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In reply We strongly agree that creating a decision support tool is important to help physicians prioritize interventions when caring for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Indeed, we have a parallel stream of ongoing work directly aligned with this goal.1 We view prioritization as complementary to the payoff time framework, however, rather than as a substitute for assessing individual guidelines. Many guidelines, particularly involving cancer screening, involve downstream benefits but up-front harms (eg, from the tests themselves, and from the management of false-positive results), yet the guidelines are frequently applied to patients with substantial comorbidity. The payoff time approach can be used to deemphasize these recommendations, when appropriate, and the remaining guidelines could be prioritized using a systematic approach based on magnitude of benefit. Correspondence: Dr Braithwaite, Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, VACS 11 ACSL-G, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516 (Ronald.Braithwaite@va.gov). References 1. Dalal MBradley EBraithwaite RS Prioritizing clinical practice guidelines in the primary care setting. Paper presented at: the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making October 23, 2007 Pittsburgh, PA
Archives of Internal Medicine – American Medical Association
Published: Jun 9, 2008
Keywords: vision
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