The Gold Standard : The Challenge Of Evidence-Based Medicine


Stefan. Timmermans
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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Philadelphia : : Temple University Press, , 2010.
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1 online resource (280 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Politics of Standardization; 1. Standardization in Medicine in the Twentieth Century: The Emergence of the Paper-Based Patient Record; 2. Standards at Work: A Dynamic Transformationof Medicine; 3. From Autonomy to Accountability? Clinical Practice Guidelines and Professionalization; 4. Guidelines, Professionals, and the Production of Objectivity in Insurance Medicine; 5. Evidence-Based Medicine and Learning to Doctor; 6. Standardizing Risk: A Case Study of Thalidomide; Epilogue: The Quest for Quality; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - Few things make people react more strongly to the changes going on in health care than the word standardization. Critics shudder at the mindless sameness of standards, while supporters dream of a world in which standardized ""best practices"" open up a world of efficient health care delivery. The Gold Standard takes up this debate to investigate the real meaning of standardization and how it affects patients, doctors, and the institution of medicine.Showing that standards are not about less or more skills, or more or less uniformity, but rather about a redefinition of autonomy, patients, and r
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Evidence-based medicine
Medical care - Standards
Clinical Medicine
Disciplines and Occupations
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1592131875. - 1592131883

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