In the February 2008 Canadian Family Physician, a librarian has written this article describing an algorithm for answering clinical questions.  The level of resources is more granular than the traditional EBM pyramid of resources, and the algorithm suggests clinicians implement their own research protocol if a search will not answer their question.

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See the story at WSJ.com.

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This link describes the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 5 Million Lives Campaign.  The effort seeks to prevent 5 million incidents of medical harm from December 2006 - December 2008.  The interventions hospitals can voluntarily adopt are grounded in evidence, including “…reliable, evidence-based care for congestive heart failure.”

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