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June 21, 2025 - Procedure Manual Section 7. … change from a previous Task Force recommendation because of one or more of the following: 1) a change in methods … change in our understanding about the applicability of older evidence or international evidence; 4) new methods … The procedures for posting draft materials for public comment are described in Section 9 . … Votes may be taken for other decisions at the discretion of the Chair(s).
7.4.1 General Voting Procedures
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March 30, 2020 - Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion … introduction text
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Methods … methods
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January 01, 2023 - Many of the processes and methods described below are already part of the USPSTF and EPC
procedures … This work ultimately culminated in changes to the methods and procedures for the
Work Plan, Evidence … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … -
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September 15, 2013 - with clinic-based blood pressure measurement methods? … Does changing the measurement method from that used during the initial screening improve diagnostic accuracy … community health fairs) that are not associated with an attendant, trained personnel, or established procedures … measurement (with any device or protocol)
KQ 4a: Time interval for rescreening using the same method … value is derived from guidelines for various populations and that the threshold varies by measurement method
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January 01, 2001 - Manual (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-
uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual
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Force: a review of the process. … /procedure-manual
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January 13, 2025 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … false-positive results, which can then lead to more frequent follow-ups and unnecessary tests and
procedures
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September 14, 2021 - false-positive rates were similarly low (<1% across sites). 19 , 29 No study reported rates by collection method … tests for chlamydial and gonococcal infections are accurate regardless of anatomical site or collection method … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. Accessed July 13, 2021. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual
Nelson HD, Zakher B, Cantor A … For additional information see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 16
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July 05, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 5. … As the USPSTF methods on modeling evolve details will be published and made available on the Task Force … Methods Webpage.
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April 01, 2019 - Procedure Manual Appendix I. Congressional Mandate Establishing the U.S.
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June 01, 2007 - Integrity a
Goal
Process
Transparency
Standardized methodology described in methods … b References :
Methods Work Group, Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … How to read the new recommendation statement: methods update from the U.S.
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January 01, 2001 - document/final-research-plan/speech-language-delay-disorders-children-age-5-years-younger-screening)
and Procedure … Manual (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual
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December 01, 2007 - Update on the Methods of the U.S. … test for carotid artery stenosis will undergo carotid angiogra-
phy and may have a stroke from the procedure—a … Academia and ClinicUpdate on the Methods of the U.S. … Although formal decision analyses and cost-effec-
tiveness analyses have been proposed as an objective
method … assumptions and involves uncertainty, the Task Force
believes it provides a transparent, objective method
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December 01, 2007 - Update on the Methods of the U.S. … test for carotid artery stenosis will undergo carotid angiogra-
phy and may have a stroke from the procedure—a … Academia and ClinicUpdate on the Methods of the U.S. … Although formal decision analyses and cost-effec-
tiveness analyses have been proposed as an objective
method … assumptions and involves uncertainty, the Task Force
believes it provides a transparent, objective method
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February 01, 2014 - Update on the methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: insufficient evidence. … How to read the new recommendation statement: methods update from the U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. … Accessed at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual on 7 July 2009. … Update on the methods of the U.S.
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January 01, 2024 - 2000s
2001 Task Force leads the establishment of methods … services.
2018
Task Force publishes American Journal of Preventive Medicine
supplement on updated methods … , reinforcing its commitment
to continuously advancing its methods of making evidence-
based recommendations … guideline-making bodies, demonstrating
its commitment to maintaining transparent, state-of-the-art
policies and procedures
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January 01, 2006 - continuous operations.
2000s
2001
Task Force leads the establishment of methods … 2018
Task Force publishes American Journal of Preventive Medicine supplement on updated methods … , reinforcing its commitment to continuously advancing its methods of making evidence-based recommendations … guideline-making bodies , demonstrating its commitment to maintaining transparent, state-of-the-art policies and procedures
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January 18, 2024 - inhibitors and tamoxifen), and risk-reducing surgery (mastectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, and other procedures … What is the accuracy of familial cancer risk assessment methods to identify women with pathogenic BRCA1 … genetics KQs 2b, 3b: Pretest genetic counseling delivered by a provider trained in genetics using methods … KQs 4, 5: Intensive screening (earlier and more frequent screening or use of additional screening methods … inhibitors and tamoxifen), and risk-reducing surgery (mastectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, and other procedures
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May 02, 2019 - What is the accuracy of risk stratification methods or alternative screening strategies for identifying … What is the diagnostic accuracy of anatomic site–specific testing and collection methods for identifying … concurrent sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; using different screening intervals
KQ 3: Test methods … screening
Comparisons
KQs 1, 2: Screening vs. no screening or alternate screening strategies or methods … anatomic site or sites where gold standard sample is collected, when reported
No comparison; testing methods