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141. 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?

142. Blueprint for a Distributed Research Network To Conduct Population Studies and Safety Surveillance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - able to address issues such as network maintenance and usage, study oversight, monitoring, access, standardization … In addition, data standardization across organizations will be a substantial challenge requiring dedicated … Data standardization will be an ongoing resource demand as data systems change, coding standards evolve … Requiring a common data model ensures a level of standardization of definitions, analytic approaches, … National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Technology Laboratory.

143. Options for Developing a Repository of Expired Patient Registries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2019 - The researcher donating the data is responsible for ensuring that the data meet these standards, but … For example, the repository would need to comply with National Institute of Standards and Technology … (NIST) standards, but individual users of the data may not need to comply with those requirements. … in formatting data to match technology standards. … Available resources would also drive technology standards and transfer procedures.

144. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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145. Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests – Uses and Limitations | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - fundamental shortcomings in the design, conduct, and reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. 34 The STAndards … Errors made by the reference standard bias the usual estimators of sensitivity and specificity of the … standard) can be jointly false negative for cancers with little intraluminal manifestation or jointly … Treating colonoscopy as an error-free reference standard likely overestimates the ability of the camera … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

146. Ahrq Community Forum Webinar Branson (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2011 - ” – Set the standards high. Significant Work. Extraordinary People.

147. Design Specifications for Network Prototype and Cooperative To Conduct Population-Based Studies and Safety Surveillance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - A research network model also would improve study efficiency through re-use and standardization of study … ePCRN Gateway” software and “ePCRN Research Portal” software in part to advance sustainability, promote standardization … BIRN’s high degree of standardization requires strong management capabilities and dedicated staff for … able to address issues, such as network maintenance and usage, study oversight, monitoring, access, standardization … Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information.

148. White Paper_Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - When possible, the reference standard and results of the manual process are given. … In most cases, the reference standard for the search/screening tools is the citations included in the … The reference standard for data extraction and risk of bias assessment is either the extracted data … All were compared to a reference standard of citations in the final report. … but may still be the best available reference standard; and consistently reporting outcomes.

149. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - It has long been thought by many that more standardization is needed as well as better quality in the … TEP 2 Abstract Abstract: “Numerous outcome measures and lack of compliance with study reporting standards … to study reporting standards are modifiable actions that are able to be implemented in the field” … Standardization of definitions and the scoring system to be used for studies would be a worthy task … See above TEP 7 Discussion/ Conclusion The discussion point about the standardization of BF

150. Topic Brief: Antenatal Care (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - 5 (appointment* or consult* or office or ((model or models or package or packages or standard or standards … 2 (appointment* or consult* or office or ((model or models or package or packages or standard or standards … ) AND (appointment* OR consult* OR office OR model OR models OR package OR packages OR standard OR standards

151. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 08, 2011 - o Is the reference standard likely to classify the target condition correctly? … o Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? … o Was the reference standard independent of the index test (i.e. the index test did not form part of … the reference standard)? … the reference standard?

152. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov …

153. Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User's Guide: 4th Edition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2020 - Recognizes the move toward data standards and includes a new chapter on using common data elements and

154. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2022 Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Perhaps the authors want to suggest new standards for the field? … While suggesting new standards is outside the scope of this report, the Summary and Implications section … It might be helpful if they also provided clear recommendations for reporting standards as a guide … for researchers While suggesting new standards is outside the scope of this report, the Summary and … The term validation implies a level of quantitative comparison against some reference standard and that

155. Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2015 - As stated in the report, we included studies that used non-pathology based reference standards and … explored whether the use of such reference standards influenced estimates of test performance. … - Did all patients receive a reference standard? … Did all patients receive the same reference standard? … What reference standard did you crave for in the nonoperated patients?

156. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2022 - Reference standard: The domain reference standard evaluates whether the reference standard, its conduct … , or its interpretation may have introduced bias, taking into account the quality of the reference standard … The assessment takes into account whether the interval between the test and the reference standard was … appropriate, whether all patients received the reference standard and whether they received the same … reference standard, and whether all patients were included in the analysis.

157. Chapter 8: Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a “Gold Standard” | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - standard considered adequate to define the presence or absence of the condition of interest. … Another chapter discusses ways to summarize medical tests when such a reference standard does not exist … or implicit variation in the threshold for a “positive” test result; heterogeneity in populations, reference … standards, or the index tests; variation in study design; chance; or bias. … review challenges posed by methodological or reporting shortcomings of test performance studies. 11 The Standards

158. Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings Rapid Evidence Product October 2, 2020 No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings Background and Purpose Purpose of Review To rapidly identify evidence assessing the effect of no-to…

159. Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a Gold Standard | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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160. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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