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The aim is to assess probabilistic diagnosis systems based on patient utility or loss rather than merely as decision aids.

The Measurement of Performance in Probabilistic Diagnosis IV. Utility Considerations in Therapeutics and Prognostics

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Evaluates probabilistic diagnosis systems' utility in treatment and prognostic decisions, suggesting implications for patient benefit.

The aim is to assess probabilistic diagnosis systems based on patient utility or loss rather than merely as decision aids.
Adopted a scoring system treating the diagnosis system as a decision-maker.
Evaluated treatment selections using the minimum expected loss principle of decision theory.
Applied proposed evaluation tools to analyze Acute Abdominal Pain data.
Highlighted the differences in treatment selection skill versus prognostic skill.
Stressed the challenge of obtaining accurate medical utility values for analysis.
Extended evaluation to account for variations in utility or loss values between patients.

Habbema et al. (1981) studied this question.

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