Skip to main content

Clinical Practice Guidelines Directions for a New Program (1990) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 20-20

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 20...
... The report does, however, also aim to encourage more standardization and consistency in guidelines development, whether such development is supported directly by the Forum or is undertaken independently by medical societies and other organizations. The committee believes that the AHCPR initiative, taken as a whole, has real potential to advance the state of the art for practice guidelines, strengthen the knowledge base for health care practice, and, hence, improve the appropriateness and effectiveness of health care.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • practice guidelines
  • guidelines development
  • care services
  • practice guideline
  • legislation establishing

  • care costs
  • medical practice
  • randomized clinical
  • private activities


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.