To improve guideline adherence, quality improvement programs have been initiated in several countries [ 30– 30].
In outlining practical measures that physicians and medical health societies working in this field can instigate to improve guideline implementation, we believe that substantial benefits, in terms of improved patient outcomes and reduced healthcare burden, can be achieved.
It is unclear whether the publications of these guidelines have helped to improve guideline concordance in AECOPD care over time.
Myocardial infarction networks have been shown to improve guideline adherent therapy and outcomes in patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
The need was identified to improve Guideline development with specific emphasis on the level of Evidence (currently approximately 30%% of Guidelines are not evidence-based).
Computerized decision support systems (CDSSs) are such instruments as they can improve guideline adherence by providing advice at the point of care.
Results from EuroCaReD study should serve as a benchmark to improve guideline adherence and treatment quality of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in Europe.
We employed a theory-based approach, based on current evidence and data on existing practice patterns revealing that providers are the drivers to imaging decisions, to design an intervention to improve guideline -concordant prostate cancer staging imaging across populations.
It is increasingly recognized that to improve guideline adherence, implementation should be preceded by the assessment of barriers [16], [17].
Several suggestions to improve guideline implementation were made.
Our findings suggest implications both for further research and practical measures to improve guideline implementation.
