US Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent panel of volunteer experts that create prevention policy guidelines based on the principles of evidence-based health care. The purpose of the organization is to improve the health of all US residents by providing evidence-based recommendations for screening, counseling services, and preventive medication intake (USPSTF, n.d.). In order to achieve the purpose, USPSTF (n.d.) designed a rigorous process for periodically reviewing the latest evidence to update the guidelines regularly, assigning letter grades (A, B, C, D, or I) for all recommendation. The organization reviews the evidence for possible biases while attracting all stakeholders in drafting the recommendations (USPSTF, n.d.). The recommendations provided by USPSTF meet all the Standards for Developing Trustworthy Clinical Practice Guidelines created by the US government (USPSTF, n.d.). Thus, the recommendations provided by the organization are crucial for care providers to plan preventive care for patients.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC, n.d.) is an independent Congress agency that assesses access to care, quality of care, and other issues affecting Medicare to recommend payment policy applied plans participating in the Medicare Advantage program. MedPAC is a crucial body that sets the standards of reimbursement also used by private insurers as recommendations. The central benefit of the guidelines provided by MedPAC is the promotion of accountable care, as it promotes that providers are not reimbursed for unneeded procedures and for treating hospital-acquired conditions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is another independent body that provides information to help prevent illness and injury. The mission of the organization is to protect US citizens from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign and in the US (CDC, n.d.). The role of the organization is to detect and respond to emerging threats, track the biggest health problems that cause death and disability, and use scientific advances to protect the US population by providing recommendations for preventing these issues (CDC, n.d.).
References
CDC. (n.d.). Mission, role and pledge. Web.
MedPAC. (n.d.). About MedPAC. Web.
USPSTF. (n.d.). Standards for guideline development. USPreventiveTaskForce. Web.