The Institute of Medicine has issued two new reports on standards for developing clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews of evidence to ensure their quality and reliability, according to a news release by the National Academies.
In the report "Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust," IOM describes eight standards: establishing transparency, management of conflict of interest, guideline development group composition, clinical practice guideline-systematic review intersection, establishing evidence foundations for and rating strength of recommendations, articulation of recommendations, external review and updating.
IOM lists 21 standards in the report "Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews." The standards are broken into four sections: initiating systematic reviews, finding and assessing individual studies, synthesizing the body of evidence and reporting systematic reviews.
Congress requested the studies, which were sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Read the National Academies news brief on IOM's standards for clinical practice and systematic reviews.
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In the report "Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust," IOM describes eight standards: establishing transparency, management of conflict of interest, guideline development group composition, clinical practice guideline-systematic review intersection, establishing evidence foundations for and rating strength of recommendations, articulation of recommendations, external review and updating.
IOM lists 21 standards in the report "Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews." The standards are broken into four sections: initiating systematic reviews, finding and assessing individual studies, synthesizing the body of evidence and reporting systematic reviews.
Congress requested the studies, which were sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Read the National Academies news brief on IOM's standards for clinical practice and systematic reviews.
Read more coverage on patient safety:
- Study: 71% Clinicians Say Organizations Aren't Doing Enough to Prevent Readmissions
- Study: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Not Absorbed Into Children's Bloodstream
- Delaware Bill Would Increase Oversight of Facilities Performing Invasive Medical Procedures
