Translational Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1025
ISSN: 2161-1025
Evidence-based medicine is the process of systematically, appraising and using clinical research findings to aid the delivery of optimum clinical care to patients. Looking to the strength and weight of scientific evidence on clinical practice and cost-effectiveness when allocating resources.
By using this information to encourage healthcare professionals and trusts to use treatments that have been proven to be both clinically and cost-effective, while disinvesting from practice that does not meet these objectives.