Identifying and using good practice guidelines.
- Overview
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- Title:
- Identifying and using good practice guidelines.
- Authors:
- Lin KW, Slawson DC
- Journal:
- Am Fam Physician.
- Publication date:
- 2009 Jul 1
- Volume:
- 80
- Issue:
- 1
- First page:
- 67
- Last page:
- 70
- Link to pubmed:
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19621847
- Publication type:
- Journal
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Performance measurement and payment are increasingly linked to goals established by practice guidelines. The best guidelines are based on systematic reviews and patient-oriented evidence, use an evidence-rating system such as the Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy, and are prospectively validated. The guidelines also should have a transparent development process, identify potential conflicts of interest, and offer flexibility in various clinical situations.
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Identifying and using good practice guidelines. Lin KW, Slawson DC. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Jul 1; 80(1):67-70.