TY  - JOUR
T1  - EVidence-based guidelines can improve quality of care and reduce costs
AU  - Rifkin W, Askren-Gonzalez A
Y1  - 2010/07/12
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.209
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1173
EP  - 1173
VL  - 170
IS  - 13
N2  - 
The literature describes the use of clinical care guidelines as a means to achieve safe and efficient care. Looking specifically at pneumonia, studies have found that implementation of and care concordant with care guidelines is associated with reduced length of stay, lower costs, and most importantly, improved clinical outcomes including reduced mortality.2- 5 One of these studies found that case management combined with guideline-based care was associated with further reductions in length of stay and improved markers of quality of care such as administration of recommended vaccinations.5

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.209
ER  -