Disseminating information about effective clinical care.
The article calls for use of rigorous scientific evidence as the basis for decision making in healthcare. The author links this concept with the growth of evidence-Based Medicine communications through internet systems. He supports the development of the Cochrane Collaboration as a basis for communication of new findings relating to the cost and benefit of medical procedures.
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D016251:CD-ROM; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003142:Communication; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009862:Online Systems; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome