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Introducing "evidence" into board decision-making.

D Menon1, J Gebran

  • 1Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta.

Healthcare Management Forum
|May 2, 2000
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This study shows that health authority board members can use evidence-based decision-making techniques. Applying scientific evidence leads to consistent administrative decisions, while relying on values results in less consistency.

Area of Science:

  • Health services research
  • Public health policy
  • Decision sciences

Background:

  • Regional health authorities in Alberta face complex administrative decisions.
  • Incorporating scientific evidence into administrative decision-making is a recognized challenge.
  • Existing decision-making processes may not consistently integrate empirical data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a workshop introducing evidence-based decision-making (EBDM) techniques.
  • To assess the ability of regional health authority board members to apply EBDM.
  • To examine the impact of EBDM on the consistency of administrative decisions.

Main Methods:

  • A workshop was designed to teach EBDM techniques.
  • Participants included Board members of regional health authorities in Alberta.

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  • The study analyzed the application of scientific evidence and the consistency of decisions made during the workshop.

    • Main Results:

    • The workshop successfully demonstrated a process for incorporating evidence into administrative decision-making.
    • Participants effectively applied scientific evidence, leading to reasonably consistent decisions.
    • When evidence was absent, decisions were less consistent as values took precedence.

    Conclusions:

    • Evidence-based decision-making is feasible and beneficial for health authority boards.
    • The integration of scientific evidence enhances the consistency and potentially the quality of administrative decisions.
    • Further research could explore strategies to support EBDM when scientific evidence is limited.