Implementation of the Asthma Practice Guideline in the Army Medical Department: Evaluation of Process and Effects

Abstract

The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) has made a commitment to establishing a structure and process to support its military treatment facilities (MTFs) in implementing evidence-based practice guidelines with the goal of achieving best practices that reduce variation and enhance quality of medical care. The Quality Management Directorate of the Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) contracted with RAND to work as a partner in the development and testing of guideline implementation methods for ultimate application to an Army-wide guideline program. Three practice guideline demonstrations were fielded over a two-year period, in each of which participating Army MTFs implemented a different clinical practice guideline. All the demonstrations worked with practice guidelines that were established collaboratively by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA459958

Entities

People

  • Donna O. Farley
  • Elaine Quiter
  • Georges Vernez
  • J. S. Ashwood
  • Shan Cretin
  • Suzanne Pieklik
  • Wenli Tu

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

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  • Army Personnel
  • Databases
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Pain
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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