Comparative-Effectiveness Research — Implications of the Federal Coordinating Council's Report

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 361; no. 4; pp. 328 - 330
• Main Authors: Conway, Patrick H, Clancy, Carolyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 23.07.2009
• Subjects: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009-US; Biological and medical sciences; Councils; Financing, Government - legislation & jurisprudence; General aspects; Health Priorities; Health Services Research - economics; Health Services Research - legislation & jurisprudence; Humans; Infrastructure; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Patient-Centered Care - legislation & jurisprudence; Patients; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; R&D; Research & development; United States; United States; Medicine; Health policy; Report; Efficiency; Government; Political aspect; Scientific research; Council; Comparative study; Public health
• ISSN: 0028-4793; 1533-4406
• DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0905631

Despite a plethora of diagnostic and treatment options, practical information that can guide health care choices for an individual patient are often elusive, and the resultant clinical uncertainty is an important factor driving regional variations in clinical practice. Clinicians and patients need to know not only that a treatment works on average but also which interventions work best for specific types of patients. Comparative patient-centered information is essential to translating new discoveries into better health outcomes, accelerating the application of beneficial innovations, and delivering the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment . . .