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April 10, 2013 - within-study observed measure variances for experimental and control groups and at pretest and post-test … (ratios: 1:1, 2:1, and 4:1); (4) the post-test mean of each pseudo experimental group to achieve 3 parametric
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/calcineurin-inhibitor/research-protocol
October 14, 2014 - below in separate categories pertaining to publication type, study design, patient characteristics, test … Addressing challenges in genetic test evaluation. … Methods guide for medical test reviews [AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC017]. … described in sufficient detail to permit replication of the test? … Internal validity and reporting adequacy: Has the reproducibility of the test when performed multiple
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s89.pdf
October 01, 2007 - In the current study of MCV, we specified an alpha of
0.05 for a 1-sided test. … †One-sided test; when relative risk �1, the log likelihood ratio was set to 0. … †One-sided test; when relative risk �1, the log likelihood ratio was set to 0. … A maximized sequential
probability ratio test for vaccine and drug safety surveillance. … A maximized sequential probability ratio test for drug and
vaccine adverse event surveillance.
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May 24, 2010 - for toxins if the first
step test is positive. … Physicians may not always be sufficiently educated as to which diagnostic
test is best to use and how … best to resolve a suspected false negative result (e.g., evidence
suggests retesting with the same test … • Outcomes for each question:
Diagnostic Test Outcomes
1. Sensitivity
2. Specificity
3. … • Timing:
Diagnostic testing: time to test
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January 01, 2016 - However, if no such studies could be
identified for a diagnostic test of interest, studies were also … Patient-level factors that influence test behavior have also
been understudied. … Assessing risk of bias as
a domain of quality in medical test studies. … In: Methods Guide
for Medical Test Reviews. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC017. … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews. AHRQ Publication
No. 12-EHC017.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2013 - General In point of fact, this document may wish to make the
comment that like no other diagnostic test … Simply adding another test
because it has excellent rule out diagnostic accuracy does
not make sense … But is ruling out the purpose the test is used
for? … What will happen to test positive patients and test negative
patients? … The length of follow up was unrestricted – there was not
limit on how long after the index test the
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May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care
Research Report
Archived
May 17, 2010
Eliciting Patients’ Values and Preferences in Decision Making (Session II)
White Paper
September 30, 2011
Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From …
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evidence—from clinical research studies, clinical trials, and other research studies—on the effectiveness of a test
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December 01, 2017 - Pilot test and train
3. Perform Assessment of Risk of Bias of
Individual Studies
4. … Develop Protocol
Pilot test and train
Perform Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
Use Risk … Pilot Test and Train
• Determine composition of the review team
► Dual independent assessment of risk … of bias with an
unbiased reconciliation method
• Reviewers must be trained
• Pilot test assessment … Pilot Test and Train
Stage 3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities/technical-brief
June 30, 2015 - We also identified one test cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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January 29, 2014 - Current Page Topic Timeline Feb. 10, 2011 Topic Suggestion May. 14, 2013 Research Protocol Jan. 29, 2014 Systematic Review Apr. 28, 2014 Disposition of Comments Report Benefits and Harms of Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness
Systematic Review Archived January 29, 2014 Web Version [NLM Site] Do…
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September 13, 2012 - Data Points #15: Prognostic factor testing among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer
Research Report September 13, 2012 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 797.2 KB
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March 13, 2013 - Topic 0505 Genetic Testing for Developmental Diseases NSD FINAL_SJ
§ Genetic Testing for Developmental Diseases
Nomination Summary Document
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August 22, 2012 - analysis showed that
our claims-based measure was, although
slightly lower, close to SEER rates of test … Women with invasive disease have higher rates of lymph node test-
ing overall than women with DCIS, and
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December 31, 2022 - Nine studies used antibody test results to assign patients to
the “positive” or “negative” cohorts;23 … , 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 37-39 three used a combination of antibody test results
and PCR;9, 29, 36 and … 13
days after the initial positive PCR test.14 A large proportion of patients in the dataset … This finding applies only to people who have had
a negative antibody test (e.g., for surveillance in … Association of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositive
Antibody Test With Risk of Future Infection.