CLINICAL PREDICTION

Clinical prediction rules should undergo a specific set of steps prior to adoption of the rule in clinical practice. Some rules are well studied and studies in each step have been published. However, there are several clinical prediction rules that clinicians have adopted prior to validation and impact analysis. Premature adoption of a rule or application to a group of people that the rule has not been validated in may unnecessarily place patients at risk... Broad Validation: applied in multiple clinical settings with varying disease prevalence... Improve clinical diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment outcomes with evidence-based use of clinical prediction rules to facilitate clinical decision making.