A practical tool to identify and eliminate barriers to compliance with evidence-based guidelines

Ayse P Gurses; David J Murphy; Elizabeth A Martinez; Sean M Berenholtz; Peter J Pronovost

doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35072-2

A practical tool to identify and eliminate barriers to compliance with evidence-based guidelines

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Oct;35(10):526-32, 485. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35072-2.

Authors

Ayse P Gurses¹, David J Murphy, Elizabeth A Martinez, Sean M Berenholtz, Peter J Pronovost

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. agurses1@jhmi.edu

PMID: 19886092
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35072-2

Abstract

A practical tool provides an interdisciplinary approach to identify barriers to guideline compliance and implement actions to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the barriers.

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Medicine*
Guideline Adherence*
Humans
Medical Errors / prevention & control*
Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods*