Identifying and using good practice guidelines.
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.
Lin
Kenneth W
KW
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA. Kenneth.Lin@ahrq.hhs.gov
Slawson
David C
DC
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