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exif: {"Image DocumentName": "U.S. Preventive Services Task Force", "Image ImageDescription": "The USPSTF is an independent panel of non-Federal experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine and is composed of primary care providers (such as internists, pediatricians, family physicians, gynecologists/obstetricians, nurses, and health behavior specialists). The USPSTF conducts scientific evidence reviews of a broad range of clinical preventive health care services (such as screening, counseling, and preventive medications) and develops recommendations for primary care clinicians and health systems. These recommendations are published in the form of Recommendation Statements. AHRQ s Prevention and Care Management Portfolio provides ongoing administrative, research, technical, and dissemination support to the USPSTF. About the USPSTF. The USPSTF strives to make accurate, up-to-date, and relevant recommendations about preventive services in primary care. To learn more detailed information about the USPSTF, including how it operates, current members and partners, and background information, visit  . Methods and Processes. For the USPSTF to recommend a service, the benefits of the service must outweigh the harms. The USPSTF focuses on maintenance of health and quality of life as the major benefits of clinical preventive services, and not simply the identification of disease. To learn more detailed information about the USPSTF recommendation process, methods, commentary, and resources for practice, visit  Recommendations. USPSTF recommendations highlight the opportunities for improving delivery of effective services and have helped others provide preventive care in different populations. USPSTF recommendations have formed the basis of the clinical standards for many professional societies, health organizations, and medical quality review groups. To learn more detailed information about USPSTF recommendations, grade definitions, and topics in progress or to see a list of A and B recommendations relevant for implementing the Affordable Care Act, visit  Opportunity for Public Comment. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is taking a new step to help make its Recommendation Statements clearer and more useful to primary care providers and to the public it serves. To do this, the USPSTF is sharing drafts of many of its documents for public comment, including all draft Recommendation Statements. In addition, in partnership with AHRQ s Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, the USPSTF also offers opportunities for public comment on draft key questions (questions that tell researchers what to focus on in their review of the evidence) and draft EHC research reports that are related to the USPSTF s work. There are currently no recommendation statements available for public comment. Nominating Topics for USPSTF Recommendation Statements. Individuals and organizations interested in nominating a topic for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to consider for evaluation for a future recommendation can learn how on this page:  Focus on Special Populations. The USPSTF is committed to improving the health of all Americans. To achieve this, the USPSTF assesses evidence on specific populations and makes specific evidence-based recommendations for specific populations. To learn more detailed information about the Task Force s focus on special populations, visit  Tools for Using Recommendations in Primary Care Practice. The work of the USPSTF has helped establish the importance of including prevention in primary care. There are many tools and resources available to help you implement USPSTF recommendations into practice. To learn more detailed information about these tools and resources, visit", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}