title: Enhancing Coordination Among the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institutes of Health.
abstract: This paper focuses on the relationships among the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); and NIH. After a brief description of the Task Force, AHRQ, NIH, and an example of how they interact, we describe the steps that have been taken recently by NIH to enhance their coordination. We also discuss several challenges that remain and consider potential remedies that NIH, AHRQ, and investigators can take to provide the USPSTF with the data it needs to make recommendations, particularly those pertaining to behavioral interventions.
authors: Office of Disease Prevention, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: david.murray2@nih.gov.
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Murray
authors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.
authors: Robert M
authors: RM
authors: Kaplan
authors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.
authors: Quyen
authors: Q
authors: Ngo-Metzger
authors: Office of Disease Prevention, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Portnoy
authors: Office of Disease Prevention, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Olkkola
authors: Office of Disease Prevention, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Denise
authors: D
authors: Stredrick
authors: Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Kuczmarski
authors: Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Amy B
authors: AB
authors: Goldstein
authors: Prevention Research Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Harold I
authors: HI
authors: Perl
authors: Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Mary E
authors: ME
authors: O'Connell
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / Q000458:organization & administration*