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.
Evidence based medicine: Which treatments and drugs should be offered on the NHS, given the finite health care budget? How do you judge the risks of medical treatments, or even your own behaviour? The articles in this category explain what sort of evidence is used to answer these difficult questions.