Better guidelines for better care: Enhancing the implementability of clinical practice guidelines

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-324

  Kastner, Monika ^a   Estey, Elizabeth ^b   Bhattacharyya, Onil ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Health Services Region of Peel   (Canada)

Author keywords

guidelines; implementability; knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 79959317095     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.11.32     Document Type: Review

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