Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Gordon: Augusta Technical College (about 7 miles; Augusta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,494) Georgia Regents University (about 11 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 6,862)
The researchers applied a value-based analysis approach to implementing a single best practice for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in surgical patients and were able to reduce hospital costs in excess of $1.5 million per year. The study appears in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
As with any concept, there are disadvantages as well as advantages of applying evidence based medicine to modern healthcare; despite the integration of evidence based medicine in the curriculum for university medical studies courses, as a relatively new practice the number of healthcare professionals not familiar with such a routine is still fairly high.