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International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access originally published online on April 13, 2006
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2006 18(3):165-166; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl007
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International Journal for Quality in Health Care vol. 18 no. 3 © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Society for Quality in Health Care; all rights reserved

Editorial

From outdated to updated, keeping clinical guidelines valid

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Evidence-based clinical guidelines use summaries of critically appraised, current evidence to provide readily available recommendations for clinical decision-making. When clinicians use evidence-based guidelines, patient outcomes improve, personnel have more positive attitudes, and organizations use resources more efficiently [1]. Because new evidence accumulates rapidly, guideline evaluators agree that guidelines need to be periodically updated [2–4].

The terms ‘valid’ and ‘up to date’ are used interchangeably to mean that a guideline includes all relevant, recent, valid evidence and reflects current clinician’s experience as well as patient values and preferences. Possible consequences of using out-of-date guidelines include a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Eloise Clark, Edward F. Donovan and Pamela Schoettker

Center for Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA


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