014: I'm on a Guideline Committee and It's a Disaster

Josh and Jason talk about clinical practice guidelines. They discuss the role of guidelines, difficulties developing them, their length, standards, and design factors.

Links for this episode: 

• Digital Doctor Podcast | Episode #19 - Guideline Apps
• iTunes | iGuidelines
• Guideline Central
•  iTunes | Guideline Central
• Pediatrics | Impact of a guideline on management of children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
•  IDSA | 52-page clinical practice guideline for community-acquired pneumonia in children
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• IOM | Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust
• Children's Mercy | Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Practice Guideline
•  Design Principles for Clinical Practice Guideline Development
• Joint Commission | Core Measure Sets

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