Opportunity for Public Comment (USPSTF)

Task Force Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recommendations 
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is inviting public comment on its draft recommendation statements on screening for coronary heart disease with electrocardiography (ECG), hearing loss in adults ages 50 years and older, prostate cancer, and cervical cancer. Select to provide comments

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Opportunities for Public Comment

Draft Recommendation Statements Available for Comment

• Screening for Cervical Cancer
  October 19–November 16, 2011
• Screening for Prostate Cancer
  October 11–November 8, 2011
• Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults
  October 4–November 1, 2011
• Screening for Coronary Heart Disease with Electrocardiography
  September 27–October 25, 2011

Draft Evidence Reports Available for Comment

• There are currently no evidence reports available for public comment.

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is taking a new step as part of its ongoing effort to keep its work and methods more useful to primary care providers and clear to the public it serves. To do this, the USPSTF is sharing drafts of its Recommendation Statements on clinical preventive services for public comment. In addition, in partnership with AHRQ's Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, the USPSTF also offers opportunities for public comment on key questions (questions that tell researchers what to focus on in their review of the evidence) and EHC research reports that are related to the USPSTF's work.
To learn more about and comment on USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statements continue reading below.
To learn more about and comment on Key Questions and Evidence Reports from AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program visit http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-available-for-comment/. In partnership with AHRQ's Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, the USPSTF also offers opportunities for public comment on key questions (questions that tell researchers what to focus on in their review of the evidence) and EHC research reports that are related to the USPSTF's work.

Opportunities for Public Comment on Draft USPSTF Recommendation Statements

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is inviting public comment on its draft Recommendation Statements before they are published. The USPSTF is a national, independent panel of medical experts that makes recommendations, based on scientific evidence, to primary care doctors and other health care providers about which clinical preventive services they should offer their patients.
The USPSTF is taking this new step as part of its ongoing effort to keep its work and methods clear to the public it serves.
Please look at these draft Recommendation Statements and offer your comments on the USPSTF's decisions and how the decisions are communicated. The USPSTF is seeking comments to help make the Recommendation Statements more useful for the primary care provider. All comments will be considered fully as the USPSTF finalizes these recommendations.

How to Comment

Any visitor to this site can comment on any USPSTF draft Recommendation Statements listed here. However, readers should note that the USPSTF writes its recommendations for primary care doctors and other health care providers, using medical and scientific language as appropriate for this audience.
To comment, click on the title of the draft Recommendation Statement at top right. Comments must be received before the comment deadline listed below each title. The comment period for draft Recommendation Statements is 4 weeks.
Once the draft Recommendation Statement is removed from the public comment page, the USPSTF begins considering comments and finalizing the Recommendation Statement. Until the final Recommendation Statement is published, the USPSTF considers the Recommendation Statements on its Web site to be current.
You will receive acknowledgement that your comments have been transmitted. At the present time, the USPSTF can not provide responses to individual comments.
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