@article{8e9f13e15ddf48aa8f6900aac92f78ef,
title = "Optimizing Medical Care Via Practice Guidelines and Quality Improvement Initiatives",
abstract = "In an effort, to curtail rising health care costs, government and private payers have begun to focus on measuring quality of care. Along with quality improvement initiatives, clinical practice guidelines may also be utilized to provide better care. Clinical practice guidelines are recommendations for clinicians about the care of patients with specific conditions. This review provides an overview of clinical practice guidelines and quality improvement initiatives to highlight strategies to optimize patient outcomes.",
keywords = "Patient outcomes, Practice guidelines, Quality improvement",
author = "{Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS)} and Nitin Agarwal and Brett Youngerman and Wayel Kaakaji and Greg Smith and McGregor, {John M.} and Powers, {Ciar{\'a}n J.} and Bharat Guthikonda and Richard Menger and Schirmer, {Clemens M.} and Rosenow, {Joshua M.} and Jeffrey Cozzens and Kimmell, {Kristopher T.}",
note = "Funding Information: Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that the article content was composed in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.013",
language = "English",
volume = "151",
pages = "375--379",
journal = "World neurosurgery",
issn = "1878-8750",
}