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Evidence based decision making (EBDM) is defined as the act of using the best and most accurate examples of scientific research and data as a guide when making clinical decisions.

When describing evidence based decision making from the lens of a healthcare manager we must address this topic following the tenants of the Triple Aim: Access, Cost, and Quality. The advantages of EBDM are fully in alignment with these tenants.

Those advantages of EBDM are "adopting cost-effective interventions, making optimal use of limited resources, increasing customer satisfaction, minimizing harm to individuals and society, achieving better health outcomes for individuals and society as well as increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of public health programs (Imani-Nasab et al., 2017).

An example of EBDM is the underlying tenet of integrative medicine. This type of medicine incorporates interventions from several disciplines and philosophy to focus on the whole person and include range of factors that affect a patients overall health (Chen et al., 2008).

Another example of EBDM in healthcare is BFF framework. This concept is achieved by combining the relevant framework, theory, or conceptual models. This is used for deductive reasoning to develop a priori framework; a process of coding qualitative data whereby the researcher develops the codes ahead of time based on a theoretical framework, the interview question, or pre-existing knowledge (Shafaghat et al., 2022).

The resources that are needed for evidence based decision making in healthcare settings are the access to databases that provide up to date information on the most accurate modalities and procedures that will result in the best outcome.

Evidence based decisions making within the healthcare environment differs from other decision making because most other environment are focused on other outcomes other than access, cost, and quality.