The use of balance sheets in developing clinical guidelines.
Balance sheets are designed to assist decision-makers regarding outcomes in their practice setting. For this reason, they must include data generated in that practice setting and project the impact of a change in clinical practice on health outcomes, cost, and patient and provider satisfaction. To complete a balance sheet, it is often necessary to make assumptions that should be both conservative and realistic. Balance sheets are particularly useful for presenting all the expected outcomes of implementing a clinical guideline or other change in clinical practice and frequently lead to insights and improvements.
Braddick
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Provider Education and Guidelines, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA 98112, USA.
Stuart
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Hrachovec
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D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*