title: Computerised guidelines in primary health care: reflections and implications.
abstract: This chapter introduces the role of clinical guidelines in improving the quality of care in Primary Health Care. It goes on to describe the literature with respect to the development, dissemination and implementation of clinical guidelines while attempting to highlight factors liable to impede their use. It concludes with a discussion of the role of informatics in ensuring the difficulties described are avoided.
authors.affiliation: Sowerby Unit for Primary Care Informatics, Medical School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Purves
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom