Unaware, Unconvinced, Unable, Unclear: Why Doctors Don’t Follow Treatment Guidelines – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2015/09/unaware-unconvinced-unable-unclear-why-doctors-dont-follow-treatment-guidelines#sthash.vg7TW

The evidence shows that your doctor is not very good at complying with treatment guidelines. Whether it is to prescribe statins for your cholesterol or whether or how to prescribe antibiotics for many conditions, a disturbing number just don’t follow guidelines. Why? Probably because they are unaware, unconvinced, or unable, or the guidelines are unclear. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2015/09/unaware-unconvinced-unable-unclear-why-doctors-dont-follow-treatment-guidelines#sthash.vg7TWmEz.dpuf