A 'one-stop shop' for research evidence about health systems

"Researchers and research funding agencies can use Health Systems Evidence to identify gaps in the current stock of research evidence and domains that could benefit from primary research, systematic reviews, and review overviews."

Developing and refining the methods for a 'one-stop shop' for research evidence about health systems
JN Lavis, et al.
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2015, 13:10

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A systematic review of medical practice variation in OECD

“Consistent with the gray literature, there were large variations across regions, hospitals and physician practices for almost every condition and procedure studied.”

A systematic review of medical practice variation in OECD
AN Corallo, R Croxford, DC Goodman, EL Bryan, D Srivastava, TA Stukel
Health Policy, 2014, 114:5-14

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The secrets of success? How charitable funders use and share evidence in practice

"This paper looks at how a small group of UK funders use and share evidence in practice. What evidence they draw on, how they find and use it. And how they share evidence to inform the future decisions of others – funders, practitioners, policymakers."

The secrets of success? How charitable funders use and share evidence in practice
C Ravenscroft
Alliance for Useful Evidence
July 2013

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Interventions to improve the use of systematic reviews in decision-making by health system managers

"Systematic review evidence may be used in priority setting, policy, planning and purchasing health-care interventions, and clinical decision-making."

Interventions to improve the use of systematic reviews in decision-making by health system managers, policy makers and clinicians
Murthy L, Shepperd S, Clarke MJ, Garner SE, Lavis JN, Perrier L, Roberts NW, Straus SE
Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
The Cochrane Library
September 2012

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