Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to develop and disseminate guidelines.

J G Dolan1, D R Bordley

  • 1University of Rochester, NY.

QRB. Quality Review Bulletin
|December 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Clinical decision analysis.

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making·2001
Same author

Preparing residents to become more effective teachers: a priority for internal medicine.

The American journal of medicine·2000
Same author

A survey of gynecologists' attitudes regarding decision making in the management of non-cancerous conditions that frequently result in hysterectomy.

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making·1999
Same author

A method for evaluating health care providers' decision making: the Provider Decision Process Assessment Instrument.

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making·1999
Same author

A survey of clinicians' opinions regarding the value of published decision analyses as sources of clinically useful information.

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making·1997
Same author

Preferences of pregnant women and physicians for 2 strategies for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis in neonates.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·1997
Same journal

Screening and managing abdominal aortic aneurysms at the Ochsner Clinic: suggested algorithm and method of derivation. Department of Surgery and Ochsner Clinic Quality Assurance Committee.

QRB. Quality review bulletin·1993
Same journal

A quality-of-care analysis of cascade iatrogenesis in frail elderly hospital patients.

QRB. Quality review bulletin·1993
Same journal

Cascade or facade: focusing or obfuscating the pathogenesis of iatrogenesis?

QRB. Quality review bulletin·1993
Same journal

Ensuring excellence: reconceptualizing quality assurance, risk management, and utilization review.

QRB. Quality review bulletin·1993
Same journal

Health reform principles for quality: recommendations for the congressional debate.

QRB. Quality review bulletin·1993
Same journal

The critical path method alone does nothing to improve performance.

QRB. Quality review bulletin·1993
See all related articles

Flexible practice guidelines are essential for patient care. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) offers a collaborative decision-making method to create adaptable clinical guidelines and improve their implementation.

Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Decision Science
  • Clinical Practice

Background:

  • Effective practice guidelines require patient-centered flexibility.
  • Current guideline dissemination methods may lack adaptability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as a tool for creating flexible clinical practice guidelines.
  • To evaluate AHP's advantages for guideline dissemination and implementation.

Main Methods:

  • Described the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as a decision-making technique.
  • Linked guideline developers and clinicians in a shared decision-making framework.
  • Reviewed clinical feasibility and compared AHP with other dissemination strategies.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • AHP facilitates collaboration between guideline developers and clinicians.
  • AHP offers a structured approach to incorporate patient-specific factors into guidelines.
  • Potential advantages for guideline dissemination and implementation were identified.

Conclusions:

  • The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) can enhance the flexibility and effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines.
  • AHP presents a feasible and collaborative method for guideline development and dissemination.
  • Further review of AHP's clinical feasibility is warranted.