Clinical practice guideline
Clinical Practice Guideline
Clinical Practice Guideline (klin-i-kal prak-tis gaid-lain) is a set of recommendations developed to assist in decision-making in healthcare. These guidelines are based on systematic reviews of evidence-based medicine and are designed to optimize patient care.
Etymology
The term "Clinical Practice Guideline" is derived from the words "clinical", which refers to the observation and treatment of actual patients, "practice", which refers to the application of rules and methods in a field, and "guideline", which refers to a general rule or principle.
Related Terms
- Evidence-based medicine: An approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research.
- Healthcare quality: The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.
- Medical protocol: A detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure.
- Patient care: The services rendered by members of the health professions for the benefit of a patient.
- Systematic review: A type of literature review that collects and critically analyzes multiple research studies or papers.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Clinical practice guideline
- Wikipedia's article - Clinical practice guideline
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