Hospital leaders agree: Evidence-based care protocols to guide how care is delivered are becoming the new norm. Putting guidelines in place can improve patient safety, streamline methods of care, ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine some of the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords and jargon, our goal is ...

A recent study examined patients' outcomes after receiving care based on scientific and clinical evidence. The work, which is published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, also reviewed the ...

Regular physical activity enhances strength, balance, and flexibility, reducing fall risk and promoting independence in older adults. Home safety improvements, such as installing grab bars and ...

Despite the investments in research and the growing body of empirical literature on a range of preparedness and response capabilities and functions, there has been no national-level, comprehensive ...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become a cornerstone in modern physical therapy by integrating clinical expertise with the best available scientific evidence and patient values. This approach aims ...

Clinical practice in the United States is marked by significant variation, leading in some cases to suboptimal quality of care and poor health outcomes. Despite the proliferation of clinical practice ...

It’s no surprise that inappropriate care decisions can negatively impact patients, but they also place a strain on the entire health care system. At a time when the demand for health care providers ...

Trauma has emerged as an important public health concern because it has long-term adverse effects upon physical and mental health. Trauma contributes to chronic health and behavioral health conditions ...

There is general agreement on six psychotherapy-based treatment techniques for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the most effective, evidence-based approaches available. These treatment ...

In 2006, Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton noted in their 2006 Harvard Business Review article the emergence of evidence-based medicine and suggested that practice of management too could profit ...