Mammography Imbroglio Makes Case For More Stakeholder Input In CER - AHRQ's Clancy
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The AHRQ director reflected on lessons to be learned from the negative public reaction to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's opinion on mammography screening.
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