| Guideline | Resources |
| Preventive Services, Child Through Adult | 2017 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
Key Points
AHRQ’s Electronic Preventive Services Selector identifies screening, counseling, & preventive med/supplement options based on age/sex & various risks. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations are tiered by evidence grade. Link to the Electronic Preventive Services Selector online (all fields optional).
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Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS)
Epocrates Guideline Synopsis Last Update:
Mar 24, 2017
Publication Year:
2017
Source:
AHRQ
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
USPSTF Grade Definitions
| [A] | USPSTF recommends. High certainty that net benefit is substantial. |
| [B] | USPSTF recommends. High certainty that net benefit is mod, or there’s mod certainty that net benefit is mod-to-substantial. |
| [C] | USPSTF recommends selectively, to individual pts based on professional judgment/pt preference. At least mod certainty that net b |
| [D] | USPSTF recommends against. Mod or high certainty that there’s no net benefit or that harms outweigh benefits. |
| [I] | Evidence insufficient to assess balance of benefits & harms. Evidence lacking, poor quality, or conflicting, & balance of benefi |
Abbreviations
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality |
| ePSS | Electronic Preventive Services Selector |
| mod | moderate |
| USPSTF | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
USPSTF Grade Definitions
| A | = | USPSTF recommends. High certainty that net benefit is substantial. |
| B | = | USPSTF recommends. High certainty that net benefit is mod, or there’s mod certainty that net benefit is mod-to-substantial. |
| C | = | USPSTF recommends selectively, to individual pts based on professional judgment/pt preference. At least mod certainty that net b |
| D | = | USPSTF recommends against. Mod or high certainty that there’s no net benefit or that harms outweigh benefits. |
| I | = | Evidence insufficient to assess balance of benefits & harms. Evidence lacking, poor quality, or conflicting, & balance of benefi |