Latest Evidence-based practice Stories
Expanded second edition of Elsevier Australia’s 'Evidence-based Practice Across the Health Professions' is set to become the reference of choice for an even broader range of health disciplines. Sydney, New South Wales (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 A fully revised new edition of 'Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions' will help even more health professions students find and use evidence to inform their decision-making in future careers. Completely updated and...
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Evidence-based solution provides the latest scientific and clinical guidance within the EHR Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that the Medical University of South Carolina Health System (MUSC) has selected Elsevier's CPM CarePoints...
About two of every three children will experience at least one traumatic event before they turn 18. Despite this high rate of exposure, little is known about the effectiveness of treatments aimed at preventing and relieving traumatic stress symptoms that children may experience after such events, according to researchers at RTI International, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center, and Boston Medical Center. The article, published...
MALIBU, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "I want people to recover from addiction without the suffering I endured," said Richard Taite, CEO and founder of Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center. "That's why I went to the evidence-base before we opened our doors in 2005. I needed to know which treatment methods have a proven record of success and which do not." His goal was to establish an effective treatment program founded on scientific approaches to recovery. "Jane Brody hit the...
How Independent Review Organizations Promote Coverage of Safe, Research-Based Services - New Guide Released by NAIRO on Evidence-Based Medicine (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 This guide will: Define evidence-based medicine. Describe how evidence-based medicine is used in the health care system. Explore the role of independent review organizations with regard to health insurance denials. At first glance, the term...
Oped in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly October 1 CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- R. Andrew Eckert, Chief Executive Officer of CRC Health Group, the nation's largest provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services, issued the following statement today, portions of which are in an oped in the October 1 issue of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly. The full statement follows: Handful of biased journalists threaten treatment industry's...
Academic partnership with Penn Medicine secures five-year contract to synthesize research evidence on the effectiveness of health technologies PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, has been designated to serve as one of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) for the next five years. (Logo:...
Reports available for free on AHRQ's Effective Health Care Website PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 1,000 new and emerging healthcare technologies and services have been identified as having potential to address an unmet patient need during the first year of healthcare horizon scanning conducted by ECRI Institute on behalf of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the...
Award will support The Foundation for Physical Therapy’s investigative research study targeting the impact of physician self-referral arrangements on access to physical therapy care and health care costs. Louisville, KY (PRWEB) April 07, 2012 Evidence In Motion today announced its financial support of the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s independent investigative research study - Influence of Physical Therapy Referral Characteristics and Practices on Quality, Cost Effectiveness, and...
Evan Miller, MA brings a strong clinical background to Sober Living by the Sea and implements an enhanced treatment regimen that focuses on evidence based practices. Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2012 Evan Miller has joined the clinical staff at Sober Living by the Sea and has implemented an upgraded treatment protocol that is based on a foundation of 7 evidence based practices. Evan has also been facilitating intensive staff training sessions for mastery of these practices. The...
