System includes an evaluation of individual research reports and an assessment of the overall strength of the evidence supporting a particular conclusion or recommendation.
ICSI has developed a system for evaluating the evidence on which health care guidelines and technology assessment reports are based. The system includes an evaluation of individual research reports and an assessment of the overall strength of the evidence supporting a particular conclusion or recommendation. Quality of individual research reports is assessed using a rating system that is more quickly understood and more easily used by practicing physicians than many of the complex and lengthy scales available in the literature.
ICSI's Mission: The mission of our collaboration is to champion the cause of health care quality and to accelerate improvement in the value of the health care we deliver to the populations we serve. The information provided on the ICSI web site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her physician.
