Assessing the accuracy of forecasting: Applying standard diagnostic assessment tools to a health technology early warning system

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-384

  Simpson, Sue ^a   Hyde, Chris ^a   Cook, Alison ^a   Packer, Claire ^a   Stevens, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expert opinion; Forecasting; Healthcare technology; Reference standards; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; FORECASTING; SCANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS (EWS); HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA);

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPERT SYSTEM; FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4043168324     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462304001229     Document Type: Article

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