National Guideline Clearinghouse (guideline.gov) Shutdown

On May 7th the following was posted to the AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) National Guideline Clearinghouse website:

AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse (guideline.gov) website as of May 10, 2018.

TAKE NOTICE
The AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC, guideline.gov) Web site will not be available after July 16, 2018 because federal funding through AHRQ will no longer be available to support the NGC as of that date. AHRQ is receiving expressions of interest from stakeholders interested in carrying on NGC's work. It is not clear at this time, however, when or if NGC (or something like NGC) will be online again. In addition, AHRQ has not yet determined whether, or to what extent, the Agency would have an ongoing role if a stakeholder were to continue to operate the NGC. We will continue to post summaries of new and updated evidence-based clinical practice guidelines until July 2, 2018.

Full write-up available at: https://guideline.gov/home/announcements

In my work I make quite regular use of the NGC to find policies and guidelines at the request of health professionals conducting patient care or reviewing their own local policies and procedures. I consider it an integral tool to mine and other medical professions. Its departure signals yet another strike against evidence, truth, and the openness information by the powers-that-be.

This situation is the result of decision made by the Trump Administration.

(Thankfully, the TRIP Database is making efforts to preserve discovery of these guidelines and resources through their suite of tools. See their recent blog entry "Guidelines on Trip" for more information).