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Evaluating the impact of investing in the industry of clinical practice guidelines for health systems
Amal Hassanien
Independent researcher
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Rationale: This research has been conducted to facilitate evidence-informed policymaking and to help health-care policymakers in Saudi Arabia to decide whether or not a sustainable investment in the CPG industry is socially and economically viable.
Objectives: The objective is to investigate: (i) whether the clinical practice guidelines help to improve clinical practice and save costs, and (ii) the views in Saudi Arabia about implementing clinical practice guidelines.
Methods: The study employs mixed methods, including: (i) a literature review to evaluate the benefits of implementing clinical practice guidelines, and (ii) an online survey to investigate views about implementing the guidelines' benefits.
Results: (i) The clinical practice guidelines do help in improving clinical practice, but the evidence about their impact on saving costs is insufficient in the literature. (ii) The survey demonstrated a high level of awareness among health system actors in Saudi Arabia of the importance of having nationally unified clinical guidelines.
Recommendations: Investment in the clinical practice guidelines industry seems socially and economically viable.
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clinical practice guidelines, Saudi Arabia, investing
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Research Article
Evaluating the impact of investing in the industry of clinical practice guidelines for health systems
Amal Hassanien
Independent researcher
Corresponding Author
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Complete author information
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Potential risks to human health
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This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Rationale: This research has been conducted to facilitate evidence-informed policymaking and to help health-care policymakers in Saudi Arabia to decide whether or not a sustainable investment in the CPG industry is socially and economically viable.
Objectives: The objective is to investigate: (i) whether the clinical practice guidelines help to improve clinical practice and save costs, and (ii) the views in Saudi Arabia about implementing clinical practice guidelines.
Methods: The study employs mixed methods, including: (i) a literature review to evaluate the benefits of implementing clinical practice guidelines, and (ii) an online survey to investigate views about implementing the guidelines' benefits.
Results: (i) The clinical practice guidelines do help in improving clinical practice, but the evidence about their impact on saving costs is insufficient in the literature. (ii) The survey demonstrated a high level of awareness among health system actors in Saudi Arabia of the importance of having nationally unified clinical guidelines.
Recommendations: Investment in the clinical practice guidelines industry seems socially and economically viable.
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