Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies

Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Cynthia Fraser, Craig Ramsay, Luke Vale, Paula Whitty, M P Eccles, Lloyd Matowe, Liz Shirran,

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care · 2005 · 867 citations · 19 references

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Objectives: A systematic review of the effectiveness and costs of different guideline development, dissemination, and implementation strategies wasundertaken. The resource implications of these strategies was estimated, and a framework for deciding when it is efficient to develop and introduce clinical guidelines was developed.

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