ACP Best Practice Advice
The Clinical Guidelines Committee at ACP develops best practice advice to address the value of diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions for various diseases. The development of these papers involves evaluation of the benefits, harms, and costs and how this can be translated into the value of an intervention. Establishing this balance ensures effective delivery of high-value care.
Current Best Practice Advice:
- High-Value, Cost-Conscious Health Care: Concepts for Clinicians to Evaluate the Benefits, Harms, and Costs of Medical Interventions
Full text | PDF | Patient Summary
- Guideline: Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (2012)
Best Practice Advice | Full text | PDF | Patient Summary
- Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain: Advice for High-Value Health Care From the American College of Physicians
Full text | PDF | Patient Summary | Video News Release
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