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201. Diabetes Type 2 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 10, 2012 - Many people can manage their diabetes through healthy eating , physical activity, and blood glucose testing … Report November 9, 2009 Additional Patient Outcomes and Alternative Pathways in Evaluations of Testing

202. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - However, a negative result could help some women avoid more invasive testing. … (San Diego, CA; manufacturer of the testing platform), and stated intentions of filing a premarket … , citing the potential for miscarriages associated with current invasive testing and the desire of … However, a health systems expert noted the opaque nature of the genetic testing method, which could … Invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy.

203. Quantitative Synthesis II: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     September 02, 2013 - Case reports are hypothesis generating rather than hypothesis testing. … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses of whether one intervention is … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses that one intervention is associated

204. Quantitative Synthesis II: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     September 02, 2013 - Case reports are hypothesis generating rather than hypothesis testing. … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses of whether one intervention is … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses that one intervention is associated

205. Diagnostic Imaging | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 25, 2024 - of Small Cell Lung Cancer Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016 Noninvasive Testing … for Multiple Sclerosis Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015 Noninvasive Testing

206. Diagnostic Imaging | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 25, 2024 - of Small Cell Lung Cancer Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016 Noninvasive Testing … for Multiple Sclerosis Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015 Noninvasive Testing

207. Chest Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 14, 2017 - Depression: A Systematic Review Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016 Noninvasive Testing … Coronary Artery Disease Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015 Noninvasive Testing

208. Slide 1 (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2012 - questioning by participants – Problem – may assume adversarial positions • Pretesting, cognitive testing

209. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Clinical testing of high-spatial-resolution parametric contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the breast.

210. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2010 - Protocol Project Title: Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic- Citrullinated Peptide Testing … No systematic reviews examining ANA for pediatric SLE or RF and CCP testing for JIA were identified … of symptoms KQ.3: What are the diagnostic performance characteristics of the ANA, RF, and CCP testing … Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing. Pediatr Rev 2003;24:320-1. 4. Syed RH, Gilliam BE, Moore TL. … Anti-CCP antibody testing as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in rheumatoid arthritis.

211. Chapter 12: Systematic Review of Prognostic Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - exactly what it measures, how it is done, how clinical specimens are obtained, processed, and stored for testing … What is the applicable testing scenario? … Cost effectiveness: Do the improvements in patient outcomes justify the additional costs of testing and … Were the subjects somehow referred or selected for testing? What was the testing scenario?

212. Appendix: Test Performance Metrics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Sensitivity and Specificity Sensitivity, also known as the true positive rate, is the probability of testing … Specificity, or true negative rate, is the probability of testing negative for non-diseased patients.

213. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - Largely because of widespread PSA testing, the lifetime risk of being detected with prostate cancer in … PSA testing detects more tumors, at an earlier stage, with smaller volume within each stage, and at an … Few enrolled men had prostate cancers waiting detected by PSA testing. … Prostate cancers not detected by PSA testing. … Only 5% of enrollees had prostate cancer detected by PSA testing.

214. Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - don’t know status” are excluded and do not have their disease status verified (no reference standard testing … Relatives who are DECEASED are excluded from having any verification undertaken (no reference standard testing … Relatives who are UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE in interviews or further clinical testing are excluded from … having any verification method (no reference standard testing).

215. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - medical test review are: to identify and synthesize evidence to evaluate the impacts of alternative testing … The analytic framework was of limited value, as several possible relevant testing strategies were not … The testing strategy in the lower portion of the decision tree entails performing biopsy in all patients … Noninvasive carotid artery testing. A meta- analytic review. … HER2 Testing to Manage Patients With Breast Cancer or Other Solid Tumors.

216. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - standard tools for grading evidence were designed for questions about treatment rather than diagnostic testing … The degree of harms from false positives depends on the invasiveness of further testing or treatment … versus not testing is a toss-up—where net benefits are equivalent to net harms. … The impact of plausible unmeasured confounders may be relevant to testing strategies that predict outcomes … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults with a History of Venous Thromboembolism.

217. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 50 Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children Executive Summary Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common in children and adolescents, with an estimated prevalence rangin…

218. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2013 - CER #50: Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children Original release date: March, 2012 Surveillance Report: March, 2013 Key Findings: - All conclusions from the original CER are up to date. Summary Decisio…

219. Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2025 - studies (3 high risk-of-bias, 3 unclear risk of bias) reported prediagnostic performance estimated from testing

220. Emergency Medical Services | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 28, 2025 - the Emergency Department Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016 Noninvasive Testing … in Acute Care Settings Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015 Noninvasive Testing