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341. Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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     January 01, 2013 - Univariate or unadjusted hypothesis testing, such as two-sample t-tests, can be conducted to identify … Unadjusted Analysis Univariate or unadjusted hypothesis testing, such as two-sample t-tests, can be conducted … This assessment can include, but is not limited to, testing for differences in study covariates by exposure

342. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 30, 2010 - Pulsegen device Certificate of Approval for Use of GS Symbol No. 95 44 083; LGA, Equipment Safety Testing … Pad testing: The amount of urine lost during incontinence episodes (comparison of a short provocative

343. Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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344. Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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345. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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346. Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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347. Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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348. Ch 6-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2012 - The process of developing and testing a new PRO measure can be lengthy—generally requiring at least … Item Response Theory (IRT) and Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) Item Response Theory (IRT) is a framework … Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) represents an area of innovation in measuring PROs. … Testing other measurement properties will not replace or rectify problems with content validity.18 … The blood testing program was implemented to detect early development of agranulocytemia.

349. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - particular wards, units, or patients (targeted screening) that includes: • MRSA screening using a testing … is performed) or • MRSA screening using a testing modality with intermediate turnaround (results … available next day to 2 days after testing performed) or • MRSA screening using a testing modality … (typically culture) with a longer turnaround time (results available more than 2 days after testing … The cluster RCT is increasingly recognized as the optimal design for testing and evaluating the impact

350. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 5. Network Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - cautiously because confidence interval overlap is not a reliable substitute for formal hypothesis testing

351. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Panel revealed considerable uncertainty about the reliability of procalcitonin measured with newer testing … properties of a diagnostic test (e.g. sensitivity, specificity, predictive values) may vary across testing … It extends from basic testing principles (Level 1) through clinical applications in diagnosis (Levels … whether to start antibiotics, and other questions addressing whether to do sequential procalcitonin testing … Study populations at institutions or individual practices that do not offer procalcitonin testing may

352. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - for comparative effectiveness reviews ................. 15 1 Key Points • One hypothesis-testing … For example, cognitive testing using laboratory settings. … after deciding to include observational studies, EPCs need to take special care in developing and testing … Testing of inter- or intra-rater reliability, using the kappa statistic is sometimes suggested as a … achieve perfect agreement, and using the usual dual review process should obviate the need for such testing

353. FRN 35 - Preventive Pharmacological Treatments for Migraine in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Future studies testing these longer timeframes for discontinuing preventive pharmacologic treatment … However, continued consultations among researchers and providers along with continued field testing … Future 17 studies testing these longer timeframes for discontinuing preventive pharmacologic … A large sample capable of testing these characteristics via subgroup differences is necessary. … A large sample capable of testing these characteristics via subgroup differences is necessary.

354. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Appendix A Figure 1 outlines the proposed approach and its validity testing in detail. … The first approach (―Augmented MeSH Approach‖) had achieved good performance in testing on drug comparative … education in which project staff coached practice staff in reviewing performance and identifying, testing … Reason: Setting (not health care delivery organization) Field testing of the ACCESS materials: … The field testing of this portfolio is reported here.

355. DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2) (pdf file)
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     November 12, 2013 - surveillance can cause anxiety about not treating the condition, inconvenience associated with regular testing … health care consumers and their providers engage in shared decisionmaking when facing screening, other testing … developmental process include (1) scoping and design, (2) developing a prototype, (3) an iterative “alpha” testing … phase with patients and clinicians, (4) “beta” testing in real-life conditions, and (5) production … support a review A large number of people face decisions about cancer screening, treatment, or other testing

356. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2017 - Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), otoscopy for the presence of bilateral effusion, audiometric testing … Trim and fill: A simple funnel-plot-based method of testing and adjusting for publication bias in meta

357. Disposition of Comments Report for Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients Wtih Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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     August 11, 2014 - are differences in results between “registry” studies that used different local labs under routine testing … nephrologists, emergency room physicians, and laboratory medicine scientists who use and interpret troponin testing

358. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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     October 26, 2012 - Analytic Framework From CER for CDI Diagnostic Testing, Prevention, and Treatment ................. … Analytic Framework From CER for CDI Diagnostic Testing, Prevention, and Treatment ................. … diagnostic methods were not included in this project primarily because polymerase chain reaction testing … Analytic framework from CER for CDI diagnostic testing, prevention, and treatment KQ3 KQ4 … Analytic framework from CER for CDI diagnostic testing, prevention, and treatment KQ3 KQ4

359. Imaging Tests to Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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360. Chapter 7: Grading a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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