Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0011
Task No. 3
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Research Triangle Institute
Evidence-based Practice Center
3040 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS
Russell Harris, MD, MPH
Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH
Charles J. Homer, MD, MPH
B. Lynn Whitener, DrPH, MSLS
Date of Pub May 2004
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0011
Task No. 3
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Research Triangle Institute
Evidence-based Practice Center
3040 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS
Russell Harris, MD, MPH
Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH
Charles J. Homer, MD, MPH
B. Lynn Whitener, DrPH, MSLS
Date of Pub May 2004
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
