Hospital leaders agree: Evidence-based care protocols to guide how care is delivered are becoming the new norm. Putting guidelines in place can improve patient safety, streamline methods of care, ...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing education underpins the integration of robust research evidence, clinical expertise and patient perspectives into daily clinical decisions. This approach is ...

Practicing evidence-based medicine should lead to improved patient outcomes. McCormack and Elwyn point out that the outcomes may not be lower disease rates or longer life if the patient chooses not to ...

When providers move from employing traditional practices to new methods that are steeped in evidence, this benefits patient health. The result is higher-quality, more affordable care, often stemming ...

The Iowa Model of EBP was developed by Marita G. Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director Nursing Research, Quality and Outcomes Management, Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, University of Iowa ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines evidence-based practice (EBP) as an interdisciplinary approach to clinical decision-making that includes the best available evidence, care context and ...

Guidelines sound like common sense—complex diseases present a host of complicating factors, and guidelines aid providers in readily navigating those factors to provide optimal treatment. But reality ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine some of the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords and jargon, our goal is ...

Translational research at Optum Health focuses on rapidly integrating evidence-based care into clinical practice, emphasizing collaboration with medical officers and academic institutions. Barriers to ...

Bernadette Melnyk has a consulting company, ARCC, which consults with healthcare systems on implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice. She has received conference grants on evidence-based ...

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control reveals that 1 in 22 four-year-old children in California are on the autism spectrum, significantly surpassing the national average. This increase, ...