Don't be misled by the title of this editorial; there is still, of course, a need for evidence-based medicine today. Surgeons have turned from being independent decision makers into valuable cogs in an evidence-gathering machine over the past 20 years or so.The Need for Value, Shrinking Budgets:However, what is currently of significant importance to surgeons is the need to add value to the healthcare system. This is a result of a changing, and mostly contracting, funding environment.
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