title: Evidence-based medicine.
abstract: It's been a catchphrase in health care for three decades; now evidence-based medicine is becoming an imperative for hospitals thanks to increasing pressure from regulators and payers. But uncertainty surrounds the concept. What specifically constitutes EBM? Whose definition prevails? And how do you decide where in your hospital it should be a priority?
authors.forename: Dagmara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scalise
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D032921:Consensus; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012945:Social Values; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States