Analysis of conflict of interest policies among organizations producing clinical practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conflicts of interest (COI) jeopardize the validity of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). When the Institute of Medicine promulgated COI policies in 2011, few organizations met these requirements, but it is unknown if organizations have improved their policies since that time. We sought to evaluate current adherence to IOM standards of COI policies.

Methods and findings

We conducted a retrospective document review of COI policies and CPGs from organizations that published five or more CPGs between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2019. Organizations were identified via CPG databases. COI policies were obtained from an internet search. We collected data on i) the number of organizations that have COI policies specific to CPG development, ii) the number of policie

SUBMITTER: Brems JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8087455 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature