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Practice guidelines. Cookbook medicine.

J Harding1

  • 1FHP, Inc., Cerritos, CA.

Physician Executive
|July 7, 1994
PubMed
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Practice guidelines are often misunderstood due to terminology. Despite avoiding the word "requirements," these guidelines function as such, with their utility depending on detail and evidence-based outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Practice and Policy
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Ongoing debate surrounds the advisability and effectiveness of medical practice guidelines.
  • Physician concerns regarding terminology contribute to confusion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the terminology surrounding medical practice guidelines.
  • To analyze the perception and utilization of practice guidelines by various stakeholders.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of terminology used in practice guideline discourse.
  • Examination of the implicit and explicit nature of practice guidelines.

Main Results:

  • Confusion often stems from the ambiguous terminology used for practice guidelines.
  • Guidelines are perceived and utilized as requirements, irrespective of explicit labeling.

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  • The quality and utility of guidelines are linked to their detail and evidence base.

    • Conclusions:

    • The term "requirements" is implicitly understood for practice guidelines, despite efforts to avoid it.
    • Clearer, more consistent terminology could improve understanding and adoption of practice guidelines.