Evidence-based medicine

The full-time clinical staff that produces the Milliman Care Guidelines^® uses the industry's most rigorous evidence-based methodology. All content is reviewed annually, and updated as necessary, by doctors and nurses who cite more than 15,000 unique references in the current seven-product Care Guidelines series. Milliman Care Guidelines epidemiologists then examine databases that cover a significant portion of the United States population to validate that these published research results are achievable in real-life situations.

Not only must guidelines be readily available through a variety of software options, but the evidence itself must be easily accessible as well. Rather than simply producing stand-alone clinical evidence summaries, the current best evidence is integrated into the Care Guidelines' workflow with easily accessed annotated bibliographies, references and footnotes. Healthcare professionals can use this evidence to identify opportunities for integrating best practices, and to facilitate positive communication between payors and providers.