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Clinical practice guidelines: promise or illusion?

E C Geehr1, R F Salluzzo

  • 1Albany Medical Center, NY.

Physician Executive
|June 8, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Achieving consensus on medical practice is difficult due to rising costs and new information. This drives the need for evidence-based practice standards and clinical guidelines.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Rising healthcare costs and rapid advancements in biomedical technology create challenges in medical practice.
  • Physicians face difficulties in assimilating vast amounts of new scientific information.
  • Payers demand evidence of effectiveness, while consumers seek access to the latest innovations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the factors contributing to the increasing difficulty in achieving consensus on medical practice.
  • To examine the impact of rising costs and information explosion on healthcare decision-making.
  • To identify the driving forces behind the development of practice standards and guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • This study is a conceptual analysis and synthesis of current trends in healthcare.
  • It reviews literature on healthcare economics, medical technology adoption, and evidence-based medicine.
  • Expert opinion and consensus-building challenges are discussed.

Main Results:

  • Consensus on the appropriateness and utilization rates of medical interventions is increasingly challenging.
  • Conflicting demands from payers, consumers, and healthcare providers complicate decision-making.
  • The information explosion necessitates structured approaches to clinical practice.

Conclusions:

  • The complexities of modern healthcare necessitate the development and adoption of practice standards and clinical guidelines.
  • These standards are crucial for ensuring effective, efficient, and evidence-based medical care.
  • Addressing the challenges requires collaboration among stakeholders to foster consensus.

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