Evidence and Value: Impact on DEcisionMaking – the EVIDEM framework and potential applications

Healthcare decisionmaking is a complex process relying on disparate types of evidence and value judgments. Our objectives for this study were to develop a practical framework to facilitate decisionmaking in terms of supporting the deliberative process, providing access to evidence, and enhancing the communication of decisions.Extensive analyses of the literature and of documented decisionmaking processes around the globe were performed to...