How to Do an Evidence-Based Care Review

Evidence-based care reviews show the relationship, merit and value between current research, clinical expertise, available treatments and patient needs. Focusing your review on a specific patient or disease provides for a thorough and intensive evaluation. Be sure to compare your findings against clinical data obtained by fellow medical practitioners or the articles published via the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and other professional organizations.

Things You'll Need

• Patient records
• Medical testing data
• Clinical journals
• Clinical articles
• Clinical essays

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Instructions

• 1

  Use your clinical expertise to determine patient treatment methods. Consult with fellow medical practitioners and senior doctors for recommendations. Review the patient's medical records and compare the effectiveness of current methods, such as medicines and physical therapy, against previous treatments.

• 2

  Consult with the patient. Ask the patient how he feels in response to treatment methods. Determine what the patient hopes to achieve during the process. Maintain an open dialogue with the patient over the course of treatment. Compare patient remarks to doctor recommendations and the overall effectiveness of treatments.

• 3

  Research evidence-based articles, journals and essays. Select the most current and substantive data available. Contact the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, the Center for Research Support and the TRIP Database for evidence-based medical literature. Compare your research findings to clinical recommendations, treatment methods and patient feedback to compose your analysis. Use the analysis as a guideline for continued patient care and broadening perspectives on clinical questions associated with the topic.