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In partnership with the Army Medical Department (AMEDD), RAND researchers have been working to implement clinical practice guidelines in treatment of three common ailments (diabetes, asthma, and low back pain). This report is an evaluation of the diabetes practice guideline demonstration. It documents the extent to which intended actions were implemented, assesses short-term effects on clinical practices, and measures the quality and limitations of available data for monitoring practice improvements and clinical outcomes. The authors found that, although the implementation scored some notable successes, resource limitations and organizational barriers curbed overall progress. They conclude that allowing for flexibility, providing adequate resources, and learning from experience are the keys to implementing practice guidelines throughout AMEDD.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter One

    Introduction

  • Chapter Two

    Methods and Data

  • Chapter Three

    Diabetic Population and Practices at the Baseline

  • Chapter Four

    The Guideline Implementation Process

  • Chapter Five

    Effects of Guideline Implementation

  • Chapter Six

    Syntheses of Findings from the Demonstration

  • Appendix A

    Evaluation Methodology

  • Appendix B

    Analyses of Diabetes Metrics

  • Appendix C

    Graphic Representation of Baseline Service Use Data

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