BACKGROUND The number of pharmacoeconomic publications in the literature from China has risen rapidly, but the quality of pharmacoeconomic publications from China has not been analyzed. OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify all recent pharmacoeconomic publications from China, to critically appraise the reporting quality, and to summarize the results. METHODS Four databases (PubMed, Web of ...

Evaluation of new technologies requires rigorous methods to provide unbiased estimates of the performance and so inform future clinical practice. We review evidence on DNA cytometry reported earlier in this journal and point to the standards for reporting of diagnostic accuracy as a metric against which this article can be evaluated. The cross-sectional nature of the data and incomplete reporti...

Recent developments in the Triple Bottom Line reporting literature suggest a need for standards that ensure consistency, openness, transparency and inclusivity in the Triple Bottom Line reports produced. These standards, it is argued, provide assurances to stakeholders about the quality of a Triple Bottom Line report, and should lead to more inclusive business-stakeholder relations. The link be...

Applying Modern Information Technology to Reporting for Public Health—the Role of Standards Clement McDonald, Indiana University School of Medicine, discussed the role of standards in the application of modern information technology to public health reporting. He pointed to the rich data sources stored electronically in clinical laboratories, pathology and cytology reporting systems, pharmacies...

On September 30, 2003, existing hazardous waste combustors (HWCs) began operating under the HWC Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards. The HWC MACT standards include recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are typically more extensive than previous facility requirements. Facilities are required to keep detailed records of items such as emission exceedances, startups, shut...

As a standard for the exchange, transmission, and reporting of accounting and financial data, XRBL goes a long way toward standardization. However, as the extent of contemporary financial markets is now global, XBRL reporting must transcend or accommodate differences in reporting standards. While XBRL has been of great help in standardizing the presentation of the U.S. GAAP and IASB standards, ...

In the three decades after the publication of the first meta-analyses in the behavioral sciences, hundreds of articles and a number of technical guides have emerged concerning meta-analytic practice and reporting standards. The purpose of the present study is to review the practice and reporting standards of a random sample of published meta-analyses (n 100) in psychology and related discipline...

OBJECTIVE To assess registration and reporting details of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from 2011 to 2016 across four obesity journals. METHODS All issues from four leading obesity journals were searched systematically for RCTs from January 2011 to June 2016. Data on registration status were extracted from manuscripts, online trial registries, and a trial database; correspondi...