] OR crisis[tiab] OR adapted[tiab]) AND (“standard of care”[tiab] OR “standards … adapted care" OR "crisis care") OR (TS=(altered OR crisis OR adapted) AND TS=("standard of care" OR "standards … OR "adapted care" OR "crisis care") OR ((altered OR crisis OR adapted) AND ("standard of care" OR "standards