The University of Colorado Hospital Model categorizes information according to several sources of evidence that are linked to a research core. Which source of evidence does not necessarily belong?
a. patient preference c. cost-effective analysis
b. clinical expertise d. comparison analysis data
D
The University of Colorado Hospital Model has nine sources of evidence (information) linked to a central core of valid and current research. These nine sources are: 1) patient preference, 2) clinical expertise, 3) cost-effective analysis, 4) infection control (not comparison analysis data), 5) benchmarking data, 6) pathophysiology, 7) retrospective or concurrent chart review, 8) quality improvement and risk data, and 9) international, national, and local standards.
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