Evidence-based Practice Discussion Post
Evidence-based Practice Discussion Post
March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world.
The Affordable Care Act included a requirement for empirical evidence when it was passed. EBP research has grown significantly. The use of EBP has spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and other fields. EBP was adopted and promoted by health organizations.
This adoption will be discussed in this Discussion. You will examine the websites of healthcare organizations and determine how much EBP is used by these organizations.
To Get Ready:
Examine the resources and consider the definition and goal of EBP.
Select the website of a professional healthcare organization (e.g., a reimbursing body, an accredited body, or a national initiative).
Investigate the website to see where and how much EBP is present.
Post a description of the website of the healthcare organization you visited. Describe where, if anywhere, EBP appears (for example, in
the healthcare organization’s mission, vision, philosophy, and/or goals, or elsewhere on the website). Then, explain whether or not the work of this healthcare organization is based on EBP. Finally, explain how the information you discovered on the healthcare organization’s website has changed your opinion of the organization. Provide specifics and examples.
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