Trump administration is shutting down practice-guidelines clearinghouse for doctors
Want to know how best to treat a teenager with asthma, or who should have a particular medical test? You will have to work harder to locate the most current…
Diagnostic and treatment guidelines aren’t sexy, but they play a vital role in the practice of medicine. Physician societies, government agencies, and others issue detailed recommendations for everything from who should receive cardiac stents to which antibiotics patients should get to avoid infections after knee surgery.
These documents are essential for the provision of evidence-based care, as opposed to seat-of-the-pants treatment that might be expedient or lucrative for doctors but less than ideal for patients.
