Challenges and opportunities in comparative effectiveness research

Challenges and opportunities in comparative effectiveness research Editorial (4789) Total Article Views Authors: Voils CI, Maciejewski ML Published Date April 2011 Volume 2011:1 Pages 39 - 41 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CER.S20315 Corrine I Voils, Matthew L Maciejewski Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA As comparative effectiveness research (CER) evolves in the coming years, clinicians and policymakers will be well served by CER publications that exemplify state-of-the-art research questions and methods. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the "overall goal of CER is the generation and synthesis of evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor a clinical condition, or to improve the delivery of care. The purpose of CER is to assist consumers, clinicians, purchasers, and policy makers to make informed decisions that will improve health care at both the individual and population levels". Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: Evidence-based decision-making within the context of globalization: A “Why–What–How” for leaders and managers of health care organizations "Globalized public health.” A transdisciplinary comprehensive framework for analyzing contemporary globalization’s influences on the field of public health Morgellons disease: Analysis of a population with clinically confirmed microscopic subcutaneous fibers of unknown etiology Epigenomics in cancer management The effect of comparative effectiveness research on drug development innovation: a 360° value appraisal Intercellular cancer collisions generate an ejected crystal comet tail effect with fractal interface embryoid body reassembly transformation Assessing exchangeability in indirect and mixed treatment comparisons Optical imaging to trace near infrared fluorescent zinc oxide nanoparticles following oral exposure International survey of methods used in health technology assessment (HTA): does practice meet the principles proposed for good research? A tool for assessing the feasibility of comparative effectiveness research