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221. Potential for false positive results with antigen tests for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2--letter to clinical laboratory staff and health care providers. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-false-positive-results-antigen-tests-rapid-detection-sars-cov-2-letter-clinical
     April 08, 2020 - Press Release/Announcement Potential for false positive results with antigen tests … Citation Text: Potential for false positive results with antigen tests for rapid detection of SARS-CoV … Cite Citation Citation Text: Potential for false positive results with antigen tests

222. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_research-protocol.pdf
     September 30, 2014 - Interventions: Genetic tests for diagnosing DDs This Technical Brief only includes tests that are available … We anticipate identifying a large number of tests of interest from GTR. … syndrome,” 155 tests linked to “fragile X syndrome,” and 142 tests linked to “Prader-Willi syndrome … Most of these tests are LDTs. We will also search two other U.S. … for DDs, and new technologies or tests under development.

223. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - PCDs are a heterogeneous group of disorders that require a panel of tests for accurate diagnosis. … (i.e., SFLC assay in addition to traditional testing) and the comparator (traditional tests alone) … (serum or urine tests [SPEP, UPEP, SIFE, or UIFE], bone marrow evaluation, or skeletal survey). … No direct comparisons between the SFLC assay and traditional tests were performed. … , compared with traditional tests alone, in undiagnosed patients with suspected PCD?

224. Neds 2022 Hospital Maskedstats (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - 0.85055 Median 4.833333 Variance 0.72343 Mode 5.000000 Range 4.00000 Interquartile Range 0.25641 Tests … Tests for Location: Mu0=0 Test Statistic p Value Student's t t 32.18104 Pr > |t| <.0001 Sign M 496.5 … Moments Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles S_HOSP_U Moments … Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles TOTAL_EDVisits Moments … Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles

225. Neds 2021 Hospital Maskedstats (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - 0.75225 Median 4.882353 Variance 0.56589 Mode 5.000000 Range 4.00000 Interquartile Range 0.31333 Tests … Tests for Location: Mu0=0 Test Statistic p Value Student's t t 32.10319 Pr > |t| <.0001 Sign M 496.5 … Moments Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles S_HOSP_U Moments … Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles TOTAL_EDVisits Moments … Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles

226. Understanding Physicians' and Patients' Views of Harms and Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Do physicians know about the harms of screening tests and consider them in relation to other factors …  15% did not see much harm in ordering screening tests even if they are not recommended. … highly influenced by patient age and patient request, with clinicians being more likely to recommend tests … They also need tools to help communicate potential harms of screening tests and to engage patients

227. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2015 - Noninvasive diagnostic tests can be broadly divided into two categories: functional tests and anatomic … tests. … What is the comparative effectiveness of anatomic tests versus functional tests in those who are at … What is the comparative effectiveness of anatomic tests versus functional tests in those who are at … o Anatomic tests: coronary calcium scoring via EBCT or MDCT, and CCTA o Functional tests (including

228. Table 4.10. Effect of Returning Completed SEA Form on Screening | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Table 4.10. … Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

229. Screening for Syphilis: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation. … B What is the accuracy of currently used screening tests and strategies (eg, sequence of tests) for … Therefore, tests of specimens obtained in nonclinical set- tings and most point-of-care or in-house tests … For example, limiting the review to FDA-cleared tests excluded stud- ies of many rapid tests that are … Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation.

230. Issue Brief 9: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - ■ Step 3: Selection of diagnostic tests. … The chosen tests may relate to the most likely diagnosis or the most concerning diagnosis, depending … are physical examination maneuvers or blood or imaging tests. … to screening tests is an illustrative exception. … Information provided by diagnostic and screening tests: improving probabilities.

231. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     April 17, 2014 - the test performance characteristics (e.g., sensitivity and specificity) of the following screening tests … Colonoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy CT colonography Fecal screening tests: … What are the current rates of overall screening for colorectal cancer and screening with specific tests … What is the adherence to testing for each of the currently available screening tests? … Do rates of screening or adherence to screening tests vary by important subpopulations (i.e., by age,

232. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 18, 2011 - Older patients' perceptions of "unnecessary" tests and referrals: a national survey of Medicare beneficiaries … Older patients perceptions of "unnecessary" tests and referrals: a national survey of Medicare beneficiaries … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-patients-perceptions-unnecessary-tests-and-referrals-national-survey … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-patients-perceptions-unnecessary-tests-and-referrals-national-survey-medicare … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-patients-perceptions-unnecessary-tests-and-referrals-national-survey-medicare

233. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Assess the concordance of difference tests instead of test accuracy. … Tests With Correlated Results Within the Strata of the Disease When the two tests are correlated conditional … A probabilistic model for the comparison of diagnostic tests. … Meta- analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards. … Evaluation of diagnostic tests without gold standards.

234. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 02, 2021 - *Studies that screen using an HSV-2 serologic test alone or type-specific HSV-1 and HSV-2 serologic tests … eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serological tests … for HSV-2 or “paired testing” for HSV-1 and HSV-2 ‡ KQs 1–3: Serologic tests for HSV-2 that are not … commercially available or approved by the FDA; nonserologic tests indicated for the diagnosis of HSV … in persons with genital lesions (e.g., cell culture or PCR-based testing); HSV serologic tests that

235. Manage-Resident-Rti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - The team decides to obtain some laboratory tests and a chest x ray. … for diagnostic tests to return? … Slide 8 Diagnostic Tests SAY: Several diagnostic tests should be considered as part of the evaluation … Slide 9 Urinary Antigen Tests SAY: Two different urinary antigen tests, which both have relatively … These urinary antigen tests are not always available in the long-term care setting.

236. Implementation and Evaluation of an Automated Email Notification System for Results of Tests Pending at Discharge - Final Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Implementation and Evaluation of an Automated Email Notification System for Results of Tests Pending … ; 27% are radiology tests; and 42% are microbiology tests. … Some tests from this hospitalization were still pending at the time of discharge. … We have listed below 1) tests whose results have been finalized after discharge, and 2) tests whose … Might be more worthwhile for blood tests if it was only for abnormal results.”

237. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - Screening Tests Various screening tests that are feasible in primary care are used to identify visual … These tests include visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, the cover-uncover test, and the Hirschberg … Vision screening tests included tests of visual acuity, stereoacuity, and ocular alignment, as well as … tests using autorefractors and photoscreeners. … 10 different screening tests.

238. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 23 Genetic Testing (pdf file)
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     June 30, 2015 - polymorphism (SNP)-array tests. … tests.” … So, these 56 tests are not one same test. … 113 different tests. … represent newer versions of tests.

239. Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults: Literature Surveillance Report (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2024 - and overtreatment associated with screen-detected bladder cancer; • the accuracy of urine screening tests … evaluate the effect of screening for bladder cancer on morbidity and mortality; accuracy of screening tests … All new studies of urine tests for bladder cancer were conducted in symptomatic populations or those

240. The effects of a 'discharge time-out' on the quality of hospital discharge summaries. | PSNet
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     December 31, 2014 - Communication of posthospital care, including tests pending at discharge, is a critical element of … s) Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests … May 19, 2021 The impact of automated notification on follow-up of actionable tests pending … July 2, 2019 Impact of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending