Expert Commentaries
Editorial insights on current issues of importance to the guideline and/or measure fields including perspectives on trends
in guideline and/or measure development, reviews/critiques of guidelines/measures, comments on topics related to evidence-based
medicine, or similar themes. For a list of archived commentaries, visit the
Expert Commentary Archive.
Colorectal Cancer Guideline Reflects International Practice Variations
By: Anne Lin, MD, FACS, FASCRS and Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS
Importance of Quality Metrics for Providing High Quality Melanoma Care
By: Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS
Management of Hemorrhoids: Mainstay of Treatment Remains Diet Modification and Office-Based Procedures
By: Marcia McGory Russell, MD and Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS
Recommendations for Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy Reflect Return to Earlier Treatment Methods
By: Matthew Bidwell Goetz, MD
Eliminating Hospital Readmissions: "No Hospital Left Behind"?
By: R. Neal Axon, MD, MSCR, Mark V. Williams, MD
Imaging after Initial Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Febrile Infants and Young Children: A Paradigm Shift
By: Tumaini R. Coker, MD, MBA
Primary Care Depression Guidelines and Treatment Resistant Depression: Variations on an Important but Understudied Theme
By: Bradley N. Gaynes, MD, MPH, Linda J. Lux, MPA, and Gerald Gartlehner, MD, MPH
Consensus-based Selection Criteria for Accountability Measures: Viewpoint from the National Guideline Clearinghouse/National Quality Measures Clearinghouse Editorial Board
By: NGC/NQMC Editorial Board: Richard C. Hermann, MD, MS (co-chair), Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD (co-chair), Ethan Balk, MD, MPH, JiWon Jane S. Jue, MD, MSc, Jerod M. Loeb, PhD, Kathleen N. Lohr, PhD, and Eric C. Schneider, MD, MSc
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