The Living Guidelines: Implementation of Practice Guidelines. Polling Results for CLASS I Guidelines

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Class I Guidelines
1. Academic detailing or educational outreach visits are useful to facilitate the implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class I Recommendation 1 for implementation of practice guidelines should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III 2. Multidisciplinary disease-management programs for patients at high risk for hospital admission or clinical deterioration are recommended to facilitate the implementation of practice guidelines, to attack different barriers to behavioral change, and to reduce the risk of subsequent hospitalization for HF. (Level of Evidence: A)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class I Recommendation 2 for implementation of practice guidelines should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III