![]() ![]() However, structured patient data may be unavailable, for example when i) a physician does not enter patient data or enters data as non-computer-interpretable free text, which occurs often, ii) data coding is unreliable, also a frequent problem, or iii) a physician reads a guideline for educational purposes rather than searching for information relating to a given patient. Applications may allow parts of CPGs to be extracted or automatic alerts to be raised, but this requires structured and coded patient data. Most attempts to improve the electronic access of physicians to CPGs have focused on the computer execution of guidelines rather than on the visualization and presentation of CPGs. However, even these computerized guidelines obtained limited results and clinicians’ perception of them is a key factor for success. Various approaches have been proposed to increase guideline dissemination and adoption, one of them being computerized guidelines. However it has been shown that physicians often do not follow guidelines, a phenomenon known as “clinical inertia”. They provide physicians with helpful recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are “systematically developed statement to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances”. ![]()
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