on Facebook
on Twitter
on YouTube
Overview
The Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center is part of the Evidence-Based Practice Program sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. One of 14 such Centers nationwide, the Center:
- conducts systematic reviews and technology assessments of all aspects of health care;
- performs research on improving the methods of synthesizing the scientific evidence and developing evidence reports and technology assessments; and
- provides technical assistance to other organizations in their efforts to translate evidence reports and technology assessments into guidelines, performance measures, and other quality-improvement tools.
The Center combines the talents of RAND and its five affiliated regional health care institutions:
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/ZYNX Health
- University of Southern California
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
In addition, through the VA/RAND/UC Field Program "Center for the Study of Health Care Provider Behavior," two Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Healthcare Systems collaborate with the Center:
- Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
- San Diego VA Healthcare System
The Center is also affiliated with five health services research training programs, and the International Cochrane Collaboration.
Featured News
AHRQ provides consumer resource for osteoporosis
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has used work from RAND's Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center to help consumers learn about treatment for osteoporosis.
Read more from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Top