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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. EPC Response to IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care Program
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   April 10, 2013 - EPC Response to IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews Timeline April 09, 2013 Topic … Initiated April 10, 2013 White Paper EPC Response to IOM Standards

4. EPC Response to IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 10, 2013 - EPC Response to IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews White Paper April 10, 2013 Web Version [NLM Site … Following the release of these standards in March 2011, the EPC program established a collaborative process … to comparatively examine the standards with respect to general EPC practice and guidance. … Purpose The purpose of this process was to assess which elements of the IOM standards should be adopted … Results EPC directors identified 34 elements across the 21 standards that required remediation and

5. 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.

6. Research White Paper - EPC Response to IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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   April 01, 2013 - into four chapters: • Standards for Initiating an SR (consisting of 8 standards with 28 elements) … • Standards for Finding and Assessing Individual Studies (consisting of 6 standards with 30 elements … ) • Standards for Synthesizing the Body of Evidence (consisting of 4 standards with 13 elements) … • Standards for Reporting an SR (consisting of 3 standards with 11 elements) The following methods were … While this guidance is generally consistent with IOM standards, certain elements of the IOM standards

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. Synthesizing Evidence for Quality Improvement | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 08, 2018 - definitions of QI interventions from the literature, and selected two definitions from AHRQ 1 and Standards … A consolidated SoF table will be derived from relevant reporting elements of Standards for Quality Improvement … Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 2.0); 2 Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI); 3 Template … Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence 2.0: revised publication guidelines from a detailed … Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI): explanation and elaboration document.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Research Protocol: 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 of … 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.

15. 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.

16. Topic Brief: Complication of Endotracheal Intubation (pdf file)
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    January 26, 2021 - They are requesting the development of standards for endotracheal intubation to promote practice change … Decision: The EPC program synthesizes and appraises existing evidence and does not develop clinical standards … However, as of 2011, that rate had decreased to 0.4 per 100,000 due to improved safety standards and … stenosis is estimated at 4.9 per million in adults.9 The nominator asks for development of clinical standards … Resources While the proposed action, the development of clinical guidance or standards, falls outside

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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.