Idea or Concept
best practice
best prac·tice
Definitions related to best practices:
  • An informed treatment recommendation that is expected to be helpful to the greatest number of people within a certain patient group.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • In medicine, treatment that experts agree is appropriate, accepted, and widely used. Health care providers are obligated to provide patients with the standard of care.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A guideline for medical management and treatment.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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