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.
The term evidence-based practice, however, refers specifically to the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients (Sackett et al, 1996).