Can Practice Guidelines Be Transported Effectively to Different Settings? Results from a Multicenter Interventional Study
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality ImprovementPublished 1 January 2001
Judith H. Lichtman, Sarah A. Roumanis, Martha J. Radford, Mary S. Riedinger, Scott Weingarten, Harlan M. Krumholz
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Even with a standardized implementation protocol, consistent results across institutions were not obtained when a clinical guideline for chest pain was implemented beyond its original setting, demonstrating the importance of understanding the local factors that influence guideline implementation.
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Even with a standardized implementation protocol, consistent results across institutions were not obtained when a clinical guideline for chest pain was implemented beyond its original setting. These findings demonstrate the importance of understanding the local factors that influence guideline implementation.
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