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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-introduction/slides
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-performance/slides
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-metaanalysis/slides
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Developing the topic and structuring systematic reviews of medical tests. … In revealing potential benefits and harms of the tests? … Adverse events of subsequent treatment/ other tests? … The same cases must be detected by both tests. … This requires that both tests detect the same cases.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Developing the topic and structuring systematic reviews of medical tests. … In revealing potential benefits and harms of the tests? … Adverse events of subsequent treatment/ other tests? … The same cases must be detected by both tests. … This requires that both tests detect the same cases.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Introduction
With the growing number, complexity, and cost of medical tests, which tests can reliably … The second tenet is that medical tests (and therefore assessments of those tests) are about
improving … tests are among the most
commonly employed. … and prognostic tests, respectively. … ACCE Model Process for Evaluating Genetic
Tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-decision-modeling.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Decision Modeling
Deciding Whether To Complement a Systematic Review of Medical Tests
With Decision … Deciding whether to complement a systematic review of medical tests with decision modeling. … Deciding whether to complement a systematic review of medical tests with
decision modeling. … Inference between tests
If the sensitivities of two tests are very similar, it is reasonable to expect … Extrapolation between tests
Tests operate on same principle, so the clinical/biological characteristics
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-decision-modeling.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Decision Modeling
Deciding Whether To Complement a Systematic Review of Medical Tests
With Decision … Deciding whether to complement a systematic review of medical tests with decision modeling. … Deciding whether to complement a systematic review of medical tests with
decision modeling. … Inference between tests
If the sensitivities of two tests are very similar, it is reasonable to expect … Extrapolation between tests
Tests operate on same principle, so the clinical/biological characteristics
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-tests-proposals_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Proposals for a phased evaluation of medical
tests. Medical Tests—White Paper Series. … of diagnostic tests. … process for evaluating data on emerging genetic tests. … Can a
similarly staged model be used for the evaluation of medical tests? … ACCE: A Model
Process for Evaluating Data on Emerging
Genetic Tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/whitepaper3-lijmer02262010-2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Proposals for a phased evaluation of medical
tests. Medical Tests—White Paper Series. … of diagnostic tests. … process for evaluating data on emerging genetic tests. … Can a
similarly staged model be used for the evaluation of medical tests? … ACCE: A Model
Process for Evaluating Data on Emerging
Genetic Tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendix-table-B-1-observational-studies.xlsx
March 20, 2021 - PCR (viral genome sequencing of a subset)
Positive: 1.9 tests per-person; 0.5 tests per-person after … first Ab+ test
Negative:1.7 tests per-person; 0.9 tests per-person after first Ab+ test 0.5 Any
(% … during second surge (%)
Positive
0 tests: 3,525 (32)
1 test: 2,426 (22)
2–3 tests: 2,719 (25)
4+ tests … : 2,398 (22)
Negative
0 tests: 124,165 (24)
1 test: 117,711 (23);
2–3 tests: 154,359 (30)
4+ tests: 118,036 … occurring in the positive cohort ≥90 days after primary PCR+ test PCR Tests per 10,000 days at risk
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-prognostic_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - tests do not necessarily address the most important questions about
prognostic tests that are used … tests, are appropriate
topics for systematic reviews. … These are commonly known as predictive tests. … In contrast to diagnostic tests, many prognostic tests are incorporated into multivariable
regression … Many
studies of prognostic tests do not provide this ultimate evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_1.pdf
April 01, 2020 - tests
(n=4,061), five of individual executive function
tests (n=1,167), and ten of individual language … confirmed diagnoses, and none examined blood
tests. … ; or any blood tests. … metrics, different cut-points for defining
tests as abnormal, or combinations of tests, we
could not … We found no analogous data for
MRI or other CSF tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - selected
laboratory tests. … tests. … Among laboratory tests, white blood cell count,
15
C-reactive protein, and tests derived from combinations … that the results of earlier
tests determine the choice of subsequent tests). … Comparative
studies are needed for all tests and all populations.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-search_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Reviews Chapter 4
4-1
Chapter 4
Effective Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews
of Medical Tests … When a review focuses on specific named tests, searching is relatively straightforward. … The FDA regulates
many medical tests as devices. … ,26 all possible diagnostic tests were not known. … Effective Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews of Medical
Tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-choosing-outcomes.ppt
June 01, 2012 - genetic and prognostic tests. … tests
Prognostic tests
Genetic tests
How To Choose Important Outcomes:
Illustrative Examples
Segal JB … Screening Tests
Segal JB. … Diagnostic Tests
Diagnostic tests from are differentiated from screening tests largely by the population … Prognostic Tests
Prognostic tests are tests used in individuals with known disease to predict outcomes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-choosing-outcomes.ppt
June 01, 2012 - genetic and prognostic tests. … tests
Prognostic tests
Genetic tests
How To Choose Important Outcomes:
Illustrative Examples
Segal JB … Screening Tests
Segal JB. … Diagnostic Tests
Diagnostic tests from are differentiated from screening tests largely by the population … Prognostic Tests
Prognostic tests are tests used in individuals with known disease to predict outcomes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_executive.pdf
February 01, 2006 - test to
confirm whether cancer is present, many
women who do not have cancer will
undergo diagnostic tests … Are there other factors that affect the accuracy or
acceptability of the tests considered in Questions … To place the tests’ accuracy information into
perspective, an average woman in the United
States who … For
women at this average level of risk of cancer after
an abnormal mammogram, based upon the tests’ … Effectiveness
of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast
Abnormalities.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/breast-cancer-genetic-tests/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-outcomes_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - tests, and
prognostic tests, although prognostic tests are also discussed in Chapter 11. … It is likely that the direct health
effects of screening tests are less than in tests used for diagnosis … and prognosis: screening tests
are generally designed to be less invasive than tests used to make diagnoses … Example of a Diagnostic Test
We differentiate diagnostic tests from screening tests largely by the population … effects than tests
used for other purposes.