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Addressing Issues of Face Validity in the Application of a Clinical Guideline

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  • James Westphal

    (Louisiana State University Medical Center)

  • Sanjaya Kumar

    (Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc.)

  • Jill Rush

    (Louisiana State University Medical Center)

  • Ila C. Sarkar

    (Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc.)

Abstract

In 1995, a statewide project to improve the practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the Medicare population was started in Louisiana. A retrospective baseline study found high concurrent utilization of lithium and benzodiazepines, medications considered detrimental to ECT by the second American Psychiatric Association Task Force on ECT. Resistance to a clinical guideline because of lack of face validity by clinicians was used as an opportunity to involve clinicians in using data to evaluate their clinical practices. Results of the first two quarters of the project demonstrated that the strategy was successful.

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  • James Westphal & Sanjaya Kumar & Jill Rush & Ila C. Sarkar, 1997. "Addressing Issues of Face Validity in the Application of a Clinical Guideline," Evaluation Review, , vol. 21(3), pages 379-387, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:21:y:1997:i:3:p:379-387
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9702100313
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