Attachment B - Decision Matrix

Certainty
HIGH

A1

A2

Screening for the condition has a
high certainty of significant net
benefits, screening has high or
moderate feasibility. Most public
health departments are ready to
screen.

Screening for the condition has a
high certainty of significant net
benefits and screening has high or
moderate feasibility. Public health
departments have only
developmental readiness.

Unprepared

Screening for the condition
has a high certainty of
significant net benefits and
screening has high or
moderate feasibility. Public
health departments are
unprepared for screening.

A4

MOD

B 1-4

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There is moderate certainty that screening would have a significant benefit.

C 1-4

LOW

Certainty
MOD/HIGH

Benefit

FEASIBILITY

A3

There is high certainty that screening would have a significant benefit; however, most health
departments have low feasibility of implementing population screening.

Benefit

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Developmental

LOW

Small
to ZERO

Ready

HIGH or MODERATE

NEG

READINESS

Feasibility

SIGNIFICANT Benefit

NET BENEFIT/
CERTAINTY

There is high or moderate certainty that adoption of screening for the targeted condition would have
a small to zero net benefit.

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D 1-4
There is high or moderate certainty that adoption of screening for the targeted condition would have
a negative net benefit.

L 1-4
There is low certainty regarding the potential net benefit from screening.

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