2012
Building better guidelines with BRIDGE-Wiz: development and evaluation of a software assistant to promote clarity, transparency, and implementability
Shiffman RN, Michel G, Rosenfeld RM, Davidson C. Building better guidelines with BRIDGE-Wiz: development and evaluation of a software assistant to promote clarity, transparency, and implementability. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2012, 19: 94-101. PMID: 21846779, PMCID: PMC3240753, DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000172.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
How “should” we write guideline recommendations? Interpretation of deontic terminology in clinical practice guidelines: survey of the health services community
Lomotan EA, Michel G, Lin Z, Shiffman RN. How “should” we write guideline recommendations? Interpretation of deontic terminology in clinical practice guidelines: survey of the health services community. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: 509. PMID: 20702437, PMCID: PMC2982946, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.032565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesPractice guidelinesHealth services communityGuideline authorsCross-sectional electronic surveyGuideline recommendationsRecommendation strengthClinical scenariosGuideline developersHealthcare ResearchPractice recommendationsInterquartile rangeElectronic surveyGuidelinesUS AgencyLow levelsVariable levelsParticipantsHigh levelsWriting Clinical Practice Guidelines in Controlled Natural Language
Shiffman R, Michel G, Krauthammer M, Fuchs N, Kaljurand K, Kuhn T. Writing Clinical Practice Guidelines in Controlled Natural Language. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2010, 5972: 265-280. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14418-9_16.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
The GuideLine Implementability Appraisal (GLIA): development of an instrument to identify obstacles to guideline implementation
Shiffman RN, Dixon J, Brandt C, Essaihi A, Hsiao A, Michel G, O'Connell R. The GuideLine Implementability Appraisal (GLIA): development of an instrument to identify obstacles to guideline implementation. BMC Medical Informatics And Decision Making 2005, 5: 23. PMID: 16048653, PMCID: PMC1190181, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideLine Implementability AppraisalGuideline implementationBackgroundClinical practice guidelinesProcess of careDraft guidelinesClinical guidelinesPractice guidelinesNational professional societiesGuideline developersHealth outcomesClinician behaviorFurther evaluationContent validityConstruct validityImplementable recommendationsImplementable guidelinesPreliminary supportGuidelinesOutcomesExpert reviewProfessional societiesPotential benefitsMeasurable outcomesImplementation strategiesA wireless, handheld decision support system to promote smoking cessation in primary care.
Michel G, Marcy T, Shiffman RN. A wireless, handheld decision support system to promote smoking cessation in primary care. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2005, 2005: 530-4. PMID: 16779096, PMCID: PMC1560449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco useTreatment guideline recommendationsPrimary care settingClinical decision support systemGuideline recommendationsSmoking cessationPrimary careClinical guidelinesCare settingsDaily careHandheld decision-support systemCareTreatmentManagement service modelGuidelinesPatientsDiseasePhysiciansCessation
2003
Comprehensive categorization of guideline recommendations: creating an action palette for implementers.
Essaihi A, Michel G, Shiffman RN. Comprehensive categorization of guideline recommendations: creating an action palette for implementers. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2003, 2003: 220-4. PMID: 14728166, PMCID: PMC1480124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline recommendationsNational Guideline ClearinghouseClinical decision support systemGuideline implementationClinical guidelinesComputerized decision support systemClinical information systemsTherapeutic proceduresUnanticipated actionsValidation setGuidelinesRelative frequencyRecommendationsConsultsActivity