2021
Accounting for quality improvement during the conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials within healthcare systems: NIH Collaboratory case studies
Tuzzio L, Meyers CM, Dember LM, Grudzen CR, Melnick ER, Staman KL, Huang SS, Richards J, DeBar L, Vazquez MA, Green BB, Coronado GD, Jarvik JG, Braciszewski J, Ho PM, Wells BL, James K, Toto R, D’Onofrio G, Volandes A, Kuklinski MR, Catalano RF, Sterling SA, Morse EF, Curtis L, Larson EB. Accounting for quality improvement during the conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials within healthcare systems: NIH Collaboratory case studies. Healthcare 2021, 8: 100432. PMID: 34175091, PMCID: PMC8900087, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsQI initiativesHealthcare systemClinical trialsHigh-quality patient-centered careClinical practice guidelinesHigh-quality evidencePatient-centered careQuality of careQuality improvement activitiesPractice guidelinesRoutine collaborationHealth questionsHealth systemTrialsHealth system operationsConduct phaseCareStudy teamPublic healthInterventionImprovement activitiesEPCTs
2018
An appraisal of emergency medicine clinical practice guidelines: Do we agree?
Zupon A, Rothenberg C, Couturier K, Tan T, Siddiqui G, James M, Savage D, Melnick ER, Venkatesh AK. An appraisal of emergency medicine clinical practice guidelines: Do we agree? International Journal Of Clinical Practice 2018, 73: e13289. PMID: 30372798, PMCID: PMC6351191, DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEP clinical policyClinical practice guidelinesStrength of recommendationsClinical policyPractice guidelinesEvidence-based emergency careAGREE II instrumentAppraisal of GuidelinesRigor of developmentAGREE II criteriaOverall qualityPrimary outcomeOverall assessmentEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeEmergency carePublication dateClarity of presentationSecondary analysisAppraisal instrumentsMean scorePositive associationGuidelinesAppraisal itemsScores
2010
Delphi Consensus on the Feasibility of Translating the ACEP Clinical Policies Into Computerized Clinical Decision Support
Melnick ER, Nielson JA, Finnell JT, Bullard MJ, Cantrill SV, Cochrane DG, Halamka JD, Handler JA, Holroyd BR, Kamens D, Kho A, McClay J, Shapiro JS, Teich J, Wears RL, Patel SJ, Ward MF, Richardson LD. Delphi Consensus on the Feasibility of Translating the ACEP Clinical Policies Into Computerized Clinical Decision Support. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 56: 317-320. PMID: 20363531, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEP clinical policyClinical practice guidelinesClinical policyPractice guidelinesClinical decision supportGuideline developmentEmergency Physicians Clinical PolicyEvidence-based practice guidelinesClinical practice guideline developmentComputerized clinical decision supportComputerized clinical decision support systemsPractice guideline developmentDelphi consensus processHealth care qualityClinical decision support systemPoint of careClinicians' decisionsAmerican CollegeDelphi consensusClinical practiceConsensus documentCare qualityPhysician practicesExpert panelConsensus process