Need for research in health systems and services: regarding the use of clinical practice guidelines

This article aims at drawing attention to the current contradiction between the importance and need for research in health systems and services and the scarce execution of these works. A group of interconnected elements is exposed, which may be related to this negative phenomenon. Meanwhile precisio...

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Published inMediSur Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 540 - 544
Main Authors Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 01.08.2020
Subjects
guías de práctica clínica
investigación sobre servicios de salud
servicios de salud
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Summary:This article aims at drawing attention to the current contradiction between the importance and need for research in health systems and services and the scarce execution of these works. A group of interconnected elements is exposed, which may be related to this negative phenomenon. Meanwhile precision and accuracy of its results, when obtained under real life conditions, are highlighted as strength of this research. It is stated how the use of clinical practice guidelines in health care constitutes an evident opportunity to increase research in health systems and services.
ISSN:1727-897X