"Evidence Farming (EF) is a concept to provide local evidence
through the systematic collection of clinical experience to guide more
effective practice.
Findings from this small conceptual study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19018899
"Physicians reported that when making clinical decisions, they more often
rely on clinical experience, the opinions of colleagues and EBM
summarizing electronic clinical resources rather than refer directly to
EBM literature. Confidence in making decisions based on clinical
experience increases over time, yet few physicians reported having
systems for tracking their clinical experience in designing treatment
plans and patient outcomes. Most physicians saw EF as a promising way to
track experience, thereby making scientific evidence more relevant to
their own clinical practices."