Question

Do you agree or disagree that Evidence Based Medicine is providing higher quality care, cost effectiveness and state why; give examples of which facets of EBM you like best and why?

Answer 1

Answer: Evidence based practice provides improved quality of care to the patients. It has reduced the risk of medical errors and hence increases the efficacy of the treatment. The evidence based medicine provides the effective treatment. This is because the evidence based medicine that has been already found to be successful in the treatment and has provided positive outcomes can be directly use on the same disease or illness.

The evidence based medicine provides a framework to the healthcare professionals to bring out positive results. It has been scientifically proved that use of oxygen in the COPD patients improves the breathing. So, in the case of COPD, the physician instantly provides oxygen mask if there is breathing problems.