Corridors for Action and Decision

The German Medical Association distinguishes two kinds of medical rules. Richtlinien rest on a legal basis. Leitlinien, clinical guidelines, do not. The association defines them in one sentence. Leitlinien sind als Handlungs- und Entscheidungskorridore zu verstehen, von denen in begründeten Fällen abgewichen werden kann oder sogar muss. Guidelines are to be understood as corridors for action and decision, from which a doctor may, or even must, depart in justified cases.

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