Outcomes Research and Practice Guidelines: Upstream Issues for Downstream Users

With both the cost and quality of health care under scrutiny, many in the health care industry have turned to outcomes research and practice guidelines for answers. But many physicians have resisted, claiming their clinical judgment is a better guide. Both camps may be right.

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Main Author: Gifford, Fred (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1996
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1996, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 38-44
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Summary:With both the cost and quality of health care under scrutiny, many in the health care industry have turned to outcomes research and practice guidelines for answers. But many physicians have resisted, claiming their clinical judgment is a better guide. Both camps may be right.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3528575