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121. Proposals for a Phased Evaluation of Medical Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 1969 - The results of the test under evaluation are compared to those from a reference standard in order to … standard or when the new test is thought to be better than the current reference standard. … Strategies exist to deal with cases in which the reference standard result is missing in some patients … or when information can be used to build a substitute or proxy for the reference standard, but when … In these situations, there is not always a reference standard available, nor is it clear how the target

122. PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Is the reference standard likely to classify the target condition correctly? … Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? … reference standard)? … reference standard? … Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard?

123. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - Definitions of diagnostic groups based on index and reference standard test results Reference Standard … standard results), reference standard test (e.g., blinding of reference standard assessors to the … Reference standard tests also differed across studies: 26 used open biopsy on all included patients; … The reference standard in the reviewed studies was a combination of clinical followup and pathologic … However, we believe that the error rate of the reference standard is low enough that its influence on

124. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Open surgical biopsy is the “gold standard” or “reference standard” method of evaluating a suspicious … However, a difficulty with the use of this reference standard in large cohort studies of screening- detected … standard in our analyses. … standard were counted as ADH underestimates. … standard Not rated The type of reference standard (open surgery, 2 years’ of followup, or only 6 months

125. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 202 Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma Evidence Summary Objectives and Rationale for Review This report summarizes a systematic review, “E…

126. Distributed Ambulatory Research in Therapeutics Network (DARTNet): Summary Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - The EHR system must also allow read-only access to a data extraction/standardization system. … Note that the minimum standards are couched in clinical decision support terms to help solve clinical … After the CDR is filled or each time new data are added, the PE performs data standardization activities … Data Standardization The CDR is primarily populated with data elements used for clinical decision support … Clinically indicated point of care data collection prompt In the second scenario, where data standardization

127. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - wheeled mobility service delivery to establish an evidence base that will allow for the development of standards

128. Engaging Patients in Information Sharing and Data Collection: The Role of Patient-Powered Registries and Research Networks (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Some registries use scientific advisors or advisory teams to oversee the standardization of data or … Both researcher-generated and patient-powered patient registries are moving toward standardization … of data collection, ranging from the standardization of specific items to the standardization of entire … PPRNs have standards for their own network, but no formal standardization across these networks has … Yet, it is also likely that best practices and standards will emerge that guide both researcher-powered

129. Research White Paper Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - While the STROBE Statement focuses on items to include in reports of study findings, the PCORI standards … In addition to the items covered by the STROBE Statement, the PCORI standards include a requirement … In terms of reporting results, the PCORI standards require the information included in the STROBE Statement … “The PCORI Methodology Report.” www.pcori.org/research-we- support/research-methodology-standards. … http://www.pcori.org/research-we-support/research-methodology-standards Contents Introduction Reasons

130. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 14, 2011 - Is the reference standard likely to classify the target condition correctly? 4. … Is the period between the reference standard and index test short enough to be reasonably sure that … Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? 7. … the reference standard)? … the reference standard?

131. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2021 - Along those lines, we did not find studies for KQ2 in which SGA was used as a reference standard to … standard. … In order to address this point, we have emphasized in the Discussion that standardization of malnutrition … 4 Evidence Summary Page 11, line 5/6: the use of radiographic image is not really considered a reference … standard.

132. Executive Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Executive Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository Systematic Review Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence …

133. Outreach to Patient and Consumer Representatives (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2011 - ” § Set the standards high.

134. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - standard) and original studies published subsequent to that review. … These barriers include the lack of a definitive diagnostic reference standard for glaucoma and heterogeneity … probable +definitive) HRT II/III (scanning laser ophthalmoscopy) Depending on the reference standard … standards: see Fansi 2011a; Standard opt. … These barriers include the lack of a definitive diagnostic reference standard for glaucoma and heterogeneity

135. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - Standardization of outcome measures across patient registries and routine clinical care is an important … Data fields and elements varied with respect to standardization and included structured and unstructured … Completion of the PHQ-9 Remotely A critical component of standardization of outcome measures is standardization … The lack of standardization and the low emphasis on collecting these data make it infeasible to extract … Conclusions Standardization of outcome measures across patient registries and routine clinical care

136. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2013 - ● Comparators (reference standard and comparator index tests) For test performance outcomes … (KQ 1) the reference standard is either open surgical biopsy or followup by clinical examination and … findings according to core-needle biopsy that are classified as positive by the reference standard) … that are found to be invasive according to the reference standard)                 … The reference standard is used in their definition and is not a “comparator test.”

137. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 20, 2015 - Risk: Low/High/Unclear Domain 3: Reference Standard Is the reference standard likely to correctly … (Yes/No/Unclear) Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of … (Yes/No/Unclear) Could the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation have introduced bias … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive a reference standard? … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive the same reference standard?

138. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - Risk: Low/High/Unclear Domain 3: Reference Standard Is the reference standard likely … (Yes/No/Unclear) Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of … (Yes/No/Unclear) Could the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation have introduced bias … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive a reference standard? … (Yes/No/Unclear) Did all patients receive the same reference standard?

139. Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout (pdf file)
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     February 24, 2016 - Secondly, the choice of the reference standard as the 1977 Wallace ARA criteria is inappropriate for … at least 2 reasons: the criteria are inaccurate when compared against a real reference standard; … Only MSU identification should be used as the reference standard. … etc}, reference standard, etc., in the same order, for every study). … You state that you excluded 3 studies as not all patients received the reference standard but I do

140. Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Is the reference standard likely to classify the target condition correctly? … Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? … reference standard)? … reference standard? … Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard?