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161. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Therefore, in many clinical circumstances, “no treatment” or “no testing” may not meet usual standards … Note that standards of care may vary across geographic regions and treatment settings, or may change … trials necessitates a target population16,17 and many methods of adjusting for confounding such as standardization … within-drug or within-procedure/surgery comparisons, understanding the recommendations from guidelines and standards … Marginal structural models as a tool for standardization. Epidemiology. 2003;14(6):680-6. 20.

162. 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?

163. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
     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.”

164. 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

165. 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…

166. 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?

167. 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?

168. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0398_06-17-2008.pdf
     January 01, 2008 - Outcome(s): Analytic validity and standardization; biological variability; intermediate outcomes including … What impact would standardization of these marker tests have on the effectiveness of iron replacement

169. Research Protocol: Characteristics of Existing Asthma Self-Management Education Packages (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - comprehensive asthma self-management education (AS-ME) as a key component of optimal asthma care.4 National standards … National standards for asthma self-management education.

170. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2025 - None of the identified studies used the reference standard of the newly established clinical diagnosis … subject matter advisory panel which assessed the feasibility of developing consensus-based quality standards … However, none of the identified studies used a DSM or ICD grief disorder diagnosis as the reference … standard.

171. 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

172. Topic Brief: Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - In accordance with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) standards for the … providers, in realizing the benefits of treatment while reducing risk and adhering to evidence-based standards … An AHRQ report, with a literature search, data extraction, and analysis according to the highest standards

173. Using Deliberative Methods to Engage Patients, Consumers, and the Public (pdf file)
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     December 06, 2011 - Principles and criteria suggest judgment, standards and values: attributes that are not solely the purview … cost-sharing  Pre-approvals and other clinical oversight  Limits on quantity of services  Standards … cost-sharing, 3) pre-approvals and other clinical oversight, 4) limits on quantity of services, and 5) standards

174. Using Deliberative Methods to Engage Patients, Consumers, and the Public (pdf file)
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     December 06, 2011 - Principles and criteria suggest judgment, standards and values: attributes that are not solely the purview … cost-sharing  Pre-approvals and other clinical oversight  Limits on quantity of services  Standards … cost-sharing, 3) pre-approvals and other clinical oversight, 4) limits on quantity of services, and 5) standards

175. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea_research-protocol.pdf
     March 15, 2010 - Polysomnography Task Force, American Sleep Disorders Association Standards of Practice Committee. … Portable recording in the assessment of obstructive sleep apnea: ASDA standards of practice. … obstructive sleep apnea: a review by the Medical Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Task Force of the Standards

176. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents - Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2021 - Forms include detailed guidance to support reviewers to aid both reproducibility and standardization … • Reference standard: The domain reference standard evaluates whether the reference standard, its … reference standard test results were interpreted without knowledge of the results or index test … The assessment takes into account whether the interval between the test and the reference standard was … standard and whether they received the same reference standard, and whether all patients were included

177. Ced-Topic-Refinement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - The study has a written protocol that clearly demonstrates adherence to the standards listed here as … All aspects of the study are conducted according to appropriate standards of scientific integrity. … Data Standards for Drug and Biological Product Submissions Containing Real-World Data US Food & Drug … Silver Spring, MD: 2021. https://www.fda.gov/regulatory- information/search-fda-guidance-documents/data-standards-drug-and-biological-product … https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/data-standards-drug-and-biological-product-submissions-containing-real-world-data

178. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 20 Core Functionality in Pediatric Electronic Health Records (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - Revised the statement "...make incorporation of privacy standards in record systems challenging." to … "...make incorporation of privacy standards in medical record systems challenging." … ), lack of local expertise (standards present and EHR supports implementation but local configuration … Key Informant #1 Summary and Implications The comments about vendors not creating the standards … When providers do not step up to set standards, the vendors are left adrift.

179. Future Research Needs for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - Specific research gaps reflected extensive needs for future research in the areas of diagnosis, standardization … Specific research gaps reflected extensive needs for future research in the areas of diagnosis, standardization … Definition and standardization of CPP: a. … Definition and standardization of CPP · The stakeholders noted that CPP definitions are arbitrary agreed … that standardization of the definitions for CPP is important

180. Colorectal-Cancer-Staging Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - standard? … standard? … For questions about the performance of a single imaging test against a reference standard, we used a … Studies must have directly compared the tests with each other and with a reference standard; all tests … being compared must have been evaluated by the same reference standard. 4.