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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-pilot-promote-entry-data-srdr_0.pdf
October 01, 2019 - To develop and pilot test the approach to import data from DistillerSR into SRDR, we used
an ongoing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-high-risk-drugs-rapid-response.pdf
January 01, 2024 - laboratory
INR testing; patients can learn whether they need to adjust their dosage by receiving
test … Patients can also choose to
self-test at home with an INR test meter, which eliminates the need for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 04: Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s
Disease)
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antiplatelet-treatment/research-protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antiplatelet-treatment/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/breast-abnormalities-tests-update/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_disposition-comments.pdf
August 11, 2014 - of the population has acute myocardial damage, but must be
interpreted in the context of a high pre-test … All elevated troponins
have to be taken in context with high pre-test
probability for suspected ACS
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-machine-learning-screening.pdf
November 01, 2019 - We also thank our colleagues who took the time to test the machine learning
tools and provide feedback … To test
usability, eight research staff undertook a screening exercise in each tool and completed a … We thus devised two
hypothetical approaches and ran retrospective simulations to test our hypothesis … To test the performance of each approach, we created a workbook in Excel (v. 2016,
Microsoft Corporation … Studies that test the real-world advantages and risks of different training set sizes on
SRs with varying
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2016 - then intervening to manage them.3 WW does not include
active monitoring such as performing a PSA test … Presenting symptoms, a physical examination, a prostate-
specific antigen (PSA) test, and a biopsy may
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2011_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - The outcomes for each step of the collaboration included:
(1) Credibility test of each quality criterion … Limitations
In the absence of a gold standard, a formal test for criterion validity was not feasible … We included a very small number of studies in the pilot reliability test. … A previously published reliability test
for a measurement tool for AMSTAR involved 99 paper-based and … We did not test reliability in the same situation as a review team would; namely, a dual
independent
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - 04-E029-1 Summary
Advancing Excellence in Health Care • www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-Based
Practice
Backgrounda
In 2011, more than 240,000 men are projected
to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and
33,000 are projected to die from the disease in
the United States. In the United…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-222-evidence-summary-health-equity.pdf
January 01, 2020 - system
interventions (continued)
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; FOBT = fecal occult blood test … In RCTs, navigation increased screening for fecal
occult blood test/fecal immunochemical test (RR
1.69 … trials),
colonoscopy/endoscopy (RR 2.08; 95% CI 1.08 to
4.56; I2 = 94.6%; 6 trials), and any type of test … Chapter 9: Options for
Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of
a “Gold Standard”.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_5-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2012 - 59
Abstract
This chapter discusses considerations for comparator selection in observational comparative effectiveness
research (CER). Comparison groups should reflect clinically meaningful choices in real world practice
and be chosen based on the study question being addressed. Recognizing the implications and pote…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/sensitivity-analysis-chapter-11.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Sensitivity Analysis for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
Prepared for:
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Sensitivity Analysis for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
This slide set is based on a user guide titled Developing a Protocol for Observati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_disposition-comments.pdf
July 03, 2012 - of prostate cancer when
substituted for, or added to, PSA based and other clinical risk
assessment test … the authors, the Scientific Resource
Center directly contacted 40 companies known
to provide either test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-ambulatory-therapeutics_research.pdf
July 01, 2009 - comparative effectiveness and safety study of
different therapies for major depression, and to further test … DecIDE activities, the Colorado DEcIDE network (CO-
DEcIDE) was funded to develop a prototype and pilot test … All
outputs from the clinical decision support function (such as the need for a particular lab
test … Each individual test, known as a Functional Test Case, exercised a particular operating
condition or … For each of the specifically
engineered Functional Test Cases, results were recorded for further analysis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-276-ocd-appendix-g.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Key Question 1: Results
PMID First Author Publication Year Extractor Index Test Index Test Details … Type Definition of a Positive Test/Cutoff/Threshold Subgroup AUC AUC_se N N OCD N Control Sensitivity … Were the Index Test Results Interpreted Without Knowledge of the Results of the Reference Standard? … Were the Reference Standard Results Interpreted Without Knowledge of the Results of the Index Test?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-future_research.pdf
October 26, 2012 - tests versus immunoassays for toxins A and B: Four studies compared
at least one toxin gene detection test … would alter clinician decisionmaking
Unknown influence of patient and stool
characteristics on test … tests versus immunoassays for toxins A and B: Four studies compared
at least one toxin gene detection test … would alter clinician decisionmaking
Unknown influence of patient and stool
characteristics on test … Retrospective cohort
Description of design Individuals with CDI recurrence diagnosed with toxin
test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
November 12, 2013 - We will pilot test the forms on several studies extracted by
all team members to ensure consistency … physician* or nurse* or nursing or doctor))) OR demonstration
project*[tw]) OR ((pre-post[tw] or "pre test … *"[tw] or pretest*[tw] or posttest*[tw] or "post test*"[tw] or
(pre[tw] and post[tw])))) OR ((pre-workshop … or double blind*[tiab] or controlled trial*[tiab] or clinical trial*[tiab]
or pretest*[tiab] or pre test … *[tiab] or posttest*[tiab] or post test*[tiab] or prepost*[tiab] or pre
post*[tiab] or controlled before
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - OraQuick In-Home
Rapid Test for
Detection of HIV
Infection
The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test is a rapid … , home-based HIV test that is available without
prescription, over the counter. … The test provides easy access to
first-line testing that is affordable, safe, simple, rapid, painless … The Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin test (Xpert MTB/RIF) is a nucleic acid–based
test run on … for Simultaneous Detection and Drug-
Sensitivity Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dx blood test