Clinical practice guidelines that have been developed by organizations have a low rate of adherence to the Institute of Medicine standards, according to a study in Archives of Internal Medicine.
The IOM published 25 standards to enhance the quality of guidelines that are developed. Researchers studied a random sample of 130 guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse website for compliance with 18 of these standards.
Click here to read the full story on IOM standards in Becker's Hospital Review.
