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Research Article| Volume 20, SUPPLEMENT 3, C80-C85, 1998

Role of evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines in treatment decisions

  • Kay C. Pearson
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    Address correspondence to: Kay C. Pearson, RPh, MPH, Deputy Director, Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 6010 Executive Boulevard, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852.
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    Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, Maryland U.S.A.
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      Abstract

      The Center for Practice and Technology Assessment (CPTA), which falls within the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, was formed in 1997. By combining the Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care, which was responsible for the clinical practice guideline program, and the Center for Technology Assessment, CPTA was born. This paper discusses the roles of CPTA in the development of evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines in treatment decisions.

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