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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.

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Journal Article

A Social Marketing Approach to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in VHA QUERI: The TIDES Depression Collaborative Care Model

This study found that social marketing, which applies marketing techniques to promote behavioral change, is a promising approach for promoting implementation of evidence-based interventions in integrated healthcare systems.

Sep 27, 2009
Brochure

Brochure

Health Research Observatory brochure

This brochure describes the Health Research Observatory, whose mission is to provide insights to support evidence-based decision making in the policy and practice of health research through identifying and assessing international evidence.

Sep 3, 2008
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Getting to Outcomes Demonstration and Evaluation: an Illustration of the Prevention Support System

Communities are increasingly being required by state and federal funders to achieve outcomes and be accountable, yet are often not provided the guidance or the tools needed to successfully meet this challenge.

Dec 31, 2007
Journal Article

Journal Article

Rigorous Development Does Not Ensure That Guidelines Are Acceptable to a Panel of Knowledgeable Providers

Guideline acceptability should be independently and formally evaluated before dissemination.

Dec 31, 2007
Journal Article

Journal Article

Using Existing Systematic Reviews in Complex Systematic Reviews

Drawing from their collective experience, the authors outline a series of steps that can help reviewers reach reasoned decisions about the incorporation of existing systematic reviews and enumerate potential hazards to consider in doing so.

Dec 31, 2007
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Journal Article

Interventions in Organizational and Community Context: A Framework for Building Evidence on Dissemination and Implementation in Health Services Research

The effective dissemination and implementation of evidence-based health interventions within community settings is an important cornerstone.

Dec 31, 2007
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Journal Article

Providing Evidence-Based Practice to Ethnically Diverse Youths: Examples from the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) Program

Discusses implementing evidence-based treatments for ethnically diverse youths.

Dec 31, 2007
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Adoption and Implementation of an Evidence Based Practice in Child and Family Mental Health Services Organizations: A Pilot Study of Functional Family Therapy in New York State

Numerous challenges persist in providing evidence-based treatments to children and families in community-based settings.

Dec 31, 2007
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Cumulative Effects of Quality Improvement for Depression on Outcome Disparities Over 9 Years: Results from a Randomized, Controlled Group-Level Trial

Quality improvement (QI) programs for depression can improve outcomes of care and reduce outcome disparities.

Oct 31, 2007
Report

Report

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation and Dissemination Evaluation Report III (2004-2005)

Evaluates progress of the patient safety initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), focusing on assessment of health information technology projects and dissemination of improved patient safety practices.

Oct 7, 2007
Report

Report

Hospital-Based Integrative Medicine: A Case Study of the Barriers and Factors Facilitating the Creation of a Center

Presents the results of a five-year study of a hospital-based center for integrative medicine.

May 28, 2007
Journal Article

Journal Article

Estimating the Potential Impact of Regionalizing Health Care Delivery Based on Volume Standards Versus Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rate

Whether basing regionalization on risk-adjusted mortality would lead to better population outcomes than basing regionalization on procedure volume.

Dec 31, 2006
Journal Article

Journal Article

Teaching Systems-Based Practice to Primary Care Physicians to Foster Routine Implementation of Evidence-Based Depression Care

The authors believe the best way to enhance effectiveness is to build education into the system rather than rely on a separate system for education.

Dec 31, 2006
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Journal Article

Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Promises and Problems

The present paper examines the experience of establishing a center for evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (EBCAM) practice.

Dec 31, 2006
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Journal Article

Putting the Practice Into Evidence-Based Dentistry and Health Services Research

For dentistry to enter into the new world of evidence-based practice, it will require some rethinking of the research enterprise in the profession.

Dec 31, 2006
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Journal Article

Diagnostic Tests Used in the Investigation of Adult Haematuria: A Systematic Review

Haematuria can be a symptom of serious underlying pathology (e.g. urological malignancy), but also has many benign causes (e.g. vigorous exercise).

Dec 1, 2006
News Release

News Release

RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer

RAND news release: RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer

Jan 24, 2006
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Journal Article

Application of Explicit Process of Care Measurement to Rheumatoid Arthritis: Moving from Evidence to Practice

The authors conducted a prospective cohort study of rates of change in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) and/or systemic corticosteroid drug or dose for 568 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across 6,159 clinical encounters within 12 months to examine how changes in clinical specifications change adherence.

Dec 31, 2005
Journal Article

Journal Article

Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: How Can We Improve the Quality of Cancer Care in the United States?

Initial management of patients with breast and colorectal cancer in the United States seemed consistent with evidence-based practice.

Dec 31, 2005
Journal Article

Journal Article

Impacts of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement on Depression in Primary Care: A Randomized Experiment

The modest improvements, along with qualitative data, identify potential future directions for improving CGI research and practice.

Dec 31, 2005

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RAND Topic:
Evidence Based Health Practice

Topic Synonyms:
EBP;
Evidence-Based Practice

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Researcher Spotlight

Susanne Hempel

Director, Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center

Susanne Hempel is an affiliated adjunct at the RAND Corporation. She is the director of the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), leading contracts for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE), and other…
Sonja Marjanovic

Director, Healthcare Innovation, Industry and Policy, RAND Europe

Sonja Marjanovic directs RAND Europe’s portfolio of research in the field of healthcare innovation, industry and policy. Her work provides decision makers with evidence and insights to support innovation and improvement in healthcare systems, and to support the translation of innovation into…

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