An Integrated Process for Co-Developing and Implementing Written and Computable Clinical Practice Guidelines

Authors

Dyann M. Matson-Koffman
Susan J. Robinson
Priya Jakhmola
Laura J. Fochtmann
DuWayne Willett
Ira M. Lubin
Matthew M. Burton
Amrita Tailor
Dana L. Pitts
Donald E. Casey, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Frank G. Opelka
Ryan Mullins
Randy Elder
Maria Michaels

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2023

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in American Journal of Medical Quality, Volume 38, Issue 5S, September/October 2023, Pages S12-S34.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000137. Copyright © The Authors 2023.

Abstract

The goal of this article is to describe an integrated parallel process for the co-development of written and computable clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to accelerate adoption and increase the impact of guideline recommendations in clinical practice. From February 2018 through December 2021, interdisciplinary work groups were formed after an initial Kaizen event and using expert consensus and available literature, produced a 12-phase integrated process (IP). The IP includes activities, resources, and iterative feedback loops for developing, implementing, disseminating, communicating, and evaluating CPGs. The IP incorporates guideline standards and informatics practices and clarifies how informaticians, implementers, health communicators, evaluators, and clinicians can help guideline developers throughout the development and implementation cycle to effectively co-develop written and computable guidelines. More efficient processes are essential to create actionable CPGs, disseminate and communicate recommendations to clinical end users, and evaluate CPG performance. Pilot testing is underway to determine how this IP expedites the implementation of CPGs into clinical practice and improves guideline uptake and health outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Matson-Koffman, Dyann M.; Robinson, Susan J.; Jakhmola, Priya; Fochtmann, Laura J.; Willett, DuWayne; Lubin, Ira M.; Burton, Matthew M.; Tailor, Amrita; Pitts, Dana L.; Casey, Donald E.; Opelka, Frank G.; Mullins, Ryan; Elder, Randy; and Michaels, Maria, "An Integrated Process for Co-Developing and Implementing Written and Computable Clinical Practice Guidelines" (2023). College of Population Health Faculty Papers. Paper 181.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/healthpolicyfaculty/181

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Language

English