Widening the Reach of Evidence-Based Medicine
There is no question that everyone wins - patients, providers, health insurers and employers - when caregivers practice evidence-based medicine (EBM). EBM must be shared with and used by everyone involved in a patient's care. Information technology can go a long way toward easing the disseminat...
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Published in | Health management technology Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 58 |
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Format | Magazine Article |
Language | English |
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Sarasota
Endeavor Business Media
01.01.2004
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Summary: | There is no question that everyone wins - patients, providers, health insurers and employers - when caregivers practice evidence-based medicine (EBM). EBM must be shared with and used by everyone involved in a patient's care. Information technology can go a long way toward easing the dissemination and use of EBM, but clinical decision support tools are still far from the norm in day-to-day practice. These tools are often viewed as impediments or unnecessary burdens, interfering with the art of medicine. Of all healthcare constituents, health plans are best positioned to influence the quality of care by supporting informed decision-making. The key is to provide consistent, evidence-based care information to both providers and consumers - information that complements the information the health plan itself uses to evaluate caregivers' provision of services. |
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ISSN: | 1074-4770 |