Prospective systematic review registration: perspective from the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N).

Clinical practice and public health guidelines are important tools for translating research findings into practice with the aim of assisting health practitioners as well as patients and consumers in health behavior and healthcare decision-making. Numerous programs for guideline development exist around the world, with growing international collaboration to improve their quality. One of the key features in developing trustworthy guidelines is that recommendations should be based on high-quality systematic reviews of the best available evidence.

Transforming written guidelines into electronic formats--international perspectives.

The Guidelines International Network (G-1-N www.g-i-n.net) is a major new international initiative involving guideline-developing organisations from around the world.

Critical appraisal of clinical performance measures in Germany.

Background: One of the tasks of the Federal Co-ordinating Committee, as part of the self-governing health care system in Germany, is to develop clinical performance measures (CPMs). As these measures generally exert a strong impact on health care delivery, their methodological quality should meet the highest standards.

Objective: To develop, for use in the German health care system, methodological quality requirements for CPMs and performance assessment programs.