Tilson Elizabeth Cuervo
primary care pediatrician, Wake County Human Services; medical director, Community Care of Wake and Johnston Counties, Raleigh, North Carolina
N C Med J. 2015 Sep-Oct;76(4):251-5. doi: 10.18043/ncm.76.4.251.
Dissemination and adoption of practice guidelines has the potential to improve the health of a population. However, these processes are complex and take place in the context of a myriad of factors that impact patient and provider behaviors. Therefore, successful strategies-like the ones utilized by Community Care of North Carolina-need to be multifaceted.