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281. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-E-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2009 - the department's protocol- this was not further described - Only those with normal fetal nonstress testing … applied only once. 2 patients (13%) also received PGE2 gel - Only those with normal fetal nonstress testing … until 43 completed weeks Dose: 21% received more than 1 dose - Only those with normal fetal nonstress testing … minimum of 1 hour after treatment -Patients performed daily kick counts - repeat fetal testing … Next dose was given 3-4 days later to coincide with next antepartum testing visit. at the next visit

282. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2013 - Serial testing is eluded to in the CPGs but is not given an evaluation. … Testing for publication bias was redone using Deeks' method (1). Deeks JJ. … sensitivity estimates reported suggest symptomatic patients who test negative on BNP do not need further testing … If some further testing will be routine e.g. … Yes - the implication of a negative result of a good “rule- out” test is that further specific testing

283. Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Methods for the Joint Meta-Analysis of Multiple Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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284. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - be the costliest cancer to treat in the U.S. on a per capita basis, taking into account diagnostic testing … The large number of available tests and testing strategies and potential trade- offs in diagnostic accuracy … , risks, and patient preferences pose significant challenges in determining optimal testing and monitoring … cancer • For KQ 2, KQ 3, KQ 4, KQ 5: Quality of life • For KQ 7: Adverse effects of diagnostic testing

285. Calcineurin_Inhibitors_Protocol_FINAL_10-07-2014 (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2014 - monitoring protocols (i.e., variation in when clinical staff actually collect samples for laboratory testing … , stored, and processed in the same way that positive control sample materials used clinically for testing … Internal validity and reporting adequacy: Were the testing results interpreted with positive or negative … Internal validity and reporting adequacy: Were criteria for determining a testing result as positive, … testing in preanalytic, analytic and postanalytic aspects?

286. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Testing algorithms have changed with the development of the serum FLC assays, introducing variation

287. Masks-Surveillance-2-Appendix-Table-A-2 (xls file)
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     March 01, 2020 - contacts Among index cases, 51% SARS-CoV-2 infection meeting clinical, epidemiological and laboratory testing

288. Masks-Appendix-Table-B-2-Surveillance-Report (xls file)
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     March 01, 2020 - contacts Among index cases, 51% SARS-CoV-2 infection meeting clinical, epidemiological and laboratory testing

289. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - In addition, testing during the prenatal period is seeking either to identify current depression (which

290. Speakerbiosketches Deliberativemethodswebinar1 (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - nationally known expert on reporting health care quality and delivery information and the development and testing

291. Disparities-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - associated with a reduction in disparity between Black and White patients in HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c) testing … self- management • Organizational change (disease management) • Initial racial disparity in HbA1c testing … • Disparity was not significantly reduced after 12 months (p = 0.06). • Within the HDZ zone, testing … at baseline was 19%. • The biennial lipid profile testing rate improved by 26.2% in African- American … In a broad systems-level program in New York State, a disparity of 19 percent in biennial lipid testing

292. Is there an easier way to test for Celiac disease? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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293. Medical Tests - White Paper Series | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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294. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
     December 16, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol 1 Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: December 16, 2011 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus I. Background and Objectives for th…

295. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 267: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2024 - beliefs and practice about classism, ethnocentrism, racism affects diagnostic rates neuropsychological testing … medicine (American Academy of Family Physicians), school guidance counselor, ADHD psychological testing … The results and discussion provide a review of the evidence for testing and other clinical tools, … memory, organization, visual aid Auditory processing can be estimate before the Neuropsychological testing … The discussion neither states nor implies that neuropsychological testing is not helpful for other

296. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - , evaluate potential benefits and harms of conventional screening (24 weeks and beyond) and early testing … The amount of work was massive and serves to highlight the difficulties in evaluating screening and testing … While the report in and of itself will not solve the problem regarding the optimum screening and testing … diagnosis of GDM automatically categorizes her as 'high risk' thus increasing the need for additional testing … This encourages over-testing, increased medical costs, more stress for both physicians and patients,

297. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Links in the chain of indirect evidence include the performance of the screening test or testing strategy … We did not re-review the accuracy of HCV antibody testing, which the prior USPSTF review found to be … two-thirds of people with chronic HCV infection were born between 1945 and 1965, suggesting that testing … HCV antibody testing with subsequent polymerase chain reaction testing for circulating virus was found … Hepatitis C virus testing of persons born during 1945 to 1965: Recommendations from the Centers for

298. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families Having a Breast Biopsy A Review of the Research for Women and Their Families e Is This Information Right For Me? This information is right for you if: � You are a woman. The information in this summary is from research on women. …

299. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events, and on testing … measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events; and on testing … However, the degree of overlap is not a reliable substitute for formal testing. … confidence intervals is less than modest and a significant difference is suspected, we recommend formal testing … effectiveness when there is a large degree of overlap in confidence intervals, but we recommend formal testing

300. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events, and on testing … measures and statistical models, giving special attention to combining studies with rare events; and on testing … However, the degree of overlap is not a reliable substitute for formal testing. … confidence intervals is less than modest and a significant difference is suspected, we recommend formal testing … effectiveness when there is a large degree of overlap in confidence intervals, but we recommend formal testing