Whhat would the impact be of clinical prac-tice guidelines on malpractice litigation? Would
the organizations developing and implementing such guidelines run any risk of being held …

It seems many physicians and other health care professionals are reluctant to advocate that
the use of clinical guidelines be expanded because of negative experiences with managed …

Practice guidelines-systematic, scientifically derived statements of appropriate measures to
be taken by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disease-are widely viewed as a …

With physicians in Canada under increasing threat of malpractice litigation, it has been
suggested that adopting clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) as standards of care would free …

Practice guidelines for medicine have been in existence for many years. Initially, practice
guidelines' were a response to the perception that" variations in practice between physicians …

The growing interest in clinical practice guidelines is raising a number of complex legal
questions that have yet to be widely examined. Could physicians be held liable if they …

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Medical Malpractice Guidelines gaining credibility in courtrooms, may eliminale expert lestimony …

Clinical pathways, or practice guidelines, have been gaining wider acceptance from
physicians and hospitals seeking to constrain increasing operating costs for inpatient care …

Practice guidelines have the potential to reduce the number of malpractice cases and the
costs of settling them. However, for practice guidelines to exert any influence, they must be …

Practice guidelines are standardized specifications for managing particular clinical problems
and are intended to improve the outcomes of medical care by increasing adherence to …