Evidence-based healthcare as it is contemporarily conceived is based on the view that clinical decisions should be based on the best available scientific evidence but recognising patient preferences, the context of healthcare and the judgement of the clinician. The ongoing debate on the nature of evidence for practice across all of the health professions is influenced by the experience of clini...

We live in an age of evidence-based healthcare, where the concept of evidence has been avidly and often uncritically embraced as a symbol of legitimacy, truth, and justice. By letting the evidence dictate healthcare decision making from the bedside to the policy level, the normative claims that inform decision making appear to be negotiated fairly—without subjectivity, prejudice, or bias. Thus,...

Introduction Informal patient payments for healthcare are common in the Western Balkans, negatively affecting public health and healthcare.   Aim To identify literature from the Western Balkans on what is known about informal patient payments and bought and brought goods, to examine their effects on healthcare and to determine what actions can be taken to tackle these payments.   Methods After ...

regarding the role and importance of paradigm of evidence based practice and its remarkable impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical services and healthcare, development of an integrated system seems necessary in order to manage dispersed data and ensure using evidence in clinical decision making, thus the aim of this study was designing a model for implementing national system of...

Background Independent treatment centres (ITCs) are a growing phenomenon in many healthcare systems. Focus factory theory predicts that ITCs provide high quality healthcare with low prices, through specialisation, high-volume and routine. This study examines if ITC care outperforms general hospital (GH) care within a regulated compe...

As the search for effective treatment Covid-19 intensifies, traditional medicine systems are receiving increasing attention from researchers as well public. While scientific rigour is non-negotiable, there remain fundamental issues to be addressed when bringing evidence systems. Here we examine some of these pertaining Ayurveda and underlying philosophical underpinnings, suggest potential ways ...

Aim The goal of this paper is to introduce a perspective view the formation and application evidence-based management approach investigators, managers policymakers as how different determinants managerial-decision processes can be more effectively linked for salient healthcare organizations. Methods a...