Year: 2013
Resolution Number: 77
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status:
Author(s): John vanSchagen, MD
Sponsor: Domenic R. Federico, MD
On behalf of: Kent County Delegation
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That our AMA request that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) address the issue regarding evidence-based cervical cancer screening for women with a cervix ages 30 to 65 as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF); and be it furtherRESOLVED: That our AMA request that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) address the need for quicker change in clinical guidelines when the scientific evidence supports such change.
RESOLVED: That our AMA request that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) address the issue regarding evidence-based cervical cancer screening for women with a cervix ages 30 to 65 as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF); and be it furtherRESOLVED: That our AMA request that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) address the need for quicker change in clinical guidelines when the scientific evidence supports such change.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for PAP Testing Guidelines: HEDIS versus USPSTF