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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.

Journal Article

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
Journal Article

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
Journal Article

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
Journal Article

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
Journal Article

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
Journal Article

Journal Article

Aligning Measurement-Based Quality Improvement with Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices

Two models for improving quality of care have been adopted by segments of the US mental healthcare system.

Dec 31, 2005
Research Brief

Research Brief

Some Prescription Diet Drugs Promote Weight Loss

To assess the effectiveness and safety of prescription weight-loss medications, researchers at the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center analyzed 78 published studies of the most popular diet drugs.

Nov 25, 2005
Report

Report

Analysis of Healthcare Interventions that Change Patient Trajectories

Examines interventions in the healthcare system that use Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) to affect patient trajectories -- i.e., the sequence of encounters a patient has with the healthcare system.

Sep 12, 2005
Journal Article

Journal Article

Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cancer

The authors assess the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on 1) tumor incidence 2) clinical outcomes after cancer treatment, and 3) tumor behavior.

Dec 31, 2004
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Guide to This Supplement

Over the past decade, EPCs accumulated a wealth of knowledge about conducting systematic reviews and compiling evidence reports.

Dec 31, 2004
Report

Report

Organizational Improvement and Accountability: Lessons for Education from Other Sectors

Describes accountability models in the manufacturing, job training, legal, and health care sectors; summarizes their effectiveness; and draws specific lessons for educators.

May 2, 2004

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RAND Topic:
Evidence Based Health Practice

Topic Synonyms:
EBP;
Evidence-Based Practice

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