Create a culture of EBP and QI

Ovid Synthesis empowers healthcare organizations to enhance care quality and achieve positive outcomes for patients, staff, and their bottom line. Now with optional AI functionality, health systems can complete more improvement initiatives, faster. Healthcare leaders trust Ovid Synthesis to evaluate the ROI of improvement initiatives, which demonstrates the value of ongoing investment in EBP. 

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Oversight

Save time and resources with high-level oversight of improvement work

Expert guidance

Bridge the gap between knowledge and competency and guide all skill levels.

Standardization

Foster systemness with standard improvement workflows.

Collaboration

Strengthen and collaborate across your teams, eradicating silos and reducing staff burnout.

Who we help

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Quality improvement teams, educators, and faculty

  • Eradicate silos, eliminate duplication, and foster teamwork with a single source for projects
  • Increase quality and system-ness with standardization and just-in-time guidance within workflows, including PDSA, DMAIC, and A3
  • Supports a culture of collaboration, improvement, and learning networks
  • Measure ROI to reinforce the value of your improvement projects to gain funds and investments.
Ovid Synthesis Quality Improvement
Ovid Synthesis Quality Improvement
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Nursing practice leadership and educators

  • Save time while fostering accountability with high-level transparency of QI, EBP, and research projects
  • Provides just-in-time education and direction to ensure projects are supported throughout the workflow building competence for users at all skill levels
  • Standardize and streamline EBP by leveraging technology to facilitate the spread of best practices systemwide
  • Strengthen and collaborate across your teams by region, by market, and the entire system.
Ovid Synthesis Nursing Practice
Ovid Synthesis Nursing Excellence
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Academic nursing leaders and instructors

  • Offers a transparent and empowering environment for faculty to monitor and support student progress
  • Equips future nursing professionals with the competencies and confidence to incorporate evidence and quality improvement into their practice
  • Meet competency-based education standards, including the AACN Essentials framework, by offering standardized templates and decision-support tools
  • Enhances the learning experience by providing a structured approach to research, project management, and collaboration.
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Ovid Synthesis Academic Programs

Customers report significant benefits from using the product Ovid Synthesis

164% 

increase in number of completed improvement initiatives

47%

decrease in time spent to complete an improvement initiative
49%
decrease in time spent on project oversight
26%
decrease in workshop and education time
Ovid Synthesis User Voices: UMMS Baltimore (Key Features)
Ovid Synthesis User Voices: AJN (Measuring ROI)
Ovid Synthesis User Voices: Montefiore (Expansion Across System)

  • Nursing Professional Development

  • Nursing Excellence

  • Academic Programs

  • Return on Investment

Ovid Synthesis bridges the EBP theory-to-practice gap, streamlines the process from PICOT question to project completion, and empowers users to lead, using the most current evidence.
- Sheila St. Cyr, MS, RN, NPD-BC, President, Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD)
The implementation of Ovid synthesis enabled us then to streamline our resources and still meet the these initial objectives for our EBP programs. The templates provided a structure and an opportunity to standardize our processes
- Dr. Barbara Mayer, PhD, RN, CPHQ 
Sr. Nursing Consultant Evidence-Based Practice at Stanford Health Care
Technology like Ovid Synthesis can transform the teaching and learning experience.
- Dr. Jennie De Gagne, Jennie Chang De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Clinical Professor and the Director of the Nursing Education Major/Certificate at the Duke University School of Nursing
Ovid Synthesis provides ROI dashboards that clearly demonstrate the value of ongoing projects to our board and stakeholders.
Carl Kirton, DNP, RN, MBA, FAAN, Editor & Chief, American Journal of Nursing

Featured cases and articles for Ovid Synthesis

How one hospital is accelerating EBP and QI: A Portland VA case study
Amid Magnet® redesignation, the Portland VA looks to Ovid Synthesis to solve cross-system challenges.
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How to realize ROI: A framework from top hospitals
Ovid Synthesis ROI feature enables you to calculate the value of improvement projects, supporting continued investment.
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Prepare nurse residents for evidence-based practice with technology tools
How technology plays an integral role in ensuring nurses are prepared so as they transition into practice, accelerating their EBP competencies.
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Watch Ovid Synthesis webinars

  • Event
    Health
    July 30, 2025

    Catalysts of change: The ROI value of nurse-led research, EBP, and QI in action

    Join the webinar to explore strategies, real-world examples, and technology tools to drive clinical, operational, and financial excellence
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  • Event
    Health
    April 23, 2025

    How journals transform clinical practice: A conversation with NEJM Group editors

    Innovative and creative solutions are essential for supporting evidence-based curricula that meaningfully impact nurse retention, enhance decision-making skills, and promote the integration of evidence into practice.
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  • Event
    Health
    March 25, 2025

    Driving sustainable innovation in EBP and QI: A deep dive with Stanford Medicine and WVU

    Discover how Stanford Medicine and WVU are revolutionizing EBP and QI through a workflow solution. Join this webinar to explore strategies, real-world case studies, and a demo of Ovid Synthesis, driving measurable patient care improvements.
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  • Event
    Health
    October 08, 2024

    Getting Across the Quality Finish Line: An Ovid Synthesis Webinar

    It is daunting to address quality improvement and patient safety initiatives even with best evidence. This creates the know-do gap, referring to the discrepancy between what healthcare workers know should be done and what takes place in practice.
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Latest expert insights from Ovid Synthesis

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  • Article
    Health
    January 29, 2025

    Closing the theory-to-practice gap: Quantifying Ovid Synthesis’ impact for improvement projects

    Survey findings highlight that Ovid Synthesis is not just a tool but a catalyst for meaningful change in healthcare organizations. It equips teams to deliver evidence-based care that improves safety and clinical outcomes.
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  • Article
    Health
    May 08, 2024

    NPD x EBP: How to create a culture of improvement

    Healthcare systems utilize a new EBP workflow solution, Ovid® Synthesis, to overcome the most common challenges of nursing professional development.
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  • Press Release
    Health
    November 14, 2023

    Leading children’s hospitals turn to innovative Wolters Kluwer solution to help improve clinical outcomes

    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Stanford Health Care and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas select Ovid Synthesis to support mission-critical research efforts.
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  • Article
    Health
    July 19, 2023

    Excellence in nursing: Technology tools streamline Magnet® designation efforts

    Supports nurses implement EBP and QI initiatives and institutional efforts to achieve Magnet designation status.
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