WHERE IN THE WORLD IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE?
Choose a professional healthcare organization’s website (e.g., a reimbursing body, an accredited body, or a national initiative).
Explore the website to determine where and to what extent EBP is evident.
Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed. Describe where, if at all, EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy, and/or goals of the healthcare organization, or in other locations on the website). Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work is grounded in EBP and why or why not. Finally, explain whether the information you discovered on the healthcare organization’s website has changed your perception of the healthcare organization. Be specific and provide examples.
Sample Answer
The Joint Commission Website and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
Website: The Joint Commission: https://www.jointcommission.org/
EBP in the Website:
- Mission & Vision: The Joint Commission’s mission statement emphasizes “contributing to the improvement of the quality of care for the public through the provision of healthcare program certification, healthcare standard development, healthcare survey and evaluation services, and educational programs.” This statement reflects an EBP approach by focusing on improving the quality of care through evidence-based practices and standards.