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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
December 28, 2017 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … What are the harms of screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults, including pregnant women? … What is the optimal timing and frequency of screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women? … populations living in special settings outside of the community (e.g., hospital, nursing or care home … than institutionalized populations, in accordance with the usual scope of USPSTF recommendations.
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March 02, 2020 - Importance
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-
borne pathogen in the US and … IMPORTANCE Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-borne pathogen in
the US and a leading … Some health care systems serving insured populations, some
academic medical centers, and the Veterans … Affiliations of The US Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) Members: Veterans Affairs Palo
Alto Health … Care System, Palo Alto, California
(Owens); Stanford University, Stanford, California
(Owens); Feinstein
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December 01, 2007 - studied in RCTs
and make judgments about the likelihood of observing
the same effect in actual practice … , derives from several RCTs of screening in which
the estimate of benefits can be generalized to the … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Barton, MD, MPP, of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Primary Care, Prevention … Torchia of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Communications and Knowl-
edge Transfer
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May 01, 2021 - Importance
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an irreversible
reduction of airflow in the … (USPSTF) reviewed the
evidence for screening for COPD and issued a D recommendation.10
IMPORTANCE Chronic … diagnos-
tic criteria in the Importance and Practice Consideration sections. … The US Congress mandates that
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) support the operations … Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ). ©2022 AMA and
United States Government, as represented by the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan34/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
May 15, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … some direct or indirect way, or is seen as connected to the health care system by the participant … in most health care settings, including environmental components (media messages, signage), or that … ), sexual negotiation skills, scheduling a health care appointment or discussing its importance with … The USPSTF received comments suggesting that reduction in health care utilization not be included as
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
August 05, 2008 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of prostate cancer in the United States in 2006. 1 The median age of death from prostate cancer from … Yet, after a median of 8.2 years, only 14.4% of men in the control group and 8.6% of men in the treatment
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July 01, 2005 - in
children and adolescents reflects the paucity of good-quality evidence on the
effectiveness of … During the placebo-controlled
phase of the sibutramine trial, 19 of 43 patients (44%) in the group receiving … Preventive Services Task
Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2005. … or power of studies, important flaws in their design or conduct,
gaps in the chain of evidence, or lack
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
February 16, 2016 - ASD have been raised by family members, other caregivers, or health care professionals. … ASD have been raised by parents, other caregivers, or health care professionals. … caregivers, or health care professionals. … Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts); Jessica Herzstein, … Owens, MD, MS (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2002
December 01, 2002 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … rate of acceptance of screening in the intervention group (23 percent) and by flaws in the published … In 1994, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommended against the routine use of PSA … (Associate Professor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard
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December 01, 2007 - studied in RCTs
and make judgments about the likelihood of observing
the same effect in actual practice … , derives from several RCTs of screening in which
the estimate of benefits can be generalized to the … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Barton, MD, MPP, of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Primary Care, Prevention … Torchia of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Communications and Knowl-
edge Transfer
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September 01, 2013 - RATIONALE
Importance
Hepatitis C virus is the most common chronic blood-
borne pathogen in the United … care workers or
from having surgery before the implementation of univer-
sal precautions). … The relative importance of these additional risk factors may
differ on the basis of geographic location … and persons with infrequent
percutaneous exposures, such as health care workers (1% to
2%), had the lowest … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health
Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
September 15, 2005 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … This counseling should be done by suitably trained health care providers. … trained health care providers outweigh the harms. … It is best delivered by a suitably trained health care provider. … Among these are the potential for burdening patients with the knowledge of mutations of unknown importance
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
May 15, 2013 - Importance
The USPSTF uses the term “alcohol misuse” to define a spectrum of behaviors, including … Electronic screening and brief intervention can be delivered in various settings, such as health care … systems, universities, or communities. … of screening and behavioral counseling interventions, and influences on the health care system that … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-research-and-evidence-based-practice-recommendations-us-preventive-services-task-force-perspectives
March 01, 2014 - effective prevention strategies, 3 which is particularly important with recent health care reform efforts … Many thoughtful and constructive analyses focus on the importance of several factors in the design and … protocols and components. 8–10 These recommendations emphasize the importance of the external validity … broadest reach into health care delivery. … health care behaviors, improved function, and decreased use of health care resources)?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication
January 29, 2019 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Importance
In the United States, the rate of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum was an estimated … in the grade of the recommendation. 9 In its deliberation of the evidence, the USPSTF considers whether … Owens, MD, MS (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, and Stanford University
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May 01, 2009 - in-
clude substance abuse, limited access to health care, pov-
erty, African-American ethnicity, and … in pregnancy in the reduction
of incidence of congenital syphilis; the harms of screening,
specifically … discussions with the USPSTF on similarities
between the health care system in the study country and … Role of the Funding Source
The work conducted by the USPSTF is supported by
the Agency for Healthcare … Requests for Single Reprints: Reprints are available from the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality
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March 01, 2013 - In a large
study in 1 health care system, the prevalence of abuse was
7.9% in the preceding year and … Health status and health care use of Massachusetts women reporting partner
abuse. … The long-term
physical health and health care utilization of women who were sexually abused as
children … Approaches to
screening for intimate partner violence in health care settings: a randomized trial. … Owens, MD, MS
(Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Cali-
fornia, and Stanford University
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
March 21, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … What are the perspectives and preferences of patients on breast cancer risk and the use of risk-reducing … Additionally, the proposed Contextual Questions will include potential differences in the performance … that may be important to consider in the clinical setting to address health equity considerations. … In response to comments, minor clarifying revisions to the Research Plan were made.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
December 31, 2013 - Importance
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death … In response to these comments, the USPSTF further emphasized the importance of tobacco cessation as the … The USPSTF acknowledges the importance of accurately identifying persons who are at highest risk to maximize … Owens, MD, MS (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF
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September 01, 2002 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. … Further research to more accurately determine the
benefits and harms of screening is of paramount
importance … Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in
Health Care. J Intern Med Suppl. 1997;739:1-60.
13. … Agency for Health Care Policy
and Research, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research; 1995;AHRQ publication
number 96-0004.