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  • Title: Evidence-based practice: cost-benefit of large system implementation.
    Author: Schifalacqua MM, Shepard A, Kelley W.
    Journal: Qual Manag Health Care; 2012; 21(2):74-80. PubMed ID: 22453818.
    Abstract:
    The key points for designing and implementing an evidence-based practice (EBP) model in a large health care system are discussed. This implementation created strategies for practice changes for organizational change. The quality management methods included structured EBP toolkits that are described as part of the deliverable of each toolkit's Design Team. The cost-benefit evaluation process of staff time in the development stage of an EBP is explained. The conclusion is that a representative group of clinicians can be leveraged to create the standard and materials for system implementation, thereby providing improved patient care that is evidence-based and cost-effective.Many hands make light work....
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