The Importance Of Evidence Based Practice In Hospitals

While there has been much progress in advancing evidence-based practice, there are many hospitals in the country that have yet to integrate evidence-based practice into their model of care. As a result, patients in hospitals may still receive care that is not based on current scientific evidence and that may be unnecessary or have negative effects.

"Translation of research into practice settings, incorporation of clinical practice guidelines to promote high quality care, and systematically changing institutional culture remain serious public health issues for some hospital systems... It is recognized that lag time from translating evidence to practice can take anywhere from eight to thirty years."

Evidence-based practice is underutilized