Implementing clinical practice guidelines

About the Authors. Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Solving Clinical Problems Using Clinical Algorithms (C. Margolis). Developing and Constructing Practical Guidelines (C. Margolis). Building in the Evidence (R. Fletcher). Disseminating and Learning to Use Guidelines (C. Margolis). Tailoring Guidelines (C. Margolis). Putting Clinical Guidelines into Practice (S. Cretin). Evaluating and Monitoring Clinical Practice Guidelines (S. Cretin). Implementing a Guideline Program: Two Case Studies. Case 1: Planning and Running a Clinical Practice Guidelines Program in a Group--Model health Maintenance Organization: A Personal Account (D. Tolsma & C. Gardner). Case 2: Establishing and Running a Clinical Practice Guideline Program at Children's Hospital, Boston (R. Grossman, et al.). Appendix A. The Transient Ischemic Attack Files: An Implementation Case Study. Appendix B. Answers to Chapter Questions and Solutions to Chapter Problems and Exercises. Index.