| Titre : | A Standardized Method for the Evaluation of Adherence to Practice Guidelines |
| Titre de série : | Department of Economics working paper series, 2016-14 |
| Auteurs : | S. THOMAS ; McMaster University. Hamilton ON. CAN |
| Type de document : | Document de travail |
| Editeur : | Hamilton : McMaster University, 2016 |
| Format : | 57p., tabl., fig. |
| Note générale : | Référence : réf. bibl. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
[BDSP5] Etudes méthodes et statistiques [NI] > Méthodologie [BDSP5] Etudes méthodes et statistiques [NI] > Méthodologie > Evaluation [BDSP5] Etudes méthodes et statistiques [NI] > Méthodologie > Recommandation [BDSP5] Pratique médicale |
| Résumé : | Practice guidelines are widely used in medical settings as a means of improving efficiency and quality of care by aligning service provision with evidence of what is effective. The objective of this work is to propose a methodology for the effective evaluation of the match of clinical practice data with a practice guideline. The proposed methodology uses a combination of existing analytical techniques which minimize the need for the analyst to specify a functional form for the process generating the clinical data. The methodology is illustrated in an application to a set of field data on the supplemental oxygen administration decisions of volunteer medical first responders. The result is a methodology for evaluation of guideline adherence which leverages existing patient care records and is generalizable across clinical contexts. In addition, the results are visually intuitive, supporting communication across diverse audiences. |
| En ligne : | http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/econ/rsrch/papers/archive/McMasterEconWP2016-14.pdf |