Longing To Believe In Evidence-Based Medicine: Questions abound about the motivations of researchers who publish their work. But forces are converging to create a more transparent and user-friendly evidence base.

Justified or not, evidence-based medicine is again under attack. Critics claim the science is suspect and guidelines are often arbitrary. The push for a transparent, user-friendly evidence base - that also makes use of real-world data - has started, giving hope to payers for evidence they can depend on.