Getting standardization right

2021/05/01 by Elise Paradis, Chanté De Freitas, Ruth Heisey +4 · 1 voice
Medicine · Health Professions · #Clinical practice guidelines implementation #Primary Care and Health Outcomes #Healthcare cost, quality, practices

paper · pdf · doi:10.46747/cfp.6705323

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Abstract

The rise of evidence-based medicine (EBM)[1][1] during the past few decades has inspired primary care clinicians to consider the role of standardization in their practices. We have seen the proliferation of protocols and guidelines to manage an increasing variety of conditions and illnesses. While

Citations

• A World of Standards but not a Standard World: Toward a Sociology of Standards and Standardization

Discussions

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