Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0018
Task No. 2
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97201
Authors:
Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH
Carla A. Green, PhD, MPH
Michael R. Polen, MA
Task Force Liaisons:
Alfred Berg, MD, MPH
Jonathan Klein, MD, MMPH
Albert Siu, MD, MSPH
C. Tracy Orleans, PhD
Kaiser Permanente
Center for Health Research
3800 N. Interstate Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97227-1110
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon 97201
March 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
5540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0018
Task No. 2
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97201
Authors:
Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH
Carla A. Green, PhD, MPH
Michael R. Polen, MA
Task Force Liaisons:
Alfred Berg, MD, MPH
Jonathan Klein, MD, MMPH
Albert Siu, MD, MSPH
C. Tracy Orleans, PhD
Kaiser Permanente
Center for Health Research
3800 N. Interstate Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97227-1110
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon 97201
March 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
