BACKGROUND: The complexity and quality requirements for the development of clinical practice guidelines steadily increase. Internet technologies support this process by optimizing the development process. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this internet based solution was to facilitate the development of clinical practice guidelines. METHODS: An internet portal was developed allowing for a shared workplace to support clinical practice guideline authoring. It is based on a Content Management System and combines different tools for document handling and editing, communication as well as process and team steering. RESULTS: Until now, the internet portal has been successfully implicated in the development of six evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines. Additional German and European clinical practice guidelines are currently generated with support of the internet portal. The available tools allow for a flexible design of the scheduled workflow, depending on the requirements of the respective group. An additional strength of the platform is the advantage to transfer all data from a previous version of a guideline into the next 'life-cycle'. CONCLUSION: The application of the portal results in a considerable reduction of costs and development time of the resulting clinical practice guidelines.
BACKGROUND: The complexity and quality requirements for the development of clinical practice guidelines steadily increase. Internet technologies support this process by optimizing the development process. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this internet based solution was to facilitate the development of clinical practice guidelines. METHODS: An internet portal was developed allowing for a shared workplace to support clinical practice guideline authoring. It is based on a Content Management System and combines different tools for document handling and editing, communication as well as process and team steering. RESULTS: Until now, the internet portal has been successfully implicated in the development of six evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines. Additional German and European clinical practice guidelines are currently generated with support of the internet portal. The available tools allow for a flexible design of the scheduled workflow, depending on the requirements of the respective group. An additional strength of the platform is the advantage to transfer all data from a previous version of a guideline into the next 'life-cycle'. CONCLUSION: The application of the portal results in a considerable reduction of costs and development time of the resulting clinical practice guidelines.
Keywords:
Clinical practice guideline; authoring; internet portal; quality management; voting
Authors: J C Hoffmann; J C Preiss; F Autschbach; H J Buhr; W Häuser; K Herrlinger; W Höhne; S Koletzko; C F Krieglstein; W Kruis; H Matthes; G Moser; M Reinshagen; G Rogler; S Schreiber; A G Schreyer; B Sido; B Siegmund; A Stallmach; B Bokemeyer; E F Stange; M Zeitz Journal: Z Gastroenterol Date: 2008-09-22 Impact factor: 2.000
Authors: W Fischbach; P Malfertheiner; J C Hoffmann; W Bolten; J Bornschein; O Götze; W Höhne; M Kist; S Koletzko; J Labenz; P Layer; St Miehlke; A Morgner; U Peitz; J Preiss; C Prinz; U Rosien; W Schmidt; A Schwarzer; St Suerbaum; A Timmer; G Treiber; M Vieth Journal: Z Gastroenterol Date: 2009-12-03 Impact factor: 2.000