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Developing Policies and Guidelines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Patrick J. Brennan  and
Elias Abrutyn
Patrick J. Brennan*
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elias Abrutyn
Affiliation:
Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*
Infection Control Office, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Abstract

Practice guidelines are proliferating in the era of managed care. Hospital epidemiologists frequently are asked to author guidelines for infection control. The greatest challenge in the process is not writing the guidelines but implementing them. This article offers practical advice on which topic to select and on how to develop and implement guidelines.

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Type
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 16 , Issue 9 , September 1995 , pp. 512 - 517
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995 

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