While medical practice is often referred to as an art, supporting scientific research is the underlying force that insures a clear, direct pathway to quality patient care. And, as medical science continues to evolve with enhancements and new discoveries, care should be based upon the most up-to-date scientific and clinical evidence.
This knowledge-based approach is the foundation for our Advancing Clinical Excellence initiative, which offers ongoing support to those valuable medical specialty societies that play a key role in improving clinical care delivery. These leading organizations help improve clinical care based on their reputable, most current and relevant scientific evidence. Some of our partners include the Medical Group Management Association, the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American College of Radiology, the American Gastroenterological Association Institute and the American Medical Association Foundation.
Without doubt, there are often several ways for a physician to treat a patient’s medical condition. As a patient you have a right to expect that your physician is using the most current knowledge in choosing how to manage your condition. Physicians should expect that they will be supported in their continuing quest to apply the best information to their practice.
BMJ Clinical Evidence Handbook
The United Health Foundation no longer distributes bound copies of the BMJ Clinical Evidence Handbook. If you choose, you can conveniently subscribe to the online service by visiting the British Medical Journal’s website at
http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/products/online_only.jsp
Resources
Lessons for Financial Success
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Designed to assist physicians and office managers to reduce waste, improve practice efficiency and work flow, and pass the savings on to their practice’s bottom line. Without either personal business acumen or the ability to hire a professional administrator, physicians in small practices need information on effective business procedures.
The Measurement of
Health Care Performance: A Primer from the CMSS
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Commentaries
Please find several thoughtful commentaries by distinguished physicians that address the translation of the best science into applied clinical practice.
Commentary: Improving Prescription Drug Container Labeling in the United States - A Health Literacy and Medication Safety Initiative
The American College of Physicians Foundation
Commentary: Putting Evidence Into Practice - Palliative Care
Klara Brunnhuber, Stephen Nash, Diane E. Meier, David E. Weissman
James Woodcock
BMJ Group
Commentary: Crossing The Classroom–Clinical Practice Divide In Palliative Care By Using Quality Improvement Methods
Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Commentary: Lifting The Veil- How The Local Delivery System Influences Care
At The End Of Life
Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH, David Goodman, MS, MD,
John E. Wennberg, MD, MPH, Jonathan Skinner, PhD
The Dartmouth Atlas Working Group
Commentary: Putting Evidence into Practice - Smoking Cessation
Klara Brunnhuber, K. Michael Cummings, Sheila Feit,
Scott Sherman, James Woodcock
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: Evidence-Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation - Horse and Carriage
Brian Haynes MD, PhD
McMaster University
Commentary: Making Evidence-Based Medical Practice a Reality
Frank J. Domino, MD
University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
Commentary: Making a Difference in Diabetes Care
Richard Kahn, PhD
American Diabetes Association
Commentary: Health Information Technology
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
Institute for Health Policy
Commentary: Clinical Evidence
Michael L. Millenson
Northwestern University
Commentary: Involving the Public In Clinical Research
Myrl Weinberg, CAE, President
National Health Council
Commentary: Evidence-based Medicine and Ethics
Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH
Ruth Faden, MPH, PhD
Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Commentary: Improving Quality and Safety of Healthcare Delivery From the Payer’s Perspective
Suzanne Delbanco, Chief Executive Officer
The Leapfrog Group
Commentary: Better Health Through Research
Mary Woolley, President
Research!America
Commentary: What works for obesity? A summary of the research behind obesity interventions
Anjali Jain, M.D.
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: The Critical Challenge of Obesity
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Commentary: Rethinking Prescribing in the United States
Andrew Ellner
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: Essential Medicines in the United States
Andrew Ellner, Luisa Dillner, Beth Nash, Fiona Godlee
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: Evidence-based Medicine and Practice Variations
John E. Wennberg, MD, Director, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences
Dartmouth Medical School
Commentary: Evidence-based Medicine
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, President and CEO
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Commentary: Why Evidence-based Medicine is a Key Component of Patient Safety
Karyn Baum, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
