Recently a German appraisal instrument for clinical guidelines was published that could be
used by various parties in formal evaluation of guidelines. An user's guide to the appraisal …

The society of physicians of Germany and the society of panel physicians laid down in the"
assessment criteria for guidelines in medical care" what kind of demands the medical …

The evaluation of medical guidelines shows that the development and implementation of
medical guidelines have failed to meet the high expectations raised both in Germany and …

The most appropriate method of clinical guidelines development has been the subject of
controversial debates in Germany during the last few years. The German Guidelines …

Clinical practice guidelines are being developed in many countries throughout the world to
improve quality of patient care. However, the methods used to develop guidelines vary …

The potential of guidelines to produce notable improvements in the quality of health care
has been clearly demonstrated in well conducted trials,'and is accepted by many potential …

Background Guidelines of high methodological quality make an essential contribution to the
quality assurance of medical knowledge. The detailed evaluation of guideline quality is a …

In the last few years there has been a growing interest in the development of guidelines for
care. The most important aim of these guidelines is to improve the quality of care by …

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences has been engaged
since the beginning of 1990 in two projects relating to the development, implementation, and …

Compared with the current focus on the development of clinical practice guidelines the effort
devoted to their evaluation is meagre. Yet the ultimate success of guidelines depends on …