TY - JOUR
T1 - Current processes of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
T2 - Refining evidence-based recommendation development
AU - Guirguis-Blake, Janelle
AU - Calonge, Ned
AU - Miller, Therese
AU - Siu, Albert
AU - Teutsch, Steven
AU - Whitlock, Evelyn
PY - 2007/7/17
Y1 - 2007/7/17
N2 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel that has provided the gold standard for evidence-based guidelines in prevention for the past 2 decades, continuously refines its methodology. To keep up with the evolving field of evidence-based medicine and to update recommendations in a timely, efficient, and transparent manner, the USPSTF has developed new methods for evidence reviews and recommendation development. This article summarizes the most recent changes in the recommendation development process, including how the USPSTF solicits and prioritizes topics for review, updates evidence reviews and recommendations, and communicates with its audience.
AB - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel that has provided the gold standard for evidence-based guidelines in prevention for the past 2 decades, continuously refines its methodology. To keep up with the evolving field of evidence-based medicine and to update recommendations in a timely, efficient, and transparent manner, the USPSTF has developed new methods for evidence reviews and recommendation development. This article summarizes the most recent changes in the recommendation development process, including how the USPSTF solicits and prioritizes topics for review, updates evidence reviews and recommendations, and communicates with its audience.
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U2 - 10.7326/0003-4819-147-2-200707170-00170
DO - 10.7326/0003-4819-147-2-200707170-00170
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17576998
AN - SCOPUS:34547099816
SN - 0003-4819
VL - 147
SP - 117
EP - 122
JO - Annals of Internal Medicine
JF - Annals of Internal Medicine
IS - 2
ER -