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Expert Commentary

The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides an Expert Commentary feature with access to editorial insights on current issues of importance to the respective clearinghouses and to the guideline and measure fields in general.

Recent Commentary

PERSPECTIVE (February 2010)

New Directions for Health Care Information Technology
By: William W. Stead, MD and Herbert S. Lin, PhD



January 2010

Using GRADE for International Guidelines on Kidney Disease
By: Ethan M. Balk, MD, MPH and Katrin Uhlig, MD, MS

December 2009

The Many Facets of Evidence: Commentary on the American Academy of Neurology's Evidence Classification Scheme
By: Jacqueline French, MD, FAAN

September 2009

Commentary on the American College of Physicians' Clinical Practice Guidelines for Using Second-Generation Antidepressants to Treat Depressive Disorders
By: Bradley N. Gaynes, MD, MPH and Gerald Gartlehner, MD, MPH

August 2009

On Quality Measurement, Babies, and Bathwater
By: Robert M. Wachter, MD

July 2009

New Promise for Uniform Evidence-based Guideline Development: The GRADE Approach
By: Ned Calonge, MD, MPH

June 2009

User Perspectives: An Overview of the Clearinghouse Survey Results
By: The National Guideline and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse Management Team

May 2009

Towards a Better Value Health System — The Role of NICE in the U.K. Health Care System
By: Rubin Minhas, MB ChB

About Our Process

Expert Commentaries are authored by the NGC/NQMC Editorial Board and/or by other experts working in conjunction with our board. Our Editorial Board is diverse in terms of their clinical expertise, geographical representation, and stakeholder affiliation.