WHERE IN THE WORLD IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE?
Review the Resources and reflect on the definition and goal of EBP.
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 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
Website: https://www.ahrq.gov/
EBP in the Website:
- Mission & Vision: The AHRQ’s mission statement emphasizes “producing and disseminating evidence-based information about healthcare.” Their vision states their aspiration to be “a trusted leader in health research, dedicated to providing the information and tools to improve healthcare decision-making.” These statements explicitly highlight the organization’s core focus on EBP.