What Is Evidence-Based Practice?

01/24/2025 | Patient Resources

By keeping the patient at front of mind while maintaining best practices, the highest quality of healthcare can be delivered while also personalizing the service to each unique patient.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is regarded as the best, most ethical way of delivering healthcare services. With a combination of clinical expertise, scientific evidence, and the perspective of the patient, healthcare professionals can provide their services to the gold standard of care in their specific industry. 

By keeping the patient at front of mind while maintaining best practices, the highest quality of healthcare can be delivered while also personalizing the service to each unique patient. Every patient that we see is unique; your healthcare deserves to be just as individualized as you are. 

Our team ensures to keep these three components in mind whenever we’re helping our community with hearing care services. 

High-Quality Healthcare with the Patient as Priority 

EBP is the integration of three components: 

1. Clinical Expertise

Some things are best left to the professionals. Audiologists have years of expertise and education to back them up when assessing and treating hearing loss, so you can rest assured that your audiologist’s judgment is sound. 

2. Evidence

We make sure to stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the audiology world! By reading up on the latest articles, research, and advancements in hearing care and hearing technology, you benefit from the most up-to-date information we have to offer, ensuring that your care is efficient and effective. 

3. Patient Perspectives

We can’t help you without you helping us. To make sure that your care is what you need, your feedback is crucial: keeping your audiologist updated with your preferences, needs, and values allows us to keep you at the forefront of your unique treatment needs. 

The combination of all three services allows for the highest quality of healthcare that is not only scientifically supported but also individualized for each patient that we see. 

Examples of EBP 

Knowing what EBP is helps you as the patient understand how we as the professionals maintain gold-standard care, but what does it look like in practice? 

Let’s say that I’m seeing a patient with vision limitations or colorblindness. With their needs in mind, I would order two differently colored hearing aids to help them differentiate between the left hearing aid and the right.  

For patients with dexterity issues or arthritis, we would recommend rechargeable hearing aids over ones with replaceable batteries to avoid frustration or small objects getting lost. 

With the latest information we have, we can test a patient’s ability to hear speech in noise, allowing for proper, personalized recommendations for hearing aids, accessories, and programming. 

Incorporating these practices into everyday clinical decisions ensures that we as audiologists provide not only scientifically backed care but also compassionate, individualized solutions that enhance the quality of life for each patient. 

Curious About Hearing Care? 

We’re here to help! 

Simply request a callback via our website, and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as we can.

Alternatively, you can give us a call at (812) 532-3011. 

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Dr. Kelli McGuire

Dr. Kelli McGuire is a dedicated audiologist specializing in hearing aids, diagnostics, and cochlear implants. With a strong passion for bridging the gap between research and clinical practice, Dr. McGuire is committed to providing patients with the most effective, evidence-based treatments to improve their hearing health and overall quality of life. Dr. McGuire earned her doctor of audiology degree (Au.D.) from the University of Cincinnati in 2019, following her bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing science from The Ohio State University in 2015. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate, with a research focus on auditory processing abilities in new cochlear implant users, utilizing both behavioral and neural measurements. Her diverse experience spans a variety of clinics, including otolaryngology, a university, and a veterans affairs medical center. She has also taught undergraduate and graduate courses, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for audiology with future professionals in the field. At Flex Audiology, Dr. McGuire is committed to offering personalized, compassionate care to individuals experiencing hearing loss. Her approach combines clinical excellence with current research, ensuring each patient receives tailored solutions for their unique hearing needs.

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