title: Treatment and referral guidelines in gastroenterology.
abstract: Practice guidelines have become an integral part of clinical practice. There are inherent potential problems involving their source, methodology, and measurement of their impact. Physicians may understandably have reservations about embracing practice guidelines. Such guidelines, however, offer the opportunity to ensure continued quality while controlling cost and resource utilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zuccaro
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*