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GUIDELINES - PREFERRED FORMATS
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Value of Clinical Practice Guidelines by Format
• Every guideline derivative product included in the survey was reported as
"useful" by 85% or more of clinicians.
• Clinical decision-support applications within EHRs was identified as being the
least useful guideline derivative product, with quizzes (Without CME) being
second.
• Overall, guideline summaries, especially those in a digital or mobile format,
were reported as being the most useful guideline derivatives.
• Hard copy guideline summaries are considered useful by 97% of clinicians
• Surprisingly, clinicians aged 40 years and younger found hard copy guidelines
more valuable than those over the age of 40.
• Not surprisingly, the reported value and utility of podcasts, videos/webinars,
and CDS applications for EHRs increased in clinicians aged 40 years and
younger.
