WHERE IN THE WORLD IS EVIDENCE-

BASED PRACTICE?
March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and
left home to take on the world.
When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence.
Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions,
education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote
EBP.
In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare organization
websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP.

Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed. Describe where, if at all,
EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy, and/or goals of the healthcare organization,
or in other locations on the website). Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work
is grounded in EBP and why or why not. Finally, explain whether the information you
discovered on the healthcare organization’s website has changed your perception of the
healthcare organization. Be specific and provide examples.
APA format 250 words. 3 references. 3 intext citation

All references MUST be peer reviewed and published in the last five years (2017-present) Very
important

Course resources:

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