Evidence Grading System

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.

Updated: 1/24/2007