Safety, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Clinical Practices: A New Initiative

Editorials1 February 1982Safety, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Clinical Practices: A New InitiativeJ. SANFORD SCHWARTZ, M.D., JOHN R. BALL, M.D., J.D., ROBERT H. MOSER, M.D.J. SANFORD SCHWARTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN R. BALL, M.D., J.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT H. MOSER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-2-246 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA new vaccine is developed to prevent a form of pneumonia. How does a physician determine whether to vaccinate a particular patient? How does an insurer decide whether to reimburse for such a service? Questions regarding the appropriate use of diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions are becoming increasingly common and increasingly important. Medicine is in the midst of a technologic explosion. Tests, procedures, and interventions are being developed and introduced into clinical practice in unprecedented numbers. Such rapid growth complicates the physician's task of determining the clinical usefulness of specific interventions for individual patients. Policymakers must make parallel decisions from...References1. . Pneumococcal vaccine recommendation. Ann Intern Med. 96:206-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SCHWARTZ J. Pneumococcal vaccine: clinical efficacy and effectiveness. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:208-20. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByIncorporating local information and prior expert knowledge to evidence-informed mental health system researchEvidence-based medicine: discrepancy between perceived competence and actual performance among graduating medical studentsClinical decision-making—when science is uncertainCritical appraisal workshops to promote evidence-based healthcareCan practice guidelines safely reduce hospital length of stay? Results from a multicenter interventional studyExploratory Study of Residents' Conceptual Framework for Critical Appraisal of the LiteratureThe clinical utility of rib detail films in the evaluation of traumaThe Clinical Efficacy Assessment Program of the American College of PhysiciansMedical practice guidelines: lessons from the United States.Universal Insurance for American Health Care A Proposal of the American College of Physicians*Technology assessment — an American viewThe Efficacy of Diagnostic ImagingThe New Technology AssessmentMedical Purchasing Guidelines for the Business Community: How to Ask the Questions and Get the Answers We NeedIntegrating Practice Guidelines with Financial IncentivesTeaching residents to read the medical literatureRemarks from the organizational representatives Medical quality assessment and the american college of physiciansThe Relevance of Socioeconomic and Health Policy Issues to Clinical Research: The Case of MRI and NeuroradiologyDiagnostic Technology Assessments: Problems and ProspectsDANIEL L. KENT, M.D., ERIC B. LARSON, M.D., M.P.H.Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine Is Clinical Efficacy Established after the First Decade?DANIEL L. KENT, M.D., ERIC B. LARSON, M.D., M.P.H.Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and SpineHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE*Medical Uncertainty, Diagnostic Testing, and Legal LiabilityThe Clinical Efficacy Assessment Project of the American Collegeof PhysiciansProspective Payment: Implications for Medical TechnologyJOHN R. BALL, M.D., J.D.Help with Diagnostic DecisionsSANKEY V. WILLIAMS, M.D., JOHN M. EISENBERG, M.D. 1 February 1982Volume 96, Issue 2Page: 246-247KeywordsPneumoniaSafetyVaccines Issue Published: 1 February 1982 PDF DownloadLoading ...