Clinicians have to make difficult decisions on a regular basis. And when different clinicians within the same health system make markedly different decisions about medical treatment, significant waste and inconsistent outcomes arise.
What will be discussed?:
Establishing peer-reviewed and approved CPGs
Prioritizing improvements
Developing the CPG checklist
Engaging and collaborating with clinicians
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Expectations for physicians and practitioners:
• Physicians and practitioners are expected to attend to and follow relevant approved
clinical guidelines for evidence-based clinical decision making.
• Physicians and practitioners may deviate from the guidelines when, in the exercise of their clinical judgment, the deviation is indicated.
• Physicians and practitioners are expected to document their reasons for deviating from the guideline in the patient’s medical record.
• Deviations from the approved guidelines will be reviewed and may be subject to possible improvement strategies and/or local peer review if indicated. Indications for local peer review may include (but are not limited to) tripped quality indicators, physician/staff reports, patient complaints, and/or payer inquiries that point to unsubstantiated deviations from the approved guideline.