Clinical Practice Guidelines

Side Effects Public Media

Published May 30, 2014 at 7:20 PM EDT

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Donald Casey Jr, M.D., MPH, MBA, is the author of a recent essay published in JAMA Internal Medicine that examines why doctors and patients typically don’t follow clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Casey discusses the effectiveness of guidelines, why they are often ignored, and why physicians and patients should pay closer attention to them.

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