Physician Agreement With Recommendations Contained in a National Guideline for the Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Study

Since the 1980s, there has been a growing emphasis on the use of evidence-based practice guidelines in medicine [1]. However, national guidelines are based on evidence of variable quality, including non-evidence-based common medical practice. Although attempts are made to ensure impartial recommendations during guideline development, if there is lack of sufficient clinical evidence, some recommendations could be the result of inadvertent bias [2]. At times, guidelines from different organizations on the same clinical entity can also contradict each other [3].

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - August 8, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Neena Kapoor, Ronilda Lacson, Mark Hammer, Laila Cochon, Pamela DiPiro, Giles W. Boland, Ramin Khorasani Tags: Case Studies in Health Services Research and Policy Source Type: research