BACKGROUND: Decision makers at multiple levels need information about which clinical
preventive services matter the most so that they can prioritize their actions. This study was …

Importance Only about half of patients with high blood pressure (BP) in the United States
have their BP controlled. Practical, robust, and sustainable models are needed to improve BP …

There is broad debate over whether preventive health services save money or represent a
good investment. This paper analyzes the estimated cost of adopting a package of twenty …

BACKGROUND: The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended
screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse. …

Background: Many recommended clinical preventive services are delivered at low rates.
Decision-makers who wish to improve delivery rates, but face competing demands for finite …

PURPOSE Depression is associated with lowered work functioning, including absences,
impaired productivity, and decreased job retention. Few studies have examined depression …

BACKGROUND: This report updates 2001 estimates of disease burden prevented and cost
effectiveness of tobacco-use screening and brief intervention relative to that of other clinical …

BACKGROUND: Influenza causes approximately 36,000 deaths per year in the United States
despite the presence of an effective vaccine. This assessment of the value of influenza …

Importance Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. The results were
previously reported of a trial of home blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring and pharmacist …

PURPOSE The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s provisions for first-dollar coverage
of evidence-based preventive services have reduced an important barrier to receipt of …