Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-02-0024
Task Order No. 2
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
Portland, Oregon
Roger Chou, MD
P. Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH
Laurie Hoyt Huffman, MS
Ariel K. Smits, MD, MPH
July 2005
This report may not be used, in whole or in part, as the basis of the 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 decisionmaker—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
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-02-0024
Task Order No. 2
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
Portland, Oregon
Roger Chou, MD
P. Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH
Laurie Hoyt Huffman, MS
Ariel K. Smits, MD, MPH
July 2005
This report may not be used, in whole or in part, as the basis of the 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 decisionmaker—patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
