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Guideline Review Criteria

Practice guidelines make recommendations for treating diseases or conditions in specific patient populations. Recommendations are based on scientific evidence, expert opinion and the prevailing practice at the institution where the guidelines will be used. Practice guideline recommendations can be configured into therapeutic algorithms, critical pathways, order sheets and reference tables -- documents useful to clinicians making treatment decisions in real time.

The OCRM Practice Guideline Program is dedicated to producing guidelines that facilitate consistent delivery of effective, efficient patient care. Guideline projects will be led by interested providers who will work with multidisciplinary groups of involved practitioners. Guideline development groups will make recommendations based on the best available evidence, combining findings from clinical research with expert opinion. The Practice Guideline Program will promote guideline development, implementation and outcome measurement across the breadth of the Clinical Enterprise by offering the following services:

* Rigorous peer review of guideline proposals and completed products as provided by the Practice Guideline Review Committee, a multidisciplinary group charged with promoting high quality, consistent guideline content.
* Access to relevant clinical data and published materials that will assist providers in guideline development, implementation and outcome measurement.
* Staff to assist with data collection, data analysis, administrative/clerical tasks and facilitating group interactions.
* Assistance with dissemination and implementation of completed guidelines, including development of paper documents and computer interfaces.



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Last updated 7/1/97.
Please direct comments and questions to the OCRM Practice Guideline Program at pgp@email.his.ucsf.edu
For technical support service please contact: sleckman@email.his.ucsf.edu