title: The missing links in guideline implementation.
abstract: Practice guidelines or standards of quality are expected to be credible, valid, flexible, clear, and address the target population appropriately. Most, however, do not meet these criteria. Guidelines and standards of quality need to be written with indicators to measure compliance. If inadequate, compliance can be improved by devising implementation methods.
authors.affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D007255:Information Services; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016730:Program Development; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States