Developing Policies and Guidelines
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 16 (9) , 512-517
- https://doi.org/10.2307/30105092
Abstract
Practice guidelines are proliferating in the era of managed care. Hospital epidemiologists frequently are asked to author guidelines for infection control. The greatest challenge in the process is not writing the guidelines but implementing them. This article offers practical advice on which topic to select and on how to develop and implement guidelines but implementing them. This article offers practical advice on which topic to select and on how to develop and implement guidelines.Keywords
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