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401. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - that uses a testing modality with a rapid turnaround time (results available on the same day the test … Studies will be stratified by the turnaround time of the test used, rather than by the testing modality … Once the screening test results are received, patients who screen positive may be isolated; patients … Abbreviations: KQ = key question; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Test + = positive … MRSA-screening test result; Test – = negative MRSA-screening test result.

402. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2011 - Food and Drug Administration and classified as an immunoglobulin (light chain-specific) immunological test … this review; however, a systematic review of the evidence of the comparative effectiveness of this test … We will use separate forms for questions related to diagnostic test performance (KQ1), MGUS (KQ 2), … We will test the forms on several studies and revise the forms as necessary before full data extraction … Serum test for assessment of patients with Bence Jones myeloma. Lancet 2003;361:489-91. 6.

403. Medical Tests - White Paper Series | Effective Health Care Program
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     November 16, 2009 - Medical Tests - White Paper Series Timeline October 21, 2009 Topic Initiated November 16, 2009 Series Overview Medical Tests - White Paper Series

404. Proposals for a Phased Evaluation of Medical Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 09, 2009 - Proposals for a Phased Evaluation of Medical Tests Timeline November 09, 2009 Topic Initiated November 09, 2009 Research Report Proposals for a Phased Evaluation of Medical Tests

405. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - Sensitivity is an estimate of the proportion of all cases of cancer that are identified by a diagnostic test … Information on study- or population-level characteristics that could be modifiers of test performance … reported on groups of patients at high baseline risk of breast cancer and because comparisons of test

406. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities | Effective Health Care Program
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     February 09, 2006 - Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Timeline January 01, 2005 Topic Initiated February 09, 2006 Systematic Review Archived Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities

407. Data Points #20: Echocardiography Trends | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 13, 2014 - Echocardiography is a noninvasive test that uses ultrasound waves to create pictures of the heart.

408. Additional Patient Outcomes and Alternative Pathways in Evaluations of Testing | Effective Health Care Program
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     November 09, 2009 - Additional Patient Outcomes and Alternative Pathways in Evaluations of Testing Timeline November 09, 2009 Topic Initiated November 09, 2009 Research Report Additional Patient Outcomes and Alternative Pathways in Evaluations of Testing

409. Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End of Life Care | Effective Health Care Program
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     May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End of Life Care Timeline January 01, 2005 Topic Initiated May 17, 2010 Research Report Archived Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care

410. Validity and Inter-Rater Reliability Testing of Quality Assessment Instruments | Effective Health Care Program
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     March 20, 2012 - Validity and Inter-Rater Reliability Testing of Quality Assessment Instruments Timeline July 26, 2011 Topic Initiated March 20, 2012 Research Report Validity and Inter-rater Reliability Testing of Quality Assessment Instruments

411. Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care
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     June 08, 2018 - When a PSA blood test or DRE physical exam is not normal, more testing may be done.

412. Imaging Tests to Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department: A Review of the Research for Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 29, 2016 - Imaging Tests to Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department: A Review of the Research for Adults Timeline November 16, 2015 Topic Initiated July 29, 2016 Consumer Summary Imaging Tests to Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department

413. Testing the Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 14, 2015 - Testing the Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades Abstract September 14, 2015 Background Strength of evidence (SOE) and grades for conveying SOE assessments are ways to describe succinctly to stakeholders the findings and conclusions present in systematic reviews. The GRADE (Grading of Re…

414. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care Program
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     April 01, 2013 - PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs Timeline April 01, 2013 Topic Initiated April 01, 2013 Systematic Review Archived PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs

415. Developing and Testing a Tool for the Classification of Study Designs in Systematic Reviews of Interventions and Exposures | Effective Health Care Program
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     January 04, 2011 - Developing and Testing a Tool for the Classification of Study Designs in Systematic Reviews of Interventions and Exposures Timeline January 03, 2011 Topic Initiated January 04, 2011 Research Report Developing and Testing a Tool for the Classification of Stud…

416. Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests – Uses and Limitations | Effective Health Care Program
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     November 09, 2009 - Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests – Uses and Limitations Timeline November 09, 2009 Topic Initiated November 09, 2009 Research Report Decision-Analytic Modeling to Evaluate Benefits and Harms of Medical Tests – Uses a…

417. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - , proportion who did not undergo reference standard test, results, and sources of funding. … a Positive Test Negative Likelihood Ratio (95% CI) Post-Test Probability of HCC Following a … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC017. … Chapter 8: meta- analysis of test performance when there is a “gold standard”. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic and screening test accuracy evaluations: methodologic primer.

418. Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Tests for Hepatic Fibrosis | Effective Health Care Program
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     April 02, 2014 - Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Tests for Hepatic Fibrosis Timeline April 02, 2014 Topic Initiated April 02, 2014 White Paper Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Test…

419. Reliability Testing of the AHRQ EPC Approach to Grading the Strength of Evidence In Comparative Effectiveness Reviews | Effective Health Care Program
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     May 22, 2012 - Reliability Testing of the AHRQ EPC Approach to Grading the Strength of Evidence In Comparative Effectiveness Reviews Timeline August 09, 2011 Topic Initiated May 22, 2012 Research Report Reliability Testing of the AHRQ EPC Approach to Grading the Strength o…

420. Methods Research Report - Meta-Analytical Statistical Inferences for Continuous Measure Outcomes as a Function of Effect Size Metric and Other Assumptions (pdf file)
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     April 01, 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 … PostY = post-test mean of measure Y. Pre,Postr = correlation between YPre and YPost. 2. … E PostY = post-test mean of the experimental group C PostY = post-test mean of the control group … The within-study variances for experimental and control groups and at pretest and post- test measures