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Evidence Based Health Practice

Evidence-based health practice applies the scientific method to use the best available evidence—from physical exams, diagnostic reviews, medical research, and known risks and benefits of treatment options—when making medical decisions. RAND has investigated the impact of adopting evidence-based health practices on patient care and health care policies, and the greater implications of using a national quality measurement and reporting system.

Commentary
Putting UK Mental Health Services on the Road to Recovery
If mental health problems are the most significant barrier preventing people on benefits from taking up employment, then why not transform how the system supports them? Policymakers could redirect some of the resources available to the benefit system towards improving mental health outcomes, and put more evidence-based interventions in place. The savings to the benefit system should logically pay for this investment.
Feb 20, 2015
Report
Patient Safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Current Status and Opportunities for Improvement
In a RAND study about the landscape of patient safety in Massachusetts, researchers interviewed expert observers (patients, health care leaders, and others) about progress to date and future opportunities to produce safer patient care.
Dec 2, 2014
Dissertation
Designing Efficient Systematic Reviews Using Economical Allocation, Creation and Synthesis of Medical Evidence
Uses economical allocation, creation, and synthesis of medical evidence to design efficient systematic reviews.
Oct 1, 2014
Report
Evidence-Based Practices in Child and Family Services
This document provides an overview of evidence-based practices in child and family services, including definitions and criteria for identifying them. It was originally published online as part of the Promising Practices Network Issue Brief series.
Sep 26, 2014
Journal Article
Examining the Sustainment of the Adolescent-Community Reinforcement Approach in Community Addiction Treatment Settings: Protocol for a Longitudinal Mixed Method Study
Gaining a better understanding of the factors that influence the evidence-based treatment sustainment may lead to more effective dissemination strategies and ultimately improve the quality of care being delivered in community-based addiction treatment settings.
Aug 1, 2014
Brochure
Fact Sheet: European Platform for Investing in Children
This fact sheet aims to introduce the European Platform for Investing in Children through a Q&A section, and a diagram illustrating how EPIC operates and reviews practices in the field of child and family wellbeing.
Jul 25, 2014
Journal Article
Reporting of Context and Implementation in Studies of Global Health Interventions: A Pilot Study
We performed a pilot study to assess the current state of reporting of context and implementation in studies of global health interventions.
May 1, 2014
Report
Workshops Develop Community-Driven Strategies for Use of ARVs to Prevent HIV
To consider recent developments in ARV-based HIV prevention strategies, Mapping Pathways held Knowledge Exchange Workshops in three U.S. cities. The workshops devised future scenarios and potential tailored strategies using stakeholders' knowledge alongside the project results.
Mar 31, 2014
Report
UK Should Pilot Interventions to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Common Mental Health Problems
The benefits system and employment services in England are under pressure from an increasing number of clients with anxiety and depression. Piloting four interventions that address mental health and employment outcomes together would provide much-needed evidence on what works best.
Jan 30, 2014
News Release
UK Government Should Pilot Four Interventions to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Common Mental Health ...
The benefits system and employment services in England are under pressure from an increasing number of clients with anxiety and depression. Piloting four interventions that address mental health and employment outcomes together would provide much-needed evidence on what works best.
Jan 20, 2014
Commentary
Support for Implementing Home Visiting Under the Affordable Care Act
One groundbreaking provision of the Affordable Care Act is its funding for home visiting programs that match the parents of young children with trained specialists who provide information, social support, parental skill instruction, and more.
Jan 8, 2014
Journal Article
A Patient-Centered Primary Care Practice Approach Using Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Rationale, Methods, and Early Assessment of Implementation
Healthcare systems and their primary care practices are redesigning to achieve goals identified in Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) models such as Veterans Affairs (VA)'s Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT).
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program: Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations
A collaborative care mental health initiative in Vietnam triumphed over social, cultural and system barriers.
Jan 1, 2014
Commentary
The Time Is Ripe for Evidence
Earlier this year, the European Commission renewed its commitment to promoting child well-being. One of the guidelines was to strengthen the use of evidence-based policy. This is noteworthy because it represents one of the first times that the EC has specifically advocated the use of evidence in policy making.
Dec 2, 2013
Journal Article
A Surveillance System to Assess the Need for Updating Systematic Reviews
This report describes the development and initial results of a surveillance system to assess produced by the Agency for Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program.
Nov 1, 2013
Commentary
How to Improve the Way Medical Research Is Applied in Frontline Care
Many people assume that it is enough to present clinicians and managers with the results of medical research for them to adopt those techniques that work best. This is quite untrue. The scale and pace of medical advance poses a continual challenge, and there is often a gap between recommended care and actual care received.
Oct 7, 2013
Brochure
The time is ripe for evidence-based child policy in the EU
This note provides an overview of the reasons for greater demand for evidence-based child policy in Europe, and things to take into account in using evidence-based information in this area.
Aug 21, 2013
News Release
New International Report on HIV Prevention Urges Localised Consideration of Antiretroviral Strategies
To make an impact on new HIV infections globally, antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures.
Jun 19, 2013
Multimedia
Mapping Pathways to HIV Prevention
Molly Morgan Jones, a Research Leader in RAND Europe, discusses how antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures in order to make an impact on new HIV infections globally.
Jun 19, 2013
Report
International Report on HIV Prevention Urges Localised ARV Strategies
To make an impact on new HIV infections globally, antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures.
Jun 19, 2013

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RAND Topic:
Evidence Based Health Practice

Topic Synonyms:
EBP;
Evidence-Based Practice

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