title: Identifying and using good practice guidelines.
abstract: Performance measurement and payment are increasingly linked to goals established by practice guidelines. The best guidelines are based on systematic reviews and patient-oriented evidence, use an evidence-rating system such as the Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy, and are prospectively validated. The guidelines also should have a transparent development process, identify potential conflicts of interest, and offer flexibility in various clinical situations.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA. Kenneth.Lin@ahrq.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Slawson
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States