Problem
A care management tool used by many MCOs is evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. AHRQ provides a national clearinghouse for summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The clearinghouse is a public resource that is organized by clinical specialty.
Access the clearinghouse.
1. Select a clinical specialty and an evidence-based clinical guideline that you find interesting. Examine the provided summary.
2. Write a brief paragraph discussing what you learned about evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from reviewing the information.
3. How does the use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines benefit patients?
4. How does this care management tool benefit providers?