[Determining priorities in the development of medical guidelines. 1: Criteria, procedures and actors: a methodological review of international experiences].
Setting priorities for the development of clinical practice guidelines has--similar to other decision-making procedures in health care--as much a political as a scientific component. Prioritizing guidelines aims to allocate resources to those health problems likely to maximize medical, social and economic outcomes associated with the use of these guidelines. This is a review and critical appraisal of international initiatives of systematically setting priorities for the development of clinical practice guidelines. Priority-setting criteria, both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as participation by relevant stakeholders will be discussed. This review provides possible decision-makers with an information basis which may assist in the development of concepts for setting priorities in a given context.
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Abteilung Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung. helou@epi.mh-hannover.de
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Schwartz
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D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000639:trends*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends