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141. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2012 - I did wonder why at several times the idea of only testing T3 tumors without MSI was mentioned instead … of suggesting that testing be restricted to all Stage II tumors without MSI but since it was just a … Most of the studies were for prognostic testing, but predictive testing is the more important clinical … in or..” such that the first sentence would be changed to, “Because the topic of this Brief is GEP testing … Clarification of “patients for testing” will be very important as clinical algorithms for use of GEP

142. 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.

143. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2010 - of serum free T4 and free T3 if the TSH falls outside of the normal range.1 Additional testing is … predicated on the results of this testing for diagnostic purposes and exclusion of other conditions. … Interventions • Screening interventions • : Serum TSH, with testing of serum free T4 and/or T3 if … , additional testing for thyroid antibodies, etc). … Analytic Framework Treatment/ testing

144. Testing a Machine Learning Tool for Facilitating Living Systematic Reviews of Chronic Pain Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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145. S77 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Because the VA has detailed records regarding both phar- macy utilization and means testing, it is possible … and Eligibility This study includes an analysis of all veterans age 65 and older who underwent means testing … 7079/07/4500-0077 Medical Care • Volume 45, Number 10 Suppl 2, October 2007 S77 Measures Key means testing … income, assets, and number of dependents are collected administratively during required annual means testing … RESULTS Of 11,907 veterans over the age of 65 who had means testing at the Salt Lake City VA in FY 2005

146. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - 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).

147. No Slide Title (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - patterns The best message strategies for diverse populations Adapting messages to audiences Message testing

148. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - safety practices such as patient and caregiver education and periodic international normalized ratio testing … for INR with remote (telephonic or internet-based) assistance for dose adjustment, self- testing for … with remote adjustment, self-testing, and multitasking application. … These provide point-of-care INR testing and warfarin dose adjustment. … Computer- assisted dosing Laboratory testing with remote adjustment Self-testing Multitasking

149. Blood Count Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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150. Liver Function Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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151. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - studies have the same explicit test positivity threshold (a threshold for categorizing the results of testing … (This is verified by formal testing for heterogeneity). … meta-regression is on a variable that takes the value 1 if the time from the onset of symptoms to testing … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis?

152. Arcia-notes-Teresa (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - The first part involved   iterative development of prototypes, followed  by focus group   testing … Comprehension   testing is coming soon. 7 F irst, we assembled  the visualization  working … necessarily what supports comprehension   the most, so that's why we are doing formal comprehension testing … feel confident that although the graphics won't all perform equally well when we do comprehension   testing … Victor ’s individual data, and   the population-­‐level   data. 20 We will start comprehension testing

153. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - full testing alone? … Indications (patient signs, symptoms, or other features) for appropriate home testing 7. … Randomized trials of phased testing 17. … How does phased testing (screening tests or battery followed by full test) compare to full testing … Randomized trials of phased testing 17.

154. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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155. Chronic-urinary-retention-protocol (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2012 - Testing and Treatment Treatment for CUR is dependent on etiology. … Therefore, providers may first conduct testing to identify the etiology. … The presence and severity of symptoms is a consideration in testing decisions. … UA) • urine culture • measures of renal function • prostate-specific antigen (PSA) • urodynamic testing … is commonly performed, there is no standard set of tests or consensus regarding whether testing improves

156. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - REVISED TEXT: For diagnostic testing, direct comparisons of commercially available enzyme immunoassays … In my own experience when a laboratory moves from testing any sample to only testing loose stools the … This sentence seems to imply testing of isolates, and therefore culture for C. difficile, is common … REVISED TEXT; Cytotoxicity testing is not a perfectly accurate gold standard. … No statistical testing between groups was conducted. Peer Reviewer #4 Results Page 87.

157. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2011 - How does phased testing (screening tests or battery followed by full test) compare to full testing alone … How does phased testing (screening tests or battery followed by full test) compare to full testing alone … The strength of evidence is insufficient to determine the utility of phased testing, followed by full … • Trials are needed comparing potential phased testing strategies with direct PSG or addressing the … , but had substantial verification bias due to Phased testing implementation of the phased testing

158. 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.

159. C-Diff-Infections-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - The diagnostic testing mechanisms, preventative interventions, treatment medications, and adjunctive … algorithm would have been missed if only EIA for toxin testing had been performed. … The authors suggest that these findings suggest that the use of PCR-based CDI testing methods could … difficile testing by PCR assay (LC- CDTX assay) were used to compare three molecular assays. … Diff Quik Chek Complete assay with reflex to Xpert C. difficile PCR testing for discrepant results

160. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Followup Protocols All 16 cohorts included regular PSA testing in the followup protocol. … The testing frequency of PSA, DRE, and rebiopsy varied across the cohorts. … All seven cohorts in the PSA screening era included regular PSA testing. … Outcome assessors—particularly those who conduct psychometric testing—should be blinded. … RP) and Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment trial (ProtecT: AS vs. RP or RT).