For the last 10 years, I’ve been on both sides of utilization review (UR). As a practicing physician, I know what it’s like to get “those calls.” As a part-time utilization reviewer, I’m usually satisfied with the interactions I have with physicians and the information I get from them. When a telephone review seems unsatisfactory, it’s often because I feel I’m speaking a different language than...

BACKGROUND There is a pressing need for occupational therapists to provide research-based practice, yet there is little understanding of the specific strategies and processes individual practitioners use to integrate research evidence into their clinical practice. METHOD Using grounded theory method, the self-reported research utilization strategies of a sample of 11 elite occupational therap...

Background. As there might be relevant differences with regard to research utilization in the general hospitals, we aimed to study research utilization among registered nurses working in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals. Methods. A total of 648 registered nurses from 4 tertiary-level hospitals in China were recruited for participation. A modified BARRIERS Scale and self-designed questionn...