Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS)

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The ePSS is based on the current, evidence-based recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors. Available both as a Web-based selector and as a downloadable PDA application, the ePSS brings information on clinical preventive services that clinicians need - recommendations, clinical considerations, and selected practice tools - to the point of care. </p> <p> Some of the tools in the ePSS include a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm" target="_blank">BMI calculator</a>, a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://depts.washington.edu/osteoed/tools.php?type=orai" target="_blank">scoring system for osteoporosis</a>, and topic specific information for patients from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://www.healthfinder.gov/" target="_blank">www.healthfinder.gov</a>. </p> <p> Some of the ways the ePSS is being used include: </p> <ul> <li>By primary care physicians and nurse practitioners at San Francisco General Hospital to provide evidence-based support to primary care providers on recommended preventive health services. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://www.ahrq.gov/about/casestudies/pcm/pcm2009c.htm" target="_blank">More Info</a> </li> <li>By students at Wichita State University as a way to introduce and emphasize the importance of preventive and evidence-based medicine in the practice of medicine. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://www.ahrq.gov/about/casestudies/pcm/pcm2008g.htm" target="_blank">More Info</a></li> <li>By EHR vendors to improve its care processes by integrating the USPSTF recommendations into its patient workflow. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://www.ahrq.gov/about/casestudies/pcm/pcm2011d.htm" target="_blank">More Info</a> </li> <li>By the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150209015555/http://www.healthfinder.gov/" target="_blank">myhealthfinder tool</a>. Myhealthfinder is an easy to use tool that patients and consumers can use to search for information about preventive services. 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