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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
December 15, 2007 - Offer or provide this service.
B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … Offer or provide this service only if other considerations support the offering or providing the service … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … Discourage the use of this service. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
January 01, 2001 - more bodies of evidence are required to assess the
effectiveness of the service. … Evaluating quality at three strata: Stratum 3, the entire
preventive service. … The
new wording thus focuses on whether the service
should be “routinely provided.” … In these situations, the Task Force recommends against
routine use of the service. … C The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routine provision of [the service].
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_1.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Grade Definition
The USPSTF recommends the service. … A
B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … C
The USPSTF recommends selectively offering or providing this service to individual patients
based … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … There is moderate or high certainty that the
service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Grade Definition
The USPSTF recommends the service. … A
B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … C
The USPSTF recommends selectively offering or providing this service to individual patients
based … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … There is moderate or high certainty that the
service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_2.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Grade Definition
The USPSTF recommends the service. … A
B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … C
The USPSTF recommends selectively offering or providing this service to individual patients
based … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … There is moderate or high certainty that the
service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_3.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Grade Definition
The USPSTF recommends the service. … A
B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … C
The USPSTF recommends selectively offering or providing this service to individual patients
based … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … There is moderate or high certainty that the
service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_0.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Grade Definition
The USPSTF recommends the service. … A
B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … C
The USPSTF recommends selectively offering or providing this service to individual patients
based … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … There is moderate or high certainty that the
service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development
April 05, 2021 - In order to answer the relevant questions about a clinical preventive service, the EPC review team usually … In short, they do not depict the "mechanism of action" for a preventive service. … The fact that a preventive service has a proven effect on an intermediate outcome does not necessarily … When data are available and relevant to decisions about the preventive service delivery, the Task Force … This burden is the ultimate target of implementing the preventive service.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/first-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services-ii
December 01, 2011 - Table 1: USPSTF Grades Explained
Grade
Definition
A
The USPSTF recommends the service … B
The USPSTF recommends the service. … C
[The following statement is undergoing revision]
Clinicians may provide the service to selected … D
The USPSTF recommends against the service. … The Task Force does not explicitly consider costs in its appraisal of the effectiveness of a service.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
December 15, 2007 - 3 Levels: Individual Studies, Key Questions, and Overall Certainty of Net Benefit of the Preventive Service … its recommendation about provision of the service ( Table 1 ). … The overarching question that the Task Force seeks to answer for every preventive service is whether … or underuse of an effective service. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4y3P9DxovKMEjNmVd2mrPp
December 01, 2007 - its recommendation about provi-
sion of the service (Table 1). … The overarching question that the Task Force seeks to
answer for every preventive service is whether … Preventive Services Task
Force after assessing certainty and magnitude of net benefit of the service. … These studies
assess the effects of the preventive service on health
outcomes. … or underuse
of an effective service.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/AoSMttkvyssBywB_Uo-omz
November 01, 2004 - The USPSTF strongly recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routine provision of [the service]. … The USPSTF
found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing [the service] to asymptomatic patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_YbH4zWjUdppo-uWMUg4qC
February 01, 2004 - The USPSTF strongly recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routine provision of [the service]. … The USPSTF
found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing [the service] to asymptomatic patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
January 01, 2023 - or receipt of the preventive service differ
across populations. … in specific
populations (e.g., what type of service, age to start or end preventive service). … to improve the receipt of the
preventive service and/or tailoring of the preventive service can be … Social determinants as a preventive service: U.S. … Framework for using risk stratification to
improve clinical preventive service guidelines.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fdQHJ57mMFqognVJn_qg9q
May 23, 2019 - Public Health Service. … B The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to
eligible patients. … C The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routine
provision of [the service]. … The USPSTF found at least fair
evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but
concludes … D The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing [the service]
to asymptomatic patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/GWkCJwufrxmXDRMMf8n8mN
November 01, 2004 - The USPSTF strongly recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routine provision of [the service]. … The USPSTF
found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing [the service] to asymptomatic patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/HMTQY64cVavMZjxR3mCe5E
January 01, 2020 - Offer or provide this service.
Suggestions for Practice
B The USPSTF recommends the service. … Offer or provide this service. … D The USPSTF recommends against the service. … Discourage the use of this service. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8KtbKJonvmWq8q6q-bGskR
January 01, 2010 - Offer/provide this service.
B The USPSTF recommends the service. … Offer/provide this service.
C The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing the
service. … Offer/provide this service only if other
considerations support offering or
providing the service in … D The USPSTF recommends against the service. … Discourage the use of this service.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/benefit.pdf
December 01, 2007 - its recommendation about provi-
sion of the service (Table 1). … The overarching question that the Task Force seeks to
answer for every preventive service is whether … Preventive Services Task
Force after assessing certainty and magnitude of net benefit of the service. … These studies
assess the effects of the preventive service on health
outcomes. … or underuse
of an effective service.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
February 15, 2004 - The USPSTF found good evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that … B—Recommended: The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … Evidence that the [service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance … Quality of Evidence
The USPSTF grades the quality of the overall evidence for a service on a 3-point