Evidence OSMedical evidence & research
Professional societies and guideline working groups

Trace every change in a recommendation back to the evidence and discussion behind it.

Define the PICOs to answer or update, then organize evidence tables and materials for decision discussions. Formal recommendations and publication remain the responsibility of the authorized working group.

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Service usersClinical experts, methodologists, patient representatives, and guideline secretariatsCommissioning partyThe professional society, guideline lead institution, or a transparently disclosed project funder

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Inspect the value and deliverables, then agree scope, review and fees.

01 · DEDICATED

Evidence appraisal for guideline questions

Effects, costs and implementation conditions are difficult to compare.

Core valueUpdate evidence for one guideline question to support recommendation discussions.
What you receiveAppraise evidence by population and outcomes for the authorised guideline group.
  • Search, screening and outcome evidence matrix
  • Evidence-certainty table and recommendation-discussion materials
  • Applicability, resources and equity conditions

PDF and evidence tables; final recommendations are developed by the authorised guideline group.

How fees workUpdate on a usable baseline: CNY 30,000–80,000 per PICO reference

Accept question-level updates by milestones; new SRs are separately scoped.

Scope limits

Excludes society endorsement, publication and predetermined recommendations.

02 · CUSTOM

Living guideline evidence

After a baseline appraisal, when does new evidence require reconsideration?

Core valueIdentify guideline questions that merit reconsideration.
What you receiveTrack defined guideline questions and flag changes for reconsideration.
  • Incremental evidence register and reasons for change
  • Agreed model or evidence-table updates
  • Reappraisal triggers and decision memo

PDF and evidence tables; final recommendations are developed by the authorised guideline group.

How fees workSurveillance: CNY 60,000–150,000 per year reference; substantial updates separate

Maintain existing PICOs by cadence and limits; quote substantial updates for the group to approve.

Scope limits

Excludes unlimited guideline rewriting and creation of a new baseline.

Amounts are proposed references or examples. Formal quotes depend on inputs, questions, professional review and acceptance scope. Agree updates separately; the same work is not charged twice.

What inputs are needed?
A new guideline or an update?
The current guideline version, number of PICOs, and search cutoff date
Decision methods
Certainty assessment, recommendation discussions, and conflict-of-interest procedures
Deliverables and responsibilities
Evidence packages, discussion records, or manuscript editing; which tasks remain with the working group
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