title: Development of review criteria: linking guidelines and assessment of quality.
abstract: Review criteria are designed to enable clinicians and others to assess care. However, there is no established method for developing criteria, and they are often confused with guidelines. Criteria should comprise measurable activities that are appropriate for the setting in which they are to be used. They should also be based on research evidence and prioritised according to the strength of that evidence and effect on outcome. Good criteria can be used to aid implementation of guidelines by providing a standard against which to monitor performance and enabling clinical audit.
authors.affiliation: Eli Lilly National Clinical Audit Centre, Department of General Practice, University of Leicester.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006292:Health Priorities; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom